“Bloomsbury Group” Inspired Summer School with Rosie Parmley
Three/Four Day Drawing & Painting Course
Friday 8th - 10th August, 10-4pm £300pp (three days)
Monday 11th August 10-4pm optional Studio Day £400 pp (four days)
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 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 daily. Suitable for all abilities.
Duncan Grant Still life 1916
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 the infuence of Paul Cezanne. Looking closely at 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 directly for more information hello@rosieparmley.com or phone 07960182906.
The Colour Factor has been the home of Rosie’s courses since 2016. She is a practicing artist who appeared as a contestant on Landscape Artist of the Year in 2021. She will be exhibiting @HandmadeinBritain in Waterperry Gardens in Oxford in June 2025.
Email Rosie for bookings: hello@rosieparmley.com
Follow her on Instagram to see reels from her classes https://www.instagram.com/rosieparmley/