Each week, we will explore a different master artist. After a brief biography and examples of their most important works and their background, the tutor will introduce a master work from the artist’s gallery of work and guide you through recreating a master study in the style of that artist.

This week's featured artist is Henrì Matisse and his "Cat and Goldfish".

We will study this incredibly interesting artist's work and produce a section using detail of of one of his most famous works.

The leaning objective of this workshop, is for the child to enjoy learning about style and the techniques involved in reproducing an artwork in the manner of this particular artist.

All artworks selected for the master study classes are achievable and focus on key learning areas that support the acknowledged principles in art. These areas include Proportion, Placement, Perspective Colour, Value and Edge Quality.

Artists studied in this workshop series will include: Dalì, Degas, Picasso, Constable, Van Gogh, Monet, Matisse, Stubbs, Warhol.

Learning achievement through participation include: • children will be able to: develop stylistic awareness and knowledge of a range of famous artists• get to practice and learn important techniques that artists use to create a more considered stylistic response• develop an understanding of how to mix colour and enjoy the hands on experience of creating your own colours, tints and colour values• become more confident in discussing • focused study can increase a child’s attention span subtly and creatively through studying in combination with hand on activities

Sign up is for each week's workshop session individually.

Supplies:

For this session, you will need:

The following materials will be sufficient for each class:White A3 paper or alternatively A41x HB + 1 x 2B pencilpencil sharpener and eraserruler, scissors, gluebasic set of:either chalk pastelsand/or colour pencilsand/or watercolour paints/poster paints(or acrylic paintsfor older children)an apron or old t-shirt.

Lesson Delivery Format: Zoom on-line class. You will receive the zoom link on sign-up and a video link of the lesson after the class for one-time viewing after the class.

The Tutor

John Skelcher

For over 30 years I have given practical instruction in drawing and painting to thousands of students, of all ages who seek to improve their technical and practical expertise in art.

Currently, I am a plein-air instructor based in Italy for Painting Holiday Italy, teaching plein-air courses and on-line courses in all media. I have a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art Painting and received a Postgraduate degree in Art and Design teaching, from the University of Central England. I also trained in painting in Florence as well as other European Academies, where I learnt the principles of academic painting.

Work: www.JohnSkelcher.com and www.PaintingHolidayItaly.com

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Please note that your booking is non-refundable and non-transferable and we run all our events based on a minimum number of participants. If we have to cancel a class for unforeseeable reasons such as technical issues etc beyond our control, we will refund the course cost. We are not responsible for fees paid to Eventbrite. Please see their refund policy for fees applied at time of booking. You can find our full Terms & Conditions for all of our events via this link: TERMS & CONDITIONS

If the course you wish to attend is full or you cannot make the date, please let us know so that we can register your interest and let you know of opportunities planned for the future. You can contact us on: EMAIL: info@paintingholidayitaly.com or Tel: 0247- 6980868

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