Get out and about in Salisbury with your Sketchbook and Jutta Gloeckner. Plein air painting, catching things as they happen, is one of the great thrills of painting.
Join Jutta Gloeckner to discover pathways through Salisbury. Walking where many have walked before, you will feel the excitement that has inspired others. The tranquil, awe inspiring cathedral close was a favourite of Constable, with water meadows, and trees surrounding the main buildings. Waterways of all kinds weave their way through parks, beside, roads and behind houses.
Beyond the ecclesiastical centre is a large, thriving market square with fresh produce, flowers, cafes and wandering shoppers. There are narrow waterways, mills, and rivers with wildlife, next to multi-story carparks and medieval shopping rows. At every turn there is something of interest..
You will meet at the cafe in the Cathedral Refectory to start the day, with Jutta setting the timetable. You will be looking for interesting compositions, and unusual pathways. Jutta is an experienced teacher and artist and will help guide you through every step of the way.
On day 1 you will be making a series of drawings in your sketchbooks, exploring different views and ideas. This will include thinking about the different sorts of paths, views through trees, bridges and arches. The aim is to catch a glimpse of something special. You will also conduct colour studies. By the end of the afternoon, you will work towards a more finished piece.
By the end of day 2, you will have well thought out sketches. You will also learn how to find interesting angles and compositions. Some of these sketches will have inspired you towards a more in-depth study.
Jutta will encourage you to have confidence in yourself, and what you want to do. Everyone finds excitement in different views.
As ever, the weather in July will have to be taken into consideration on the day. If there is torrential non-stop rain there are places to draw under cover from trees, and various shelters. If that is the case then we will accommodate this on the day. Equally, it should be sunny with a need to shelter from the heat. Jutta will tell you the plan over coffee at the cafe.
Materials
This workshop starts with a sketchbook, sketching ideas and compositions and taking these forward with paint or pastel. Please bring whatever paint you are most confident using.
Sketchbook
Sketching materials such as charcoal, soft pencils, marker pens, water soluble crayons, pastels. Please bring sketching materials you are most comfortable using. Don’t forget erasers and something to sharpen your pencils. And a container for water if necessary.
Oils or Acrylic paints, Please bring a range of colours. If you would like more direction about which colours please ask. There are no art shops other than WHSmiths and The Works in Salisbury so it is important you bring your materials with you.
In addition to the paints you will need appropriate paper/board or canvas, brushes, solvents/water, rags, palettes, palette knife, bag for rubbish, apron, jars for solvent/water/brushes.
If you have a pochard box or portable plein air easel you will find this useful
Not part of the materials list but we recommend you bring suitable clothing. July weather can be variable, either too hot, or not hot enough.
About Jutta Gloeckner
I am an artist and art teacher working in London, England.
I studied at the Slade School of Fine Art, London and the Art Akademie in Dusseldorf, Germany.
I’ve taught on the Foundation Course at the Byam Shaw School of Art and am currently teaching advanced classes in adult education at the Richmond Adult Community College and the MacBeth Centre in West London. I have shown my work in London, Germany, and USA.
My work centres on natural environments, and the man-made in a simplified form verging on the abstract.
In my teaching, I try to familiarise myself with each student’s work and aim to help them develop and discover their individual style using their preferred media. I avoid a prescriptive style of teaching and I prefer to encourage and nurture personal enthusiasms. I will demonstrate and even correct students’ if they seem to need it.
