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Exciting workshops for Autumn 2015

Workshop Programme Autumn 2015

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Book for 4 or more workshops in advance and get a 10% discount.

Artist Walk from Topsham                                          September 11th               1pm - 3.30pm    £25.00 Observational drawing using both traditional and experimental techniques to document our responses during the walk. Gentle walking with several stops for drawing. Meet at The Cafe in Topsham at 12.45pm. Please bring sketch books and drawing materials.

Life Drawing Day                                                              September 25th               10am - 4pm        £30.00

Untutored life drawing session for a whole day.  We begin with short warm up poses before selecting a pose that will last for the rest of the day, giving artists an opportunity to do some detailed drawings.  There will be a break in the morning and afternoon and for lunch.  Location, Brindiwell Studio. Tea and coffee provided please bring a pack lunch and your own materials and equipment.

Experimental & Landscape Drawing                       October 16th & 17th       10am - 4pm        £80.00

Exploring some new approaches to drawing both studio based and in the landscape using a variety of both traditional and experimental materials to draw with. Day 1 will focus on studio based work exploring shadow drawing and working on a large scale.  Day 2 weather permitting, will be spent outside documenting our responses to the landscape.  Location, Brindiwell Studio. Tea and coffee provided please bring a pack lunch and sketchbooks and drawing materials.  Additional materials will be provided.

Colour & Texture in the Landscape                         November 13th & 14th 10am - 4pm         £80.00

This workshop is structured so that it can either be a continuation for students who have carried out  the October drawing workshop or as a standalone workshop. Day One will consist of demonstrations and exercises and editing and recomposing sketch book work, building up a collection of collage drawings with new interesting compositions and developing further drawings from this material to reflect your  personal response to the landscape that can be developed further into painting. Day Two will continue with demonstrations and colour and mark making exercises and one to one tuition as  your painting develops. Location, Brindiwell Studio. Tea and coffee provided please bring a pack lunch drawing and painting materials,  reference sketchbooks and any reference drawings, photographs etc. you wish to work from.  I suggest you work in acrylics.  Additional materials will be provided.

Life Drawing Day                                                              December 4th                   10am - 4pm        £30.00

Untutored life drawing session for a whole day.  We begin with short warm up poses before selecting a pose that will last for the rest of the day, giving artists an opportunity to do some detailed drawings.  There will be a break in the morning and afternoon and for lunch.  Location, Brindiwell Studio. Tea and coffee provided please bring a pack lunch and your own materials and equipment.

Materials lists available bring along what is relevant for each workshop. 

Colour Coast and Texture Workshop 16th and 17th July 2015

3 Day Art Workshop in Cornwall with Sara Bor

13th -17th April 2015

Enjoy a fantastic luxury stay at Costislost House in North Cornwall whilst learning some new painting skills.   This 3 day art course is set at the beautiful Costislost House near Wadebridge a short drive  from  the stunning North Cornish Coast.

The course is aimed at both beginners and artists who wish to explore new methods of working.  It  is about a response to coast and landscape through colour, marks and textures. The course is location and studio based. You will be drawing directly from the landscape, exploring how to create a unique colour palette;  experimenting with mark making  using a range of different tools to create individual textures and  building up layers of colour, then applying the new skills you have learnt to develop your ideas on canvas with one to one tuition available.

http://www.costislosthouse.co.uk/Wadebridge_B&B_special.html

Life Drawing Friday 11th July

A day of Life Drawing Friday 11th July 10.00 – 16.00

This month by special request our untutored life drawing session will be for a whole day.  We will begin with short warm up poses before selecting a pose that will last for the rest of the day, giving artists an opportunity to do some detailed drawings or get their paints out.  There will be a break in the morning and afternoon and for lunch.  Helen will be our model this session.
Please bring your own materials and equipment including an easel and also remember a pack lunch.  Tea, coffee and biscuits will be available all day. Cost £30.00. 

Maximum 10 places.  If there’s space it may be possible to just do the normal morning 2 hour session.
Please contact me here to book a place  HERE 

EOS and Workshop Review

Review of my 2 day Colour and Texture in the Landscape Workshop  

Alison

Rebecca

Day 1. We were lucky with the weather on the first day of the Colour and Texture  in the Landscape Workshop and the Artists who participated were able to spend the morning drawing in the beautiful mid Devon landscape attempting to capture the breathtaking panoramic views.  In the afternoon I carried out some demonstrations on how to create a unique colour palette  from just a few tubes of paint.  The group explored creating different textures and marks from a variety tools and by the end of the first afternoon

Jane

Jane, Ruth and Frannie

they had 2 canvases covered in a variety marks and a personally created colour range.

Ruths painting

Jane H;s painting

Day 2. The day started with time spent reflecting on and developing ideas from the first days drawings and finding links between them and the intuitive marks made on their canvases.
 I demonstrated how I build up my paintings in layers with a range of dfferent marks, leaving some areas of bare canvas and exposing previous layers by scraping back paint and scratching through.  

Alison's painting

The group explored these techniques in their paintings learning  that time spent in thinking and reflecting on the next stage is as important as the painting process. 

Rebecca's painting

Frannie's painting

 Here are some of the outcomes.

 I will be carrying out a Colour Coast and Texture 2 day Workshop in May which will be one day on location and a day in the Studio. 

Jane No2's painting

 I will also be repeating the Colour and Texture in the Landscape 2 day Workshop in June. For information about workshops and short courses including residential Courses 

Contact me  HERE

Half term student workshops October 2013

On Tuesday 29th October we are running 2 half term workshops for students, a hand drawn animation workshop and a painting workshop focusing on colour and texture. 9.30am-5pm. to book a place contact  HERE

Introduction to traditional hand drawn animation - Tutor Simon Bor

Another opportunity to participate in a one day animation workshop at Honeycomb Studios, looking at the techniques of  hand drawn animation. You will be covering some traditional animation sequences like squash and stretch, walk and run cycles, plus designing and drawing character model sheets. We will be looking at visual humour and how to portray emotions, plus filming your work.  Its a full on informative day.  

 £35 materials  included.

Maximum 6 people

Colour and texture - Tutor Sara Bor

This workshop is about an exploration of colour, marks and textures, focusing on building up layers of colour using a variety of techniques. We will be going  back to basics with colour mixing and exploring how to create a unique colour palette;  experimenting with mark making  using a range of different tools to create individual textures. 

£35 materials included
Maximum 8 people

February and March 2013 workshop news

Join in some of the exciting workshops on offer at Honeycomb Studios

Life Drawing Monday 11th February 2013

Our next Life drawing workshop at Honeycomb Studios is Monday 11th February 10am registration and coffee, the sessions runs from 10.30am - 12.30pm without a break.  This untutored life drawing  is an opportunity for artists of all abilities to network and spend a mornin drawing together.  We begin with a series of movement drawings and gradually build up the length of poses from a few seconds to final pose of 45 minutes. Please bring your own materials and equipment. Cost £15

Maximum 10 places. To book a place contact   HERE

Animation Workshop with Simon and Sara Bor Monday 18th February

A one day half term animation workshop with award winning animators Simon and Sara Bor in their fully equipped animation studio.  Aimed at teenagers and adults.  Suitable for all levels. Bringing to life your ideas through the medium of animation, experimenting in various media but focusing mainly on drawn animation. Learn the tools of the trade and traditional animation techniques. Lunch and materials included. Price £40 

 Maximum 10 places.  For more details and to book a place contact   HERE

Painting in Oils with Gill Mitchell Monday 4th March and Tuesday 5th March 2013

  A 2 day workshop learning the techniques of a traditional approach to oil painting. Gillian Mitchell has been painting for 30 years in a variety of locations, being fortunate enough to live and work in Devon, Scotland, Norfolk and the Dordogne area of South West France, where she ran many holiday painting courses. Following a recent move back to Devon, she is re-experiencing the beauty and diversity of this part of Britain and drawing inspiration from the people and landscape here.  Gill works increasingly in oils, making the most of the texture and depth they can convey. Her work is held in many private collections in the United States, France and the UK.  Lunch included both days. Price  £90 for 2 days. Bring your own materials, list provided.  Maximum 10 places.  For more details and to book a place contact   HERE

Ashley Hanson 2 day workshop 25th & 26th January 2013

‘Freedom in Painting’ with the Life-Model

The life-room is a special place for artists, and links artists working today with those of the past.Working from the model is a timeless, challenging and essential discipline and the aim of this 2 day workshop is to build on observational drawing skills and follow the journey from drawing into painting. We shall explore line, form, composition and mark-making in both drawing and painting to produce our own personal interpretations of the human figure.

Join in this fantastic opportunity to work with the acclaimed Colourist Ashley Hanson in a our beautiful studio set in the heart of the mid Devon countryside, only 25 minutes  from the the M5, J27 and 25 minutes from Exeter. Self contained overnight accommodation available at reasonable rates.  Great area for painting, walking and exploring, excellent village pub within walking distance 

Limited spaces, book now to be guaranteed a place. 

Lunch included both days. £50 for 1 day £90 for 2 days.

contact sara@honeycombanimation.co.uk 

2013 New Year workshop and news

A very happy and creative New Year to everyone.  We have some exciting workshops to look forward to during the next few months including our regular monthly life drawing class, a 2 day paint workshop with Ashley Hanson, a 2 day paint workshop with Gill Mitchell and a half term animation workshop event to co-incide with Animated Exeter.

Life Drawing Monday 14th January 2013

Our next Life drawing workshop at Honeycomb Studios is Monday 14th January 10am registration and coffee, the sessions runs from 10.30am - 12.30pm without a break.  This untutored life drawing  is an opportunity for artists of all abilities to network and spend a morning drawing together.  We begin with a series of movement drawings and gradually build up the length of poses from a few seconds to about 20 minutes. Please bring your own materials and equipment. Cost £15

Maximum 10 places. To book a place contact   HERE

'Freedom in Painting' with the Life Model  - Ashley Hanson Friday 25th&Saturday 26th January 2013

We are delighted to welcome back renowned colourist and landscape artist Ashley Hanson to explore the concept of freedom in painting with the life model. The workshop will include using the language of colour, mark-making, composition, and looking at space and abstraction to develop and push your painting further.  Ashley will be hands on with demonstrations and both group and one to one expert tuition, concluding with a group critique... Ashley specialises in oils; however you are free to work in either oils or acrylics, whatever you prefer. Lunch included both days Price £50.00 for 1 day or £90 for 2 days Bring your own materials, list provided.  Maximum 10 places.  For more details and to book a place contact   HERE

Animation Workshop with Simon and Sara Bor Monday 18th and Tuesday 19th February

A 2 day half term animation workshop with award winning animators Simon and Sara Bor in their fully equipped animation studio.  Aimed at teenagers and adults.  Suitable for all levels. Bringing to life your ideas through the medium of animation, experimenting in various media including drawn, digital and stop frame animation, learn the tools of the trade and traditional animation techniques. Lunch is included both days. Price £40 for 1 day or £70 for 2 days  Maximum 10 places.  For more details and to book a place contact   HERE

Painting in Oils with Gill Mitchell Monday 4th March and Tuesday 5th March 2013

  A 2 day workshop learning the techniques of a traditional approach to oil painting. Gillian Mitchell has been painting for 30 years in a variety of locations, being fortunate enough to live and work in Devon, Scotland, Norfolk and the Dordogne area of South West France, where she ran many holiday painting courses. Following a recent move back to Devon, she is re-experiencing the beauty and diversity of this part of Britain and drawing inspiration from the people and landscape here.  Gill works increasingly in oils, making the most of the texture and depth they can convey. Her work is held in many private collections in the United States, France and the UK.  Lunch included both days. Price  £90 for 2 days. Bring your own materials, list provided.  Maximum 10 places.  For more details and to book a place contact   HERE

Drawing, drawing, drawing....

 Great Drawing weekend at Dartmoor Arts with Laurie Steen and Paul Thomas who set up the Jerwood Drawing competition. Two very different approaches. Laurie focused on observational and shadow drawing using a variety of drawing materials. Paul Thomas focused on subjective drawing on a large scale 4ft by 5ft using only charcoal and an eraser, creating a series of different marks and building up one drawing based on our subconscious influences and experiences over a period of 7 hours.  

10th November Drawing from the Heart with Louise Watkins 

The theme Louise has chosen for this workshop is based around the mysterious Japanese aesthetic Wabi Sabi, The opulence of late Autumn is the perfect time for exploring this elusive and rich concept, …. the Japanese art of finding beauty in the natural passing of time.  See earlier blog for more details. 

The day runs from 9.30am - 5pm and includes tuition, life model, all art materials and equipment, refreshments and a delicious lunch. Cost £50.00 To book a place contact   HERE

These are comments after Louise's last workshop

Ashley Hanson,s Life Drawing Workshops in St Breward, Cornwall

Latest Workshop News and forthcoming workshops

To book a place for any of the workshops contact   HERE

....a time for observation - fantastic workshop at Honeycomb Studios

Laurie Steen's  inspirational workshop '...a time for observation'  was a brilliant and  informative day where students investigated working on different types of paper in graphite and charcoal and explored Laurie's particular methodology of treating  paper with gesso and using low odour paint thinner and safflower oil to change the nature of the line and for over drawing.  This intensive day included a series of drawings taken from leaves, branches and autumn flora and fauna, quick drawings, shadow drawings and very detailed macro drawings.  Laurie is also one of the teachers on the forthcoming  Drawing Weekend at DartmoorArts, 20th and 21st October.  We look forward to welcoming Laurie back early in 2013.

Life Drawing 15th October 2013
Our next Life drawing workshop at Honeycomb Studios is Monday 15th October 10am registration and coffee, the sessions runs from 10.30am - 12.30pm.  This is untutored life drawing  is an opportunity for artists of all abilities to network and spend a morning drawing together.  We begin with a series of movement drawings and gradually build up the length of poses from a few seconds to about 20 minutes. Please bring your own materials and equipment. Cost £15

Drawing from the Heart Saturday 10th November 2012

We are delighted to welcome back Louise Watkins to Honeycomb Studios for another wonderful 'Drawing from the Heart'  Workshop. The theme Louise has chosen for the morning studies are based round the mysterious theme of the Japanese aesthetic Wabi Sabi, The opulence of late Autumn is the perfect time for exploring this elusive and rich concept, …. the Japanese art of finding beauty in the natural passing of time.

Cecil Collins … widely reputed to be one of the great drawing teachers of his time, taught that the 3 canons of drawing are: sensitivity, rhythm and vitality and these will be explored in depth throughout the day with drawings from the macro to the micro – landscape (weather permitting) to tiny details of seed pods and single grasses and flowers.

The afternoons session will follow through the themes from the morning and apply them to life drawing with lots of drawing to music and following through sequences of movement.

This intensive day is suitable for all levels and whether you are a practising artist or just beginning, you will leave feeling reinvigorated and energized. Ideal for developing your drawing skills, creative block or for enhancing your practise.

The day runs from 9.30am - 5pm and includes tuition, life model, all art materials and equipment, refreshments and a delicious lunch. Cost £50.00

Freedom in Painting Saturday December 1st 2013

By popular request Ashley Hanson is coming back to Honeycomb Studios to carry out a 'Freedom in Painting Workshop'  The concept of ‘Freedom in Painting’ is about exploring the possibilities of painting and going beyond your comfort zone, finding your own freedom in painting and making something that surprises you. The workshop will include using the language of colour, mark making, composition, and looking at space and abstraction to develop and push your painting further. Throughout the day Ashley will be hands on with demonstrations and both group and one to one expert tuition. Ashley specializes in oils; however you are free to work in either oils or acrylics, whatever you prefer.  Bring along a drawing, photograph or just an   idea to work from.   Ashley is an extremely popular Tutor with many students returning to his workshops time and time again.  Bring your own materials and equipment.

The day runs from 9.30 - 5pm and includes tuition, refreshments and a delicious lunch. Cost £45

Laurie Steen Workshop 1st October 2012

........  a time for observation,

Using objects from nature for our subjects, we will delve into observational drawing, gesture drawing, shadow drawing and 1:1 drawing; while experimenting with different drawing mediums. The process could be intimate and observational but could also expand into personal and explorative drawings that become recordings of the encounter and experience. We will also hopefully tap into our history and connection to nature and use this to nurture and push our own figuration within the landscape. The process of which is fundamental to drawing. This day might inspire if you have been wanting to move from drawing the figure to drawing within the landscape.

Monday 1st October 9.30am - 4.30pm lunch and materials included £45.00

To book a place contact   HERE

Life Drawing and Workshop News for Autumnn

Join our regular untutored Life Drawing Workshop on Monday 17th September, registration and coffee 10am, session runs between 10.30am and 12.30pm. Please bring your own materials and equipment. £15.00
The workshop normally begins with 30 minutes of very short warm poses based on sequences of movement, followed by slightly longer poses.  The second half of the session consists of 3 or 4 longer poses. 
We look forward to welcoming new artists to this group, its a great opportunity to network and share information.

We have 3 exciting workshops planned for the Autumn.  I am delighted to announce that Louise Watkins will be back to do another Drawing from the Heart Workshop.  I am also pleased to welcome back Ashley Hanson with his popular Colour and Coast workshop.  Laurie Steen will also be carrying another Intuitive Drawing workshop.

Dates to be announced soon!

Drawing Workshop 16th July 2012

Join our regular untutored Life Drawing Workshop on Monday 16th July, registration and coffee 10am, session runs between 10.30am and 12.30pm. Please bring your own materials and equipment. £15.00

The workshop normally begins with 30 minutes of very short warm poses based on sequences of movement, followed by slightly longer poses.  The second half of the session consists of 3 or 4 longer poses.

Those of you who came to Louise's workshop in June might like to try out some of the tools and techniques you  experimented with. Maybe you can pass on your knowledge to others.

We look forward to welcoming new artists to this group, its a great opportunity to network and share information.


   

Drawing from the Heart, a few places left

Louise Watkins

Monday 18th June 10am - 4.30pm 

£50  includes tuition, morning working from a life model, refreshments and lunch.

Don't miss this great workshop with Louise Watkins a unique drawing experience.  

Take advantage of our offers. 

10% off if you have attended a workshop with us before. 

10% off for new students if you book before 

10th June 2012 

contact sara@honeycombanimation.co.uk

This day long workshop in drawing is suitable for all levels and is an opportunity to experiment, its a workshop day with a difference! The morning will focus on drawing from the life model. In the afternoon we will use a collection of flora and fauna from around the studio to draw a series of inspirational still life studies in rhythm with the seasons.

Here are some examples of work from recent worshops Louise has carried out entitled Everyone is an Artist 

Successful Colour in the Landscape 2 Day Workshop

Our 2 day Colour in the Landscape Workshop with Ashley Hanson on Friday 9th and Saturday 10th March was a great success.  A mixture of professional artists, students and  people getting back into their practice attended the workshop.  The group focused on making the transition from observational drawing in the landscape, exploring methods of abstracting the subject matter to create work in oils and acrylics, investigating colour, mark making and line. In the final critique it was fasinating to compare the different approaches to the same subject matter.  Everyone came away from the workshop equipped to further inform their practice.  We will be running further workshops with Ashley later in the year please get in contact if you are interested. Spaces are limited to 10 people.  sara@honeycombanimation.co.uk


Ashley carries out his own workshops in Cornwall and is also running two, 5 day residential painting holidays this year. For more information go to http://ashleyhansonart.blogspot.com/

Spring Art Exhibition Northcott Theatre Exeter 13th March - 18th May

Hope you can drop in to see the Exhibition, both Simon and I are exhibiting work.

2 day Painting Workshop

Colour and the Landscape with Ashley Hanson

Friday 9th and Saturday 10th March 2012

We still have a few places left on our 2 day painting workshop with Ashley Hanson. Book now to be sure of a place

 Follow the journey from representation to abstraction with renowned colourist and landscape artist Ashley Hanson.  The first part of the course will be spent outside, working directly from the inspiring landscape around Honeycomb. The second part of the course will involve translating and transforming the studies imaginatively and creatively in the studio.  During the 2 days, Ashley will discuss and demonstrate colour, mark-making and composition and the possibilities in painting and introduce the work of several artists who have made their own very personal visions of the landscape.

Each day will run between 10am - 5pm with registration at 9.30am. Limited to 12 people per day. You are welcome to attend just one day or both days. Cost £65 for 2 days or £35 for 1 day.

Light lunch included! To book a place email Sara@honeycombanimation.co.uk