Sketching Summer with Pen and Wash
Tutor: Jonathan NeweyCourse Code: 2325-02
Summary
"Sketching Summer with Pen and Watercolour" is a two-day course perfect for both beginners and experienced artists. Participants will explore the vibrant beauty of summer landscapes, capturing scenes with expressive pen lines and soft watercolour washes. Through guided exercises and live demonstrations, students will enhance their sketching techniques and learn to balance detail with fluidity. This creative journey offers a relaxing yet enriching way to celebrate the season's colours and atmosphere. Ideal for beginners and students with some knowledge.
Description
This is a two day course that will show you how to sketch summer landscapes with pen and watercolour wash. You will be shown how to combine waterproof ink pen with painting with a watercolour wash to sketch trees, skies and buildings in the landscape. Using demonstrations and working from photographs supplied by the tutor, you will be shown how each technique can be achieved. The course will be run in a friendly and relaxed manner and is an ideal way of moving on to other subjects where the combination of pen and wash can be used.
Please bring with you
1 x disposable waterproof black pigment ink fibre tip pen size 0.2, 0.3, or 0.4 (Pilot DR, Edding Profipen or similar)
1 x pad of 'Not' surface watercolour paper 140lb/300gsm 'Not' refers to the surface texture of the paper and is also known as CP (cold pressed) or Bockingford. At least A4 in size (or equivalent)
1 x size 10 or 12 round watercolour brush.
1 x size 2 or 4 round watercolour brush.
Watercolour paint, either tubes or pans.
If bringing tubes then you will need 1 white mixing palette or china plate.
I recommend the following basic set of colours:
Ultramarine Blue, Cobalt Blue (optional), Cadmium Yellow Pale, Raw Sienna or Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, Alizarin Crimson
1 x water receptacle (jam jar or plastic container) Tissues, 2B pencil, eraser and pencil sharpener
The following items can be purchased from your tutor
The tutor will have a selection of pens and watercolour tools and materials available to purchase but may not have enough for everyone.
Level
This course is imed at students of all abilities, especially beginners and students with some knowledge.
Course Location
Missenden Abbey
Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire HP16 0BD
Tutor
Jonathan Newey
Jonathan Newey is an award-winning artist with over 25 years of experience in teaching drawing and painting. He specialises in watercolour, acrylic and coloured pencil drawing.
Jonathan Newey Fine Art
Saturday to Sunday
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Timetable
| Saturday | |
| 9.45am | Students arrive |
| 10am-1pm | Teaching session |
| 1-2pm | Lunch for all |
| 2-5pm | Teaching session |
| 6.45 for 7pm | Dinner for residents |
| Sunday | |
| 7.30-9.30am | Breakfast for residents |
| 9.30am-1pm | Teaching session |
| 1-2pm | Lunch for all |
| 2-5pm | Last teaching session |
"An excellent tutor who took us on very small steps to cope with complicated sketches with much more confidence." (Summer School 2019)
"Excellent tutor." (May 2019)
"Thank you. Learnt more than anticipated thanks to Jonathan's skill, patience and experience." (Summer School 2019)