Sandrine Maugy
Sandrine Maugy is a member of the Society of Floral Painters and the Society of Botanical Artists. She writes articles for Artists & Illustrators and her book Colours of Nature was published in 2013.
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The extensive walled gardens and orchards at West Dean provide a large harvest, from ornamental gourds to edible vegetables, beautiful fruit and intricate seedheads.
The aims of the course are to:
Your tutor will teach you techniques in sketching, wet-in-wet watercolour painting, dry brush painting, colour mixing, composition, tone and shadows, planning a painting and keeping a sketchbook, and creating volume. She will support you with demonstrations and lectures on the techniques, as well as one-to-one support.
During the course, you will become more familiar with the watercolour painting process, gain theoretical knowledge, as well as practice, be able to paint better looking fruit and vegetables, improve your identification of colours and be able to reproduce them, and produce one or several finished paintings. There will also be a session on Harmonic Shadows, a method by which local colours are used to create shadow colours in harmony with the subject.
At the end of the course, you should be able to take home some sketches and at least one finished painting.
Available from shop: A good variety of art materials, including:
Available from tutor:
Please wear appropriate clothing/aprons for the workshop or studio, this includes stout covered footwear (no sandals or open toes).
Arrival day
Residential students can arrive from 4pm, non-residential students to arrive by 7.15pm for registration. Students arriving earlier are welcome to purchase dinner in the College Dining Room from 6pm.
Students meet their tutor in the Bar at 7.30pm prompt to go to studios.
First Teaching session: 7.30pm - 9pm (attendance is essential)
Daily timetable
Course teaching: 9.15am - 5pm
Morning session: 9.15am - 12.45pm including coffee/tea break
Lunch break: 12.45pm - 2pm*
Afternoon session: 2pm - 5pm including coffee/tea break
Teaching finishes: 5pm
Evening working: students may have access to workshops until 9pm, but only with permission from the tutor and provided any health and safety guidelines are observed.
Departure day
Course teaching: 9.15am - 3pm
Teaching finishes: 3pm
Residential students will need to check out of rooms by 10am. Please note, the tutor may make slight variations to the daily timetable as required.
*Lunch can be purchased on campus, view options
Sandrine Maugy is a member of the Society of Floral Painters and the Society of Botanical Artists. She writes articles for Artists & Illustrators and her book Colours of Nature was published in 2013.
Residential option available. Find out accommodation costs and how to book here.
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