Charles Reid's Palette - A Craig Young Paintbox - he has four all told.
On Friday morning we are off to Crantock Bay in Cornwall for Charles Reids second 2011 painting course in the UK. This week he is at Burford in Oxfordshire. I attended the Burford course four years ago. Note added 14 Oct: I was wrong about dates. Burford follows Crantock starting 16 Oct.
Charles with the member of staff who sat for the portrait study
The Finished Work roughly half sheet size on Fabriano Artistico
Then came Catalonia, actually our first visit to Spain and very enjoyable it was for both of us. It worked very well as a painting course and holiday, which made it special.
Roses, Catalonia - First demo close to the hotel facing the beach
After Burford I went on a further course in Catalonia with the wife as non-painting partner. This was a ten day trip with the painting course in two four day sections - a day off in the middle. This worked extremely well, in effect almost two courses in one.
One of Orlando's Paintings.
The course in Spain was organized by EPC (Enjoy Painting in Catalonia) run by the charming and very efficient Angela Barbi. You can see an EPC video on Youtube. Don Glynn was involved in an executive capacity and has known Angela for years
Mick Carney of the Painting Struggle www.thepaintingstruggle.blogspot.com/ . After Catalonia I next attended the Urchfont course in 2009. Urchfont, which is in Wiltshire, England, was where I met Mick, a fellow North-Easterner. Although my family left the North East many years ago I still retain strong ties. Sadly though he supports Sunderland football (soccer) club, whereas I am a Newcastle United supporter! Mick is staying with us on Thursday night to break his long journey from the North-East and we travel together to Cornwall on Friday.
Graham - an Urchfont resident and local historian.
This was the Portrait study with which Charles opened the Urchfont week. It captured the subject beautifully. I remarked afterwards to Charles that he was on form and got a smile in reply. I said the same to Judy his wife. It set the scene for the week and all the demos were very good, as a set superior to those I'd seen previously. He seems to me to be a mood painter and as, in his own words, each painting is an adventure, some demos seem to work better than others.
A fantastic Flower-based still life begins to emerge.
This will be my last post until I return from Cornwall. I am hoping to interview Charles for the blog and will report in detail on the course. Sadly Crantock is closing as a hotel at the end of the year so the painting courses, involving several artists, will end. Judi Whitton in particular, who is there this week, will miss it and so will many of those who attended her courses.
Judi demonstrating at Crantock
Just a few words on future plans, for those who may be interested. The next three colours to feature will be Cadmium Orange, Paynes Gray and Indigo. I am also planning another on mixing greens using Cobalt Turquoise Light as suggested by Rembrandt (no this is the other one). Apart from my own activities and those of the Avon Valley Artists and Bathampton groups, I have tentative plans for items on brushes, papers and whatever else springs to mind. Note added 7.45pm: The first draft of this was sloppy as it was rushed so I have `cleaned' it up a little. Apologies to those who may have already read it.
7 comments:
That's a good looking guy in the middle of this post. A great taster for the week ahead, I'm starting to get excited.
Which good looking guy is that? (grin)
Hi Mick,
Many thanks for showing us Charles Reid's palette and past course you have attended.
Would you know what are the latest colours he uses by any chance? Many thanks.
Have another great course with him.
Regards,
Rui
Thanks Rui
I'll report on Charles palette after the course. He does seem to make small changes each time I've been with him.
Hi Peter,
Thank you very much.
Oops I called you Mick! Sorry about that to both.
Rui
Pretty insightful. Thanks!
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