Atmospheric Seascapes in Oils or Acrylic – Two Day Course with Jenny Aitken
Course Description
Day one will begin with a colour demonstration of sparkling light on water, using Daler Rowney acrylics. Students will then paint a small tonal study in black and white. It’s a great warm-up to the day! You’ll then work on the larger colour painting(s), focusing on colour, brushwork and the variation of tone to achieve a credible sense of light and atmosphere.
Day two will begin with another demo, this time Jenny will paint a stormy sea. Student will then go straight into the colour painting – looking at the structure and reflective nature of waves, still water and foam, and how to achieve the illusion of moving water and light through paint.
Throughout the session Jenny will give individual teaching and advice to students. There will be notes provided, and a variety of photographs to work from. You are also more than welcome to bring your own photos, if you would prefer.
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Ability level
All Levels Welcome
Medium
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Oil Painters:
- 1 no. 10 x 8” and 4 no. 20 x 16” (or any similar sized) canvas boards (if you paint faster/ larger, bring more/ bigger ones.
- Oils: These colours, or similar: Titanium white; Lemon yellow; Cadmium red hue; Purple; Ultramarine; Pthalo blue; Pthalo green; Sap green; Payne’s gray
- Low odour thinner (I recommend zest-it)
- Liquin (or similar to speed up drying and add flow to the paint)
- Brushes: synthetic (soft, not bristle) a medium filbert, a medium flat, a small rigger.
- Large palette
- baby wipes or cloth
- two paint pots (one for thinner, one for liquin)
- Apron/Old shirt
Acrylic Painters:
- 1 no. 10 x 8” and 4 no. 20 x 16” (or any similar sized) canvas boards (if you paint faster/ larger, bring more/ bigger ones.
- Acrylics: (student quality is fine) These colours, or similar: Titanium white; Lemon yellow; Cadmium red hue; Purple; Ultramarine; Pthalo blue; Pthalo green; Sap green; Payne’s gray
- Brushes: a medium filbert, a small rigger, and a medium
- Baby wipes or cloth
- Apron/Old shirt
PROVIDED BY CORNWALL SCHOOL OF ART IF REQUIRED
- Easels
- Drawing boards
- Pencils
- Erasers
- Rulers
- Scissors
- Clips
THE PAINT SHARE
- We can supply Daler-Rowney Georgian Oils or System 3 acrylics for use throughout the course, making it nice and easy to try something new without a big investment.
- Just add a £10 ‘Paint Share’ option to your basket while booking, or at anytime prior to the course.
- If you have not chosen to add a paint share to your booking please ensure you bring all colours listed.
All art materials are available to purchase in the Truro Arts shop, 26 River Street Truro TR1 2SJ, and you will receive a 10% discount on all supplies for the course.
Jenny Aitken
Since graduation in Art & Art History from seaside university Aberstwyth in 1998, she has exhibited all over the UK and won several awards, most recently the Artist Exhibition prize and the Claire Fontaine award in AOTY 2020. She exhibited with the RSMA in 2019, was highly commended in The Artist 2019 and festival choice in the 2019 Buxton Spa prize. Jenny is a regular contributor to The Artist Magazine, and an online tutor, with a series of 22 modules on painting in oils and acrylics. She also produces shorter painting videos on YouTube.
Find Out MoreOur courses usually begin at 10am and end at 4:30pm, with a half an hour lunch break at around 1pm. There will also be brief morning and afternoon breaks, with free tea and coffee available in the kitchen area. At Lunch time you can make things nice and easy by pre-ordering a freshly prepared Coach House Lunch. Alternatively, you’re very welcome to bring along a packed lunch and any other refreshments you like.
On sunny days students and tutors are invited to enjoy breaktimes outside in the leafy courtyard or gardens surrounded by birdsong.
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