SATURDAY

Arrive 10.0am Meet your fellow artists. Introduction to estudio 61 and your Professional Artist.

10.00am Paints, brushes and equipment. KNOW YOUR EQUIPMENT. An overview, explanation and comparison of products. Every artist has their own space with professional easel, painting table and hi stool. ALL YOUR PROFESSIONAL ART MATERIALS ARE INCLUDED.

10.15am Caroline or Cat shows you how famous artists created 'their style'. We paint in acrylic for the first session. You are shown you how to prepare your canvas for painting. How to develop your 'concept' with examples of paintings and their 'styles' from famous artists - giving you an understanding of concepts and style. You also think about the "Mental energy" you are using to create different looks.

1.0-1.30PM Lunch break

1.00pm Caroline or Cat shows you how "Mood Boards" can be an essential part of your paintings.

This is called 'Storybook 6' and is one of a series of 22 paintings (all sold) based on the concept of 'Painting Like a Child' - taking the essence of children's paintings - primary colour, graffiti (children usually put words on their paintings), jumble, drips and empty space. An EXAMPLE of 'Developing Your Style' and working with concepts in a series of works.

1.30pm Start a painting from a photographic inspiration. You write down your "concept" and plan your painting.

3.30pm We guess your "concept" and critique your painting.

4.00pm Day ends with instructions on how to think about your concept for tomorrow's painting.

COURSE PROGRAMME - SUNDAY

Arrive 10.00am Start your painting (after we have discussed your concept and how it can be interpreted). You can work in acrylic, oils (providing you have some experience in oils) or mixed media. Caroline gives you personal attention/development.

1.0-1.30PM Lunch break

3.00 ASSESSMENT AND CHAT - Caroline and your fellow artists critique your paintings and 'guess' your concept - which means if you have created a great painting - we can tell you what your idea or concept was!.

3.30 pm Day Ends

EXTENDED WEEKEND - MONDAY

9.0am Arrive, Carry on painting your picture from yesterday or start another. We supply you with another canvas - so if you don't use it - take it home! Another day is actually just what the doctor ordered! You are feeling totally at home in your space and the Studio feels as if you have been here for weeks!

We also have some time to explain how to make your own canvases on this day.

1.0-1.30PM Lunch break

4.0pm Day ends.

This weekend course is a 'Develop Your Style' course with the emphasis on your 'Concepts' and developing a series of works based on 'Your Style'. Caroline covers all the basics to compose harmonious art works but places emphasis on 'mental thinking'. You also paint on a 'hand made canvas' - so serious painting! AND an exclusive opportunity to use top quality professional materials with tuition from an exceptionally talented and capable professional artist. WHO DOES NOT IMPOSE HER WILL ON YOU!! BUT ENCOURAGES THE ARTIST IN YOU!