The 2018 painting holiday will be at How Hill in Ludham Norfolk, from Monday 30th July to Thursday 2nd August 2018, and will be £358.00 p p inclusive of full board and tuition.

Here is a link to How Hill for more information on the building, gardens and accommodation👇

https://howhilltrust.org.uk/about-us/

watercolour demonstration for beginners and materials check

2018 spring workshop programme Norfolk studio

Dear all, 

In response to some of my learners requesting I publish a programme of workshops for 2018 now, as most of you like to book up holidays etc well in advance, here are the dates for your diary that I have set aside to do so….

These are the workshops I am planning at my Norfolk studio…

2018---

April 6th…..( sunset at 19.38 )

May 4th

June 1st

June 29th

Then the painting holiday will be on the 30th July-2nd Aug.

A programme of workshops for Autumn 2018 will be forthcoming later in the year.

These workshops will be £45.00 and will run from 11.00 a.m till 4.30p.m. and the theme for these spring workshops will be exploring composition, including finding rhythm through repetition, and co ordinating colour balance, we will start with still life as a subject.

The object of these workshops is to further explore the building blocks of composition, so that you can create your own compositions within a set of guidelines between workshops, you may even want to get together and do this?

I will teach the theory behind each still life composition I set up, with ideas handouts for you to take away, along with photographic reference of the still life for you to finish at home.

These workshops will be set up to cater for beginners to advanced, however if I have a larger number of beginners wishing to come, I may put this on as an extra workshop on a similar date.

GROVE FARM HOUSE

LUNDY GREEN

HEMPNALL

NORWICH

NORFOLK

NR15 2NU

gill@gilly-marklew.co.uk

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FLATFORD MILL PAINTING HOLIDAY, AUGUST 2014

Dear Flatters!

Here are some bits of reference from your painting holiday in Flatford Mill you asked for.

Boats! Just a reminder about cropping for dramatic and compositional effect

colour adjustments on iphoto as a guide

Lat 1st wash to establish overall tone, colour and value mass, add layer of masking fluid, and build up 2nd layer of wash from light to dark

Robert Brindley boat for inspiration on colour and definition

Take masking fluid off and fill in detail v loosely.

Marita's was looser than this even and I loved it, hope to put it on here : )

!st & 2nd stage washes for Scilla on plants close up. ( unfinished )

Establish areas of tonal and colour value mass, then layer up detail on top.

 1st & 2nd stage washes of Valley farm ( unfinished ) to show dappled light and sky holes using masking fluid for hard edged, and gum arabic for soft, lifted out.

Robert Brindley gate for inspiration

1st stages of Dedham high st, which we didn't visit to be built up in glazing blocks like Chris Forsey

David Parfitt paintings of woods that we all loved and had a go at : )

Plants close up for ideas and inspiration

And just to say, thank you very much everybody for being such a brilliant lot to be with as ever, please send me your paintings to add to the gallery.

See you in September! : )

Gilly XXXXXXXXX