Drawing and Paining on location Courses.

I've just started to have a look at a few dates on which to run my drawing and painting on location courses again this year and these two will be the first two dates.   I'll post some more dates for the rest of June and July soon.  Please let me know if there are any particular locations you'd like us to visit.


Monday 3rd June  1.30pm - 4.30pm Priory Park - Meet by the bandstand

Friday 21st June 9.30am - 12.30pm Hadleigh Castle - Meet by the  Castle

Cost £7 for 2hrs and £10 for 3 hrs.

Please bring along a hat and  warm clothes, sun  protection,  a stool or collapsible chair to sit on and your favorite sketching or painting medium.

Sketching and working on location.

Here's a few links to a few interesting sites if you're into drawing on location:

http://www.urbansketchers.org/


http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/a/constable_sketchbook/

I've just read this article about art scams which is of interest.

http://www.artistsandillustrators.co.uk/how-to/marketing-your-art/466/art-email-scams-how-to-protect-yourself-online

Painting Portraits

Here's a few links to some portrait sites.


http://www.therp.co.uk/rp-artists/our-artists/

http://www.npg.org.uk/

Materials and Suppliers

Here's some of my recommendations for suppliers that I've found both in and arround the southend area and also online stores.

The Strand Gallery - Southchurch road has a good range of art materials and framing supplies. A helpful shop that a discount for students.

Art Shop - Berrys Arcade Rayleigh - a small convenient store in Rayleigh

Laurance Mathews - Stocks a wide range of art materials.

Here's a few of the online store I use on a fairly regular basis:

Jacksons - Stock a wide range of art materials availible at discount prices including their own line of paints - free postage if you spend over a certain amount. approx £39
http://www.jacksonsart.com/

Great Art - http://www.greatart.co.uk/index.html

Chromos - http://www.chromosart.co.uk/

Seawhite - http://www.artesaver.co.uk/

Rosemary Brushes - http://www.rosemaryandco.com/

Artifolk - http://www.artifolk.co.uk/index.htm

Here's some recomendations from Jennie Sendall

http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=bc4eb95244ace3a4a25c8267a&id=cd72280fb2&e=7976adab29

Over the summer months this year I will be running drawing and painting sessions at various locations on Friday mornings starting at 10 am.

10^th August - Belfairs Woods - Meet by the cafe
17^th August - Cliff’s Pavilion gardens - meet by the pavilion main entrance
24^th August - Old Leigh Town - Meet by Osbournes / Crooked Billet pub
31^st August - Priory Park- Meet by the bandstand.
7^th September - Battlesbridge - Meet by the Antique and craft centre
14^th September - Hockley Woods - meet in the car park

21st September - Thorpe Bay / Shoebury beach huts and sea shore. Meet by ...

Our  first session was on the 22nd July at Chalkwell park and we had a couple of brave souls who turned up and braved the wind and rain.   The next week we had a very successful session at Hadleigh Castle.  I've  then taken a break for a few weeks and we're back next week on Friday at Belfairs Woods.  Sessions are £7 for 2hrs or £10 for 3hrs. I will do my best to run every session weather permitting. booking isn't really necessary but you want to let me know that's fine and then if I do have to cancel because of the weather I can let you know.    If there is sufficient interest I'm happy to organise a few sessions on other days?