Watercolour Retreat with Tim Wright

An informal 2 day workshop learning to paint watercolours as Turner painted in his own sitting room. About All levels are welcome. In the beautiful setting of JMW Turner’s country retreat in Twickenham, join award-winning artist Tim Wright in a 2-day summer watercolour painting retreat. Immerse yourself in full-on sessions and learn, or refresh, different watercolour skills inspired by nature and JMW Turner’s watercolour technique and his responses to the landscape. The course will cover the following: A series of exercises to familiarise the student with materials and handling. Discover what brushes and paints to use. Learn how to mix colour and tone, the importance of water as a medium and how to apply watercolour with a brush or other tool. Setting out your palette: the colours you need. How to use paper and exploit its properties. Experiment with the effects of watercolour, particularly how to express qualities of light, climate, and atmosphere. Look at composition and how to structure a painting: how to edit, what to leave in, what to omit, what detail is essential and what isn’t. We will make short studies of samples of landscape, the house, and its setting. This will lead to some longer, more substantial pieces. By unpicking and analysing Turner’s method and exploring the nature of the medium, the student will acquire a stock of techniques and the confidence to paint their own watercolours. The workshop is led by London artist Tim Wright, who famously taught the actor on 'Mr Turner' the film how to paint, and his workshops will also be filled with stories and anecdotes about the film and Turner himself. Read more Toggle Painting