Indoor Garden - Online Workshop 
20th - 22nd March 2021
10am-1pm

£150 (inc VAT)
Own Art Materials Required

Tutor - Kim Scouller

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Scottish artist Kim Scouller has always been interested in depicting nature and natural forms in her drawings and paintings. In 2016 she was an artist-in-residence at Dumfries House in Ayrshire working within the serene setting of both the house and surrounding landscape of the estate. You can see examples of her work at www.kimscouller.com 
 
Kim is a highly experienced art tutor and practising artist. During 15 years of teaching, she has taught art students of all ages and abilities at various institutions including The Royal Drawing School, Central Saint Martins, City Lit, the Prince’s Foundation and workshops with adults and secondary school students across London. She has also been the recipient of several awards and residencies and has exhibited her work widely including the BP Portrait Award, the Scottish Portrait Awards, the Royal Society of Portrait Painters and the ING Discerning Eye Exhibition.

​This three-day online workshop invites you to look afresh at your own collection of houseplants and garden flowers as an exciting subject to explore through drawing and painting. The workshop is designed to guide you through the process of making a still life painting using drawing and painting exercises to really explore the subject and develop new ideas. It begins with an introduction to still life painting. You will also look at the work of artists who have used indoor plants as a motif in their work including Winifred Nicholson, Elizabeth Blackadder and Matisse. You will be taken through the main stages of making a painting from generating initial ideas to developing a strong composition and finally, taking your ideas into a painting which can be finished in your own time. Expect to work in bold colour with simplified forms. 

With plenty of demonstrations and group feedback, you will have the opportunity to explore new ways of looking at and working from your own indoor garden-scape!

Day 1 – Drawing: exploring the subject matter through different drawing exercises 
Day 2 – Composition: playing with placement and dynamic composition 
Day 3 – Painting: developing your own personal response using paint 

Artists to inspire – Winifred Nicholson, Elizabeth Blackadder, Jim Dine, Henri Matisse, Duncan Shanks, Horst Janssen, Georgia O’Keeffe, Jean Cooke