Imagine the first morning of our seaweed weekend: we’ll stroll down to the beach at Penzance. It’ll be low tide... Perfect conditions for seaweed hunting!

You’ll collect and learn about different varieties of local seaweed, then we'll head back to the hotel for hot coffee and get down to work…

You’ll learn how to:

·       photograph seaweed it in motion, as it looks underwater

·       press and preserve it to use for display and greetings cards,

·       how paint it using super-easy watercolour pencils.

You’ll be so relaxed you’ll be in the zone and almost be floating an inch or two above ground….

You can take home your new seaweed watercolours , and also your seaweed pressings, which will be ready after a couple of weeks ready to create your own “Victorian “ seaweed album. 

“Sarah is a wonderful teacher – she does lots of demonstrating and guides you through all the basics of watercolour painting, so that you feel confident that you can actually paint … with paints … on proper paper … with a brush … and know what you’re doing! ”

— Kirsty

You’ll learn:

·      easy ways to sketch outdoors both quickly and confidently

·      how to use watercolour from a tiny, portable paint box both indoors and outdoors

·      how to mix the most useful colours for beach themed watercolours with them

·      simple ways to draw shapes and proportionsof seashells, seaweed and other shoreline treasures

·      How to understand and use light and shadow to make your drawings and paintings of beach finds look more real and three dimensional

·      to simply immerse yourself in sketching and painting the treasures of the sea. 

. Which essential art materials you’ll need to sketch and paint outdoors and in the studio

What’s included:

• More than thirty years of Sarah’s experience. Priceless!

• All your art materials and equipment including watercolour paper, tubes of the correct paint colours, brushes, palettes, boards, etc.

• Basic tea and coffee. (If you drink particularly exotic teas, or use non dairy then please remember to bring some along

And not included?

• Accommodation ( I can  email you a list of possibilities in the area)

• Lunch. Please bring along a packed lunch: there are no shops on the village to grab a sandwich from.

Walking:

You will need to be able to walk the fifteen mins from studio to the beach and back. A taxi will be around just £5 each way if this would be difficult for you

PAYMENT INFORMATION:

COURSE LENGTH: 2 DAYS 10-4PM

Course Fee: £165

Deposit £80 (non-returnable but can be transferred to another course)

Balance of £85 to be paid before 14 days before the start of the workshop.

Book now: my courses fill up very quickly!

Seaweed collecting, pressing, and sketching £165pp (Cornwall) 1st/2nd June 2024

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