Creative Art/Painting holidays

The Grange (Shanklin)

Creative Holidays
1. Friday 25th March - Sunday 27th March 2011 £75.00. Drawing and Painting from the Landscape and Seascape with Kel Portman

Our land and seascape is a major source of inspiration to visual artists, especially on the beautiful Isle of Wight.
Whatever your experience of drawing or painting, the way you see and relate to being visually interested and stimulated is the starting point of the creative process.
Artists of all drawing and painting abilities will be encouraged to express their visual ideas through direct observation and investigation. You will be introduced to alternative ways of viewing and interpreting land and seascapes as well as a wide range of techniques and materials that will enable you to show your ideas in paint, pencil and other media. Throughout the study activity, you will be provided with individual and group advice, feedback and analysis on your progress. Finally you will be invited to produce a body of land and seascape studies that offer your own personal way of seeing, to be shown in an exhibition of work that will be seen on Kel’s website.

Accommodation £50.00 per person per night based on two sharing a double/twin.

2.
Friday 30th September - Sunday 2nd October 2011. £75.00. Photography & Filming with Julian Doyle

Whether you snap with your mobile phone or the latest Nikon D700 develop your photographic skills to a higher level. How to take the telling Photograph or make an interesting Film. Although they require similar skills there is an important difference between the two arts.

Improve your understanding of both so that if you choose to take a photograph your eye is trained and when you take a video you understand how to tell a story.

Accommodation £54.00 per person per night based on two sharing a double/twin.

3. Friday 18th November - Sunday 20th November 201. £75.00. Watercolour Painting and Sketching for Beginners with Michael Gahagan

Particularly suitable for those who have none or little experience in watercolour painting and wish to improve confidence and build their painting and drawing skills. This course will provide participants with an introduction to watercolour painting and sketching through practical exercises in a supportive environment. This will include how to start painting, sketching, composition, using different types of watercolour paint, brushes, colour mixing, washes, tones and textures. The course will take the fear out of watercolour painting and encourage participants to enjoy art, have fun and develop individually.

Accommodation £50.00 per person per night based on two sharing a double/twin.

Please mention Islandbreaks when enquiring.