LilyBoo On Location Watercolour Day with Jennie Boniface
The day will be hosted by one of the LilyBoo team, with the very talented Jennie Boniface leading the art workshop. The day includes refreshments and lunch.
Ideally, we’ll spend the day outdoors working on location ‘en-plain air’ gathering information from architecture, trickling fountains, colourful shrubs and fragrant flowers. By observing light direction, colour, and shape, we’ll create a series of quick, fluid watercolour sketches, embracing mistakes to capture our ‘en plein air’ painting experience. Our finished collection of drawings and paintings represents our visual journey as we capture the landscape’s atmosphere as it changes throughout the day.
In the event of adverse weather, we will use the Craft Studio’s excellent facilities. Creating our sketches and paintings from a selection of photographs and paintings of the venue.
There will be practical advice throughout the day, with both group and personal tuition.
Painting demonstrations including, Sketching, Watercolour techniques, colour mixing and choosing a composition.
Who is the workshop suitable for?
Our On Location Painting Workshop is suitable for anyone who would like to expand their painting experience. If you aspire to paint ‘en plein air’ within an inspiring but private setting, learning in a small, friendly group with an experienced and supportive tutor, come along and join us for our watercolour painting day.
What do you need to bring along?
Sketching pencils
Rubber & pencil sharpener
Sketching with waterproof pens
Sketchbook or paper for sketching
Watercolour paper (various sizes)
Bulldog clips or masking tape
A selection of brushes
Paints – Water-soluble. (preferably a half-pan Winsor & Newton watercolour set)
Permanent white gouache
Some additional art equipment you might like to bring, such as:
Water-soluble pencils
White oil pastel/candle for resist
Soft pastels
Craft knife for the scratching technique
We also recommend you bring sun cream, a hat and probably a waterproof just in case!
LilyBoo will supply blankets to sit on, if you would like to sit, please bring a camping chair. We will also supply boards to lean on, water pots and pallets. Should you wish to bring a portable easel, please feel free.
Who is the workshop is led by?
Jennie holds a B.A (Hons) in Fine Art and P.G.C.E. She has worked as a professional artist for many years, exhibiting in galleries in Cornwall and London. She is an informative and inspiring adult art tutor, and teaches weekly watercolour classes at LilyBoo, Lostwithiel.
She is most inspired by painting on location, enjoying the creativity and spontaneity of working ‘en plein air’. She is passionate about capturing light, colour and time, and primarily works in watercolour, acrylic and mixed media painting and is an avid sketchbook user.
Date: 11th June
Time: 10am to 4pm
Price: £115
For more information and booking, please visit www.LilyBoocornwall.co.uk