Visual Art Workshops

NOW FULLY BOOKED! Please get in touch if you would like to be added to the waiting list. This two-day 'En Plein Air' landscape painting course will give students the opportunity to work on one medium/large painting of the beautiful Cromarty Firth under the tuition of Anna Wimbledon. There will be demonstrations in the use of oil paints and plenty of one-to-one guidance. Participants will be sent a materials list in advance but one 'surface' each will be provided as part of your course fee. £125 includes a delicious, home-made lunch at the Old Brewery each day. To book your place, request a booking form by email or tel 01381 600354 Materials List Surfaces - are provided for you Oil Paints, preferably artists quality. Bring your own favourites, though these colours are advisable: Ultramarine blue  Prussian or cerulean blue White Yellow ochre Burnt umber Yellow  Any other colours that you have Tear off palette or other 2 jam jars with lids Rags...some old towels are best A range of synthetic brushes - not splayed or out of shape One small house-painting brush Linseed oil Zest it or low odour alternative  

NOW FULLY BOOKED! Please get in touch if you would like to be added to the waiting list. Due to popular demand, we are offering this two-day portrait course with tutor Anna Wimbledon for the third consecutive year.  You will have the opportunity for intensive study under Anna's patient but expert eye, with the aim of producing a 'finished' painting of the portrait model over the two days.  There will be demonstrations and guidance in technique, colour and form with plenty of one-to-one contact. The materials list is below and this will also be emailed to participants prior to the course. Covid-19 Update: The safety and well-being of our participants and tutors is of the greatest importance to us. On all our courses, we will implement appropriate social distancing and spacing, limitation of numbers attending, supplies of masks/visors, hand wash stations and sanitiser, individual tools where possible and scrupulous cleaning throughout.  If you should feel unwell prior to the course, we would respectfully request that you stay at home and contact us as soon as possible. If you have any queries, please contact us prior to booking: info@cromartyartstrust.org.uk £145 includes a delicious, home-made lunch at the Old Brewery each day; tea/coffee provided. To book your place, request a booking form by email or tel 01381 600354 Materials List Artists quality Oils or Acrylics: Bright Red or Cadmium Red (but not hues or light versions) Yellow Ochre Black Titanium White Plus any other colours you already have Tear off palette or other Surface: flat, smooth board like hardboard or ply or stiff smooth cardboard, approx 12x14 inches (not canvas board), primed with white non-absorbent primer or something like Johnstone’s silk emulsion.  NB. There is an option to purchase your surface from Anna if you'd prefer to have this provided - just let us know so we can arrange for enough to be available.  Two jam jars with lids Rags...old towels are best A range of synthetic brushes - not splayed or out of shape One small house-painting brush If using oils: Linseed oil Zest it or low odour alternative (no solvents)

In this two-day workshop we will look at a variety of ways to explore life drawing, examining how to get proportions correct and exploring a variety of ways to 'mark-make' in direct response to the model. You will look at line, tone and a various mediums to create strong drawings. Several exercises will be set to help improve life drawing skills and tutor, Jonathan Shearer, will also demonstrate and provide illustrations of a variety of different techniques and styles of life drawing. Please bring a sketchbook, paper (A2 or larger), charcoal, compressed charcoal, pencils, masking tape, erasers, hairspray (fixative), black ink (optional) and any other drawing materials you may wish to use.  If anyone wants to work in colour you're welcome to bring soft pastels, watercolour or acrylic/oil pain, palette if you prefer.    Covid-19 Update: The safety and well-being of our participants and tutors is of the greatest importance to us. On all our courses, we will implement appropriate social distancing and spacing, limitation of numbers attending, supplies of masks/visors, hand wash stations and sanitiser, individual tools where possible and scrupulous cleaning throughout.  If you should feel unwell prior to the course, we would respectfully request that you stay at home and contact us as soon as possible. If you have any queries, please contact us prior to booking: info@cromartyartstrust.org.uk £145 includes delicious, home-made lunch each day; tea/coffee also provided. To book your place, request a booking form by email or tel 01381 600354 This course was formerly programmed for 25 & 26 April 2020.

During this one-day, experimental workshop explore lino-cut printing using the reduction method (also known as lost-lino) and without using a press. Techniques include the design and transfer of your design onto the lino block then cutting, proof printing and make a small series of 2 – 3 colour prints.  Along the way we will do some associated mono-printing, taking one-off prints directly from your lino block as well as from your working surface. All materials are provided including a mount for your final artwork. This hands-on workshop is suitable for complete beginners as well as for those with some experience. Covid-19 Update: The safety and well-being of our participants and tutors is of the greatest importance to us. On all our courses, we will implement appropriate social distancing and spacing, limitation of numbers attending, supplies of masks/visors, hand wash stations and sanitiser, individual tools where possible and scrupulous cleaning throughout.  If you should feel unwell prior to the course, we would respectfully request that you stay at home and contact us as soon as possible. If you have any queries, please contact us prior to booking: info@cromartyartstrust.org.uk Please note: this workshop will now be run in the Stables rather than the previously advertised Old Brewery to enable social distancing. £65  Please bring a packed lunch; tea/coffee provided. To book your place, request a booking form by email or tel 01381 600354

During this one-day, experimental workshop explore lino-cut printing using the reduction method (also known as lost-lino) and without using a press. Techniques include the design and transfer of your design onto the lino block then cutting, proof printing and make a small series of 2 – 3 colour prints.  Along the way we will do some associated mono-printing, taking one-off prints directly from your lino block as well as from your working surface. All materials are provided including a mount for your final artwork. This hands-on workshop is suitable for complete beginners as well as for those with some experience. Covid-19 Update: The safety and well-being of our participants and tutors is of the greatest importance to us. On all our courses, we will implement appropriate social distancing and spacing, limitation of numbers attending, supplies of masks/visors, hand wash stations and sanitiser, individual tools where possible and scrupulous cleaning throughout.  If you should feel unwell prior to the course, we would respectfully request that you stay at home and contact us as soon as possible. If you have any queries, please contact us prior to booking: info@cromartyartstrust.org.uk Please note: this workshop will now be run in the Stables rather than as previously advertised in the Old Brewery to allow for social distancing. £65  Please bring a packed lunch; tea/coffee provided. To book your place, request a booking form by email or tel 01381 600354

Using the same techniques and materials as the scribes that made the Book of Kells, this two-day workshop will involve working on real parchment and mixing traditional pigments to create a work of art inspired by the original insular manuscripts with the help of scribe, illuminator and parchment maker, Thomas Keyes. Following on from years of research into insular parchment and pigment making techniques and working with leading experts at Trinity college Dublin and the University of Cork this workshop will run in conjunction with Thomas’s Insular Research Residency at Groam House Museum. The residency will involve the creation of a replica 8th Century gospel book and the supporting scribes toolkit that would have been at Rosemarkie in its monastic phase. This course will involve getting as close to the world of the insular scribe as it’s possible to get and in so doing gain a deeper appreciation of Celtic insular art. It’s suitable for anyone with an interest in Celtic art or broadening their range of creative skills.  No experience necessary. £135 includes delicious, home-made lunch each day at the Old Brewery; tea/coffee provided. To book your place, request a booking form by email or tel 01381 600354