Exciting workshops for Autumn 2015

Workshop Programme Autumn 2015

Email me for a booking form HERE

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

Exciting work from Colour and Texture workshop

Sally Baldwin

My Working with oils - Colour and Texture Workshop on Friday 18th October

 included a group of both professional and amateur artists who were keen to learn new skills to enhance their own practice.  Several of the students hadn't worked in oils before and  they enjoyed the experience of exploring the qualities of the medium and investigating different techniques of applying the paint to the canvas and creating a varied range of marks.

Hilary Barclay

After experimenting with colour mixing exercises in the morning, the students choose a limited colour palette for each of the 2 paintings they worked on. The paintings drew reference from drawings of the landscape produced during the day and also from their own drawings and photographs.

Sarah Acock

The objective was for students to have a new approach to painting by exploring how to mix a unique range of colours and building up layers of paint using a variety of tools with which to make different marks, including palette knives, rollers, rags, sticks, hands as well as a range of different types of brushes.

Gill Mitchell

The results at the end of this very full on day were stunning and individual with each students pushing the boundaries of their comfort zones to create new and exciting work.

I will be repeating this workshop early in the new year. for more information
contact Sara Bor  HERE

Porthleven Pop Up Exhibition Friday 11th October 2013

DOS 2013 starts this Saturday

Devon Open Studios Saturday 7th Sept - 22nd Sept 2013

My studio will be open during DOS on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays with exception of 22nd September.  Late night opening drinks and nibbles and Artist talk both Thursdays.  Come and see my new body of work and work in progress.  

This is Tighnabruaich 01 part of my scottish series

Make a day of it and do the Exe Valley Artist trail here is a link  map.

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

Country and Coast Exhibition at Gloss Gallery

I am exhibiting in the Country and Coast Exhibition at the Gloss Gallery in Exeter over the summer.  Hope you can make the Private View on 19th July. My sister,  Sue Crossfield will also be exhibiting her Ceramics and Mary Sumner and Ashley Hanson will also be exhibiting.

Show Opening: Thursday 19th July 6-9pm

Show Run: Friday 20th July-Saturday 15th September.


For more details follow the link below to the gallery website

Coast and Country Invite 

July 6th, 2012

Official Sponsors: Gilbert Stephens Solicitors of Southernhay

http://www.glossgallery.co.uk/next-exhibition-gloss-art-exeter-coast-and-country-7555/

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 

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