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For many artists, the real subject of painting is light and colour. These two interlinked elements create the mood, space and form within a pictorial world. Mostly, this has been seen as a daytime practice, with the direct or ambient sunlight modelling highlights and shadows. However, there is an alternative nocturnal approach, which has fascinated artists such as Domenichino, Salvator Rosa, J M W Turner, Atkinson Grimshaw, Pierre Bonnard, Paul Nash and Paul Klee. For example, the lunar light of a full moon utterly transforms the usual perception of chromatics, and produces strange, unexpected relationships between tone and hues. Nocturnal light is obviously slight when compared to daytime lux levels but, as the pupils adjust, the imagination steps in to generate new sensations and interpretations, which radically liberate mark-making and colour sensibility.
During this course, you will explore working with the margins of daylight at dawn and dusk, as well as what it means to work in full darkness or by candlelight. There will be sessions reworking nightscapes from memory the following day. This is, in every way, an adventurous and experimental course that aims to produce extraordinary works of power and subtlety, ideal for people who want to find a new and unexpected side to their creativity.
You will be looking at specific aspects of colour theory, tonality and mark-making. The timetable for the course will be highly unusual, so it is unlikely that you will eat breakfast or dinner at routine times. There will be a rest period during each day to compensate for our extended sessions in the evenings and early mornings.
Please bring warm, wet weather clothes and boots/waterproof shoes, hat and fingerless gloves, as it is cold at this time of year.
Black paper, oil pastels (gold, silver, bronze, copper and black), a set of metallic pencils, gold and silver marker pens
Please bring:
A good variety of art and craft materials are available to buy in the Gardens Gatehouse Shop.
Please wear appropriate clothing/aprons for the workshop or studio. This includes stout covered footwear, i.e. no open-toes or sandals, and safety boots, if specified.
Arrival Day - Sunday
7.30pm - First teaching session after dinner
Monday
6.00am-7.30am Drawing
2pm-5pm Afternoon class
7.30-9.30pm Night drawing
Tuesday
6.00am-7.30am Drawing
2pm-5pm Afternoon class
7.30pm-9.30pm Night drawing
Departure Day - Wednesday
5.30am-7.30am Drawing
2pm-3pm Final review of coursework and individual directions. This is a very important session
3pm Class finishes. Please vacate workshop by 3:30.
Mark Cazalet is a contemporary British artist based in London. He has had an eclectic training which has influenced his broad range of media and working processes. He is particularly interested in colour and markmaking which he has explored in glass, textile, printed books, murals and traditional materials.
Residential option available. Find out accommodation costs and how to book here.
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