Experienced tutor and Arborealist Fiona McIntyre ARE will guide you in a comprehensive course learning the art of drawing nature’s objects up close and personal.

During this 12 week course you will be drawing/painting with natural materials, some foraged, some made during the class such as watercolour paints, some bought from specialist suppliers. All dry or water based and focusing on small natural exquisite items collected from nature such as stones, leaves, flowers, mushrooms, fungus etc, drawn/painted with a delicate palette of handmade watercolour paints and natural dry drawing materials such as charcoal, graphite, lump pigments. 

 This could evolve into some very interesting works using lighting to create shadows and repetition of objects to build a delicate story.

MEET YOUR TUTOR

Fiona McIntyre was born in Kenya and brought up in Ireland and England. She is an experienced artist, tutor and speaker focusing on art/ecology/landscape and trees. As a tutor she believes passionately in the importance of drawing and understanding principles of colour and intuitive expression.

After graduating from Edinburgh College of Art with a BA Hons in Drawing and Painting she moved to Sweden for seven years to learn the language and practice at studios in Malmo, and studied printmaking at Grafiskskolan Forum under the influential Surrealist artist Bertil Lundberg. Her education culminated in an MA at Winchester School of Art studios in Barcelona.

Tutor: Fiona McIntyre
Date & Time: Thursdays, 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Venue: Brush Studio, New Brewery Arts
PRICE: £340.00 (£0.00 VAT)

12-weeks

First Class: Thursday 9th January
No Class: Thursday 20th February
Last Class: Thursday 3rd April

Please note that this workshop is for those aged 18 and over.

You are welcome to bring a lidded bottle of water with you but we kindly ask that you do not bring food into the studio.

Refreshments are available at our on-site café Blend until 4pm.

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Who is this course for?

All levels of ability are welcome as we will cover the basics and then become more experimental.

What you will need:

• You will be supplied with brushes but if you wish to bring your own then please supply size 6, 8 and 10

• Please bring an apron or wear clothes you are happy to paint in.

• You may go outside for your class, please wear appropriate footwear and bring a chair. You will be informed ahead of the class if you will be outside.

Please take all work home by the end of your course.