Joan Eardley, The Sea

Joan Eardley- A Painter's Painter

Mixed Media / Abstract / Beginners / Landscape

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Join artist Jill Eisele as she takes us with her on an artists journey to Joan Eardley’s Catterline on the wild east coast of Scotland. Explore how Eardley continues to inspire painters today.

Winter Day, Catterline, c.1957-60, oil on calico, laid on board.
Private collection. ©Joan Eardley Estate

As part of International Women’s Day we are celebrating women artists that inspire us at St Ives School of Painting. Our books on Eardley in our library here in Porthmeor Studios are well used. Tutors will often point students towards her work for inspiration. Her depiction of wild seas and expressive landscapes and her deep connection to place resonate with us here in Cornwall.

In this one hour webinar tutor Jill Eisele will take us through her pilgrimage to visit the studio of Eardley at Catterline on the east coast of Scotland. She explores how Eardley’s work has inspired her and shares with you approaches and techniques ranging from Eardley’s bold mark making to her insights into abstracting the landscape.

You can watch the session live or later. We record it so we can let you revisit the session to refresh your memory for up to two weeks after.

This year is the centenary of Eardley’s birth. You can find out more about her life and the centenary celebrations on the website joaneardley.com.

To join the International Women’s Day conversation you can share your work in response to the session using the tags #IWD2021. We will also be looking out for work tagged #SchoolofPainting and #WomenArtistsInspire

  • Audrey Walker’s photograph Eardley painting facing the sea on the shore at Catterline, 1950s
  • Catterline sketch by Jill Eisele
  • The coast by Catterline by Jill Eisele

Taught by

Jill
Eisele

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My practice begins with drawing, often taking me to wild and wonderful parts of Cornwall, capturing fleeting moments where light and colour create atmosphere and expression. These underpin my largely figurative paintings, which convey a sense of incompleteness; of place and mystery.

What to Bring

You don’t need to join in with the live session if you would prefer to watch and review later. If you would like to do the homework you can do experiments using whatever you have to hand.

You will need access to the internet and ideally a PC, Smart TV, laptop or a tablet with audio. Phones are not really suitable to watch a webinar on as the presenter will be hard to see when they share their screen with you. But we will be sending you a recording of the session so you can revisit it as many times as you like for up to two weeks after.

Timings and Breaks

We will start at 5pm and work for 1 hour. You can pose questions to the artist using the chat function.

We will be sending you a recording of the session so you can revisit as often as you like for up to two weeks after broadcast.

How does an online session work?

Once you have booked a session, you will receive a link on the morning of the broadcast. All you need to do is follow the link. You will also be invited to join our Facebook Alumni group so you can share your discoveries with our community of fellow students from around the world.

Who would this course suit?

A great session if you would like to learn more about Joan Eardley from an artist’s perspective. Learn more about the process she used around abstraction and mark making that you can use to inform your own practice.

FAQs

What our students say

Jill is a great tutor, easy to connect with and with excellent demonstrations.

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