Towards Abstraction (drawing and painting course)

Towards Abstraction
Tutor: Martyn Brewster
3 day painting and drawing course

Working from still life in the studio or from the inspiring Wiltshire landscape you will develop a more abstract approach to drawing and painting. Experiment with a variety of drawing and painting mediums, composition and colour development.

Course Outline:
Towards abstraction will use a ‘still life’ in the studio as a basic subject matter on which you can develop a more abstract approach to drawing and painting. Working in a small group you will receive individual tuition on your ideas and images.
The course will particularly encourage both compositional and colour developments, and the opportunity to experiment with a variety of drawing and painting mediums. Working from still life drawings in the studio you will be encouraged to develop your ideas on figuration to a more abstract approach.
Weather permitting some landscape composition may also be possible either outside or from the studio views

“Martyn calmly encourages you to take your individual path, it was such an exciting journey!” FJ

About the Tutor:
Martyn Brewster’s is an abstract painter and printmaker. Drawing is at the core if fine art practice. He is an encouraging tutor who brings his expertise and experience to the studio through three popular courses: ‘Approaches to Drawing’, Towards Abstraction – Painting and Drawing. And ‘Colour and Abstraction’ – monotype printmaking and drawing. Martyn Brewster’s paintings and prints are in international public collections including the Victoria and Albert Museum. His prints are the subject of a recent book written by Simon Olding and Vivienne Light : Martyn Brewster: Prints 1975-2007.

Course includes:
Group and individual tuition
Basic materials
Artists talk
Access to Gallery and archive of original works
Research Art Library
A well equipped drawing studio and printroom
Access to the countryside