Tag: hampshire art

Trees – Portrait or Symbol?

April 26, 2024 By kate measham

Poets, writers, and artists of all sorts have been inspired by trees. Their majesty, age, embrace, rise and fall with seasons, the bleakness of a dying tree and the wonder of new growth have inspired people in a variety of ways. This course offers a fresh look, exploring different approaches with reference to creative giants over a great spread of time.
If you have followed any of our ‘On the Shoulders of Giants’ workshops you may recognise a similarity – instead of working from one artist we are examining one theme.

Sculpture, Life Size Portrait in Clay, with Alan Clarke

December 17, 2023 By kate measham

Alan Clarke, an award-winning sculptor, is teaching a three-day workshop on sculpting life size portraits in clay, taking place from March 4th to 6th, 2024. Suitable for all skill levels, the workshop will be held at Mottisfont Village Hall and costs £360 per course, with materials, equipment, as well as tea, coffee, and a light lunch included. Participants will not only learn from Clarke’s philosophies and techniques but will also have a completed sculpture by the end of the course.

Mottisfont, Landscape and Abstraction

October 20, 2023 By kate measham

Michael Weller, a seasoned tutor, will guide a two-day oil painting course at Mottisfont Abbey, Hampshire, focusing on landscapes and abstraction. The setting, a neo-classical home surrounded by gardens, woodlands, and farmland, provides an enticing backdrop. The workshop takes place on the 27th and 28th of November, 2023, costing £215, with the first day being a fieldwork day and the second painting from studio. Experience in drawing is beneficial, but all levels are welcomed.