Life Drawing Evening 5 April - Northern Realist
Wednesday 5 April, 7:30 - 10:00pm, Blue & Berry Art Gallery, Knutsford Rd, Chelford, Macclesfield SK11 9BB
Click here to book your tickets
We’re really excited to announce that Northern Realist Life Drawing is back this year in collaboration with Blue & Berry Gallery, bringing you Classical Life Drawing Sessions with long poses.
A long pose lasting the entire session will give you the chance to work from a model over a longer period than is often possible in life drawing sessions.
The sessions are not taught although there is always friendly advice on hand if you'd like a bit of help or feedback. All you need bring along is whatever you want to work with and lots of enthusiasm.
The gallery will be open from 7:00pm if you want to arrive early to get set up, positions and easels are available on a first come, first served basis.
One of the goals of Northern Realist and Blue & Berry is to create a hub for like minded artists to meet, swap ideas and see different techniques being used while pushing their own abilities. These life drawing sessions offer a great way to do this.
Everyone is welcome and if you are interested in studying with Northern Realist, these sessions are a great opportunity to get an idea of what’s on offer.
Spaces are limited so advanced booking is recommended.
Essential Info & Booking
Time: Wednesday 5 April 19:30 - 22:00
Price: £15
Location: Blue & Berry Art Gallery, Knutsford Rd, Chelford, Macclesfield SK11 9BB
Booking: Spaces limited so advanced booking recommended
Life Drawing Evening 15 March - Northern Realist
Wednesday 15 March, 7:30 - 10:00pm, Blue & Berry Art Gallery, Knutsford Rd, Chelford, Macclesfield SK11 9BB
Click here to book your tickets
We’re really excited to announce that Northern Realist Life Drawing is back this year in collaboration with Blue & Berry Gallery, bringing you Classical Life Drawing Sessions with long poses.
A long pose lasting the entire session will give you the chance to work from a model over a longer period than is often possible in life drawing sessions.
The sessions are not taught although there is always friendly advice on hand if you'd like a bit of help or feedback. All you need bring along is whatever you want to work with and lots of enthusiasm.
The gallery will be open from 7:00pm if you want to arrive early to get set up, positions and easels are available on a first come, first served basis.
One of the goals of Northern Realist and Blue & Berry is to create a hub for like minded artists to meet, swap ideas and see different techniques being used while pushing their own abilities. These life drawing sessions offer a great way to do this.
Everyone is welcome and if you are interested in studying with Northern Realist, these sessions are a great opportunity to get an idea of what’s on offer.
Spaces are limited so advanced booking is recommended.
Essential Info & Booking
Time: Wednesday 15 March 19:30 - 22:00
Price: £15
Location: Blue & Berry Art Gallery, Knutsford Rd, Chelford, Macclesfield SK11 9BB
Booking: Spaces limited so advanced booking recommended
Life Drawing Evening 1 March - Northern Realist
Wednesday 1 March, 7:30 - 10:00pm, Blue & Berry Art Gallery, Knutsford Rd, Chelford, Macclesfield SK11 9BB
Click here to book your ticket
We’re really excited to announce that Northern Realist Life Drawing is back this year in collaboration with Blue & Berry Gallery, bringing you Classical Life Drawing Sessions with long poses.
A long pose lasting the entire session will give you the chance to work from a model over a longer period than is often possible in life drawing sessions.
The sessions are not taught although there is always friendly advice on hand if you'd like a bit of help or feedback. All you need bring along is whatever you want to work with and lots of enthusiasm.
The gallery will be open from 7:00pm if you want to arrive early to get set up, positions and easels are available on a first come, first served basis.
One of the goals of Northern Realist and Blue & Berry is to create a hub for like minded artists to meet, swap ideas and see different techniques being used while pushing their own abilities. These life drawing sessions offer a great way to do this.
Everyone is welcome and if you are interested in studying with Northern Realist, these sessions are a great opportunity to get an idea of what’s on offer.
Spaces are limited so advanced booking is recommended.
Essential Info & Booking
Time: Wednesday 1 March 19:30 - 22:00
Price: £15
Location: Blue & Berry Art Gallery, Knutsford Rd, Chelford, Macclesfield SK11 9BB
Booking: Spaces limited so advanced booking recommended
Life Drawing Evening 15 Feb - Northern Realist
Wednesday 15 February, 7:30 - 10:00pm, Blue & Berry Art Gallery, Knutsford Rd, Chelford, Macclesfield SK11 9BB
Click here to book your ticket
We’re really excited to announce that Northern Realist Life Drawing is back this year in collaboration with Blue & Berry Gallery, bringing you Classical Life Drawing Sessions with long poses.
A long pose lasting the entire session will give you the chance to work from a model over a longer period than is often possible in life drawing sessions.
The sessions are not taught although there is always friendly advice on hand if you'd like a bit of help or feedback. All you need bring along is whatever you want to work with and lots of enthusiasm.
The gallery will be open from 7:00pm if you want to arrive early to get set up, positions and easels are available on a first come, first served basis.
One of the goals of Northern Realist and Blue & Berry is to create a hub for like minded artists to meet, swap ideas and see different techniques being used while pushing their own abilities. These life drawing sessions offer a great way to do this.
Everyone is welcome and if you are interested in studying with Northern Realist, these sessions are a great opportunity to get an idea of what’s on offer.
Spaces are limited so advanced booking is recommended.
Essential Info & Booking
Time: Wednesday 15 February 19:30 - 22:00
Price: £15
Location: Blue & Berry Art Gallery, Knutsford Rd, Chelford, Macclesfield SK11 9BB
Booking: Spaces limited so advanced booking recommended
Sargent Master Copy Course with Northern Realist
Sargent Master Copy Course with Northern Realist and Christopher Clements
Paint a study of a John Singer Sargent portrait to learn about the methods of its production and expand your painting technique.
About the event
By making a copy of a master painting you'll gain a unique insight into its production and learn to see the original with a new found fascination.
Making copies was used as a traditional training method and was done by many artists throughout their careers because it provides three very important benefits:
- A means to study a master painting in a very personal way
- The chance to explore the practical techniques used to make it
- And how a great artist approached a particular subject
We will be working from Sargent’s Self Portrait of 1906 and you will explore ways to simplify the main elements and build up successive levels of detail.
The point of making copies is not to make an exact replica but to develop a deeper understanding of the painting while expanding your own working methods. What you discover can open up new possibilities within your personal work.
We’ll be using a limited palette to keep the colour mixes simple and maintain a sense of unity throughout your copy. This palette is sometimes known as the ‘Zorn’ Palette after the 19th Century Swedish painter known for the incredible range and unity he achieved using very few colours.
A limited choice of colours also helps you understand the basic ingredients of a palette. It’s very helpful if you’re just getting started with colour or want to go back to basics to develop your existing knowledge.
To really get to grips with the palette you’ll also complete colour mixing exercises designed to help you explore the palette, the role of each pigment and how it combines with the others to create clean, vibrant skin tones.
The limited palette helps you explore fundamental principles which under pin all colour mixing and the practical experience you’ll gain will give you a foundation for more advanced colour use.
What you will learn
- The technique used to create the original painting
- Layering from general tone and colour up to the smaller details
- Colour identification, mixing and adjusting
Is this workshop for me?
Whether you’re looking to learn fundamental principles or brush up existing skills, the course will have plenty to offer. There are only 8 places, giving you plenty of attention and feedback. Some experience of drawing is useful but this is a good course if you'd like an introduction to oil painting and colour use.
What You will need
Canvas boards will be provided but you’ll need to bring:
- A range of hog bristle and synthetic painting brushes
- 1 House painting brush
- Turpentine, Odourless Mineral Spirits, Sansodor, Zest it or similar
- Cold Pressed Linseed Oil
- Painting Palette
- Dipping Cup
- Titanium White Oil Paint
- Ivory Black or Blue Black Oil Paint
- Yellow Ochre Oil Paint
- Cadmium Red or Cadmium Red Hue Oil Paint
- Rags and Kitchen Roll
Price
£625 per person.
Refund policy
An 80% refund can be granted if you cancel at least one week before the course starts. This helps to ensure that we'll have time to fill the space.
How can I contact the organiser with any questions
Phone: Blue & Berry Art Gallery on 01625 861183.
Email: gallery@blueandberry.art
About Christopher Clements
Christopher Clements will be on hand to provide help and guidance. Chris has been a working artist for almost 20 years.
He studied Fine Art Painting at Manchester School of Art before progressing on to three and a half years of intensive study of Classical Realist Drawing & Painting at the Angel Academy in Florence.
4-Week Portrait Course with Christopher Clements
4-Week Portrait Course with Christopher Clements
Learn to use a soft approach to drawing and painting with Christopher Clements to create portrait studies with an expressive, painterly style.
About the event
Whether you prefer working in charcoal, graphite or paint, you’ll produce two portrait studies, working in an open, flexible manner. The method will allow you to get things right at your own speed over the course of the work.
You’ll spend the first three sessions learning about this soft approach using high quality reference images. Then, in the final session you’ll try out what you’ve learned from a live model.
This workshop is split over four days, each taking place from 10am - 3:30pm.
Refreshments, lunch and a glass of wine will be provided.
Dates:
Day 1: Wed 21 September
Day 2: Wed 28 September
Day 3: Wed 5 October
Day 4: Wed 12 October (with live model)
Price
£495 for all four classes.
Bookings are made by paying a £40 deposit via ‘book now’ links on www.northernrealist.com to Eventbright or call Blue & Berry Art Gallery 01625 861183.
You will then be invoiced for the remaining £455 balance directly. This is due a week before the course begins.
How can I contact the organiser with any questions
Phone: Blue & Berry Art Gallery on 01625 861183.
Email: gallery@blueandberry.art
About Christopher Clements
The course will be run by Christopher Clements who has been a working artist for almost 20 years. He studied Fine Art Painting at Manchester School of Art before progressing on to three and a half years of intensive study of Classical Realist Drawing & Painting at the Angel Academy in Florence.