2015COURSES

St Ives School of Painting is a place of retreat, a space for you to come and rediscover your creativity. We specialise in the timeless medium of painting and drawing. It is part of the fabric of our studios where artists have made work for over a hundred years. So we are the right place for you if painting is your passion.

Our courses take place in the award winning Porthmeor Studios, “with the best sea views in Britain”. Today it is a vibrant building, filled with

the energy of contemporary artists in their studios, working fisherman and our students. Our carefully designed courses and our experienced tutors will ensure you will have the best experience possible.

Come and join us. You will be welcome any time whether for a drop in figure class, a short workshop, course or even our new year long Porthmeor Programme. We will have something for you. Your time spent with us will be a memorable creative experience that will last you a lifetime.

Developing Abstraction – Sensing Landscape 09 - 13 Feb 345.00

Simplicity and Form 26 - 27 Feb 155.00

The Art of Keeping it Simple 02 - 06 Mar 325.00

Abstracting the Figure in Paint 16 - 19 Mar 330.00

Lanyon's Landscapes 23 - 27 Mar 325.00

Expressive Watercolour 30 Mar - 01 Apr 235.00

Unlocking Your Creativity 07 - 10 Apr 295.00

Turner Sea and Sunsets 13 - 15 Apr 235.00

Inside Outside 20 - 22 Apr 245.00

Expressive Still Life – Spring Flowers 27 - 29 Apr 235.00

Simplicity and Form 30 Apr - 01 May 155.00

Exploring Form and Abstraction 27 Apr - 01 May 345.00

Where Sea Meets Land 05 - 08 May 295.00

Exploring Natural Forms 11 - 13 May 235.00

COURSES AT A GLANCE

“Well structured and thoroughly enjoyable ” Sue Southorn

Staging the Figure – Breaking the Rules 11 - 14 May 330.00

Paint, Place and the Senses 18 - 20 May 235.00

Painting the Tuscan Landscape 22 May - 02 Jun 445.00

Abstracting Landscape 26 - 29 May 295.00

Silver Light 01 - 03 Jun 245.00

Earth, Water, Wind and Fire 08 - 10 Jun 235.00

Towards Abstraction 08 - 10 Jun 235.00

Getting Started with Oil Painting 15 - 18 Jun 295.00

Down to the Sea Again 15 - 17 Jun 235.00

Paths to Abstraction 22 - 26 Jun 325.00

Developing Abstraction – The Act of Painting 29 Jun - 03 Jul 345.00

Into the Wild 06 - 10 Jul 360.00

Getting Started with Watercolour 06 - 08 Jul 235.00

Be Colour Confident 13 - 15 Jul 235.00

Getting Started with Acrylics 13 - 16 Jul 295.00

Dramatic Coast 20 - 22 Jul 245.00

Lanyon’s Landscape 27 - 31 Jul 325.00

Vibrant Still Life in Oils 27 - 28 Jul 155.00

Illustrating St Ives 03 - 05 Aug 235.00

Paths to Abstraction 03 - 05 Aug 235.00

Getting Started with Mixed Media 10 - 13 Aug 295.00

Experimentation with Oils 10 - 12 Aug 235.00

Getting Started with Oils 17 - 20 Aug 295.00

Capturing the Coastal Landscape 17 - 19 Aug 245.00

Oil Painting in St Ives 24 - 26 Aug 245.00

Turner Sea and Sunsets 24 - 26 Aug 235.00

Spirit of Tuscany 30 Aug - 09 Sep 445.00

Portraiture Painting 01 - 04 Sep 330.00

Mixed media Oils Water-based Drawing

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Developing Abstraction – Sensing Landscape 9 – 13 Feb | Mixed Media£345 Liz Hough + Kerry Harding

Our Developing Abstraction series will help you take your painting to the next level. Each one in the series has a different flavour. On this course, artists Kerry Harding and Liz Hough will explore how to convey the real, the sensory and the imagined in landscape. They will work with you to advance your skills in using materials, with a focus on painting and collage.

The workshops, demonstrations and one to ones will give you the support and space you need to pursue your own interests and directions and create your own personal landscape style. This process will help you move confidently into using abstraction by the end of the five days.

Simplicity and Form 26 – 27 Feb | Mixed Media£155 Emma McClure

Would you like to create a simple still life that is bold and striking? Emma will share with you the secrets of using vibrant colour and playful compositions to create your own painting. You will learn new skills, tips on using drawing to plan your painting and then move to working with acrylic on board. It will be an ideal course if you are new to painting or just want to try out a fresh approach.

Artists such as Winifred Nicholson and Christine McArthur will be the starting point for the two days. Capture the essential nature of a subject in a fresh and colourful way and take away a finished piece of work.

“Friendly, encouraging, constructive, inspirational. I learnt a lot. Thank you.” Sally H

COURSE DETAILSThe St Ives School of Painting welcomes students from across the UK and internationally. All materials are provided which makes packing easy!

We provide quality tuition suitable for all levels, from complete beginners to those with more experience. Class sizes are kept small and our team of tutors are current contemporary artists with many years teaching experience between them. Their style of tuition is unique to us, an approach to sharing skills we have honed for over 75 years. Immerse yourself in pure creativity!

“Loved every minute, picked up loads of advice and tips. Emma is a great tutor! Excellent. ” Roberta Balchin – Simplicity and Form

The Art of Keeping it Simple 02 – 06 Mar | Mixed Media£325 Marion Taylor

Transform the way you work with tools and techniques to open up a fresh approach to your work. You will learn to control your colour palette, create interesting surfaces and overlay with strong marks and textures. Painting and drawing in the context of St Ives modernism will set the tone for this course, looking at Ben Nicholson, William Scott and Patrick Heron.

You will work in the studio from still life as well as make the most of the town of St Ives and its coastal landscape that so inspired these artists. The fourth day will be a self study day; a time and space to experiment with what you have learnt. The final day will bring together all your learning under the guidance of the tutor.

Abstracting the Figure in Paint 16 – 19 Mar | Mixed Media£330 Marion Taylor + Gary Long

Using oils, mixed media and drawing you will work from the nude and clothed figure and explore the exciting relationship between abstraction and representation. The work of the Bay Area Figurative movement of the 1950’s San Francisco will be your starting point. You will move from the use of a recognisable subject to boldly coloured, abstract arrangements. An ideal course for those who want to advance their figure painting in a challenging direction.

Lanyon’s Landscapes 23 – 27 Mar | Mixed Media£325 Liz Hough

Learn the secret of creating lively and contemporary landscapes. Students will go on a field trip to sketch the landscape at Little Travalgan, Peter Lanyon’s favourite spot in West Penwith, with stunning 360° panoramic views of the peninsula. Transform your sketches back in the studio into dynamic compositions using paint, mixed media and collage. The third day will be a self study day; a time and space to experiment with what you have learnt. The final day will bring together all your learning under the guidance of the tutor.

Expressive Watercolour 30 Mar – 01 Apr | Waterbased£235 Hilary Jean Gibson

Develop a free and fresh approach to painting watercolour; a dynamic and flexible medium. You will experiment with different scales and bring in mixed media to loosen up your technique. From studio set-ups and location-based studies you will build skills in applying washes, colour mixing, pattern and texture. This is an ideal course if you are a beginner or just wanting to loosen up your way of working.

Unlocking Your Creativity 07 – 10 Apr | Mixed Media£295 Ilker Cinarel

This course will give you permission to play and give you a structure to take a piece of work from start to finish. You will initially gather ideas in sketchbooks and journals then move on to colour studies, learn how to create compositions and scale up from first ideas. Exercises and demonstrations will help you connect to your innate creativity and loosen up your approach.

You will explore your needs and desires as an artist so you can understand your conceptual approach to making work. In the last two days, you will develop work using acrylics and oils. This transformational four days will give you the freedom to have fun with your painting.

Turner Sea and Sunsets

13 – 15 Apr| Waterbased£235 Hilary Jean Gibson

JMW Turner with his unique ability to represent the elemental power of the sea is the inspiration for this three day course. The course runs on the afternoon and evening on the first two days. This enables you to capture the rich depth of light in St Ives at dusk and the dramatic fiery sunsets over Porthmeor Beach. You will study Turner’s rapidly made and highly expressive watercolours, known as ‘colour beginnings’. Create your own vibrant watercolour, denote the sea and sky and transform colour into boundless seascapes.

“Excellent course, challenging and thought provoking. Sensitive tutoring, a springboard for so many ideas. The group was skillfully led and included and encouraged all students.” Jane Birch – Lanyon’s Landscapes

“Relaxed, informal, non threatening – expert tuition. Enjoyed it all will be back again! Alice is a delight to work with – inspirational!” Karen Farnworth – Inside outside Inside Outside

20 – 22 April | Oils£245 Alice Mumford

Artists are fascinated and challenged with looking through windows in their work. Vermeer, Pierre Bonnard and Winifred Nicholson each found their own solutions. This course examines particular problems with tackling space in paintings. It gives you insights and skills developed by artists to overcome these challenges.

Over the three days, students will paint still life with views of Porthmeor beach and St Ives from the studio windows. You will work towards developing and completing a single large scale painting in oils.

“Gary was inspiring. Instructive in a gentle way but specific in his tuition.” J. Kirtland Expressive Still Life – Spring Flowers

27 – 29 Apr | Oils£235 Gary Long

This course will build your skills and confidence so you can create rich and expressive oil paintings. You will learn to capture the shape, colour and essence of a still life of spring flowers. The tutor will guide you in the use of oils so you develop your own rich painterly style. Bold colourful arrangements in the studio will be your inspiration and you will work on both canvas and board using brush and palette knife.

Simplicity and Form

30 Apr – 01 May | Mixed Media£155 Emma McClure

Would you like to create a simple still life that is bold and striking? Emma will share with you her knowledge and experience of the art of simplification. You will learn to experiment with different drawing media and then move to working with acrylic on board. It will be an ideal course if you are new to painting or just

want to try out a fresh approach. Artists such as Winifred Nicholson and Mary Fedden will be a valuable resource along with contemporary artists like Christine McArthur and Helen Napper. Capture the essential nature of a subject in a fresh and colourful way and take away a finished piece of work. Exploring Form and Abstraction 27 Apr – 01 May | Mixed Media£345 Marion Taylor + Liz Luckwell

The inspiration for this five-day course is a trio of renowned artists that worked in St Ives at the height of the Modernist era. Delve into the abstracted forms of Barbara Hepworth, the vibrant collages of Sandra Blow and the intense mark making of Wilhelmina Barns Graham.

You will be emerged in the very same environment that inspired them. Visit the Hepworth Garden and work in the Porthmeor studio complex that overlooks the ocean. Develop your own response using painting, drawing, simple printmaking and collage. Over the five days, you will form your own personal response to your time here in St Ives.

Where Sea Meets Sand 05 – 08 May | Oils£295 Gary Long

Explore an expressive approach to capture in oils the dramatic encounter between the sea and the land. On visits to beaches around St Ives, you will observe and sketch the coastline. You will learn how to work with gouache to make annotations on colour and weather. Back in the studio, develop these visual notes and sketches into lively and dramatic oil paintings. You will gain confidence in using a limited palette and work with a palette knife to capture drama and movement.

Exploring Natural Forms 11 – 13 May | Waterbased£235 Gemma Anderson

This course will lead you through three unique and experimental drawing methods that explore natural forms, developed by the artist Gemma Anderson. You will draw out in the field, the studio and the museum and use simple watercolour techniques inspired by Paul Klee.

Each day will introduce a different method that combines chance with a vigorous drawing system. Your imagination will emerge from the discipline of this close observation. You will work from material gathered from the beaches around St Ives, from the museum collections of Tate St Ives and the Hepworth Museum. There will also be unique specimens loaned from Exeter University zoology collections. The three days will inform your art practice and change the way you see the world around you.

“This course has been the best course I have ever attended! It’s mind blowing - the creative practical work has and will assist my personal development and has enhanced my identity as a human being. I can see that I can apply the methods to my art practice and my life in general.” Jane Moore – Natural Forms Staging the Figure – Breaking the Rules 11 – 14 May | Mixed Media£330 Ilker Cinarel + Liz Luckwell

Explode the myth of working from the figure. This is not about learning the correct way to render the human form, it is about your own creative discovery and breaking the rules. To do this you will use different materials including charcoal, pastel and acrylic. Each day the nude model will pose on a theatrical stage with props and dramatic lighting that will give you a rich and inspiring scenario. You will start by generating images using cut-outs, print, and collage with paint. Then choose some of these to develop in the last two days in more depth.

Paint, Place and the Senses 18 – 20 May | Oils£235 Kerry Harding

Explore inventive and tactile uses of paint to capture your personal and sensory experience of place. You will discover new perspectives on the painting process and increase and refresh your painting vocabulary. A landscape or place meaningful to you will be your starting point. It will be helpful if you bring sketches and photos with you. This course is ideal for those who want to learn new techniques in contemporary landscape painting. It will help you take your painting to the next level.

Abstracting Landscape 26 – 29 May | Mixed Media£295 Marion Taylor + Liz Luckwell

The dramatic Penwith coastline is the inspiration for this painting course. Two artist tutors will take you out into the landscape and show you a variety of techniques for collecting visual notes. Back in the studio, develop these into expressive mixed media paintings. Learn to move from the observed world towards abstraction whatever your level of experience.

“More than met my expectations. Both tutors were encouraging, enthusiastic and brilliant in different ways. I learnt a great deal and discovered new techniques.” Alex Denman – Abstracting Landscape Silver Light 01 – 03 Jun | Oils£245 Alice Mumford

In this course Alice Mumford will show you how the vivid paintings of Scottish artist Anne Redpath, have inspired much of her own work. An artist inspired by Matisse and Bonnard, you will focus on Redpath’s celebrated mastery of the limited palette, enlivened by jewel like notes of colour.

Working in the studio from still life you will explore her use of light and the effect of using different greys, some warm, some cool, to paint with an unexpected vitality. This is a fast paced and vibrant course taking a different approach to the familiar genre of still-life.

“Relaxed teaching in beautiful surroundings” Trish Long Earth, Water, Wind and Fire – Making Your Own Tools and Materials 08 – 10 Jun | Oils£235 Greg Humphries

Through the elements of Earth, Water, Wind and Fire master the ancient art of creating your own materials and tools. Join local environmental artist and woodsman Greg Humphries to explore the natural landscape around St Ives. Learn how to make your own artists’ charcoal, oak gall ink, quill pens and ink brushes from feathers. You will then use these materials to explore the coastal landscape around St Ives. Returning to the School, you will work with the tutor to develop your ideas and images.

“Marion is a fabulous teacher; very generous with her time, encouragement and expertise, one of the most inspiring courses I have attended.” Sue Southorn – Towards Abstraction

Towards Abstraction 08 – 10 Jun | Mixed Media£235 Marion Taylor

Many consider St Ives to be the cradle of British abstract painting. The Modernist artists of St Ives and contemporary abstract artists will inform the course. The tutor will take you through an exploratory process, looking at scale, composition and materials. Move from initial observational studies working both in and outside of the studio. Then develop a process that takes your work from initial studies into abstraction.

The approach will encourage you to work in a loose and relaxed way. By the end of the course, you will have gained confidence in finding your own creative path.

Getting Started with Oil Painting 15 – 18 Jun | Oils£295 Marion Taylor + Kerry Harding

Ideal for total beginners to oils, our tutors have designed this course to give you the tips and tools you need to get you started. Tutors will give you simple and dynamic approaches to painting in oils with a focus on both responding to landscape as well as working in the studio from still life. This will provide you with a thorough introduction to this versatile and accessible medium.

“Amazing setting – inspiring. It liberated my painting. I felt I could be free. An excellent course. An excellent tutor.” Suzy Schneider

Down to the Sea Again 15 – 17 Jun | Waterbased£235 Hilary Jean Gibson

Explore the power of the sea and create your own personal response. Music, poetry and the ocean outside the studio will be your inspiration. Study imagery from Turner to Pasmore, explore local legends and listen to the sea shanties of fishing communities. The installation in the Porthmeor Studios, with objects from the fishing and artistic heritage of the town, is a rich source for your study.

You will develop skills in drawing, printmaking and painting with gouache and watercolour. Through demonstrations and one to ones, you will improve the use of composition and scale in your work. This course will broaden your creative response and give you the confidence to explore other subjects in new ways.

Paths to Abstraction 22 – 26 Jun | Mixed Media£325 Liz Hough

This course will help you explore in depth ways of seeing abstraction in nature and demystify the making of abstract painting. You will work towards a mixed media approach, moving from observation to abstraction over the five days. The third day will be a self study day, a time and space to experiment with what you have learnt. There will be time to work both inside and outside to gather source material and give you a step by step approach to viewing still life and landscape in a new way.

Developing Abstraction – The Act of Painting 29 Jun – 03 Jul | Mixed Media£345 Marion Taylor + Kerry Harding

Our Developing Abstraction series will help you take your work to the next level. Each one in the series will have a different flavour. This edition brings together Cornwall based artists Kerry Harding and Marion Taylor who explore a paint and process led approach. The subject matter you work from is open and led by you. The act of painting will be where the creation happens.

Through exploring varied techniques and approaches, group discussions and one to ones, your own personal direction will emerge. Over the five days you will have space to find your own unique approach to subject and materials within a structured and supportive space.

“Liz is a wonderfully encouraging and enthusiastic tutor” Penny Wilton

Into the Wild 06 – 10 Jul | Mixed Media£360 Marion Taylor + Liz Luckwell

You will spend time out in the rugged landscape around St Ives to gather a variety of material. Back in the studio, combine sketches with memory, imagination and the senses to find your own personal visual language. Two field trips are included so you can experience some of the wilder parts of the Penwith coastline, weather permitting. You will work with two tutors over the course. Through demonstrations and one to ones, they will help you transform your source material into powerful mixed media paintings.

Getting Started with Watercolour 06 – 08 Jul | Waterbased£235 Hilary Jean Gibson

This course covers the basics of this rewarding and beautiful medium. Learn the essential techniques to get you started and understand your materials. Experiment with different papers, learn how best to use them and select the right brushes for the job. Through demonstrations, theory and practice you will develop confidence in essential techniques. A springboard for enjoying this medium to the full and an ideal first step to watercolour painting.

Be Colour Confident 13 – 15 Jul | Mixed Media£235 Marion Taylor

Understand how colour can be the key to creating powerful and arresting work. The course will employ a variety of media and techniques to increase your confidence and mastery of colour to enhance the vitality of your paintings.

You will start with some essential and practical tips on how to mix and to make colour work within a painting. You will then go on to explore how different artists have played with colour theories to make colour work for them. There will be time in the studio working from exciting still life tableaux, as well as learning about the colour palette of the Cornish landscape. The last day will be for you to explore colour in your preferred medium and see where you can go with your newly found colour confidence.

Getting Started with Acrylic 13 – 16 Jul | Waterbased£295 Ilker Cinarel + Liz Luckwell

Ideal for total beginners to the medium of acrylic, our tutors have designed this course to give you the tips and tools you need to get started. You will respond to landscape as well as work in the studio from still life. You will learn how to colour mix effectively from a limited palette. Different surfaces will be used: paper, card and board. Explore how flexible acrylic can be, working thin like watercolour or thick with a palette knife. Learn how to work into acrylic using other mediums such as charcoal and collage. This will provide you with a thorough introduction to this versatile and accessible medium.

Dramatic Coast 20 – 22 July | Oils£245 Gary Long

How can your painting reveal the world and speak to others directly in your own personal language? This course will refer to artists who ask this question today like Ken Howard, Kurt Jackson and Robert Jones. It will also draw from historical maritime artists Julius Olson and Borlase Smart.

You will go out on a field trip to Cape Cornwall and Pendeen Watch, weather permitting. Here you will gather sketches and learn to use gouache as a sketchbook tool. You will develop these studies back in the studio into oil paintings. With tuition on how to create a coastal colour palette with professional secrets on how to use oils to capture movement and light, you will have all you need to create a stunning landscape.

Lanyon’s Landscape 27 – 31 Jul | Mixed Media£325 Liz Hough

Learn the secret of creating lively and contemporary landscapes. Students will go on a field trip to sketch the landscape at Little Travalgan, Peter Lanyon’s favourite spot in West Penwith, with stunning 360° panoramic views of the peninsula. Transform your sketches back in the studio into dynamic compositions using paint, mixed media and collage. The third day will be a self study day; a time and space to experiment with what you have learnt. The final day will bring together all your learning under the guidance of the tutor.

“Beautiful studio space, lovely people, relaxing atmosphere, good painting demos. Gary is a very gentle person, enthusiastic and encouraging. I felt very comfortable asking for advice and would choose a course with Gary again. A really enjoyable experience.” Cassie Brooks

Vibrant Still Life in Oils 27 – 28 Jul | Oils£155 Emma McClure

Capture the essential nature of a subject in a fresh way and create a simple still life in oils that sings with colour. Emma will share with you the secrets of using vibrant colour with playful and simple compositions. You will learn new skills and tips on using drawing to plan your painting before moving on to using oils. Artists such as Winifred Nicholson and Mary Fredden as well as contemporary painters like Christine McArthur and Helen Napper, who have a simplified approach to their work, will be the starting point for the two days. It is an ideal course if you are new to painting or just want to learn how to simplify and liven up your work.

Illustrating St Ives 03 – 05 Aug | Oils£235 Gary Long

Explore the architecture and landscape of St Ives with waterbased mediums, drawing and oils. You will explore a range of techniques to ensure your sketchbook is a useful tool back in the studio. Learn to capture vivid visual notes to develop your gouache studies into a small figurative oil painting on the third day. In the spirit of so many artists before, capture your time in St Ives using line, colour and shape.

Paths to Abstraction 03 – 05 Aug | Mixed Media£235 Liz Hough

This course will help you explore in depth ways of seeing abstraction in nature and demystify the making of abstract painting. You will work towards a mixed media approach, moving from observation to abstraction over the three days. There will be time to work both inside and outside to gather source material and give you a step by step approach to viewing still life and landscape in a new way.

“Working in the studio is magical with its resonance to past artists.” Tim Southhall

Getting Started with Mixed Media 10 – 13 Aug | Mixed Media£295 Marion Taylor + Liz Luckwell

Are you new to painting or unsure what a mixed media approach is? Then our tutors have designed this course just for you. It will set you on the path to painting with confidence. The techniques of the St Ives artists Ben Nicholson and Peter Lanyon inspire the use of simple and dynamic approaches to painting. Like them you will use a mixed media approach incorporating acrylics, oils, simple printmaking and drawing.

Experimentation with Oils 10 – 12 Aug | Oils£235 Kerry Harding

This three day course will improve your confidence in handling oils and open up new ways of working. Through experimenting with unconventional processes and exercises in mark making, you will discover your own personal approach. Using landscape as a subject, the latter part of the course will enable you to apply these new discoveries to figurative or abstract compositions. If you want to learn more about using oils and need the space and support to explore, take risks and experiment, then this is the course for you.

Getting Started with Oils 17 – 20 Aug | Oils£295 Marion Taylor + Gary Long

Ideal for total beginners to oils, our tutors have designed this course to give you the tips and tools you need to get you started. Learn simple and dynamic approaches to painting in oils with a focus on both responding to landscape as well as working in the studio from still life. This will provide you with a thorough introduction to this versatile and accessible medium.

Capturing the Coastal Landscape – Secrets of Powerful Mark Making 17 – 19 Aug | Mixed Media£245 Liz Luckwell

These three days will build your creative toolbox so you can depict the coast of Cornwall in a contemporary and dynamic way. The tutor Liz Luckwell will share professional tips for simple and effective approaches to powerful mark making out in the landscape. You will develop your work using monoprint with a press at the renowned Penwith Printmakers and back in the studio with collage and mixed media painting. Develop confidence and skills whether this is your first ever course or you want to loosen up your style.

Oil Painting in St Ives 24 – 26 Aug | Oils£245 Alice Mumford

Are you looking for a practical course to show you how to use oil paints out in the landscape? Then this is your chance to get all the tips and instruction you will need. Capture the renowned light and colour of St Ives as well as the iconic locations of the historic harbour, Porthmeor beach and the views of Godrevy Lighthouse. The approach developed and shared with you by artist Alice Mumford will ensure you go out with your oils and brushes and capture the world with confidence.

Turner Sea and Sunsets 24 – 26 Aug | Waterbased£235 Hilary Jean Gibson

JMW Turner with his unique ability to represent the elemental power of the sea is the inspiration for this three day course. The course runs on the afternoon and evening on the first two days. This enables you to capture the rich depth of light in St Ives at dusk and the dramatic fiery sunsets over Porthmeor Beach. You will study Turner’s rapidly made and highly expressive watercolours, known as ‘colour beginnings’. Create your own vibrant watercolour, denote the sea and sky and transform colour into boundless seascapes.

“Hilary was a brilliant teacher. Knowledgeable, thoughtful and supportive, her positive comments were pertinent and helpful.” Jill Eisele

Portraiture Painting 01 – 04 Sep | Oils£330 Gary Long + Hilary Jean Gibson

This four day course will be an opportunity to examine in depth approaches to portraiture using artists such as Lucian Freud and Stanley Spencer as the initial inspiration. You will examine the visual language Spencer and Freud created. Working from direct observation with a clothed model, you will draw and paint with gouache, before moving into oils to explore the essence of portraiture.

“Really enjoyed the course – lovely to be outside in the landscape as well as have studio time.” I. Bengts

With six days of intensive tuition, there will also be time to work self-directed in the spacious studios. You can also choose to explore the surrounding area with opportunities to visit San Gimignano and Siena. Every evening savour the views and authentic Italian food and wine on the terrace while discussing ideas and art with new friends.

Accommodation starts from £80/night including transfers, use of studio, breakfast and dinner with wine and should be booked through the Art Centre’s office in Bristol. www.verrocchio.co.uk 0117 330 4973. The nearest airport is Pisa.

Painting the Tuscan Landscape 22 May – 02 Jun | Mixed Media£445 Gary Long

Spring is a beautiful time of year to capture the Tuscan landscape. This Italian field trip brings together varied subjects. It explores the natural landscape as well as vibrant Italian life and

architecture. Use sketchbooks to learn how to capture areas of interest and make notes on colour and light source. Back in the spacious studio, you will develop paintings from these studies, initially using gouache to explore ways of working intuitively, before moving on to oils.

Spirit of Tuscany

30 Aug – 9 Sep | Mixed Media £445 Liz Hough

Get truly immersed in the spirit of Tuscany on this field trip to Italy. Absorb the vibrant Sienese colours and explore an expressive approach to landscape and place. Develop your ideas using drawing, collage and acrylics to experiment and explore. Loosen up your painting and find your personal response to the stunning landscape and medieval townscape surrounding the centre. Artist tutor Liz Hough, who has spent many years exploring and responding to the region through her own painting, leads the course.

Join St Ives School of Painting this spring or autumn on our field trip to Tuscany, Italy. Follow in the footsteps of many of the St. Ives modernists who also fell in love with this unspoilt landscape. Our experienced tutors will work with you in the inspirational setting of the Verrocchio Art Centre, part of the fortified walls of the charming hilltop village of Casole d’Elsa. We have a strong relationship with the centre based on shared principles that ensure a friendly, relaxed atmosphere.

COURSES IN ITALY

“Great food, beautiful setting, the centre was so characterful and unique. Lots of laughs and Liz’s teaching was superb and challenging” Sandy

OUR TUTORSOur tutors combine professional artistic skills with many years’ experience of teaching between them. Here is a taster of just some of the artists delivering courses with us over the next year. Our regular team is complemented by visiting artists based in Cornwall and across the UK, including those currently at Porthmeor Studios. More information about all our artist tutors can be found on our website.

KERRY HARDING Kerry’s work explores the reality of a place, that space between seeing and feeling a familiar landscape. She completed her BA at the Ruskin School of drawing and fine art and her MA at Falmouth Collage of Art. She has had regular solo exhibitions both in the UK and internationally.

EMMA MC CLURE Emma’s simplified paintings include animals, still life motifs and landscapes. She gained an MA in Painting at Chelsea College of Art and exhibits regularly at Cadogan Contemporary in London and Cornwall Contemporary in Penzance.

ALICE MUMFORD Alice’s intimate light-filled interiors and observational paintings are regularly exhibited in London and Cornwall. She studied at Camberwell School of Art and her studio is in her rural family home in Cornwall.

GARY LONGGary is a figurative painter, known for his landscape paintings, still life and figure studies. He lectured at Falmouth University for over ten years and exhibits widely across the UK and Worldwide.

HILARY JEAN GIBSON Hilary specialises in illustration, watercolour and print-making, showing work at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and Mall Galleries. She studied at St Martins School of Art followed by a postgraduate teaching qualification.

GEMMA ANDERSON London and Cornwall-based artist whose practice is at the interface of art and science. She studied Fine Art Printmaking at the Royal College of Art and Falmouth University and works on collaborative projects with mathematicians and natural scientists.

ILKER CINAREL Ilker graduated in MA Fine Art Contemporary Practice, Falmouth University and was winner of the Sandra Blow Award 2011. A multidisciplinary artist, Ilker spends his time working between London, St. Ives and Istanbul.

NAOMI FREARS Naomi is a painter and printmaker based in the prestigious Porthmeor Studios in St Ives. Her paintings, drawings and prints are known for their texture, pattern and combined figurative and abstract elements.

LIZ HOUGH Liz studied Fine Art at Manchester Polytechnic and the Royal Academy Schools. Her work takes inspiration from Cornwall’s charismatic scenery and she has won many awards, exhibiting widely throughout the UK.

LIZ LUCKWELL From plaster to wax, to metals and paint, Liz works with a range of media. She trained at Dartington College of Arts and exhibits widely in group and solo shows and is a member of Penwith Printmakers.

MARION TAYLOR Marion is based in the Porthmeor Studios and produces large abstract paintings that subtly hint at landscape. She exhibits widely in the UK and is a highly respected figure in West Cornwall’s art scene.

SUPPORTING THE ST IVES SCHOOL OF PAINTING

GIFT IN YOUR WILLIt’s easy to leave a gift in your will to St Ives School of Painting. Just make sure you include the following details:

Charity name: St Ives Art School trading as St Ives School of Painting

Registered Address: St Ives School of Painting, Porthmeor Studios, Back Road West, St Ives, TR26 1NG.

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CONTACT USWe would love to know if you plan to leave us a bequest as we would like to thank you. If you would like to talk to us about either making a bequest or supporting something specific, please email Alison Sharkey at alison@schoolofpainting.co.uk or call 01736 797180.

Every gift, however large or small, will make a difference to us. Leaving a bequest is one of the most powerful and effective ways to ensure the School continues to thrive for future generations.

The St Ives School of Painting is a registered charity. For more than 75 years, it has created a welcoming creative space for all. The world may have changed dramatically in those years but the School enjoys a timeless atmosphere. The loyalty of students like you, who appreciate the value of this magical place, ensure we continue to thrive today. We want to ensure that this special place welcomes students for another hundred years of painting and drawing.

Each year we teach and inspire over 2000 people of all ages and abilities. We manage to do this through the support of students from the fees they pay as well as grants and donations. Please help us to continue this work by considering leaving a bequest in your will. A bequest from Alison Holt from Norfolk helped us to house our growing library in a specially commissioned bookcase. Built from salvaged wood rescued during the renovation, it is now a permanent part of Porthmeor Studios for future generations to enjoy. Other bequests have enabled us to improve our studio facilities as well as support projects in the community.

Your bequest will help keep our studios running all year round. It will provide special opportunities for people to take part in the School, like our Young Artists Programme. With your help, we can ensure many others discover and enjoy this special place for many years to come.

FANCY A WEEKEND IN ST IVES?NEW CREATIVE WEEKENDERS

Classes will be small with just eight students working in our studio overlooking Porthmeor beach and the ocean. See our website or call the office for full Creative Weekender programme.

Need to escape London for a creative retreat? You can arrive Saturday morning on the Riviera Express sleeper and on Sunday catch the afternoon train back home.

Every month there will be the opportunity to join us for the weekend starting with: Introduction to Oils March 21-22 or for those looking to push their painting further: Exploring Landscapes in Oils April 18-19.

GENERAL INFORMATION– Day courses start at 10.00am and finish at 4.30pm.

– All materials are included in day courses.

– Overalls are available although we still advise that you wear old clothing.

– The studio is wheelchair accessible with a lift.

– We recommend you bring warm, waterproof clothing and footwear if your course is venturing outside.

– Whilst on a course you receive the member’s discount rate for our drop-in life drawing classes.

– Refreshments are provided throughout the day.

– For a list of ideas on where to stay, please visit the accommodation page on our website.

SKETCH AND STROLLJoin one of our artists on a 3 hr sketching tour of St Ives learning drawing techniques as they tell you about this fascinating art colony. £25

1, 8 April and every Wed from 1 July

SHORT WORKSHOPSDevelop skills or learn something new with our variety of 1 day and half day workshops. £40/£75

2, 9, 10 April and every Thurs and Fri from 2 July

BOOKING INFOPlease use our secure online booking facility at www.schoolofpainting.co.uk or call the office on 01736 797180

LIFE DRAWING CLASSES–DROP-INOur first life drawing class was established nearly30 years ago. Today our tutored figure classes are ideal for those wanting to learn and improve, build a portfolio or for beginners who would like to just have a go.

No need to book – just turn up ten minutes early.Beginners are very welcome.£15 (£8 members or if you are attending a course)

Saturday 10.00–12.30 and 1.30–4.00Taught by our team of specialist tutors each witha different approach and focus.

Wednesday 7.30–9.30pmWorking with short poses from the nude ledby the highly experienced artist Steve Dove.

MEMBERSHIPLife drawing costs just £8/session for members who also benefit from 10% discount on 1 day and half day workshops.

Join us for £30/year and become part of this historic art school and vibrant artist community.

St Ives School of Painting Porthmeor Studios, Back Road West, St Ives, Cornwall TR26 1NG. Tel: 01736 797180 | info@schoolofpainting.co.uk Registered charity no: 1146825 Registered company no: 7871063

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