Carole Baker
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Artist Name: Carole BakerTuition
PROGRAMME 2011
WORKSHOPS with Carole Baker RBSA
Venue: The Edward Jennings Room, Holy Cross Parish, Chapel Lane, Lichfield, Staffordshire
• Spacious studio with large car park adjacent.
• Located 5 minutes from Lichfield City centre
and train station.
• Friendly and individual tuition.
• Workshops limited to 12 people.
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.
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PAINTING LOOSE IN ACRYLICS:
PALETTE KNIFE PAINTING
Thursday 19 April
Tuesday 27 November
This is a great workshop to really express yourself, break away from painting tight and make some lively and striking mark making. Explore techniques such as thick impasto, and applying paint with a palette knife. Experimental and energising! A real opportunity to be expressive. Cost: £38.
PAINTING LOOSE IN ACRYLICS:
Mood and Atmosphere
Wednesday 28 March
NEW 2-day Wednesday 1 – Thursday 2 August
Tuesday 30 October
Thursday 13 December
This workshop is all about creating mood and atmosphere in your work – 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 was 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.
One day: Cost: £38 • Two day: Cost £84
PAINTING LOOSE IN ACRYLICS:
DRIPS, DROPS AND SPLATS!
Thursday 29 March
NEW 2-day Thursday 23 - Friday 24 August
Wednesday 12 December
A workshop using acrylics very wet, flooding the canvas with colour, moving it around and let 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.
One day: Cost: £38 • Two day: Cost £84
3-day VIBRANT COLOURFUL
PAINTING IN ACRYLICS
Wednesday 2 - Friday 4 May
Wednesday 17 - Friday 19 October
This workshop covers 3 techniques.... working in layers and scumbling the paint; painting very wet and incorporating inks; and painting with a palette knife... Create beautiful paintings, learn to see and use colour. A non-traditional approach designed to energise participants toward adventurous painting and individualised expression. Includes tuition, lunch and refreshments each day.
Cost: £155 for 3 days.
LANDSCAPE ABSTRACTIONS
Friday 20 April
3-day Wednesday 25 - Friday 27 July
Wednesday 31 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. Cost: £38 full day.
The 3-day workshop will give you time to develop compositional planning, designs and ideas. Cost: £155 for 3 days includes tuition, lunch and refreshments each day.
painting without a brush in watercolour, mixed media or acrylics
Monday 16 July
The aim of this workshop is to encourage you to break away from the conventional approach to painting and explore ‘alternative’ methods of picturemaking. Drawing and painting with mountboard, rollering, spattering - watercolours, acrylics or mixed media. A creative and liberating experience! Cost: £38 full day.
LOOSE AND FRESH FLOWERS
Wednesday 15 August
Painting from life using watercolour, inks and pastels, emphasis is on painting loose backgrounds, colour and form will be explored, the aim – a less traditional approach to painting flowers and a wonderful opportunity to put your skills to the test. Cost: £44 full day.
PRACTICAL COLOUR MIXING
Friday 30 March
Wednesday 26 September
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. Cost: £38 full day.
Interesting ForegroundS
IN MIXED MEDIA
Tuesday 17 July
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. Cost: £38.
SECRETS TO PAINTING LOOSE in watercolour
Wednesday 25 April
Tuesday 25 September
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! Cost: £38 or £50 including materials.
‘En Plein Air’ Painting – SKETCHING DAYS
In additiional to the listed workshops, Carole will be running several days working outdoors. These days will focus on the unique challenges of plein air painting. The ability to see and simplify, to organize the subject matter, and to present it in a simple and straightforward manner. The workshops will include demonstrations as well as individual attention. Cost: £35. Please contact Carole direct to register your interest. Dates will be set in the Spring and throughout the year.
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.
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
HIGHLAND LIGHT
Highland Light is a stunning collection of paintings that Carole Baker has been working on throughout 2010. The work can been seen at 4 solo exhibitions at prestigious venues in 2011 as well as group shows, art fairs and open studios. Each exhibition will vary and be updated for the next show. The whole colection can be viewed here very soon. A list of 2011 events is below.
The exhibitions will be supported by a 36 page booklet - Highland Light avaiable to purchase and a large selection of greetings cards and limited editiion prints on request.
‘Highland Light’ touring UK SOLO EXHIBIITON at INGLEBY GALLERY
Ingleby, Nr Melbourne, Derbyshire DE73 7HW
Sunday 17 April - Sunday 1 May 2011
Open: Wednesday, Thursday & Friday: 10am - 4pm
Weekends: 12noon - 5pm
A selection of paintings from the 'Highland Light' collection - Carole's very latest work in acrylics, watercolour and mixed media from Scotland.
‘Highland Light’ touring UK SOLO EXHIBIITON at THE GREAT ATLANTIC GALLERY
48 Arwenack Street, Falmouth TR11 3JH
Telephone: 01326 318452 / 01736 788911
Saturday 7 - Wednesday 25 May 2011
A selection of paintings from the 'Highland Light' collection - Carole's very latest work in acrylics, watercolour and mixed media from Scotland.
Carole will be doing a demonstration of Mood and Atmosphere in Acrylics from 12 noon to 3pm on Saturday 21 May in the Falmouth Gallery. All welcome.
‘Highland Light’ touring UK SOLO EXHIBIITON at GALLERY SCA
3 St Alkmonds Place, Shrewsbury, SY1 1UJ
TEL: 01743 249687 www.gallerysca.co.uk
Sunday 5 - Sunday 19 June 2011
A selection of paintings from the 'Highland Light' collection - Carole's very latest work in acrylics, watercolour and mixed media from Scotland.
PATCHINGS ART CRAFT AND DESIGN FESTIVAL
at PATCHINGS ART CENTRE
Oxton Road, Calverton, Nottinghamshire NG14 6NU
9-12 June 2011
The event aims to promote the very best in art, craft and design and is seen as a show case of the finest in contemporary work. Carole will be demonstrating throughout the show.
SUMMER EXHIBITION at THE CORRIDOR GALLERY
Guild Hall, Lichfield, Staffordshire
Friday 24 – Sunday 26 June 2011 - Open 10am-5pm
Come and see 'Highland Light' - Carole's very latest work in acrylics, watercolour and mixed media from Scotland. An opportunity to meet Carole, book workshops and discuss technique.
Work from photomontage artist – Bob Russon also on show.
KRANENBURG FINE ART GALLERY
Star Brae, Off Argyll Square,
Oban PA34 4AZ
1 July - 18 August 2011
Kranenburg Fine Art Gallery is based in Oban in Argyll and specialise in contemporary fine art, with regular exhibitions of paintings by both local artists.... especially John Lowrie Morrison (Jolomo) and artists painting outside of Scotland. Carole will be exhibiting a selection of her latest work.
BUXTON ARTIST & DESIGNER FAIR at BUXTON PAVILION GARDENS
St John's Road, Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 6XN
Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 July 2011
Showcasing the best art and design from around the region. A selection of paintings from the 'Highland Light' collection - Carole's very latest work in acrylics, watercolour and mixed media from Scotland.
‘Highland Light’ touring UK SOLO EXHIBIITON at THE BARN GALLERY
PATCHING ART CENTRE
Oxton Road, Calverton, Nottinghamshire NG14 6NU
Saturday 23 July - Sunday 21 August 2011
A selection of paintings from the 'Highland Light' collection - Carole's very latest work in acrylics, watercolour and mixed media from Scotland.
GARDEN STUDIO OPEN DAY at Sunnyside Studio
61 Rugeley Road, Chase Terrace, Staffordshire WS7 1AG
Sunday 7 August 2011 - Open 11am - 5pm
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.
ART IN THE GARDENS at SHEFFIELD BOTANICAL GARDENS
Clarkehouse Road, Sheffield, S10 2LN.
2-4 September 2011
Carole has been selected as one of fourteen Premier Artists to showcase her work at the event. Art in the Gardens is proving to be a serious contender as the largest outdoor art exhibition in the North of England. An entertaining famiy day out wigth over 300 exhibiting artists selling original works of art and craft.
STAFFORDSHIRE OPEN STUDIOS 2010 at SUNNYSIDE STUDIO
61 Rugeley Road, Chase Terrace, Staffordshire WS7 1AG
Two weekends – Saturday and Sunday 17 & 18 and 24 & 25 September 2011
Open 10am-5pm each day
Part of the Staffordshire Open Studios event.
‘Highland Light’ touring UK SOLO EXHIBIITON at the RBSA
CRAFT GALLERY, 4 Brook Street, St Paul's, Birmingham B43 1SA
Monday 27 September – Sunday 24 October 2010
A selection of paintings from the 'Highland Light' collection - Carole's very latest work in acrylics, watercolour and mixed media from Scotland.
RBSA MEMBERS & ASSOCIATES EXHIBITION
at ROYAL BIRMINGHAM SOCIETY OF ARTISTS
St Paul's, Birmingham
2 - 28 October 2011
Annual exhibition of RBSA Members and Associates work. Carole will be exhibiting 3 paintings.
GREAT PEAK DISTRICT FAIR at BUXTON PAVILION GARDENS
St John's Road, Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 6XN
Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 October 2011
The Peak District's annual celebration of localy produced food and Arts & Crafts with attractions such as climbing wall., live music and face painting.
WINDSOR ART FAIR at WINDSOR RACECOURSE
Maidenhead Road, Windsor, SL4 5JJ www.windsorcontemporaryartfair.co.uk
Friday 11 - Sunday 13 November 2010
A selection of paintings from the 'Highland Light' collection - Carole's very latest work in acrylics, watercolour and mixed media from Scotland.
RBSA OPEN ALL MEDIA EXHIBITION at ROYAL BIRMINGHAM SOCIETY OF ARTISTS
St Paul's, Birmingham
24 November – 23 December 2010
The first of the RBSA's 'Open' exhibitions. Carole will be exhibiting 3 paintings.
CHRISTMAS ART SALE AND EXHIBITION at THE CORRIDOR GALLERY
Guild Hall, Lichfield, Staffordshire
Friday 25 – Sunday 27 November 2009 - Open 10am-5pm
An opportunity to meet Carole, book workshops and discuss technique.
Big reductions on selected work.
Work from photomontage artist – Bob Russon also on show.
BUXTON ARTIST & DESIGNER FAIR at BUXTON PAVILION GARDENS
St John's Road, Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 6XN
Saturday 4 and Sunday 4 December 2011
Showcasing the best art and design from around the region. A selection of paintings from the 'Highland Light' collection - Carole's very latest work in acrylics, watercolour and mixed media from Scotland.
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
Media
Acrylic Inks, Acrylics, Collage, Mixed Media, Pen And Wash, Watercolour
Subjects
Abstract, Buildings, Expressionism, Landscape, Seascapes and Water, Townscapes, Trees and Foliage
