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Thinking Allowed
This is the first in a series of free live and interactive webinars where we invite artists to grapple with some of the key burning questions for artists. Is Competition Good for Creativity? Discussion led by Alice Mumford Picasso and Braque forged a relationship that was part intimate friendship, part rivalry. The two artists were…
See + Do
Restaurants & Beaches
With its rocky outcrops and golden crescents, St Ives’ peninsula is awash with beach options that rival any in the world, with world class surfing, powdery white sands, crystal water. Plus: some of the finest restaurants and cafés in Cornwall are just a stone’s throw away. Eating in St Ives Nestled in the town’s historic…
How to Paint a Landscape
As seen in… How to paint landscapes, according to 3 landscape artists Words by Katie Avis-Riordan • Landscape artists reveal their top tips on how to paint a landscape painting for beginners. • Find out how to paint landscapes using the recommended materials and techniques. • Discover how to get inspired by the beautiful landscapes around…
Barbara Hepworth’s St Ives: A Tour of the Inspirational Town
As seen in… Words by Jonathan Lorie As a major exhibition of the British sculptor opened, Jonathan Lorie traveled to St Ives, the town that inspired Barbara Hepworth, to feel its draw for himself. “Are you OK to get a bit mucky?” asks the drawing teacher as he hands me a stick of charcoal on…
Films
A view of the studios from the air
Take a look at our setting right on Porthmeor beach With thanks to Chris Webber for the photography and Erland Cooper for the music
Bonnard The Revolutionary – Alice Mumford
Join Alice in our studio, as she takes her students on a gallop through the history of art, to demonstrate what a revolutionary Bonnard was. PART 1 PART 2 PART 3
St Ives Past & Present
A collection of films regarding St Ives School of Painting and the importance of St Ives and Porthmeor Studios as an artists’ colony. ST IVES IN THE PAST A glimpse into St Ives and the St Ives School of Painting originally established here in 1938 by Leonard Fuller. Have fun spotting the same buildings that…
Tips + Techniques
How to Create a Colour Beginning
As seen in… A Fresh Start JMW Turner expert Hilary Gibson reveals how ‘colour beginnings’ formed the basis of the artist’s greatest oil paintings and shows you how to create one at home. During my career as an illustrator and art tutor, JMW Turner’s draughtsmanship and ‘colour beginnings’ have been a constant joy and inspiration….
Mastering The Art of Keeping it Simple
As seen in… Artist tutors Liz Luckwell and Marion Taylor share their insights to achieving modernist minimalism in a modern time frame. Harness the powerful abstract potential of the still life, inspired by modernist icons William Scott and Ben Nicholson. “The art of art, the glory of expression, is simplicity,” once quipped the great American…
