Brian Smith Workshop
Loosen up Without Losing Control
Saturday 19th September
10am - 4pm
Shottery Memorial Hall Art Studio
This workshop is for members only.
You can become a member and purchase courses in our store.
Are you ready to make your watercolours loose and dynamic? Brian Smith will show you how! Last year, Brian did an amazing demonstration and then Workshop for us. We are delighted to see him back again.
You will produce 6-8 images of varying sizes on 15”x20” sheet plus one or two larger paintings. Each artist needs to bring one personal photograph that they would like to work from.
The workshop will consist of a selection of exercises:
• Brain Before Brush
• 15 Minute Exercises
• Collective Shapes
• Tone or Colour
• Focus and Form
• Don’t be Afraid to Fail
Materials required:
Options to choose from which you may find useful, not obligatory, just bring what you normally use.
Paper: Saunders Waterford or Arches, 300gms 140lbs minimum. NOT and Hot Press
Paints:(preferably tubes)
Yellow Ochre
Aureolin
Burnt Sienna
French Ultra Marine
Cobalt Blue
Light Turquoise
Ceruleum
Alizarin Crimson
Cadmium Red
Burnt Umber
Raw Umber
Windsor Violet
Indigo
Brown Madder
Indian Yellow
Neutral Tint
Lavender
Brushes: (preferably round)
5,6,8,10, hakes or flats, 1 large
Sundries:
Self adhesive framers tape, soft pencils 3b, 4b, plastic rubber, atomiser bottle, old blunt butter knife (or similar), water container, paper tissues, Dr. Martins bleed proof white paint, scotch magic tape.