Workshops May – August
Ardington School of Crafts: Landscape from Scratch in oils
Saturday and Sunday 12-13 May
9.45am – 4.30pm
Working from your own favourite photographs, we will work out how to start from the very beginning, building a colour and tonal palette.
Paints, brushes and palettes are supplied at a small fee.
Ardington School of Crafts offers a wonderful 2 days out in a historic schoolhouse. Lunch is provided and it is a very special place for workshops. Book via the website.
Book directly at Ardington School of Craft
£170
Vale and Downland Museum, Wantage. In the Clouds
Saturday 2 June 2018
10.00am – 1.00pm
Absolute beginners and upwards
This workshop will be on the mezzanine floor in my exhibition space. We’ll have a host of cloud photos – and please bring your own as well. We’ll do sky colour mixing and get some glorious cloud paintings! All materials supplied and are included in the price. Book by email: lin@linkerrdesign.co.uk
£30
Ardington School of Crafts: The Art of the Palette Knife
Thursday 28 June 2018
10.30am – 4.30pm
Level: Improvers and intermediate i.e. some experience of oils is necessary. We will paint a very simple still-life on canvas using thick yummy paint, applied with a palette knife and a brush. The subject will include a white object or two and fruit. Paints, brushes and palettes are supplied at a small fee.
Ardington School of Crafts offers a wonderful 2 days out in a historic schoolhouse. Lunch is provided and it is a very special place for workshops. Book directly at Ardington School of Craft
£85
Limetrees Studio: Paint a still life with flowers
Tuesday and Wednesday: dates tbc
10.30 – 4.30pm
Level: Beginners and intermediate
You will be able to paint some small paintings of little flower arrangements or one larger painting. We’ll be looking at how to paint water and glass in the vases as well as give an impression of the flowers. All Materials supplied. Book by email: lin@linkerrdesign.co.uk
£110
Limetrees Studio: Seascapes
Dates tbc.
10.30 – 4.30pm
Level: Beginners and intermediate
Please bring your favourite seascape photos. These should be photos you or a friend has taken and not downloaded from the internet! In this workshop we’ll tackle skies and seas, the different moods, whether it is in the Mediterranean or our cold North seas.
All Materials supplied. Book by email: lin@linkerrdesign.co.uk
£110
Limetrees Studio: Palette knife flowers
date tbc.
10.30 – 4.30pm
Level: Beginners and intermediate
Concentrating on palette knife techniques and looking at real flowers, we’ll work out how to paint flowers very simply. We’ll start with easy flowers like nasturtiums and Impatience, and progress from there. All Materials supplied. Book by email: lin@linkerrdesign.co.uk
£60
OXFORD SUMMER SCHOOL: Trees and Skies
Monday and Tuesday 30 & 31 July
Level: beginner and not-quite beginners
£86You can tackle landscape very confidently if you enjoy painting trees and skies. On the first day we’ll explore different techniques from palette knives to sponges to painting various trees. On the second day after couple of studies, we’ll paint a sky from one of your own photos. This course is fully booked, but there is a waiting list available. Materials supplied for a nominal fee.
Book directly at Oxford Summer school
£86
OXFORD SUMMER SCHOOL: From the camera to the canvas
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 1,2 & 3 August
Level: not-quite beginners and intermediate
Paint a landscape in oils from your own photographs in 3 days. We consider the challenges that face a landscape painter. How much detail should be included and how much should be omitted. How do we deal with all those greens? How can we create a sense of space and perspective? Materials supplied for a nominal fee. Book directly at Oxford Summer school
£129.00
For Gift Vouchers for any amount towards a course at Limetrees Studio, Contact Lin
Prices
Most workshops at Limetrees are £25 for a half day or £50 for a full day if you use your own materials.
If Lin supplies the paints and brushes, courses are £30 per half day or £55 per full day. Lin always supplies palettes and easels (for standing or sitting)
Courses at Ardington cost a little more, but a tasty lunch is included and it’s a luxury day out in a beautiful traditional venue.
More detail about the Workshops:
What the students say
Lin’s way of teaching oils (and Art)
Oils paints vs. water-mixable oils vs. acrylic paints
Lin Kerr: Teaching experience and qualifications
Health and Safety
View the following blog-posts:
Teaching oil painting to beginners
Their first oil paintings
Preparing the Ground – Gesso
Are oil paints toxic?