ithell colquhoun abstract landscape paintingKate Southworth

Magical Landscapes

Drawing / Mixed Media / Abstract - Materials included

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Course details

Enter the magical landscapes of West Penwith and the landscape of the soul guided by two inspirational tutors exploring the work of Bryan Wynter, Ithell Colquhuon and Hilma af Klint.

ithell colquhoun abstract lanscapes
Ithell Colquhoun

Explore the techniques and approaches that tap into our subconscious way of working to help you create a more profound link between your internal landscape and the world around you. The inspirational physical and ancient geography on our doorstep in West Penwith will be a rich starting point, helping you over the four days to make connections to your own internal magical landscapes. An ideal course for those looking to deepen their connection to the world around them through making art in a more subconscious way or for those who simply want to work more creatively in the studio. Exercises and techniques developed by the artists Bryan Wynter, Ithell Colquhuon and Hilma af Klint will guide and inspire and equip you with valuable tools long after the course has finished.

Led by two experienced artist tutors with a passion for this subject and approach you will spend time out in the landscape as well as time in the studio. Harness techniques such as automatic drawing, Decalcomania and Parsemage and learn how to work up these exploratory drawings into paintings. Kate and Greg will sensitively lead you on a journey through both the external the internal landscapes that could be a fruitful and highly valuable new way of tapping into your creative soul.

Day to day plan

This is a rough indication of what to expect over the course. However sometimes the structure of the days may alter depending on the nature of the group.

Day 1

Greg will introduce the group to the work of Byan Wynter and Ithell Colquhoun’s work, and influences from Theosophists and The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. The day will cover automatic drawing, colour as emotion. In the afternoon spend time on Porthmeor Beach to explore techniques connected with water and the patterns it can create.

Day 2

A trip to the nearby ancient Rosewall Hill will give you the opportunity to apply techniques covered on day one to this landscape of rock formations and wild moorland. Return to the studio to develop your work further in the afternoon.

Day 3

Kate moves into the internal landscapes using automatic drawing developing these further into watercolour painting. In the afternoon explore the technique of Decalcomania – with discussion and practical exercises to include acrylic, water colour and inks on glass plates and also using two sheets of paper to produce ‘double images’

Day 4

A day for distillation and guidance on considering form and the relationship between the elements as you work up progressively more considered images. A final group discussion will close the four days.

What will I learn?

  1. Techniques inspired by the artists Bryan Wynter, Ithell Colquhuon and Hilma af Klint that can help you work more creatively
  2. Approaches that can deepen our sense of personal connectedness to place
  3. Guidance on how to work up sketches and studies into more finished work

Who would this course suit?

This course would suit artists at any stage in their creative journey. An ideal course for those looking deepen their connection to the world around them through making art in a more subconscious way or for those who simply want to work more creatively in the studio.

Magical Landscapes

Drawing / Mixed Media / Abstract – Materials included

We haven’t scheduled this course yet. Please email us to register your interest for future availability.

Register Interest

Taught by

Greg
Humphries

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I try to connect people to their environment with my art. I started out as a landscape painter, but it was only through undertaking a masters degree in 2009 that I realised the best way to connect people to their environment was to take them into that environment and get them to make the art!

Kate
Southworth

View Kate’s Work

Kate Southworth makes paintings, spells and rituals. Her work engages with magic, alchemy, mysticism and spirituality and indexes the soul painting its own transformation. In addition to solo and two-person shows, her work has appeared in more than 35 group exhibitions including The Order of the Sun and Moon at the College of Psychic Studies, London and Craftivism at Arnolfini, Bristol.

What to Bring

Our studios are fully equipped and we provide you with all the materials you need for your course. However, if you have a favourite set of brushes or any specialist materials that you would prefer to use, please bring them with you.

Timings and Breaks

The first day starts at 10am and finishes at 4.30pm, please aim to arrive ten to fifteen minutes before the start time.

All course days after that start at 9.30am and finish at 4pm and there will be an hour for lunch. There are plenty of nearby places to eat and we will serve tea and coffee at break times during the day.

What our students say

The academic underpinning and contextualisation added to the fantastic facilitation of technique learning and application. All elements of the learning experience where full and well supported.

Sarah M

I was truely amazed at the innovative nature of the teaching. I feel it will greatly enhance my painting in the future.

Elsa

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