A Celebration of Music & the Arts
8th – 22nd September 2018
The St Ives September festival offers over 200 events including art, practical workshops, music, dance, poetry and theatre. It’s a great time to visit and the St Ives School of Painting offer 3 hour “taster ” art workshops throughout the two weeks.
Have a look at this video filmed in 2014 St Ives School of Painting Workshop
The first St Ives September Festival ran in September 1978 and covered folk music, dance, fine arts, chamber music, poetry, arts & crafts and theatre even featuring a very young Nigel Kennedy!
You can book our workshops with us and these will be available to book online as soon as tutors are confirmed. To find out about all the other activities going on in the town visit the St Ives September Festival website.
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SF - Hepworth: Form and Purpose 10/09/2018
£35Tutors: Liz Luckwell
Level: Any
Delve into the abstracted forms of Barbara Hepworth using drawing, simple printmaking and collage. By studying her approach to creating forms inspired by nature you will develop your own response to the unique environment of St Ives.
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SF - Layered Landscape 10/09/2018
£35Tutors: Ges Wilson
Level: Any
Learn how to build up layers in your landscape painting using the rugged coastline of St Ives as your inspiration. Initially working outside making drawings, monochromatic studies and coloured grounds, influenced by weather and atmosphere. Back in the studio develop an expressive, intuitive response but with a focus on structure and space.
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SF - Porthmeor - 8 lines 10/09/2018
£35Tutors: Liz Luckwell
Level: Beginner
Wilhelmina Barns-Graham was a key part in the development of the modernist movement in St Ives. Inspired by her famous eight line art works that captured the essence of the waves and horizon, you will explore some of the simple but effective techniques she used to describe the view of Porthmeor beach.
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SF - Intro to Oils 10/09/2018
£35Tutors: Ges Wilson
This is an opportunity to be introduced to painting with oils including tips on laying out a palette, mixing colour and techniques on keeping it simple. The focus will be on experimentation and playfulness, enabling you to come away with some useful tools, insights and inspiration to explore oils further. All materials included.
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SF - Recollections 11/09/2018
£35Tutors: Alessandra Ausenda
Level: Beginner
Explore the history of your family by creating your own visual recollection. Gathering personal memories and stories inherited from your family, you will use found and self-generated images to create a collage that tells an interpretation of story from your own past.
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SF - Expressive Landscape 11/09/2018
£35Tutors: Kerry Harding
Level: Any
Learn simple and dynamic techniques with artist Kerry Harding, that will enable you to capture landscape in an expressive manner.
You will go outdoors to gather ideas to work on back in the studio. Using acrylic paints and mediums with unconventional tools and processes you will free up your approach to landscape painting.
This is a fresh and accessible way to paint whether you are a total beginner or you just want to loosen up. All materials included.
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SF - Capturing St Ives Town and Harbour 11/09/2018
£35Tutors: Hilary Gibson
Level: Any
Capture the unforgettable essence of St Ives harbour and town, its buildings, cottages and cobbled streets that have changed little over the centuries. Learn to use the deceptively simple approach of line and wash to capture these locations in situ. Then return to the studio to develop your drawings into larger pieces.
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SF-Love The Light Pop Up Archive 11/09/2018
£0Drop in and be part of our pop up archive in our new studio at Penwith Gallery. Delve into the fascinating history of the St Ives School of Painting and the town of St Ives over the past 80 years. Help us create a timeline animation and explore the research that captures the life of St Ives in 1938.
FREE OF CHARGE No Booking just drop in between 2-5pm.
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SF - Experimental Painting 11/09/2018
£35Tutors: Kerry Harding
Level: Beginner
This taster workshop will show you an inventive and experimental approach to painting with artist Kerry Harding. Surprise yourself with results by using acrylics, mediums and varnish in a free and fluid way. Unlock your creative confidence, avoid being too precious and start a new adventure in painting. All materials included.
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SF - Ocean and Light 11/09/2018
£35Tutors: Hilary Gibson
Level: Beginner
Observe and paint the ocean and the effects of light on water, using watercolour, inks and acrylics, working in our oceanside studio and on Porthmeor beach. You will learn how to paint patterns and reflections of light and shadow on wet sand and water. Recommended for those with some watercolour experience.
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SF - Painting your Stories 12/09/2018
£35Tutors: Ilker Cinarel
Level: Beginner
Use drawing and painting to explore the rich source material of your own life. You will be guided through a process that enables you to create an image that resonates with the stories and symbols of your own experiences.
There will be a diverse range of media available, but please feel free to bring any personal or significant materials or objects.
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SF - Lanyon's Constructions PM 12/09/2018
£35Tutors: Amanda Lorens
Level: Beginner
Inspired by the work of Peter Lanyon and his practice of using paintings and sculptures to inform each other, you will use images of the St Ives town and landscape to construct a wall based relief sculpture. A fun, dynamic and creative workshop that moves an image off the wall.
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SF-Love The Light Pop Up Archive 12/09/2018
£0Drop in and be part of our pop up archive in our new studio at Penwith Gallery. Delve into the fascinating history of the St Ives School of Painting and the town of St Ives over the past 80 years. Help us create a timeline animation and explore the research that captures the life of St Ives in 1938.
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SF-Patrick Heron's Gardens 12/09/2018
£35Tutors: Ges Wilson
Level: Any
Using Patrick Heron’s garden paintings as inspiration, you will respond expressively to the possibilities of colour and form in the public gardens of St Ives.
Back in the studio you will develop acrylic paintings on board to create intuitive compositions inspired by nature.
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SF - Approaching Painting 12/09/2018
£35Tutors: Ges Wilson
Level: Beginner
This workshop is ideal for a beginner as it will guide you through some of the key materials and methods used by painters. Starting with drawing as a means of gathering visual information and mark making, you will develop your work through tonal studies into acrylic paint.
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SF - Lanyon's Constructions AM 12/09/2018
£35Tutors: Amanda Lorens
Level: Beginner
Inspired by the work of Peter Lanyon and his practice of using paintings and sculptures to inform each other, you will use images of the St Ives town and landscape to construct a wall based relief sculpture. A fun, dynamic and creative workshop that moves an image off the wall.
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SF - Where Sea Meets Land 13/09/2018
£70Tutors: Gary Long
Level: Beginner
Learn the techniques for capturing the drama of the sea as it encounters rocks and land. In this taster workshop artist Gary Long shows you techniques, tools and approaches to use oils to express energy and movement. Use brushes and palette knives to create a dynamic piece of work. All materials included.
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SF - Exploring Natural Forms 13/09/2018
£70Tutors: Liz Luckwell
Level: Intermediate
Explore the wonders of botanical forms from the micro to the macro using drawing and painting. Starting with detailed drawings using academic techniques, such as measuring and composition, you will develop a more fluid, expressive response. The intimate studies of artists like Durer and the expressive watercolours of Elizabeth Blackadder will be our starting points.
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SF - Drawn from History 13/09/2018
£35Tutors: Hilary Gibson
Level: Beginner
The history of St Ives as a community of artists and fishermen will be the focus of this workshop. Using the installation in the Porthmeor Studios, a collection of objects from the fishing and artistic heritage of St Ives, you will develop skills in observational drawing and an understanding of how an object can tell a story.
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SF-Love The Light Pop Up Archive 13/09/2018
£0Drop in and be part of our pop up archive in our new studio at Penwith Gallery. Delve into the fascinating history of the St Ives School of Painting and the town of St Ives over the past 80 years. Help us create a timeline animation and explore the research that captures the life of St Ives in 1938.
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SF - Portraiture in oils 14/09/2018
£35Tutors: Gary Long
Level: Intermediate
Working from direct observation, you will paint directly onto board with oils. Using tone, line and colour try to capture the essence of a character.
Ideal for those with experience of painting or portraiture.
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SF - Space and Matter:Sandra Blow 14/09/2018
£35Tutors: Liz Luckwell
Level: Beginner
Sandra Blow, a prominent artist of the modernist movement in St Ives, and her dynamic, colourful work is your inspiration on this workshop. Explore Blow’s process for creating spacious and robust work by experimenting with colour, shape and composition; an opportunity to delve into pure abstraction.
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SF - Introduction to Portraiture 14/09/2018
£35Tutors: Gary Long
Level: Intermediate
Working from direct observation with a clothed model, you will explore the structure of the human head and composition through drawing. Develop your portrait through tone and colour in gouache paint. Some experience recommended.
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SF - Love Drawing Landscape 14/09/2018
£35Tutors: Liz Luckwell
Level: Beginner
Drawing is the simplest yet the most rich and versatile of mediums. This workshop will develop a connection between looking and creating, opening up a new way of looking at the world and a way of expressing this with a simple mark. Through experimental exercises and demonstrations discover just how rewarding drawing can be.
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SF - Expressive Watercolour 17/09/2018
£35Tutors: Hilary Gibson
Level: Beginner
Develop a free and energetic approach to painting watercolour by building your skills in applying paint in dynamic and flexible ways. Apply these expressive techniques to the dramatic seascape of Porthmeor beach
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SF - Getting Started with Watercolour 17/09/2018
£35Tutors: Hilary Gibson
Level: Beginner
This workshop will give you a taste of this rewarding and beautiful medium. Learn the essential techniques to get you started and understand your materials. Through demonstrations, theory and practice you will develop confidence in essential techniques; an ideal first step to painting.
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SF - Drawn from History 18/09/2018
£35Tutors: Hilary Gibson
Level: Beginner
The history of St Ives as a community of artists and fishermen will be the focus of this workshop. Using the installation in the Porthmeor Studios, a collection of objects from the fishing and artistic heritage of St Ives, you will develop skills in observational drawing and an understanding of how an object can tell a story.
-
SF - Expressive landscape 18/09/2018
£35Tutors: Kerry Harding
Level: Any
Learn simple and dynamic techniques with artist Kerry Harding, that will enable you to capture landscape in an expressive manner.
You will go outdoors to gather ideas to work on back in the studio. Using acrylics paints and mediums with unconventional tools and processes you will free up your approach to landscape painting.
-
SF-Love The Light Pop Up Archive 18/09/2018
£0Drop in and be part of our pop up archive in our new studio at Penwith Gallery. Delve into the fascinating history of the St Ives School of Painting and the town of St Ives over the past 80 years. Help us create a timeline animation and explore the research that captures the life of St Ives in 1938.
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SF - Experimental Painting 18/09/2018
£35Tutors: Kerry Harding
Level: Beginner
This taster workshop will show you an inventive and experimental approach to painting with artist Kerry Harding. Surprise yourself with results by using acrylics, mediums and varnish in a free and fluid way. Unlock your creative confidence, avoid being too precious and start a new adventure in painting. All materials included.
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SF - Painting your stories 19/09/2018
£35Tutors: Ilker Cinarel
Level: Beginner
Use drawing and painting to explore the rich source material of your own life. You will be guided through a process that enables you to create an image that resonates with the stories and symbols of your own experiences.
There will be a diverse range of media available, but please feel free to bring any personal or significant materials or objects.
-
SF - Patrick Heron's Gardens 19/09/2018
£35Tutors: Ges Wilson
Level: Any
Using Patrick Heron’s garden paintings as inspiration, you will respond expressively to the possibilities of colour and form in the public gardens of St Ives.
Back in the studio you will develop acrylic paintings on board to create intuitive compositions inspired by nature.
-
SF-Love The Light Pop Up Archive 19/09/2018
£0Drop in and be part of our pop up archive in our new studio at Penwith Gallery. Delve into the fascinating history of the St Ives School of Painting and the town of St Ives over the past 80 years. Help us create a timeline animation and explore the research that captures the life of St Ives in 1938.
-
SF - Approaching Painting 19/09/2018
£35Tutors: Ges Wilson
Level: Beginner
This workshop is ideal for a beginner as it will guide you through some of the key materials and methods used by painters. Starting with drawing as a means of gathering visual information and mark making, you will develop your work through tonal studies into acrylic paint.
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SF - Turner sea and Sky 20/09/2018
£70Tutors: Hilary Gibson
Level: Intermediate
JMW Turner, the pre-eminent painter of water, with his unique ability to represent the elemental power of the sea, will be the inspiration for this taster workshop. In particular his rapidly made and highly expressive watercolours, known as colour "beginnings".
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SF - Exploring Natural Forms 20/09/2018
£70Tutors: Liz Luckwell
Level: Intermediate
Explore the wonders of botanical forms from the micro to the macro using drawing and painting. Starting with detailed drawings using academic techniques, such as measuring and composition, you will develop a more fluid, expressive response. The intimate studies of artists like Durer and the expressive watercolours of Elizabeth Blackadder will be our starting points.
-
SF - Recollections 20/09/2018
£35Tutors: Alessandra Ausenda
Level: Beginner
Explore the history of your family by creating your own visual recollection. Gathering personal memories and stories inherited from your family, you will use found and self-generated images to create a collage that tells an interpretation of story from your own past.
-
SF-Love The Light Pop Up Archive 20/09/2018
£0Drop in and be part of our pop up archive in our new studio at Penwith Gallery. Delve into the fascinating history of the St Ives School of Painting and the town of St Ives over the past 80 years. Help us create a timeline animation and explore the research that captures the life of St Ives in 1938.
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SF - Love Drawing Landscape 21/09/2018
£35Tutors: Liz Luckwell
Level: Beginner
Drawing is the simplest yet the most rich and versatile of mediums. This workshop will develop a connection between looking and creating, opening up a new way of looking at the world and a way of expressing this with a simple mark. Through experimental exercises and demonstrations discover just how rewarding drawing can be.
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SF - Still Life in oils 21/09/2018
£35Tutors: Gary Long
Level: Beginner
Learn to capture the shape, colour and essence of a still life arrangement of flowers by painting in oils directly onto board. Ideal for those who have experience in oils or who have attended an introduction to still life.
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SF - Space and Matter Sandra Blow 21/09/2018
£35Tutors: Liz Luckwell
Level: Beginner
Sandra Blow, a prominent artist of the modernist movement in St Ives, and her dynamic, colourful work is your inspiration on this workshop. Explore Blow’s process for creating spacious and robust work by experimenting with colour, shape and composition; an opportunity to delve into pure abstraction.
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SF - Introduction to Still Life 21/09/2018
£35Tutors: Gary Long
Level: Beginner
Bold, colourful flower arrangements will be your inspiration for this introduction to still life. Starting by examining line and composition through drawing, progressing onto exploring tone and colour in gouache paint. Ideal for beginners.
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St Ives School of Painting
Porthmeor Studios, St Ives, Cornwall
TR26 1NG
St Ives School of Painting and the St Ives Art School are working names of St Ives School of Art, company no 7871063 registered in England, a company limited by guarantee, registered charity no 1146825, whose registered office is at Porthmeor Studios, Back Road West, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 1NG.
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