Course Booking: Inspired by Mary Fedden
Course Description
A course which examines the drawing and design inspirations, lines, marks, imagery and techniques used in the drawings and paintings of Mary Fedden. We will be examining these aspects of her work closely and then students will collect and draw from their own personalised imagery. Through a series of sketchbook exercises you will build up reference material to use in creating your own still life study.
Sessions are 'live' and will run from 2.30 (GMT) to approximately 4.30pm (GMT) on each of the course dates.
SESSION 1 ~ Introduction, setting the scene.
SESSION 2 ~ Looking at lines, marks, and imagery
SESSION 3 ~ Looking at pattern and landscape
SESSION 4 ~ Considering composition and working in tone
SESSION 5 ~ Use of colour
The overall aims are:
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is to have a sketchbook full of inspirational ideas researched from Fedden's work and from your own personalised sources.
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Use personal imagery to build up a full tonal drawing using comparative lines and marks.
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Translate tonal drawing into colour.
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Support sketchbook work through research and referencing Mary Fedden’s art.
It will begin with an introductory session with 4 further sessions and the opportunity to return later with a resolved piece
Bobby Britnell
Bobby has been running courses and workshops from her purpose built studio in South West Shropshire for over 12 years now. She brings in some of the countrys best tutors to deliver anything from 1 day to 4 day workshops, as well as teaching herself.
She has gained her drawing and painting experience under the guidance of the renowned South African artist Cecily Sash whose work she admires greatly and is fortunate to own several of her drawings and paintings.
She has exhibited all over the world and is the author of 'Flowers' from the Stitched Textiles series of books. She is an active member of the Textile Study Group.