Rachel McNaughton
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Artist Name: Rachel McNaughtonTuition
Watercolour classes at Bardsey Village Hall Leeds 17 on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings from 10 a m to 12 noon
and at Clifford Village Hall, nr Boston Spa on Tuesday afternoons from 1.45 to 3.45p.m.
Now enrolling for April-May term. ?35 for 5 weeks.
Enjoy a weekly painting project with demonstrations step by step. Take home a completed watercolour each week or learn new tips and techniques. Illustrations and step by step notes to keep with every lesson so you can try again at home.
Beginners and more advanced painters all welcome!
Wed June 13th Sunflowers and Poppies 10 am-3.30 pm ?35
Watercolour flowers painted loosely, using brushes and water spray
Fri June 15th Mini-landscapes 10am-3.30pm ?35
Small watercolour landscapes with semi-abstract foregrounds
Wed June 20th Paint in Hillbark garden 10am-3.30pm ?37.50
Meet at the village hall but spend the day painting in this award winning Bardsey garden. The village hall will remain open.
Cost includes garden entrance fee Visit www.hillbark.co.uk for a virtual tour
Fri June 22nd Pastel and watercolour 10am-3.30pm ?35
Combine these two media for a landscape painting day
Wed June 27th White Flowers, Textured background 10am-3.30pm ?35
Watercolour, clingfilm, indian ink and granulation medium make an unconventional background for white flowers
Wed July 4th Pastels workshop 10am-3.30pm ?38
Bring in your own subject and soft pastels for lots of help and advice.
Pastel card included in the cost
Wed July11th Collage and quotations 10.00am-2.30pm ?35
Bring tissue paper, foil, threads, fabric, cellophane, glue, acrylic paint and anything else you can think of to combine with words to create a piece of abstract art.
Start collecting now!
Full details of what to bring will be sent nearer the time.
Tea and coffee will be available throughout the day however please make your own arrangements for lunch. The Bingley Arms is nearby or you could bring a packed lunch.
- Future Tuition:
- Rachel McNaughton
- Watercolour Made Easy
Biography
Rachel trained as a teacher before taking up painting when children arrived, although she has always enjoyed anything to do with art.
She now exhibits regularly, has prints and cards on sale (visit www.claughtonphotograpy.co.uk to view or buy) and runs popular painting classes three times a week.
SAA Home Shopping sells her two videos -"Putting Colour into Watercolour" and "From Flower to Watercolour" with lots of flower painting tips.
Rachels own website www.artbyrachel.co.uk has all the information you need about classes, paintings, prints and cards etc.
Take a look and see more of the paintings
Exhibitions
Wetherby Art Loan Scheme
Town hall Wetherby Nr Leeds
April 15 &16th 2011
Leeds Horticultural Show
The Grammar School at Leeds, Alwoodley Leeds 17
6th & 7th Aug 2011
Harlow Carr RHS Gardens Summer art exhibition
Aug 22-Sept 17th
Boston Spa Art & Craft Festival
Boston Spa Leeds
Oct 2011
Media
Collage, Drawing, Mixed Media, Pastels, Pen And Wash, Watercolour
Subjects
Animals, Buildings, Colour Mixing, Flowers And Gardens, Illustration, Impressionism, Landscape, Pet Portrait, Seascapes and Water, Skies, Still Life, Trees and Foliage, Wild Flowers, Wildlife
