This course will provide an opportunity to explore landscape painting en plein air.
When, where & how much?
Calderstones Park, Calderstones Road, Liverpool, L18 3JB
Wednesday 5 August, 12 August, 19 August & 26 August, 6pm – 8pm
£75 for a 4 week course
What’s it all about?
Join award winning artist Jacob Gourley in dot-art’s first socially distanced outdoor painting course!
Through a series of quick experimental pieces and more finished works, this landscape painting course will walk you through the process of developing your own unique visual response to the landscape.
Suitable for complete beginners who are new to oil painting as well as those with more experience looking to develop their skills.
A range of safety measures have been introduced to keep everyone as safe and comfortable as possible. Please respect the current social distancing guidelines.
Participant numbers are limited to 6 per course. This will allow everyone to feel comfortable keeping a safe distance working outdoors. Each participant will need to bring their own materials, and will only handle their own work and tools throughout the course.
Programme
The course will cover a range of things including gathering your own reference material, testing out ideas and ultimately walking away with a painting you would be happy to hang on your wall. Although centred around oil painting, the course will involve a variety of media, including charcoal and acrylic paint.
The classes will include a combination of presentations to the group, demonstrations and individual tuition. Suitable for beginners and more experienced artists who wish to develop their skills.
Introduction to Landscape, Composition & Colour
Colour Theory
Gathering Reference Material
Intro to Oil Paint
*Please remember to bring a collection of printed out reference photos, some colour & some monochromatic.
About your tutor
Jacob Gourley is a Liverpool based artist specialising in oil painting. He is an active member of The Royal Standard Studios and has exhibited in a number of group and solo shows. Jacob graduated in Fine Art from the University of Gloucestershire in 2017, having been awarded a month scholarship to study in the British School in Rome during his second year. He also won first prize at the Wirral Society of Arts Open Exhibition in 2019. For the past 18 months, Jacob has turned his skills to teaching oil painting workshops.
Essential materials
You will need to bring some of your own materials for the duration of the course.
- Oil and/or acrylic paints: red, blue, brown, yellow, white
- Suggested: titanium white, lemon yellow, cadmium red, crimson, ultramarine blue, cerulean/coeruleum/prussian/pthalo blue, burnt umber
- White spirit or turpentine
- Paint brushes
- 5 canvas boards/ canvases: anywhere between 8 x 10 inches & 12 x 16 inches
- Pocket sketchbook
Recommended materials
- Portable easel or a pad you can use on your knee
- Paint palette: you can use many things as a palette, plate, cardboard etc.
- Box or cardboard to carry painting home in
- Portable chair
Please note
A large shopping bag is ideal for transporting materials around the park.
Unfortunately there will be NO access to any indoor / toilet facilities throughout this course.
Booking
There are a maximum of 6 places available on each session, so early booking is essential.
To avoid a booking fee and pay by card, cheque or cash, please contact dot-art Services directly on 0345 017 6660. Alternatively, you can book your ticket here via Eventbrite, were a small booking fee will be charged.
