First, you should definitely check out Colin's instagram @woodwardswatercolours!
Colin and I our ink and watercolour artists - with as many contrasts as we have similarities.
Colin calls his process painting, and I call my process sketching.
Colin mixes intuitively and realistically with his paints, I splash and splosh and am guided by the watercolours more than the scene sometimes.
Colin has an enviable neatness and clarity to his colours, I revel in taking risks and hoping for the best.
Neither of us are portrait painters, but I love adding abstracted people in, whilst Colin prefers scenes that celebrate the scene itself.
But we both have exactly the same love of architecture, landscapes and, more importantly, the same philosophy on creating - that it should be fun, full of forgiveness and part of journey of discovery not a rush to perfection.
The aim for the weekend is to help you develop your style - we will lead you through a series of guided workshops, both inside and outside. Discussing the principles that are common and fundamental to sketching architecture and landscapes in both ink and watercolour, but also how, why and when to break the rules.
Breaking the rules, after all, is how we develop our own styles - and is why Colin and I visually differ so much, when in fact we are so alike in our mindsets.
It would be amazing to see what was produced over the weekend and beyond - pop a couple of your sketches in the comments here if you're feeling it :)
We need 15 sketchers to make this weekend viable, if by May 8th we have not reached this number of participants you will receive a full refund.
If you sign up prior to May 8th (inclusive), then cancellations are fully refundable within 14 days. After 14 days no refunds are guaranteed, but a 50% refund may be provided if we are able to fill your place. Bookings and cancellations after May 8th will not be refundable.
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Inclusions and Exclusions
Included in your payment is hire of a venue for the weekend for all indoor sketching, tuition from Colin and Toby for all timetabled activities, tea, coffee and biscuits at our sketching centre. We will also provide plenty of water for sketching with whilst indoors, and pots for your water.
Excluded are accommodation, meals, drinks outside of our sketching venue, and sketching materials. More details about these are above.
We have decided not to provide these as part of the course fees to ensure that the weekend is as accessible and affordable as you would like it to be, allowing you to book the accommodation that you feel most comfortable with, and to join us for a meal if you wish, or to have a break from the busyness if you prefer.
Accessibility
We are waiting to hear back from the venue about their accessibility arrangements - if you wish to join, but require an accessible venue to confirm please contact us. We will hold a place for you until we can confirm that the venue is suitable for your requirements.