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EXPLORE
Using Mixed Media
to Create a Picture
Experiment with mixed media
as part of this day-long workshop
(29 April) run by artist Amanda
Hoskin in the cosy mezzanine of
the Truro Arts Company, Cornwall.
Beginning with a demonstration
from Amanda, you’ll then have
chance to combine oils,
watercolours, inks and charcoal
with layers of collage.
http://www.truroartscompany.co.uk9
ESCAPE
Drawing and
Painting on Kintyre
This week-long residential painting
course (28 April to 4 May) promises
to help you develop a new way
of seeing. Artist Fiona Macrae will
explain how to capture the colour,
texture, light and form of the
landscape on the remote
Scottish peninsula.
http://www.wildatartscotland.com3
ENTER
The Grosvenor Museum’s
13th Open Art Exhibition
Chester’s premier gallery is offering
thechancetowinashareof
£1,850 prize money. Hand-in days
forartworksare26-27Aprilwith
entryformsavailabletodownload
from the website.
http://www.westcheshiremuseums.co.uk5
PAINT
Buxton Spa Prize 2019
This competition challenges you to
capture the historic Derbyshire town of
Buxton en plein air between 3 May and
22 June. Painting locations are drawn by
ballotandtheopencategoryhasafirst
prizeof£5,000.Signuptotakeparton
thewebsitefrom1Aprilonwards.
http://www.buxtonspaprize.co.uk4
SUBMIT
TheNaturalEye
If you’ve created an
animal portrait bursting with life,
the Society of Wildlife Artists wants
to see it. Submissions open on
29Aprilfortheannualexhibition
(24Octoberto3November)with
a£2,000TerravestaPrizeupfor
grabsforthebestworkexhibited.
Allworkmustbesubmittedonline
by noon on 26 July.
http://www.swla.co.uk6
READ
Colour–AVisualHistory
Learnabouthownew
pigments were
discovered in this new
bookfromarthistorian
Dr Alexandra Loske and
the Tate. Bringing
together formative
charts,wheelsand
rare documentary
images,itwillinspire
you to consider
colour not as a
collection of paints
but as an active part
of art history.
http://www.octopusbooks.co.uk7
PRINT
Monoprinting from
the Human Figure
Try your hand at capturing the
human figure in mono print on
this one-day workshop with tutor
Steve Dixon (13 April).
Based in the Pegasus Art Studio
in Stroud, you’ll learn how to
effectively capture light and
atmosphere using pioneering
techniques used by Edgar Degas
in the late 19th century.
http://www.pegasusart.co.uk2
DRINK
Van Gogh’s Britain
& The Green Fairy
To celebrate the opening of Tate’s
exhibition, Van Gogh and Britain,
this Artscapes event (3 April) at
Library on St Martin’s Lane in
London will guide you through the
life and libations of the great artist.
The menu includes the infamous
‘Green Fairy’ – the affectionate
name given to absinthe.
http://www.lib-rary.comALEX KELLYCARRY AKROYDSTEVE DIXONdon’t
miss!
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