DISCOVER COLOUR IN THE LANDSCAPE – Soft Pastel and Mixed Media with Sarah Bee.

Sunday 13 April 2025 17:00
Friday 18 April 2025 10:00

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This 4 day course will focus on moving away from representational colour in the landscape, encouraging exciting interpretational work using soft pastel as the primary medium in a mixed media process.

Sarah Bee has been a member of The Pastel Society, and part of the Federation of British Artists, for almost 20 years. During this time she has made it her mission to lift pastel painting from the doldrums of a long held dull and traditional reputation into the deserved spotlight of inspiring contemporary art.

Sarah has been teaching at Coombe for the past few years and is an exceptional tutor, generous with her skills and enabling many participants to progress in their work. Join Sarah on this course and have guidance to push the boundaries of colour away from the naturalistic towards mark led painterly and expressive depictions of the stunning South Devon landscape.

You will paint in the studio using interpretation of sketches, words and information gathered outside in the landscape - culminating in production of personal and energetic work. Sarah will demonstrate regularly, and offer frequent individual tuition.

This course is designed for anyone with some painting experience who wants to spend some time moving away from representational colour in the landscape, encouraging exciting interpretational work using soft pastel as the primary medium in a mixed media process.
OUTLINE SCHEDULE: Sunday Residents Arrive 5pm - Welcome drinks and non-residents arrive 7pm, Dinner 8pm . // Monday-Thursday: Breakfast 8.30 - Tuition 9.30-5.00pm (Lunch 1-2pm) Dinner 7pm // Thursday 5pm Course closes for non residents. Dinner 7pm for residents. // Friday: Residents Breakfast 8.30pm, Depart 9.30pm
Residential and non-residential spaces available. NB residents are not required to share bedrooms, see HERE for more info.
£690 + VAT for residential which covers all your tuition, accommodation and food from arrival on Sunday through to departure after breakfast on Friday. Non-residential fees are £553 + VAT include all tuition, welcome drinks on Sunday and all lunches
- Sketchbook and pencil
- White, untextured mountboard DALER ROWNEY STUDLAND MOUNTBOARD in SUPER WHITE (supplied by Jackson’s 2 or 3 sheets, any size, if they are large and you can transport them we can cut them down to different sizes when you are here, or if travelling by train do bring smaller pre-cut sheets if that is easier for you)
- Acrylic paints to include PAYNES GREY’
- Paint palette with several deep wells
- A selection of paint brushes…to include a 1-1.5 inch house decorating brush (the more ‘tired’ the better)
- CLEAR gesso (Winsor & Newton)
- Chalk Pastels… to include a selection of soft and also the smaller harder type (harder ones made by Conte a Paris Conte Carre Assorted Crayons)
- A small set of DERWENT INKTENSE BLOCKS
- Charcoal (not compressed)
- Large water vessel (these can be borrowed from Coombe Farm Studios)
- Cotton rags (not towelling)
- Spray fixative (not hairspray)
- Overalls or apron
- Masking tape
- Any reference material you might like to work from in case of poor weather.
Our address is TQ6 0JA [What3words: What3words: fulfilled.exploring.branching] and we have plenty of free onsite parking. Trains > nearest station is Totnes then we can arrange lift shares or send taxi details. We are about 20 minutes from the station.
Min 6 max 12 to allow the tutor to give everyone enough attention and time on the press.

SEASON

Spring at Coombe, particularly April is a gorgeous time of year. Starting to get warm, flowers and greenery coming out. We will be in the studio and going out sketching down the lanes weather permitting. If it’s cooler weather the fires will be on in the studios and accommodation. If it’s sunnier and warmer we may even get to eat outside. Whatever the weather, the combination of studio and great location mean we have options each day.