Painting doesn’t always have to be done with brushes.  John Hoyland said ‘With abstract painting, the more controlled it is, the more superficial it seems. It has to be more raw’. This workshop explores experimental methods of applying paint, in order to describe form in a less controlled way, without being inhibited by the hand and the skills of the wrist.

Learn how to use different objects including plants found in the gardens of Asthall Manor, can be used to paint with when dipped in sticky oil paint and applied to the painting.

You will need: Oils, palette, solvent, grey board, and a palette knife. Brushes for initial blocking in, plants and roots, rags, sponges, and tissue, palette knife with a sharp point, pencil, paper. Seascape reference photographs. 

Workshop cost is: £55.00

To book, email: [email protected]