Summer Schools

Please read below the details of just a few of Roz’s August 2020 summer schools. All courses were held in an open marquee, with masks and social distancing implemented to stay COVID-safe. All future summer schools will also be appropriately handled with everyone’s welfare and safety being paramount.

Other workshops included: Introduction to Colour Mixing, Beach-combing and Painting and Painting Flowers. Please send in a message using the form at the bottom of the page if you are interested in getting involved in Summer Schools in the future, and Roz will contact you with details when they are being planned!

 Wire Hare Workshop

In this workshop, students created a beautiful hare sculpture for their home or garden, using soft wire that is easy on the hands and to work with but is stiff enough to stay in place. We looked at the shape of the hare’s body, head and ears, studying some photographic reference and doing a few drawings to make sure we had a very basic understanding of the hare’s skeletal structure and what was causing the bumps, dips and curves of each pose. Roz demonstrated the initial analytical drawing method and the stages of the growing structure. Students initially made a basic structure (an armature) to support the rest of a very simplified part skeleton and then wove the wire across it to build an initial impression of a muscle and flesh surface. They added more layers to bulk the body out to convey the curved, lithe energetic character of the hare - alert and ready to run. View photos from the day below!

Painting the Cuckmere river

We were kept inside the marquee due to the weather, but that didn’t stop us having a good time painting the Cuckmere river - an iconic piece of scenery in the South Downs. Getting to grips with squashed oxbow shapes from our photographic reference while we listened to the rain was very relaxing!

Acrylic Pouring Workshop

We had a fantastic day for our Acrylic Pour summer school - and a very productive one. We tried out several different techniques; for example, the ‘bubble’ effect is caused by using silicone oil in the paint, causing a reaction which creates air bubbles. We used a small kitchen blow torch across the surface of the artwork to bring the air bubbles to the top and encourage them to pop. Click through to view some incredible pieces produced by students!