10:00 - 16:00

Level: All levels welcome

Create a multi-layered mixed media piece of work in this fun experimental workshop playing with approaches to abstraction to make a quirky still life image. No experience necessary (and you don’t need to be able to draw!)

Looking at the work of Ben Nicolson and contemporary artist John Button for inspiration we will start with a series of drawing exercises designed to loosen us up and embrace our inner quirkiness to create abstracted images of our subject matter! We will then use acrylic paints to create layers of colour over a collaged base, adding simple printed patterns and stencils. We will then work over the top of this with painted and drawn elements, distorting perspective and viewpoints, to make lively mixed media images.

There will be lots of demos & step-by-step instruction in this fun and informal workshop. 

What to bring:

• Still life objects e.g jug / bowl / mug / fruit (pears are always good!) / flowers

• Heavy watercolour paper (approx. 350gsm) or mountboard / back of sketchpad (painted white if you’re using this) or MDF (painted white)….whatever size you like to work.

• Lightweight patterned papers / text / musical scores for collage (tutor will also bring some to share with the group)

• Drawing pencil; Water-soluble pencils (optional);

• Acrylic matt medium (the gel sort, not the fluid medium– Winsor & Newton

• Pebeo & Liquitex all make one) or PVA glue

• Acrylic paints – whatever you have – if buying specially just buy primary colours and white

• Mixing palette, brushes (whatever you have), glue brush

• Kitchen roll, water pot, scissors & craft knife if you have one

• Found objects for printing such as bubble wrap, ribbed card, anything with an interesting texture or pattern (wallpaper, food packaging etc)

• Any stencils you may have (tutor will also bring some)

• A packed lunch

Included on the day:

• Any other materials not specified for the students to bring

• Expert tuition

• 1 to 1 guidance

• Detailed demonstrations

• A selection of tea, freshly brewed coffee, biscuits and delicious cakes. If ou have any specific dietary requirements or allergies, please feel free to bring along your own provisions/milk alternatives etc

And of course you take your wonderful creations from the day. If you share any photographs of your day here and/or your finished work, we’d love to see them so please tag us @micklemsfarmcreativeworkshops or use the hashtag #micklemsfarmcreativeworkshops.

Terms - Fee is payable on booking. If, having booked, you can no longer attend, we are unable to offer a refund or transfer you to another workshop. However, you may nominate someone else to attend the workshop or class in your place by notifying us using the contact page on the Micklems Farm website. We reserve the right to cancel a workshop up to 48 hours prior to the workshop date. We will only cancel due to insufficient places sold and you will be refunded the full amount paid.

Number of students: 10