This mid-winter course provides the opportunity to celebrate and get deeply in touch with what is happening in the sky, at this darkest time of year, in the north of Scotland. How does the very low light affect how we perceive the landscape and how does it affect the paintings we make?
This weekend course will involve making some quick outdoor studies- capturing colour, light, tone and form in expressive ways. We’ll spend some time by the sea observing how light and shadows are moving through the landscape. We will then return to the studio to scale up and make larger paintings.
The course will begin at 10:00 in the big MAC studio, with a presentation about Georgia’s research as an Arctic landscape painter. The presentation will also show a range of paintings by contemporary and historical painters, who successfully capture the essence of landscape. We will then gather materials and head out to the beach for a short ‘en plien air’ painting session (1-2 hours, weather dependant). After lunch we will be based in the studio for the rest of the weekend.
A wide range of materials will be provided, including large sheets of mount board which will enable you to make big expressive paintings, with lots of layers. We will use powdered pigments and glazes to create unique colours and exciting effects. Practical painting demonstrations will help you develop ideas, and you will be supported to experiment throughout the course.
Over the two-day course, there will be breaks for coffee, tea and biscuits. Please bring your own lunch, or you can walk a short distance to The Pheonix Café. The studios are warm, with cosy underfloor heating- always especially lovely in the middle of winter! This course is suitable for all painters- from complete beginners to advanced practitioners.
Throughout December and January Georgia will be exhibiting some of her Arctic paintings in Nature Turns Exhibition at The Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh. You can find out more about the exhibition here:
ABOUT YOUR TUTOR
Georgia has exhibited in the UK since 2009 and internationally since 2017. She graduated with a 1st Class BA Honours degree in Fine Art from DJCAD in 2009 and an MFA in Contemporary Art Practice from ECA, in 2013.
As well as being an Artist, she has been a lecturer and tutor in various Scottish institutions (DJCAD, ECA, LSA, RGU, MAC) since 2014, and in 2018/2019 she ran an international Post Graduate course in Art & Design, at Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, in China.
In support of her research Georgia has received grants and support from The Scottish International Education Trust, The British Council, The British Embassy in Iceland, The Norwegian Artists Association and Edinburgh University, among others. She has also received several painting awards from The Royal Scottish Academy and Dundee University.
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