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Learn how to draw and paint the indigenous Cornish Spring flora with our studio course Painting Flora by the Sea 🌺

Tutor and a Fellow of the Society of Botanical Artists, @hilaryjeangibson.illustrator will guide you through this 3-day course where you will use a limited colour palette and explore mixing the various hues and harmonies found in the plants and colours of the sea.

Find out more via the link in our bio!

📅 24-26 May
📍 St Ives, Cornwall
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Translated literally as ‘creative prints’, sosaku hanga emphasises the artists need for autonomous self-expression in drawing, carving and designing of prints.

Japanese Woodblock Printing, led by @adrianholmeswoodblock is a unique opportunity to learn about the sosaku hanga movement, and how to compose, carve and print your own designs using authentic Japanese tools and paper.

Read more about the course via the link in our bio.

#woodblock #woodblockprint #sosakuhanga #stives #stivescornwall #stivesschoolofpainting
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Celebrate the incredible light and perspective that Cornwall has to offer, with our studio course `Illuminating Landscapes`.

Explore how to capture the mood or atmosphere of a place, and work between landscape and abstraction on this experimental course with @alexyarlett

Find the link in our bio or in our story to read more!

📅 3-5 June
📍 St Ives, Cornwall
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A taster of what’s coming up in April… ✨

We have 11 carefully curated studio courses, each offering unique insights and viewpoints from our fantastic tutors. Subjects featured next month include landscape, abstract, figure and still-life.

Browse the courses on our website!

#artcourses #painting #paintingcornwall #stivesschoolofpainting #stives
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Join @greghumphriesart and immerse yourself in the West Cornwall landscape this April 🥾

Find out more about this studio course via the link in our bio!

#landscape #landscapepainter #art #painting #stivesschoolofpainting #stives #cornwall #cornwallcoast
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Introducing a brand new 10-part online course:
Unpicking Paintings with @alicemumford 🎨

Find out more via the link in our bio ✨

Over 10 weeks, explore the key elements of composition, such as how we navigate or enter and exit a painting, as Alice shares the ideas that she uses in her own painting practice to solve problems and resolve a painting - ultimately teaching you to become a better ‘looker’ and a better ‘painter’.

#alicemumford #composition #painting #art #cornwall #stives
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Did you know that we offer Life Drawing sessions online?✏️

Once a month, one of our professional tutors hosts a 2-hour session, broadcast live from our studios in St Ives, with a clothed professional model.

This month @camilladixon1968 will be focusing on colour blocking for movement and pose. Learn about form, proportion and composition by sketching the clothed figure in a variety of short and long poses.

Our online life drawing sessions are suitable for any level of experience, and serve as a bridge between observation and creative expression.

📆 Next Online Session: 30 March, 10.30-12.30
Link to book is in our bio!
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Creative Journaling for Artists 🔔Reminder🔔

If you’ve already purchased our webinar series with @lauramenziesart your next session is coming up on Saturday!

This week we’ll be looking at the Exploration of Place; exploring the items you’ve gathered from a meaningful place and incorporating them into your creative journals through processes such as printing and stencilling.

If you would like to join, there’s still time to catch up on the first webinar, you can purchase the series via the link in our bio!
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In the studio: Contemporary Landscape Painting with @victoriagillowart 🎨

During this illuminating studio course, Cornish painter, Victoria Gillow will help you to playfully engage in your own creativity and enable a deeply personal response to the stunning St Ives coastline.

Embark on a journey, working en plein air with varied drawn mediums, before heading back to the studios, overlooking Porthmeor Beach, to upscale and paint.

1-3 April | St Ives, Cornwall
Find out more via the link in our bio!

🖼️ by Victoria Gillow
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✎ Saturday Life Live - Colour Blocking For Movement & Pose

Join us online at our next life drawing class for two hours of drawing and painting the figure, with guided exercises from our expert tutor.

The upcoming class in March, led by Camilla Dixon, will explore form, proportion and composition by sketching the clothed figure in a variety of short and long poses.

Sign up for the live class on 30 March and re-watch on demand for the following 60 days.
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NEW - Online Course 💻

Still Life: Colour & Composition

We welcome @marthaholmes_studio back this April, as we dive deeper into her methods for extracting the shapes and colours of a still life set up, exploring how to compose and paint a successful oil painting.

Join us for this captivating two-part webinar series, broadcast live from our studios in St Ives. Available to book now.

Follow the link in our bio or call us on 01736 797 180.

📸 @tobybutlerphoto
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If you’re looking for a way to start sharing your art and your artistic process with your followers, our brand new webinar explores ways of sharing your journey in a visually stimulating way, tips on increasing your exposure, and how to find your online voice.

Broadcast from her studio in Brighton, award winning artist Faye Bridgwater will guide you through the webinar.

Watch on demand for up to 60 days after your purchase.

Link in our bio to purchase!
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Last Chance 🛎️

Learn to create paintings that don’t just decorate, but captivate.

Bring vibrancy and focus into your practice with our studio course, Hidden Landscapes, led by @andrew.barrowman

Experiment with alternative materials to capture strong lines, subtle flickers of light and vibrant tone - and gain insight into various oil painting techniques which bring depth and luminosity to your compositions.

Date: 1-3 March
Location: St Ives, Cornwall
Link in bio.

🖼️ by Andrew Barrowman
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Join artist, Nina Squire, in a small group as you explore both traditional and contemporary approaches to pastel painting.

Delve into the distinctive characteristics of these pigments and discover ways of creating texture, and how to layer colours, to create your own dynamic seascapes 🌊

Sign up via the link in our bio!
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Outi Pieski Launch at Tate St Ives 🎉

From today, you can see Sámi visual artist Outi Pieski`s exploration of identity, culture and environment, in her first large-scale exhibition in the UK.

Running from 10 Feb - 6 May at @tatestives, you can discover the Finland-based artist`s exploration of several themes, including the culture and identity of the Sámi people.

The show also raises important questions around ancestral return, indigenous people’s rights, and the relationship between humans, animals and nature.

📷 Outi Pieski. Photo by Heikki Tuuli.
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WEBINAR EXCLUSIVE 💻

On 23 Feb, we are very excited to be live streaming from the studio of Brighton based artist, @faye_bridgwater who is going to be sharing her knowledge around using Instagram to tell the artist’s story.

With Faye’s guidance, you’ll explore how sharing your journey online with your followers can help the artistic process, as well as learning:

◽ Ways of building confidence in using Instagram.
◽ Ways of using Instagram to find your voice online.
◽ How to use social media as an archive.
◽ How to create content ideas for your own account.

Find the link in our bio to sign up today!
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🌊Dive into the wonderful world of pastel seascapes🌊

Guided by Nina Squire, this three day course will draw inspiration from the awe-inspiring St Ives coastline and help you discover unique techniques that are possible when painting with soft pastels.

Learn how to create texture and how to layer colours to make your very own dynamic seascapes.

PLUS, you will each be presented with a bespoke set of 16 handmade Unison Colour pastels that have been especially curated for the workshop by Nina, only available to St Ives School of Painting!

Book your place via the link in our bio: Pastel Painting with Nina Squire.

Artwork: Nina Squire @thepastelartist
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Did you catch @andrew.barrowman on Sky Arts yesterday evening? 📺

It was great to see him on the big screen as his heat for Landscape Artist of the Year aired for the first time.

If you were inspired, we still have a limited amount of places remaining for Andrew`s final 2024 studio course, `Hidden Landscapes`.

Don`t miss your chance to book your place! Link in bio.
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This is your sign to book a life drawing class 🔮

Just a quick reminder that our weekly life drawing classes take place every Thursday and Saturday!

Suitable for beginners and practised life-drawers, it`s a perfect way to meet new people and learn new skills.

Link to book a session is in our bio.
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