Carole Baker

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Artist Name: Carole Baker

Artist Home Page: www.carolebaker.com

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Tuition

2013 WORKSHOP PROGRAMME

? Spacious studio with large car park adjacent.
? Friendly and individual tuition.
? Daily demonstrations and critiques.
? Course fees: from £40.
? Workshops limited to 12 people unless otherwise stated.
? Studio based - Full day, 10am ? 4pm
? En Plein Air - Full day, 10am ? 5pm

IDEAL IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ?
? Find fresh ideas and powerful new direction
for your work.
? Recharge your artistic batteries.
? Meet like-minded artists.

If there is not a viable number of students, workshops may be cancelled and payment returned. Should you cancel, a refund will be given less 50% of the course fee. It is regretted that no refund can be made in respect of bookings cancelled 30 days (or less) prior to the date of the workshop unless in the case of illness in which case, supported by a doctor's note. The booking is non transferable.

Carole's workshops are aimed at people who want to 'loosen up' and be freer. Carole paints in such a way as to draw the viewer in, to let them decipher certain elements, and therefore, lots of detail need not be laboured over.... just a suggestion of what is there is often all that is needed, making the finished work more exciting, evocative and bold.

Students travel from all over the UK and abroad for her workshops which are becoming more and more popular. There is a host of B&Bs and hotels in and around the great city of Lichfield to stay, so please ask for details.

Please check the website www.carolebaker.com/workshops for availability or call Carole on 01543 676895 before sending your booking. The website is updated on a regular basis.

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Loose, MOODY AND ATMOSPHERIC
PAINTING IN ACRYLICS

2-day Thursday 7 - Friday 8 February
Includes tuition and refreshments each day. Cost £80
1-day Tuesday 16 July
Includes tuition and refreshments each day. Cost £40
2-day Thursday 24 - Friday 25 October
Includes tuition and refreshments each day. Cost £80

This series of workshops is about putting your interpretation on the subject by painting on a coloured ground and working in many thin layers, ?scumbling? the paint. It?s an extremely exciting and satisfying way of working and suits all levels of ability from newcomers to acrylics to exhibiting artists!
Ideal if you want to loosen up and be more expressive. A look at colour and taking the finished product beyond the expected and ordinary.
The 2-day workshop will give you time to develop compositional planning and ideas, analyse mark making and finishing off a painting.

DRIPS, DROPS AND SPLATS IN ACRYLICS!

2-day Thursday 14 ? Friday 15 March
Includes tuition and refreshments each day. Cost £80
1-day Wednesday 17 July
Includes tuition and refreshments each day. Cost £40
2-day Thursday 12 ? Friday 13 December
Includes tuition and refreshments each day. Cost £80

This series of workshops use acrylics very wet, flooding the canvas with colour, moving it around and letting the paint run and drip, glazing with thin transparent washes and introducing acrylic inks. Really exciting!
The 2-day workshop will give you time to develop compositional planning and ideas, analyse mark making and finishing off a painting.

3-day VIBRANT COLOURFUL
LANDSCAPES IN ACRYLICS

3-day Wednesday 17 - Friday 19 April
3-day Wednesday 27 - Friday 29 November
This workshop concentrates on creating exciting landscapes.... not ?chocolate box? scenes but paintings full of feeling, atmosphere and excitement, putting your own personal stamp on the subject. Techniques in mark making ? working in layers and scumbling the paint; painting very wet; and painting with a palette knife. A non-traditional approach designed to energise participants toward adventurous painting and individualised expression.
Includes tuition, lunch and refreshments each day.
Cost: £170

'EN PLEIN AIR' PAINTING

2-day Friday 3 ? Saturday 4 May
Castle Ring - Cannock Chase and Gentleshaw Common, Staffordshire

2-day Wednesday 19 - Thursday 20 June
Lichfield City - Parkland, pools and cityscape, Staffordshire

2-day Thursday 22 - Friday 23 August
Seven Springs - Cannock Chase and Shugborough Hall

Limited to 8 people
Full day ? 10am - 5pm

These workshops will focus on the unique challenges of plein air painting. The ability to see and simplify, to organise the subject matter, and to present it in a simple and straightforward manner in watercolour, mixed media and acrylics. The workshops will include demonstrations as well as individual attention. There will be some walking involved so you need to be fit and active and be prepared for all weather conditions ? so some good walking boots and waterproofs are essential. However, should the weather be so bad, we will work indoors and concentrate on techniques in acrylics and mixed media. Includes tuition each day. Cost: £120

1-DAY WORKSHOPS IN WATERCOLOUR AND MIXED MEDIA

PAINTING WITHOUT A BRUSH!
1-day Tuesday 26 February
The aim of this workshop is to encourage you to break away from the conventional approach to painting and explore ?alternative? methods of picture-making. Drawing and painting with mountboard, rollering, spattering, incorporating collage - watercolours, acrylics or mixed media. A creative and liberating experience!
Includes tuition and refreshments each day. Cost: £40

INTERESTING FOREGROUNDS
IN MIXED MEDIA
1-day Wednesday 27 February
Very often tangled brambles, a busy hedgerow or a complicated foreground generally, can deter you from picking up your paint brush! This workshop concentrates on turning such subject matter into an interesting foreground, almost making it the focal point with lots of interest. Using watercolour, ink, pastel, texture and colour in a semi-abstract way.
Includes tuition and refreshments each day. Cost: £40

PAINTING LOOSE IN WATERCOLOUR + PASTEL/INK
1-day Friday 14 June
Create movement and energy in a painting by incorporating soft pastel...making a painting ?zing?, and using oil pastel as a resist to enhance textural qualities using the oiliness as a contrast to the fluidity of watercolour . ?Pen? and ink with watercolour is a quick and simple method by which detail can be suggested in a few lines. Mark making with waterproof Indian ink and/or acrylic inks with a ?pen? that is a sharpened twig, wooden peg, lollipop stick or piece of bamboo.
Includes tuition and refreshments each day. Cost: £40.

LANDSCAPE ABSTRACTIONS
1-day Monday 7 October
The landscape will be the framework which you will build on to move into abstraction. Some people paint abstracts entirely from their imaginations, but having something 'real' as the starting point gives a direction to start working in, to kickstart your imagination. Whether you are already working in landscape and want a little more edge to your work or are trying to find an approach to abstraction, this workshop should help you. Acrylic, mixed media or watercolour. Includes tuition and refreshments each day. Cost: £40

LOVE YOUR COLOURS:
PRACTICAL COLOUR MIXING
1-day Thursday 17 October
This workshop covers setting up your palette, understanding the properties of pigments, mixing your own blacks and mixing desirable greens plus lots more! Lots of practical exercises before putting the tips into practice and completing a fresh, exciting painting! This course could be of use to both beginners and those who are more experienced, ideal medium: watercolour but equally useful for acrylics.
Includes tuition and refreshments each day.
Cost: £40.

SECRETS TO PAINTING LOOSE IN WATERCOLOUR
1-day Friday 18 October
You will be encouraged to ?play? with paint and you will produce a sheet of techniques including wet-in-wet, spattering, salt effects, wax resist and be given lots of tips of how to loosen up!
Includes tuition and refreshments each day. Cost: £40.

Biography

Carole Baker RBSA was born in 1965 in Lichfield, Staffordshire.

She works as a Professional Artist from her studio in Chase Terrace, Staffordshire. She attended Matthew Boulton College and later studied at Lichfield School of Art.

Elected Full Member of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists in April 2008, she regularly exhibits there and in gallery shows, open exhibitions and art fairs throughout the UK. A selection of her work has been produced as limited edition prints and greeting cards that can be found widely in many galleries.

Carole's work has been published in International Artist magazine in a 10-day feature article (Feb/Mar 2012) and is due to be published again soon in the Master Painters of the World section.

A vision of uncompromising colour and beautiful landscapes, the scenes that Carole captures simply shimmer, awash with feeling providing an irresistible window to look through. Her lively and dynamic paintings are bold and eye-catching and colour is fast becoming her trademark. Her creations are ablaze with the kind of confidence that comes from nothing less than natural skill.

The travels for her art have taken Carole everywhere from New Zealand and Australia, to the Scilly Isles and Highlands of Scotland. Beginning with quick sketches, photographs and sporadic jottings of her general thoughts on a scene, she begins by building up a portfolio of ideas to work from. She gathers enough information to develop a series of paintings both in terms of detail and colour. These sketchbooks themselves are marvelous, veritable photo albums of her travels that she uses to draw inspiration for her art. She then works in acrylic, watercolour and mixed media to produce exciting, vibrant and bold works of art.

She sees the use of sketches and photographs taken on location as a starting point only... tending to paint the way she feels about the subject as opposed to copying literally, giving her the chance to put her personal stamp on the subject.

Exhibitions

GREAT PEAK DISTRICT FAIR at BUXTON PAVILION GARDENS
St John's Road, Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 6XN
Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 October 2012
This great event celebrates everything that is good in the Peak District with over 100 exhibitors.

RBSA MEMBERS & ASSOCIATES EXHIBITION
at ROYAL BIRMINGHAM SOCIETY OF ARTISTS
St Paul's, Birmingham
24 October - 24 November 2012
Annual exhibition of RBSA Members and Associates work. Carole will be exhibiting 3 paintings.

3-WOMAN EXHIBITION at WESTON PARK GRANARY GALLERY
Weston Park, Weston-under-Lizard, Nr Shifnal TF11 8LE
Thursday 1 November ? Thursday 29 November 2012
Open every day 11am-4pm
PRIVATE VIEW: THURSDAY 1 NOVEMBER 6-8pm
Weston Park is one of the most welcoming stately homes with as much character as any English castle and with as many stories as any royal home. The Granary Art Gallery on the top floor of the Granary building is a vibrant new space featuring changing exhibitions throughout the year.
We have a triple show lined up in November for art lovers when we welcome Carole Baker, Mary Kenyon-Slaney and Faine Meynell for a selling exhibition of their recent works.
Carole's most recent work - 'Changing Places' - will be shown for the first time ? a collection inspired by her travels in the UK and abroad over the past 12 months.

BUXTON ARTIST & DESIGNER FAIR at BUXTON PAVILION GARDENS
St John's Road, Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 6XN
Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 November 2012
Showcasing the best art and design from around the region. Carole's very latest work in acrylics, watercolour and mixed media.

WINDSOR CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR at WINDSOR RACECOURSE
Maidenhead Road, Windsor, SL4 5JJ www.windsorcontemporaryartfair.co.uk
Friday 9 - Sunday 11 November 2012
Carole's very latest work in acrylics, watercolour and mixed media.

LIVING CRAFTS FOR CHRISTMAS at BLENHEIM PALACE
Oxford OX20 1PS www.livingcrafts.co.uk
Friday 16 - Sunday 18 November 2012
Carole first time to Blenheim Palace with her very latest work in acrylics, watercolour and mixed media.

RBSA OPEN ALL MEDIA EXHIBITION at ROYAL BIRMINGHAM SOCIETY OF ARTISTS
St Paul's, Birmingham
24 November ? 23 December 2012
Carole will be exhibiting 3 paintings.

CHRISTMAS ART SALE AND EXHIBITION at THE CORRIDOR GALLERY
Guild Hall, Lichfield, Staffordshire
Friday 23 ? Saturday 24 November 2012 - Open 10am-5pm
A Christmas Sale! Many paintings reduced by half!! An opportunity to meet Carole, book workshops and discuss technique.

GARDEN STUDIO OPEN DAY at Sunnyside Studio
61 Rugeley Road, Chase Terrace, Staffordshire WS7 1AG
Saturday 15 December 2012 - Open 10am - 5pm
For Christmas bargains and lots of gift idea come and see Carole in her studio.
Parking is in the council car park located approx 50m from Carole's house on the same side of the road, just before Joesph Dewsbury Close.

2013 SOLO EXHIBIITON at INGLEBY GALLERY
Ingleby, Nr Melbourne, Derbyshire DE73 7HW
11 - 25 May 2013
Open: Wednesday, Thursday & Friday: 10am - 4pm
Weekends: 12noon - 5pm
Subject matter to be decided... watch this space!

Awards

FRAMEWORK AWARD
Burntwood Open Exhibition, Summer 2008

RBSA, 2008 – Elected Full Member

PUBLISHING CONTRACT AGREED with Alpha 1 Marketing – 11 limited edition prints released, 2005

‘NEW ARTIST’ COMPETITION
- selected as one of 10 finalists to showcase work at Autumn Art Fair at the NEC, Birmingham, 2004

Patchings Competition, Nottingham 2004 – Winner of Pro Arte Award, 2003

RBSA, 2003 – Elected Associate Member

Lichfield Society of Artists 2002 – Spring Exhibition - Commendation

ARTISTS & ILLUSTRATORS MAGAZINE 2000
‘Born Free’ Competition. Awarded 2nd prize in the open category

Lichfield Society of Artists 2000– Awarded Dorothy Godfrey Award