ART CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

'Pet Portraits' in Oil or Acrylics with Lucy Burton

SATURDAY 5TH NOVEMBER 2022
10.00am - 4.00pm
£80
All abilities welcome - improver, intermediate or advanced
Attic Studio

We are delighted to introduce new tutor Lucy Burton who will be teaching you how to paint a portrait of your pet in oils or acrylics, whichever you prefer. Together you will work through a stage-by-stage process to create a portrait - using an ‘islands to oceans’ method of working. We are aiming to make the eyes come alive and give the animal and your painting lots of personality! Lucy hopes to inspire you with some new ideas and techniques to take away with you and apply to your own work.

You will be working from your own image, either from an I-pad OR you can use a photograph at least 5” x 5”. The animal’s eyes must be clear and in focus. Crop your image so that it is square. The head of the animal should take up most of the frame. The better the reference image – the better the painting! Techniques covered include composition, tonal grounds, colour mixing, alla prima and brushwork.

About Lucy: "I'd describe myself as a creative all-rounder! I have a degree in 'Industrial Design & Technology' and paint regularly 'alla prima' in oil paint, always aiming to produce a piece of art that is full of character and colour. A good composition and the freedom to experiment with colour and interesting brush marks is what inspires me most and it's what I enjoy teaching others. I've exhibited in 'Warwickshire Open Studios' and taken part in 'Landscape Artist of the Year' as a wildcard artist."

www.lucyburtonart.com

Recommended Equipment List

The shop will be open from 9am, so you will have time to purchase materials before the workshop.

• Please bring a photograph of your animal or an image on an ipad or tablet. It should be high quality, square if possible with the dog taking up the central point of the image.
• Also bring a black and white print out, square cropped image as large as you can get it (A4 ideally) like this:

• An 8" x 8" gessoboard (Pegasus have a 12" x 9" board like this).
• A selection of synthetic brushes. I like to use a 1/4", 1/2" or 3/4" short flat, filbert size 2 and a round size 1. You can browse our brushes online.
• A palette knife size 22 or similar - See our range of palette knives here.
• Oil colours as follows: Titanium White, Lemon Yellow, Cadmium Yellow, Cadmium Red, Alizarine Crimson, Burnt Umber, Burnt Sienna, French Ultramarine, Phthalo Blue. If you have any other colours, please bring them with you. Popular brands include Cranfield Studio or Artist oils or Michael Harding. Or you could buy a starter set.
• Liquin painting medium - such as Winsor Newton Liquin Original.
• A flat mixing palette - such as Cappelletto Walnut Rectangle Palette 20 x 30cm.
• Or a tear off palette - such as Daler Rowney A4 Tear Off Palette Pad 40 Sheets.
• A pencil and a ruler.
• Something to take your 8" x 8" board home.
• A jam jar and some Zest It for cleaning your brushes.
• Plenty of rags or kitchen roll.

Please bring a packed lunch, water, tea & coffee with you – we cannot offer refreshments due to Covid restrictions. Art materials available to buy in the shop on the day with an extra 5% off.

'Dramatic Sunset Skyscapes' in Oil with David 'DJ' Johnson

SATURDAY 12TH NOVEMBER 2022
10.00am - 4.00pm
£85
All abilities welcome, including beginners
Attic Studio

Artist David 'DJ' Johnson is well known for his stunning plein air paintings – he is an adventurer who likes to climb mountains and paint extraordinary landscapes. He is fascinated with skies, horizons, light and shadow. Join him on this day workshop to explore all these powerful elements of landscape, and particularly skyscape, painting.

He will teach you how to create a sunset sky using oils with brushes and palette knives. DJ will guide you step by step, working from an image he has selected – return home with a finished (or almost finished) painting.

You will explore colour, play with the light and discover new techniques. If you’ve never used a palette knife before, don’t worry, this is the ideal way to have a go. DJ says, “It’s very easy and very effective if you follow the steps!

About DJ: DJ has developed his style through many years working in professional fine art studios – designing and producing artwork for commercial spaces, public areas and private estates around the world. He paints every day and teaches on a regular basis – he has so much energy and enthusiasm! He was shortlisted for Artists & Illustrators Artist of the Year 2016. His workshops are great for building confidence, tackling unusual subjects and picking up techniques and tips. www.artbydj.co.uk

Recommended Equipment List

• Whatever oil paints you already have. DJ favours Winsor & Newton and Michael Harding paints.
• You can buy a starter set like the Michael Harding Introductory Set of 6 Oil Paints.
• Recommended oil colours are: Titanium White, Cadmium Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, Cadmium Red, Vermillion, Cerulean Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Prussian Blue, Dioxazine Purple and Raw Umber. Available in Winsor & Newton water mixable oils 37ml tubes.
• A range of brushes – hog hair brushes, preferably flats sizes 2, 5, 3 or 6. Such as Roberson Fine Hog Bristle Brushes - S42B Flat.
• Container for cleaning brushes and taking your Zest It away with you.
• Zest It.
• Palette - Such as the Cappelletto walnut palette 25 x 35cm Oval.
• A Packed Lunch - there is no cafe at Griffin Mill.

Don't worry if you're not sure about the above materials list – DJ can help you choose from the art shop on the day.

All attendees receive 5% off in our shop adjacent to Studio One at Pegasus Art.

Due to current COVID restrictions we are not supplying tea or coffee. Please bring a packed lunch, flask of tea and water with you.

'Experimental, Evocative Landscapes' in Mixed Media with Mel Cormack-Hicks

SATURDAY 26TH NOVEMBER 2022
10.00am - 4.00pm
£80
All abilities welcome

Debunking Composition! Mel will show you how to create dynamic compositions with her easy to follow hands on teaching methods. You will experiment with composition and leave with the skills that will allow you to make use of composition with impact.

Colour Theory - Using colour really helps to evoke emotion in our artwork. All too often however it becomes an element of our artwork that we guess at. Melanie will show you how to use colour theory as a tool to create impact leaving you feeling confident about your colour palette.

What Will I Achieve? - On this one-day workshop you will create experimental landscape compositions. You will have the option to work on a larger piece in the afternoon. These will have visual impact because of your newly found knowledge of the vital ingredients, composition and colour.

Materials - Mel's suggestion is to bring a selection of materials, both dry and wet. Then you can try out mixed media techniques too. She does not insist that you have everything from the list below – just bring what you can. This workshop is not suitable for oil paints.

About Mel: Mel gained her Fine Art Painting degree in the late 1990’s in Cheltenham. Afterwards she worked as a secondary school art teacher for 20 happy years before her own creativity stopped her in her tracks and insisted she paid it some attention. Mel took a leap of faith - walking away from her career to pursue her dream.

A year later Mel secured her first gallery representation. She is now represented by Marine House in Devon, The Paragon Gallery, Cheltenham and Creates Gallery, Monmouth. Her paintings sell far and wide, travelling to Devon, Cheltenham, Wales, London, Hong Kong and Singapore where they find their homes. Mel says:

"I really couldn't be happier that my paintings get to touch so many lives. The wonderful messages I receive from owners tell of how their paintings make them happy, calm and reflective. The gift I always set out to give in every painting, right from the start of my journey."

"Being present in the landscape every day is the most important part of my process. It allows me to feel the landscape and translate that feeling into ink and paint, whether I be in the dappled light of my local woodland, on the beach absorbing the movement of water, or on a windswept hillside. That opportunity for introspection whilst in the elements is the greatest gift my practice gives me."

In 2020 & 2021, Melanie and her paintings have featured in several significant publications including, Devon Life, The Marine Conservation Society Magazine and The Artist Magazine. In 2022 The Artist Magazine will publish 2 teaching articles Melanie has written. She will also be interviewed for an artist feature in Cotswold Life in Spring 2022. In September 2022 Marine House Gallery will host her solo show.

www.melaniecormack-hicks.co.uk

Recommended Equipment List

All attendees receive 5% off in our shop adjacent to the Attic Studio at Pegasus Art. All of the materials below are available.

• Quick Drying Materials
• Bring materials that can dry quickly: acrylic ink, watercolour, watercolour pencils, gouache and acrylic paints. Anything we can mix with water to make it more fluid.
• Daler Rowney inks, suggested colours: Prussian blue, Payne’s Grey, Cadmium Red, White and Sap Green
• Watercolour pencils - You can buy single pencils such as Derwent Inktense Pencils.
• Acrylic paint such as Amsterdam Standard Acrylic Paints.
• Resist Materials
• Candles, oil pastels and masking fluid if you would like to try it. Winsor & Newton masking fluid is my favourite.
• Dry Materials
• Pencils, chalk pastels and a glue stick.
• Tools
• Pipette (acrylic inks have these in the top), brushes, palette knife, straw to blow through! If you have one, bring a hairdryer to get the paint and ink moving!
• Sketchbook
• Bring anything you already have – any format. My preference is Pink Pig – a square, ringbound sketchbook available here. I’m happy for you to work in your sketchbook all day, but if you would like to work larger, there are some suggestions below.
• Surface Suggestions
• Thick card, hot press watercolour paper (the smooth type), wooden boards or mount board (these will need a layer of gesso on them – ask Mel). You could bring canvas, but I find that the materials don’t flow across the surface very easily. The size you bring is up to you, but if you do decide to bring something large, bring smaller sizes too!
• Five Print Outs of Landscapes That Have Meaning to You.
• They could be several images of the same location from different angles OR different images. The printouts should be A5 size minimum. You can bring photographs, but please note, you will be painting on top of them and possibly tearing them up.

Due to current COVID restrictions we are not supplying tea or coffee. Please bring a packed lunch, flask of tea and water with you.

'Botanical Painted Christmas Cards' in Watercolour with Karen Green

SATURDAY 3RD DECEMBER 2022
10.00am - 4.00pm
£85
All abilities welcome
Attic Studio

Working from a chosen Winter flower – Holly, Ivy and Mistletoe - you will learn how to compose, draw from observation and paint in detail, using water-colour, to create a finished botanical Christmas Card reflecting an understanding of the subject whilst capturing the beauty of the plant.

With Karen’s experience as a Botanical Artist you will be guided, with one-to-one support and class demonstrations, to mix colours carefully to match what you see, exploring light and shadows.

During the session you will familiarize yourself with the materials and tools needed for botanical art and the techniques used, slowly building up layers of paint to create luminosity and depth.

About Karen: Karen has been working as a professional artist for nearly 10 years and has taught botanical art workshops locally since 2016. Receiving a First-class honours degree at The Arts Institute at Bournemouth, she went on to work as a primary school teacher for several years before resigning to focus more on her art career. She now exhibits her work regularly in shared and solo shows.

She refers to herself as a botanical artist rather than illustrator as, although she paints with intricate detail, retaining the technical accuracy of the plant, her paintings place more emphasis on the aesthetics and artistry.

www.karengreenart.com facebook/karengreenart insta/karengreenart

Recommended Equipment List

The shop will be open from 9am, so you will have time to purchase materials before the workshop. Our staff can offer you any advice you need.

• Paper: Hot pressed watercolour paper – roughly A4 or A3 size, 300gsm – one sheet for your painting and a bookmark size piece for testing colours.
• Sketchbook Options:
  • The Langton A4 Daler Rowney, mould made, acid free £10.00 - Available here
  • RK Burt Botanical Fat Pad Ultra Smooth specialist pad £18.50
  • Pegasus Art A4 landscape NOT 300gsm pad £7.08
  • The Langton A4 Daler Rowney, Hot pressed smooth £11.40 Available here
  • There is plenty of choice in the shop which Karen can guide you to. Large sheets of hot-pressed watercolour paper can be bought in the shop which can be cut down to size.
• Watercolour Paints:
• 5ml tubes or pans or a basic set
• Karen recommends Winsor & Newton, professional range or student quality Cotman range such as Winsor & Newton Individual colours in 5ml tubes, Cotman 8ml tubes, Cotman Sketchers Pocket Box 12 pans, Winsor & Newton metal box 12 x 5ml.
• Suggested colours: Lemon yellow, Cadmium yellow, Cadmium Red, Alizarin Crimson, Sap green, Hooker’s green, Yellow ochre, Burnt Umber, Prussian Blue, Paynes Gray.
• Brushes:
• Watercolour sable or synthetic paintbrushes with fine points – suggested sizes 2, 4 and 6. Such as Da Vinci Series 11 Maestro Kolinsky Red Sable Round Brushes or the Da Vinci Series 5570 Cosmotop Nova Multiuse Synthetic Round Brush.
• Small paint palette or white ceramic plate such as the Jakar Daisy Shape Porcelain Palette 15cm
• Pencils HB, 2B – sharp!
• Pencil sharpener
• Putty rubber, Ruler, Kitchen roll, Water pot
• A packed lunch and water – there is no café at Griffin Mill. Tea & coffee will be provided throughout the day.
• All attendees receive 5% off in our shop adjacent to the Attic Studio at Pegasus Art.

Due to current COVID restrictions we are not supplying tea or coffee. Please bring a packed lunch, flask of tea and water with you.

'Paint First, Edit Later' in Mixed Media with Mel Cormack-Hicks

SATURDAY 10TH DECEMBER 2022
10.00am - 4.00pm
£95
Max of 6 students
You need to have attended 1 or preferably 2 workshops with Mel previously to attend this workshop.

Painting With Feeling

In this new, dynamic and experimental workshop, Mel is keen to take you out of your comfort zone. Tap into your feelings and deepest natural impulses…painting without a plan! You will be approaching creativity from a different angle, rather than planning the outcome first and then trying to paint it, your instinct and your painting will take you on a new journey. American painter Brian Ruttenberg talks about finding a deeper truth and the arc of creating a painting. Mel wants to show you how you can work from the painting and with the painting to discover all its possibilities.

"The worst thing a painter can do is edit while working. Spill everything out behind you … and fix it later. In order to bring calm to the initial chaos you will learn about how to create key moments in a painting. These help the viewer to interpret your impression of the world and give the gift of connection. These are the ‘landmark’ moments in our paintings. The bits on which the rest of the painting hinges. It can be anything, from a single tree, to light breaking on a surface, colour palette or a motif."

Only join this workshop if you are prepared to come with an open and curious mind. Watch this short You Tube video for inspiration:

What Will I Learn?

• You'll learn how to completely loosen up.
• How to respond to your paintings through curiosity.
• How to find freedom and enhance your creativity through painting.
• How to let go of limiting beliefs or confining thoughts that normally hold you back.
• Prepare to feel challenged and get messy.
• Learn about ‘landmark moments’ in painting.
• How to paint on large surfaces without getting the fear.
• Building artwork in layers with multimedia techniques.
• Experiment with colour palettes and materials.
• Work on three large boards at once to keep the creative flow alive.

What Will I Achieve?

• Learn how to create layers of light and colour that will give your painting movement and depth.
• You'll be working on several large boards at once but don't expect to finish by the end of the day. You will leave with exciting 'works in progress' (Caveat: Mel works professionally in this way, but has never taught like this before!).
• A confidence and looseness that you may have struggled to achieve before.

About Mel: A Fine Art painting degree from Cheltenham in the mid 90’s allowed Mel to find her passion for art. She then worked as a secondary school art teacher for 20 happy years until she decided to follow her creativity into the art world. A year later she secured her first gallery representation. Her paintings now sell far and wide, travelling to Devon, Cheltenham, Wales, London, Hong Kong and Singapore where they find their homes. Mel is represented by the gallery, Marine House at Beer in Devon and Paragon Gallery in Cheltenham. Her paintings are on permanent display in the galleries. They can also be found at the Fresh Art Fairs and Affordable Art Fairs throughout the year. Details of all events and available paintings can be found on her website.

www.melaniecormack-hicks.co.uk

"Whatever I am painting, I use colours and marks based on how I want the viewer to feel in that moment, wherever the location, this allows my painting to express themselves rather than become an exact representation. My artwork can become the place the viewer feels in their heart, it becomes a gift just for them. That is when a painting really finds its strength, its voice, in the imagination of others."

Materials

Mel's suggestion is to bring a selection of materials, both dry and wet. Then you can try out mixed media techniques too. She does not insist that you have everything from the list below – just bring what you can. *This workshop is not suitable for oil paints.*

All attendees receive and extra 5% off in our shop. All of the materials below are available in our extensive art shop – please ask us if you need any advice.

• Quick Drying Materials
• Bring materials that can dry quickly: acrylic ink, watercolour, watercolour pencils, gouache and acrylic paints. Anything we can mix with water to make it more fluid.
• Daler Rowney inks, suggested colours: Prussian blue, Payne's Grey, Cadmium Red, White and Sap Green
• Watercolour pencils - You can buy single pencils such as Derwent Inktense Pencils.
• Acrylic paint such as Amsterdam Standard Acrylic Paints.
• Resist Materials
• Candles, oil pastels and masking fluid if you would like to try it. Winsor & Newton masking fluid is my favourite.
• Dry Materials
• Pencils, chalk pastels and a glue stick.
• Tools
• Pipette (acrylic inks have these in the top), brushes, palette knife, straw to blow through! If you have one, bring a hairdryer to get the paint and ink moving!
• Sketchbook
• Bring anything you already have – any format. My preference is Pink Pig – a square, ringbound sketchbook available here.As some of you know my new favourite format is a concertina sketchbook. If you want to give one a go, this workshop is probably the best place to do it. I'm happy for you to work in your sketchbook throughout the day, as well as on boards.
• Surface Suggestions
• The larger the better as this will keep you loose.
• Please bring hard surfaces (non textured) rather than canvas. Boards, my suggestions is to prepare them with gesso yourself. Such as Wood Painting Panel 50 x 50 cm or you might opt instead for … mount board (mountboard will need a layer of gesso on them before the workshop.) The size you bring is up to you, but larger is probably better. if you do decide to bring something large, bring smaller sizes too!
• Five Print Outs of Seascapes / Landscapes That Have Meaning to You
• Bring five print outs of seascapes or landscapes that have meaning to you, please do feel free to work from an iPad or similar devices if you would prefer to. They could be several images of the same location from different angles OR different images. The printouts should be A5 size minimum. You can bring photographs too.
• Homework
• Also bring with you 5 words that you wish to express in your work that day. Have them written down in your sketchbook before you come. Decide on possible colour palettes. These should be based on your words and the images you have chosen. Don’t get too hung up on any of this preparation, we will remain both flexible and curious throughout the day.

Due to current Covid restrictions, we will not be offering tea or coffee. Please bring your own drinks and packed lunch with you.

'Spring Flowers Still Life' in Oil (Acrylics Also Ok) with Lucy Burton

SATURDAY 11TH FEBRUARY 2023
10.00am - 4.00pm
£85
All abilities welcome - improver, intermediate or advanced
Attic Studio

We're delighted to welcome Lucy Burton back to teach you how to paint a still life using seasonal flowers. Far from being just a 'pretty picture', you will be exploring different coloured backgrounds, interesting and unusual compositions and colour relationships.

You will do a few loose sketches to warm up, talk through various ideas and approaches before deciding on your favourite composition to paint. You will look at how to create a simple 'tonal study' before looking at ways of applying the paint in a dynamic and interesting way: focusing on colour, brushwork and composition.

About Lucy "I'd describe myself as a creative all-rounder! I have a degree in 'Industrial Design & Technology' and paint regularly 'alla prima' in oil paint, always aiming to produce a piece of art that is full of character and colour. A good composition and the freedom to experiment with colour and interesting brush marks is what inspires me most and it's what I enjoy teaching others. I've exhibited in 'Warwickshire Open Studios' and taken part in 'Landscape Artist of the Year' as a wildcard artist."

www.lucyburtonart.com

Recommended Equipment List

What will be supplied:

• A vase of spring flowers
• Coloured backgrounds

What to bring:

• An A4 sketchbook, pen, pencil. View our sketchbook range.
• A smooth primed panel board or canvas (min 12" x 12", max 16" x 20"). Such as the Loxley Gold Stretched Canvas - Traditional Standard.
• A selection of synthetic brushes eg: Daler Rowney System 3: short flat 1/4", 1/2" 3/4", Daler Rowney System 3 filbert size 2, Small round size 1 synthetic brush. Explore our range of brushes.
• A spotlight or angle-poise desk lamp.
• iPad or laptop to connect to your phone (or you can paint from life).
• Palette knife - Winsor and Newton size 22 or similar. Shop for palette knives.
• Oil or Acrylic colours as follows - Titanium White, Lemon Yellow, Cadmium Yellow, Cadmium red, Alizarine Crimson, Permanent Rose, Burnt Umber, Burnt Sienna, French Utramarine, Phthalo Blue (and any others you have). Shop for oil paints or acrylic paints.
• A flat mixing palette - tear off paper palettes are fine. Such as the Daler Rowney A4 Tear Off Palette Pad 40 Sheets.
• A box to take your work home in.
• Some rags and plenty of tissues to wipe brushes clean.
• A 'stay-wet' palette (acrylics only).
• 'Liquin' painting medium (oils only).
• A jar and some low odour thinners/white spirit substitute for cleaning your brushes (oils only).

Please bring a packed lunch, water, tea & coffee with you – we cannot offer refreshments due to Covid restrictions.

'Pet Portraits' in Oil or Acrylics with Lucy Burton

SATURDAY 22ND APRIL 2023
10.00am - 4.00pm
£80
All abilities welcome - improver, intermediate or advanced
Attic Studio

We are delighted to introduce new tutor Lucy Burton who will be teaching you how to paint a portrait of your pet in oils or acrylics, whichever you prefer. Together you will work through a stage-by-stage process to create a portrait - using an 'islands to oceans' method of working. We are aiming to make the eyes come alive and give the animal and your painting lots of personality! Lucy hopes to inspire you with some new ideas and techniques to take away with you and apply to your own work.

You will be working from your own image, either from an I-pad OR you can use a photograph at least 5" x 5". The animal's eyes must be clear and in focus. Crop your image so that it is square. The head of the animal should take up most of the frame. The better the reference image – the better the painting! Techniques covered include composition, tonal grounds, colour mixing, alla prima and brushwork.

About Lucy: "I'd describe myself as a creative all-rounder! I have a degree in 'Industrial Design & Technology' and paint regularly 'alla prima' in oil paint, always aiming to produce a piece of art that is full of character and colour. A good composition and the freedom to experiment with colour and interesting brush marks is what inspires me most and it's what I enjoy teaching others. I've exhibited in 'Warwickshire Open Studios' and taken part in 'Landscape Artist of the Year' as a wildcard artist."

www.lucyburtonart.com

Recommended Equipment List

The shop will be open from 9am, so you will have time to purchase materials before the workshop.

• Please bring a photograph of your animal or an image on an iPad or tablet. It should be high quality, square if possible with the dog taking up the central point of the image.
• Also bring a black and white print out, square cropped image as large as you can get it (A4 ideally) like this:

• An 8" x 8" gessoboard (Pegasus have a 12" x 9" board like this).
• A selection of synthetic brushes. I like to use a 1/4", 1/2" or 3/4" short flat, filbert size 2 and a round size 1. You can browse our brushes online.
• A palette knife size 22 or similar - See our range of palette knives here.
• Oil colours as follows: Titanium White, Lemon Yellow, Cadmium Yellow, Cadmium Red, Alizarine Crimson, Burnt Umber, Burnt Sienna, French Ultramarine, Phthalo Blue. If you have any other colours, please bring them with you. Popular brands include Cranfield Studio or Artist oils or Michael Harding. Or you could buy a starter set.
• Liquin painting medium - such as Winsor Newton Liquin Original.
• A flat mixing palette - such as Cappelletto Walnut Rectangle Palette 20 x 30cm.
• Or a tear off palette - such as Daler Rowney A4 Tear Off Palette Pad 40 Sheets.
• A pencil and a ruler.
• Something to take your 8" x 8" board home.
• A jam jar and some Zest It for cleaning your brushes.
• Plenty of rags or kitchen roll.

Please bring a packed lunch, water, tea & coffee with you – we cannot offer refreshments due to Covid restrictions. Art materials available to buy in the shop on the day with an extra 5% off.

MONDAY

'Watercolour Painting' with Richard Callingham

MONDAYS 10am - 12pm
4 week course costs £72
Starts Monday 10th January 2022
Join anytime if there is space - Suitable for all abilities
Attic Studio

Learn how to paint with watercolours: simple techniques to gain confidence in colour mixing, palette & papers, Inspirational and fun. Welcome to joing mid term.

Richard Callingham is an experienced watercolourist, having taught at home and abroad for the past twenty years. "Watercolours are my passion. No other medium can give such a fresh and spontaneous effect."

The classes are designed to appeal to the beginner and uses a very simplified approach. More experienced watercolourists may also benefit from picking up a few tips! For your first lesson Richard will supply all the necessary equipment - he can advise you on what to purchase for future practice, and it needn't be expensive!

To sign up or for more enquiries, contact Richard: richard@rtcwatercolours.co.uk .

'Start with Art: Beginners Drawing' with Liz Lancashire

MONDAYS 9.30am - 11.30am
6 week course - £110 - Starts Monday 10th January 2022
6 week course - £110 - Starts Monday 21st February 2022
Studio One

Are you a total drawing newbie? Never held a stick of charcoal in your life? Hooray, we need you!

It's cold and gloomy outside, so come along to Pegasus and start a new hobby. Start with Art is for all of you who have been given pencils or pastels for Christmas and don't know what to do with them!

Complete beginners are very welcome to this relaxed and friendly class led by drawing enthusiast and local artist, Liz Lancashire. Liz draws graphic novels and has a fresh, uncomplicated approach to drawing techniques.

You will explore texture and form with pens, pencils, charcoal and water soluble crayons, then build up skills in the medium you enjoy most.

To book please contact Liz: liz@lancashirepillow.co.uk .

'Ways of Seeing' Drawing & Mixed Media with Sue Rae

MONDAYS 1.15pm - 4.15pm
6 weeks costs £100
12 weeks costs £190
Attic Studio
Starts Monday 10th January 2022 - Email for more details suejrae@icloud.com
*Suitable for students with some experience* - Feel free to contact Sue to discuss the course

Sue returns to teach her drawing and mixed media class at Pegasus Art. She has been teaching Fine Art at Stroud College for many years and more recently to degree students. A course designed for students who already have some experience but wish to develop skills and explore individual ways of working. There will be an emphasis on drawing during the first few weeks, followed by an exploration of a variety of materials and subject matter. Projects will be set each week but students can also initiate their own project and choice of materials - with guidance from the tutor. You will be encouraged to keep sketchbooks.

About Sue: Sue is a practising artist who paints, uses mixed media and draws regularly. She has exhibited in solo shows in London and the South West. Her paintings are about a sense of place and she uses a variety of mediums to explore subtlety, contrast of mark, translucency and density of colour. Work also includes textural materials such as plaster, sand and collage to express the geology of a location.

Her teaching style is guiding and nourishing – with a focus on encouraging her students to explore their individual style and potential.

Book by contacting suejrae@icloud.com or 01285 821 617.

'Inspirational Landscapes in Gouache' with Max Hale

MONDAYS 1.15pm - 4.00pm
£95
Monday 24th January, 31st January and 7th February

A three session course to gain ground in an old medium that is making a comeback. Enjoy 3 weeks of afternoon landscape painting - you'll be surprised at the versatility of the medium if you've never tried it!

TUESDAY

NEW 'Making Your Mark: Creative Drawing' with Wendy Rhodes PhD

TUESDAYS 9:30am - 12:30pm
6 week course costs £130
Starts Tuesday 19th April 2022
Studio One

We are delighted to welcome Dr. Wendy Rhodes to teach this new drawing course. This course will explore drawing techniques and mark making skills, enabling you to develop new ways of using materials.

The course will enable you to expand on your own personal drawing style and introduce many new techniques that you can combine together to create the effects you’ve always been looking for, and some that you never knew existed! We will enjoy exploratory mark making exercises and then put your new skills into action as we work from observation - still life, landscape and portrait imagery. You will also be able to select your own starting points and work towards finished pieces.

Techniques we will explore include: line, tone, washes, erasers and brushes as drawing tools, additive and subtractive marks, positive and negative space.

Please bring 2B, 4B and 6B pencils, an eraser plus about six sheets of A2 Cartridge paper. You may also like to bring charcoal, conte or chalk pastels. Everything you need for this course is available to buy in our warehouse shop with an extra 5% discount.

About Wendy: Wendy has taught for over 25 years in Gloucestershire and she brings an enormous wealth of experience of teaching courses in her specialist areas of drawing and creativity. Wendy also teaches printmaking courses at Gloucestershire Printmaking Co-operative and she writes for the RE magazine, Printmaking Today. She attended UWE, Bristol, where she completed her MA in Multi-Disciplinary Printmaking. This was followed by her practice-led doctoral research that asked questions of the material and experiential links between etching and drawing. Wendy is an RWA artist network member and a member of Insight Printmakers.

www.wrhodesart.com

Recommended Equipment List

• As the course progresses you will be given suggestions of items to bring with you as reference./li>
• At least six sheets of A2 Cartridge paper.
• Please bring 2B, 4B and 6B pencils, an eraser and a pencil sharpener.
• You may also like to bring charcoal, conte or chalk pastels.
• A sketch book, any size, to develop ideas./li>

To book please email Wendy on wrhodesart@gmail.com

'Painter's Masterly Open Media Classes' with Max Hale

TUESDAYS 1.15pm - 4.00pm
Winter Term - Starts 11th January - 6 Classes - £150
Spring Term - Starts 1st March - 6 Classes - £150
Summer Term - Starts 19th April - 10 Classes - £250
Sign up for each term individual, or the whole course for £500 (£50 discount)
Studio One
All welcome - join anytime if space.

Develop and moptivate with personal, inspiring tuition from Max Hale. You will learn a huge amount with this very experienced teacher.

"A huge thank you to Max - he helps bring out what you love to do, rather than tell you how to do it - he encourages and gently suggests what you might try."

To book and for more information please call 01858 455428 or visit www.maxhaleart.co.uk

Personal Tuition 1 - 2 - 1 Art Classes with Max Hale

Bookable as:
Half Day Sessions (3 hours) = £70
Full Day Sessions (10am - 4pm) = £120
2 Day Sessions = £225
3 Day Sessions = £295

Work alongside Max in his studio at Pegasus Art and benefit from focused 1-2-1 tuition and guidance in all areas of painting and drawing. Ask as many questions as you like, build up your skills and confidence or tackle issues that have been frustrating you for years! This is a way for artists to learn in an active manner. There won't be any assessment of work.

About Max: Max has been teaching at Pegasus Art for many years and has built up a popular following of students. He attended Harrow School of Art where he studied Fine Art and was tutored by Ken Howard OBE RA. He became an apprentice illustrator in a London studio but found his way back to fine art, his true passion. He has been teaching for over twenty five years, whilst exhibiting and painting throughout. He writes for The Artist magazine, among others, and is an Ambassador for Royal Talens. He has had paintings exhibited in most areas of the country and many in London. His passion to tutor and motivate others is obvious and he works in all mediums which enables him to give a rounded learning experience.

His studio at Pegasus Art is one of eight private studios along the corridor on the second floor. He has the great advantage of having a constant supply of the finest art materials from the extensive art shop next door! If you are keen to learn about materials as part of your complete education as an artist, Max can teach you everything you need to know!

To book and for more information please call 07792 015 059 or visit www.maxhaleart.co.uk

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WEDNESDAY

'Extreme Poses' Life Drawing with Paul Fowler

WEDNESDAYS 9.30am - 12:30pm
6 week course - cost £175
Studio One
Starts Wednesday 5th January 2022 - but join anytime

Life models in this class create interesting and challenging drawing opportunities. An exciting class for drawing dynamic poses from life with a very experienced and inspirational tutor.

Practising artist and tutor, Paul Fowler, has been teaching Life Drawing at Pegasus Art for nine years. This short film gives you a taster of the inspiring, challenging and exciting classes he runs. Many of his students have studied with him year upon year, continuing to learn and 'really see' the human form in new ways. After all, Life Drawing is the cornerstone of any artists development.

More information available on his website www.paulfowlerartcourses.co.uk

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'Drawing and Painting' with Alison Vickery

WEDNESDAYS 1.30pm - 4.00pm
Blocks of 6 classes - cost £16 per class paid per term in advance (£96)
Starts Wednesday 5th January 2022
Attic Studio

Suitable for all levels of experience.

Be inspired in this enjoyable, relaxed class to try different materials, media and techniques.

Alison demonstrates techniques and creates a wonderful warm atmosphere in her classes. Get in touch to enquire and start anytime if space.

Contact Alisons Vickery for more information via info@alisonvickery.co.uk.

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THURSDAY

'Extreme Poses' Life Drawing with Paul Fowler

THURSDAYS 9.30am - 12.30pm
6 week course - cost £175
Studio One
Starts Thursday 6th January 2022

Life models in this class create interesting and challenging drawing opportunities. An exciting class for drawing dynamic poses from life with a very experienced and inspirational tutor.

Practising artist and tutor, Paul Fowler, has been teaching Life Drawing at Pegasus Art for nine years. This short film gives you a taster of the inspiring, challenging and exciting classes he runs. Many of his students have studied with him year upon year, continuing to learn and 'really see' the human form in new ways. After all, Life Drawing is the cornerstone of any artists development.

More information available on his website www.paulfowlerartcourses.co.uk

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'Watercolour Painting' with Richard Callingham

THURSDAYS 10am - 12pm
4 week course costs £72
Starts Thursday 6th January 2022
Attic Studio
Join anytime if there is space - Suitable for all abilities

Learn how to paint with watercolours: simple techniques to gain confidence in colour mixing, palette & papers, Inspirational and fun. Welcome to join mid term.

Richard Callingham is an experienced watercolourist, having taught at home and abroad for the past twenty years. "Watercolours are my passion. No other medium can give such a fresh and spontaneous effect."

To sign up or for more enquiries, contact Richard: richard@rtcwatercolours.co.uk .

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'Drawn to Look' Evening Drawing Class with Susan Kester

THURSDAYS 6.30pm - 8.30pm
7 weeks - cost £119
Starts Thursday 6th January 2022
Next block of courses starts Thursday 24th February - six weeks £111
Studio One

Draw a new subject each week, encouraging observational skills, developing drawing techniques and experimenting with materials (graphite, charcoal, pastels, watercolour, pen and ink). Susan is an experienced teacher with a Masters in Fine Art.

Email Susan to book or for more information skester@outlook.com or phone on 07794 942 680.

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FRIDAY

'Developing Skills And Creativity in Painting' with Rob Collins MA RCA

FRIDAYS 9.00am - 12.00pm OR 1.00pm - 4.00pm
6 week course - cost £120
7 week course - cost £140
Starts Friday 7th January 2022 - Join in anytime if there is space.
Studio One

With Rob's encouragement and skill, find ways of painting that suit you individually in any medium. Rob has designed this course to appeal to anyone wishing to develop their painting skills whether your are a complete beginner or someone with experience working in isolation who needs guidance and motivation. As a serious professional artist and experienced tutor Rob is perfectly placed to encourage his students. He will set up a still life each week but expects many students to work from their own source material or on self motivated projects.

To sign up or for more information, contact: robcollins52@ymail.com .

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'Tea, Cake and Watercolours' with Emma Leyfield, Valerian Studio

FRIDAYS Afternoons 1.30pm - 3.30pm
5 week course - cost £110
Starting Friday 4th February 2022 until Friday 4th March 2022 - enquire for more details

Over this 5 week course you will learn the mindful arts of tea-drinking, cake-eating and watercolour painting. From making your own leather-bound sketchbook to learning about materials, in addition to weekly watercolour painting; this is all you need to get started.

• Week 1: Book-binding: make your own watercolour sketchbook
• Week 2: Watercolours for holiday journals: an introduction
• Week 3: Painting flowers in watercolour: try your hand at garden jounaling
• Week 4: Keeping a tea diary: illustrating your favourite mug (and a slice of cake!)
• Week 5: Landscapes and larger paintings

All materials and refreshments included, students will receive 5% off art materials in Pegasus art shop within the building. Suitable for all levels of ability, student discounts available – contact Emma after booking for a 10% refund, via the contact page or on whatsapp : 07584 436 655.

"I enjoyed the course enormously, including the tea and cake! Making our own sketchbooks the first week was a delightful way to start. The course has ended all too soon."

"I've really enjoyed this short course, it has definitely been right up my street in terms of content/level of tuition and great to have all the materials (and cake!) provided. For me there is definitely less stress involved in doing a small "sketch" than being faced with an A4 sheet of art paper and being asked to reproduce a photo/scene."

About Emma: Emma is a freelance illustrator who specialises in watercolours and is known for her sketchbooks which she makes through bookbinding.

Greatly inspired by the works of Shirley Hughes and Quentin Blake, She is passionate about the importance of learning traditional methods of drawing, which are now being lost as modern art becomes more prevalent and digital mediums are becoming more widely used.

Interspersed with teaching and her love of reading, Emma runs her own small business in Gloucestershire. She studied fine art for 4 years before moving on to pursue her ambition of becoming a children's book illustrator and is currently working on her first book which she hopes to complete in 2022.

To book your place, visit www.valerian.co.uk/shop or email valerianillustration@gmail.com

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