The Colour Factory’s Rosie Parmley will share her passion for all things Bloomsbury and the legendary painters Vanessa Bell, Duncan Grant and Roger Fry. In this small and friendly class you will be immersed in all the drawing and painting materials and processes used by the Bloomsbury group. The four day course will start with the historical context and a close look at the work of Cezanne and his influence on the arts of that period. You will be drawing and painting with:- pencils, chalks, charcoal, inks, intense ink blocks and acrylics. Closely looking at the groups paintings and their techniques, Rosie will lead you step by step creating a lovely study from a still life in their style. With one-to-one support from Rosie and lots of demonstrations you will come away with a sketch book full of art and paintings to take home with you.  The course includes all materials, an A3 sketch book and refreshments. All you need to bring is your lunch. Suitable for all abilities.

Day 1               Slide show and introduction at The Cabinet Rooms with coffee and croissants. Looking at drawings by the group, you will be lead through exercises to loosen you up and then engage in recording accurately. Exploring techniques in drawing materials and inks.

Day 2               Working from a Bloomsbury Inspired Still life. Create strong compositions followed by a lesson in colour, colour mixing and painting applications used by the artists.

Day 3               A close look at Cezanne, his influence on the group. We will work form the landscape, to produce colourful studies and paintings.

Day 4               A full day in the studio to finish off paintings and create new paintings with techniques learnt. Lots of one to one guidance on your progress. End the day with a coffee and a chat about week and personal ways forward with your art work.

Please Email rosie for more information hello@rosieparmley.com or phone 07960182906.

Learning to absract from a still life