True Colours

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- Creative Spiritual Development Workshop -

Believing is seeing! Free your spirit and join us for an exciting weekend of discovering how you can effectively reverse a negative self-image through the power of creative visualisation. You will be gently guided to find your genuine life purpose and create an inspiring self-portrait that expresses what you essentially are: a beautiful, authentic being! Don’t worry, no previous experience required - all you need to do is a willingness to look inside and feel what makes your heart sing.

A Little Instruction

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A course for mature artists looking to recultivate their interest and skills.
I am currently working with acrylics but I have no preference for the medium you wish to work with.

The Art of Diversity

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This interactive one day course demonstrates diversity in the way of walking, art, music and discussion.  Candidates will start the course with a 2 hour walk around London, followed by 1 discussion and presentation on diversity with diversity.  The course will demonstrate how art, music and words have shaped our thinking. 

From Wikipedia

A picture is worth a thousand words

The adage “A picture is worth a thousand words” refers to the idea that a complex idea can be conveyed with just a single still image. It also aptly characterizes one of the main goals of visualization, namely making it possible to absorb large amounts of data quickly.

The questions is what words are we painting!!

Encaustic Painting

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A one day beginner’s workshop for a maximum of two people, inclusive of all materials.
You will learn how to prime, fuse, paint melted coloured wax and how to use tools to manipulate the wax surface.
You will come away with your very own encaustic artwork on cradled board, ready to hang at home.

Mosaic Workshop long weekend

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2 or 4 days mosaic workshop at the wonderful Ammerdown centre. Residential or non-residential.

Mosaic Workshop Weekend

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Direct mosaic workshop for beginners and improvers. We will use glass and ceramic mosaic tiles and stained glass. Expect to make a piece approx A4 size. Option to come to one day only.

Indoor Mosaic Class

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16th and 17th November 2012.  Learn the techniques of cutting and nipping tiles and other ceramic items to create several pieces of mosaic art. This art holiday will give you the basic skills to create wall panels and mirror frames in the class and give you the courage to extend your skills once at home

Shadow Box Making

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COST £7.50 - this covers a choice of a glass fronted square or rectangular box in a choice of finishes and all the materials you need to complete the box, like background papers and contents e.g.keys, watch parts, doll parts, lace, etc. *
Paints, sandpaper and adhesives will be supplied to use during the workshop.
The aim of this workshop it to show you how to alter the box finishes (if required), how to prepare and apply backgrounds (building collaged backgrounds, distressing/tinting papers etc) and how to arrange, alter and attach your chosen objects.
Please feel free to bring along memorabilia, photographs and objects that are meaningful to you that you would like to include for backgrounds and/or contents (however, as the alteration and attachment will permanently affect and alter these, it is advisable to use photocopies and duplicate prints of photographs and to use objects that you are prepared to alter, even if it is only by the application of glue…).
(*Extra boxes and contents, plus higher value vintage accessories (e.g. hat pins, lace bobbins) will also be available to purchase at extra cost; )

Drawing & Painting for beginners/improvers

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A course that takes the student through the basics of drawing and observation and moves on to experiment in different media to develop their own way of working

Wild Clock making

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26th & 27th February 2011
This weekend celebrates our love of recycling all manner of materials by creating amazing surfaces from which you will build your own individual wall clock. You will prepare the wood with a variety of paint effects, then embellish these surfaces with stitchwork, decoupage and collage, and incorporate a variety of ephemera such as buttons, ribbons and dried plant materials, all of which make a unique and useful artefact to grace your home.

£170 per person, sharing a twin-bedded or double room, £190 per person, single occupancy

Prices include B&B;accommodation on Friday night and Saturday night, a welcoming glass of wine on the Friday evening at Galvelmore House with the opportunity to meet the other participants, light lunch on Saturday and Sunday, tuition by Jan Kilpatrick of Wild Tiles / Wild Clocks and all materials.

Vouchers available should you wish to give this course as a gift

Painting Skiathos

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Art Breaks, Painting Holidays, Creative Workshops, Artist Retreat, on the beautiful ‘Mama Mia!’ island of Skiathos, Greece. May - September.

Be Creative

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The Sculpture Workshop
Is for the beginner and intermediate alike and designed to enable you to be inspired, have fun and learn new skills.  In the relaxed atmosphere of the studio you will be encouraged to develop your own ideas with our guidance. We will discuss your ideas and advise you on how best to tackle them.

Painting Tuition in Southern France

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With Anthony Barrow BA(Hons) MIFL.
www.anthonybarrow.co.uk
Limited places available.
One week’s stay includes five glorious days of painting tuition with two painting sessions per day morning and afternoon on location at one of the many beautiful sights surrounding Manzac d’en Bas in the South of France.
None painting partners welcome.

Start Date: 28th August End Date: 4th September

Paint the Alhambra

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The Granada Painting Experience, a five-day painting holiday that combines painting, cultural history, and social interaction in the inspirational setting of Granada in Andalucia.

Our aim is simply to bring artists together, whatever their chosen medium, level, or intensity, to paint and draw with people who share a common interest in art, culture and travel.

Garden Sculpture in Mosaic

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1st - 4th March 2012. A long weekend, starting on the Thursday evening, where you will be creating the sculptural forms on which you will then mosaic. You will complete two pieces; teaching you two different techniques for creating the substrate. The first garden sculpture will be one which can stand in a flower bed or over a pond; the other will be one to hang from a tree.

How to Mosaic your Garden - 5 day residential course

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7th - 11th May 2012. During this course, you will learn more about the methods used to apply mosaic to a wider range of garden surfaces, such as walls and paths, tables and pots, and have the opportunity to tackle more ambitious projects

Outdoor Mosaic weekend

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5th & 6th May 2012 AND 12th & 13th May 2012. A mosaic workshop focusing specifically on frost resistant outdoor mosaics, in anticipation of a glorious summer in the garden. This craft course uses such diverse materials as slate, plant pots and concrete along with stones, porcelain and glass to create stepping stones, bird baths or wall slates.

Painting with Rosemary Carruthers in Switzerland

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The Course runs 25th June to 2nd July 2010

• This holiday is designed for all levels although some experience would be an advantage.

• Classes from 09:30 - 12:30 & 13:30 - 15:00 with a critique of the day’s work in the evening.

• Rosemary will be working on paper using watercolour, gouache & acrylic individually or using them in mixed media.

• You will be encouraged to work loosely, experiment, have fun and move away from set ideas to help you move forward in your work.

• Maximum of 10 participants.

• Excursions to Montreux, Chateau de Chillon & the Giannada exhibition in Martigny.

• Studio space.

• Stunning scenery with the alpine meadows at their glorious best.

• Free transport to & from painting locations.

• Transfers from Geneva airport included.

• En-suite accommodation in our traditional Swiss chalet dating back to the late 1800’s.

• Delicious home cooked food using regional & seasonal produce. Half board basis to include local wines & coffee with your evening meal.

• Non painting partners welcome.
” No single room supplement.

• Discount of 5% for all bookings made before the 28th February 2010