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So popular are our Painting Workshops that we now have no less than five classes to choose from each week. There is a session for everyone, from youngsters to retirees, from the beginner to the most experienced, from the 'keen to try' to the most talented.
Occasionally there are additional professional workshops From time to time, there is the opportunity to display your works in the Bedworth Arts Centre Coffee Lounge and Gallery as part of the regular workshop exhibitions.
The second session starts at 7.30pm. where the adults have the chance to relax with their paintings. Here too there is a relaxed and friendly atmosphere Cost. £3.25 / Session
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Paintings for sale. Doreen White - ‘The Tree Lady’ Doreen is a well known local artist who specialises in water colour paintings of country scenes
Colour prints of Doreen's portfolio of paintings are available for purchase at very reasonable prices Working from your photos of a country scene, The Tree Lady can produce a representation in the style shown above of the picture of your choice. You can purchase the original painting and additional colour prints Furthermore the painting can be converted in order to make you favourite picture into a Birthday card, Christmas card or a card for a special occasion. Even parcel tags postage stickers Place your orders at Bedworth Arts Centre
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1. Make a preliminary drawing on tracing paper. Draw an oval for the head, and draw the measuring lines that locate the features, starting with the vertical center line. 2. Block in the features. Use as many tracing paper overlays as necessary to clarify and refine the drawing. 3. Refer to the model and locate the shadow side and facial planes on your sketch. Include all the information you think you might need. 4. Write the names of the colors you want to use on your sketch. 5. Draw an X anywhere you want to leave a white. (I sometimes lightly pencil in such an X on my watercolor paper. It is easily removed and can serve as a reminder to avoid painting an area.) Transfer the Sketch 6. Trace your drawing onto the watercolor paper and check td be sure you have not missed some lines you may need.
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7. Be sure you have all the fresh color you need on your palette. It's a good idea to wash off any old pigment every time you begin a new painting. 8. Have these painting accessories close at hand: clean water, facial tissue, a clean paint rag laid next to your clean palette, and a variety of brushes. Painting 9. Now paint the portrait in this order: Light facial areas: Paint light facial areas first and let dry. Check the value. Shadows: Paint the shadow side and cast shadows (40-percent darker than the sunny side) and let dry. Remember cast shadows are somewhat darker. Facial planes: Paint the facial planes. Think of your brushstrokes as if they were carving the suRface. Finishing touches: Add the darks and the details last. Pick out any highlights with the aid of your acetate frisket and a stiff brush, or with the point of your X-Acto blade. 10. Relax, step back, and look at your portrait. Make any final adjustments. Congratulate yourself for the things you did well. Learn from the things you could do better next time. |
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All
mediums are encouraged in a relaxed and informal atmosphere - water colours,
pencil drawings, wet-on-wet, oils and chalk 
There is
an Arts Class Wednesday afternoons between 1pm and 3pm. in the
Coffee Lounge and is designed specifically for novices. There is an emphasis on
water colouring techniques where experienced and friendly help is on hand.
Cost £3.25
Margaret
Brinkworth is the tutor for the
Tuesday morning group and Richard Inward for the one on Wednesday mornings. Both sessions operate
in the morning between 10am and noon. Participants are encouraged to select their own
subjects and mediums. Bedworth Arts Centre has a library of subject matter and
arts related accessories. Cost £3.25 / Session
Thursday Evenings are reserved for those who are at school or working during
the day.. Roy Jones, a well known local artist, is our tutor for these sessions.
The evening starts at 5.30pm. when there is an 'out of school' art class for
young people where the aim is enjoyment and expression. Cost £2.50 /
Session
