With a sketchbook in hand we will begin in Edinburgh and travel through the Scottish Borders to the English Lake District. We will capture the landscapes and collect the lines and shapes in graphite, charcoal, pastel, watercolor and gouache. We will create a concertina sketchbook and smaller sketchbook to collect thumbnail sketches.
As we travel through Scotland and England you will collect a vocabulary of mark making, shapes and lines that will help you break down what you see with ease. Whether we are quickly painting a field, rolling hills, an old chapel, florals or the skies above you will be present in the sweetest way with your surroundings and your creativity.
- How to travel with minimal supplies
- How to create a makeshift studio when you travel
- What I have learned about myself while creating and traveling
- Create a concertina sketchbook
- Create a mini sketchbook
- Create a vocabulary of mark making so you won’t get stuck
- Work on paper/vellum/raw canvas
- Work in watercolor/ gouache/graphite/ink/charcoal/
colored pencil/china marker - Learn how to break down a large landscape
- Create abstract studies and landscapes
- Explore the beauty and freedom of being inspired by the same lines and shapes again and again
- Be inspired by and use some of the techniques and practices of JMW Turner
