Dutch art tutor: Casper Strietman

Casper likes to draw and paint buildings as a theme of a living space, emphasising their social function and how they are perceived; a lighthouse carries a sense of force and drama to it.

The course explores how this perception affects your composition, the characteristics in which you apply, thin out or erase paint. It can influence the colours you use; the light and darkness you provide.

This course caters to all entry levels. Students will learn how to make studies to inform the creation of paintings in the studio. There will be analysis of the theme and a build up of composition, aiming to pick out the vocal point in the work. For the more experienced, the potential of a storyline will be explored and how to give a hint of conceptual input.

In this course you’ll respond to the energy, colour and dynamic compositions found in the buildings of Greve de Lecq. All catering and art materials included, plus you take home your very own 50-page sketchbook. The cost is £150 per person, per day.

Weekend course: Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd March, 10am to 5pm
Weekday course: Thursday 14th March, 10am to 5pm

Jersey art tutor: Lisa Troy

From the caves to the Inkjet, ink has been used by artists the world over for drafting maps, sketching anatomy, ornate calligraphy and capturing ideas of all kinds. Ink has been used throughout time, making it such an incredibly versatile playful medium worth exploring.

Workshop One (basic techniques): Saturday 6th July, 10am to 5pm

Lisa starts your day with ink theory, pen drawing techniques and brushwork enhancement. Weather permitting you will observe the Greve de Lecq dramatic coastline and create gestural landscape artworks en plein air. The afternoon will see exploration of patterns in foraged materials, inspired line drawings and playful ink works, with a focus on gouache and gum arabic resist techniques.

Workshop Two (advanced): Saturday 21st September, 10am to 5pm

The second workshop will be a progression of ink techniques and experimentation with new techniques not covered in workshop one. You can attend either workshop as a standalone day, or book both dates to build your practice. All catering and art materials included, plus you take home your very own 50-page sketchbook. Each workshop is £150 per person.

Jersey art tutor: Robert Allen

Robert will show you his process of working in the landscape to produce abstract paintings inspired by Jersey seascapes. You will start by working outside producing drawings and paintings of the surrounding beach, cliffs and sea off Greve De Lecq. You will gather visual ideas to turn into a canvas painting back in the studio at Greve De Lecq barracks.

The intention of the course is to help you find a style of art making that encompasses an understanding of artistic formal qualities, mixed with the freedom of visual experimentation that abstraction offers and an outcome that describes the sensation of the Jersey coastline.

You can attend either workshop as a standalone day, or book both dates to further develop your practice. All catering and art materials included, plus you take home your very own 50-page sketchbook. Each workshop is £150 to attend.

These Abstract Landscape one-day courses cater for beginners and experienced artists alike.
Spaces available on:
Sunday 7th July, 10am to 5pm
Sunday 22nd September, 10am to 5pm

Tutor Jacque Rutter explored use of colour, tonal contrast, gestural and dynamic mark-making, working with wet and dry materials and building up scale.

Using body, breath and music to connect to the process of drawing, and to respond to the expressive qualities of art materials such as charcoal and graphite.

Mita Corsini Bland is a New York based watercolorist. This week-long retreat gave insights and techniques on shape, colour, tone and composition.