Friday, 28th February 2025 from 10am to 3pm at The Pavilion, Penn Street, Amersham.
£95 per person. All materials included.
Join us for a really wonderful day spent immersed in the etheral beauty of our British birds, with local artist Zoë Duncan.
Using your own photographs or reference materials supplied by Zoe, you will have the opportunity to study the unique structures, forms and colours of these familiar creatures before learning to paint your own interpretations.
You will be taught how to choose a bird that appeals to you, how to make a pleasing composition, and then how to tackle painting your chosen feathered friend.
As this is a longer workshop, we can really take our time to explore the feathers and form of the birds and learn how best to apply the paint to make a convincing painting. You will learn the techniques of wet on wet to make a colour blush in soft transitions across the body, as well as learning the wet on dry techniques needed to make convincing details such as beak and eyes.
Your tutor, our lovely friend, Zoë, is a professional watercolour artist, who not only creates expressive, loose paintings of avian compositions, but who also takes great delight in painting very exacting bird illustrations. She is the perfect person to help you with your individual style.
This will be a day to really slow down and immerse yourself in the beauty of birds and painting. By the end of the session, not only will you have a deeper appreciation for the natural beauty of birds that we see every day, but you will also have created stunning pieces of art that reflect your personal vision and creativity.
Zoë trained at the City and Guilds London Art School, studying for a Post Grad Diploma in Sculpture and Drawing. She is a hugely experienced teacher, having taught art to adults and children for over 16 years, including as a tutor at Waterperry Gardens, at her own studio and at workshops within schools, and local art groups in both Bucks, and Oxfordshire.
As an artist, Zoë is drawn to the natural world and especially those whose movement is affected by the different elements of air and water. Zoë's work has been sold through galleries in Oxfordshire, London and Buckinghamshire and her commission work is in collections around the world, including in the UK, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Australia and the USA so we are in very capable hands.
This class is suitable for absolute beginners, as well as more experienced painters.
For more info on all of our art classes please click here.
This class will be held at our new Pavilion in Penn Street. The Pavilion is opposite The Hit or Miss pub in Penn Street, so you’re welcome to pop over at lunchtime to grab a bite to eat, or bring a packed lunch and enjoy the beautiful view of fields from our picnic benches.
For more information or if you have any questions at all please do email us on julesandcaroline@whereinspirationblooms.co.uk
This class will only be able to go ahead if we have a minimum number of 5 guests. All of our teachers are highly skilled in their fields, but being an artist isn't always a well paid profession so we hope you understand why it's important that we ensure that our teachers can afford to run each of their classes. Should the class not be able to go ahead we will contact you no less than a week before the class is due to take place and full refunds will be issued.
