Celebrate Chinese New Year with us in this new approach to the introductory course on Chinese Brush Painting.

Chinese brush painting is about opening the mind to a completely new way of creating imagery. Unlike in western art, simple birds, flowers, leaves and insects are created by the stroke of a brush.

Working with Chinese ink and a brush, you will be introduced to the basic strokes used to create simple images. You will then practice your painting techniques using these to create images of a variety of subjects. These often include leaves, branches, insects, teapots, lotus flowers, and simple characters. This particular workshop will focus on the fish, the flycatcher and the blossoms.

At the end of the session you will be shown how to display your finished work on a fan or miniature screen.

This workshop is open to everyone, from complete beginners to those wishing to improve their skills.

All materials, a light lunch and refreshments are included in the course fee.

Date	Wednesday 5th February 2025
Tutor	Leo Donaghy
Time	10.00am - 4.00pm
Ref	3617
Fees	£85
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Learn how to grind, sieve and muller raw ochre pigment to make watercolour paints and etching inks for printmaking in this one-day workshop.

Ochre is a naturally occurring pigment found in earth rich in ferric oxide. The Forest of Dean is one of these places and artist / printmaker Nichola Goff has been collecting and using these pigments in her work.

Earth pigments produce beautifully rich tones ranging through yellow, orange, red, purple and umber, they are relatively simple to process and often used for paints and dyes.

In this workshop you will learn about processing earth pigments from a raw material into a fine powdered pigment that can then be used for inks and paints. Participants will learn the techniques and recipes to produce water colour paints and etching ink, and learn monoprint techniques to experiment with the earth pigments as printing inks.

Participants will take home a small set of earth colour watercolour paints, a tube of unique earth pigment etching ink made on the day and a set of hand-made monoprints.

Suitable for all skill levels from beginners to experience printmakers.

All materials, a light lunch and refreshments are included in the workshop fee.

Date	Tuesday 25th February 2025
Tutor	Nichola Goff
Time	10.00am - 4.00pm
Ref	3608
Fees	£85
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Join us for a playful workshop creating landscape art from paint and stitching. Mixed media is a wonderfully creative way to work – there are no rules – just a willingness to have a go and experiment.

First you will create your own landscape art using intuitive and playful painting techniques such as inks and bleach, watercolours and wax resist on paper.  Then you will work on your paintings using free machine embroidery, effectively using stitch as a mark making tool to enhance
the painting. You can bring along your own photo to work from, choose from a selection from the tutor, or invent your own imaginary view to create a piece of work that can be framed and displayed or given as a gift.

All skill levels welcome. No prior experience is necessary. Delny is an experienced teacher and will guide you through the creative process and respond to individual needs and ideas.

Please bring your own sewing machine. If you do not have one but want to attend, please contact the college to discuss in advance.

All materials, light lunch and refreshments are included in the course fee.

Date	Wednesday 26th February 2025
Tutor	Delny Fitrzyk
Time	10.00am - 4.00pm
Ref	3646
Fees	£85
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