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Cézanne’s work helped change the 19th-century idea of art to the very different world of art in the 20th century.
“Cézanne is the father of us all”
This line attributed to both Matisse and Picasso shows how highly he was regarded by his peers. Since his death artists have turned to the work of Cezanne for inspiration, to learn about colour, light, simplicity, composition, and rhythm. With this workshop you will be in the footsteps of giants of the art world over the last 125 years.
Cezanne’s eye explored the rhythms set up by the interrelationship of solid form in space. He also had a very finely tuned colour sense. Insisting on working directly from the motif in both his landscapes and still-life paintings Cezanne observed everything with analytical intensity.
- Tutor, Sarah Spackman, RBA ROI
- 17th and 18th November 2025
- 10.00 – 16.00
- £320.00/2 day workshop
- Workshop will be at the Mottisfont Village Hall, Mottisfont, Romsey SO51 0LH
- Tea and coffee are available throughout the day. There will be a light lunch included.
- Plenty of parking available
- This workshop would be suitable for students with experience of oil painting and watercolour.
What to expect on “Cezanne, the Logic of Colour’ workshop
Sarah Spackman is an experienced and sought after artist and tutor. There will be demonstrations to help students with the set exercises. Sarah keeps a close eye on everyone, helping where needed, and discussing the work. The class size is restricted.
A light lunch will be included both days. Please advise if you have any dietary requirements.
Using still life set ups, we will explore the use of colour and rhythm in his paintings to see how we can apply that to our own work. We will be working with colours similar to Cezanne’s palette.
The first day we will be using pencil, charcoal and watercolour. The second day we will be oil painting.
Still life objects will be provided. It should be fun!
Materials
The colours in the materials list are those used by Cezanne. Try to follow them if you can. Bring a couple of extra pieces of watercolour paper, and oil paper in case you need them, plus a cover for your paint table, and an overall. The village hall at Mottisfont is a long way from any art shops, so bring everything with you.
The items for the still life exercises will be provided.
Day 1
- Pencils,
- charcoal,
- Watercolour paints: yellow ochre, ultramarine blue, cadmium red
- Watercolour brushes,
- a couple of sheets of watercolour paper,
- sketch pad, or several sheets of A3 drawing paper.
- Jam jar for water.
Day 2
- 1 A3-ish primed board prepared for oil painting, with a spare just in case(!)
- Oil paints, Cezanne palette: Flake White, Cadmium Yellow Light, Naples Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Raw Sienna, Red Ochre, Cadmium Red, Alizarin Crimson, Viridian, Terre Verte, Ultramarine, Cobalt Blue, Prussian Blue
- Oil painting brushes,
- a large palette for mixing,
- plenty of rags
- a bag for rubbish
- a jam jar for solvent( odour free such as zest)
Sarah Spackman RBA ROI
Sarah Spackman is a contemporary figurative artist particularly well known for her still life oil paintings. She works from a studio in Oxford that was once a punt building workshop.
Strength of drawing and the delicate and subtle use of colour are two of the main qualities recognised in her work. Her practise focuses on the principle that good drawing is the basis of good painting, that colour should be used to enhance the organisation and definition of observed space and form. Sarah works in a considered way, with close observation. Her paintings are quiet in their presence but nonetheless powerful and engaging to the viewer. These are paintings that take a close look at things around us, take the object out of the ordinary and make the viewer look again.
“If I see something I like, I wish to tell someone else; this…. is why I paint”
Patrick George 1923-2016
Sarah trained at Byam Shaw School of Art, London and graduated from Camberwell School of Art in 1981. She was elected as a member of the Royal Society of British Artists RBA in 2019, and a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters ROI, in 2022. She is also a member of the Small Paintings Group and the Oxford Art Society. Sarah’s work is in many private collections world wide as well as the collection of the Allied Irish Bank. Her work has also been selected for the Jerwood Drawing Competition , the NEAC, the ROI, the RBA and the Discerning Eye Exhibitions. Sarah exhibits regularly with several galleries throughout the UK.