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One day Drawing Course at RHS Rosemoor

RHS Rosemoor, the Wisteria meeting room and gardens
10.30am - 4.30pm
Wednesday 15th May 2019

 

• General, beginners and improvers welcome
• Expert tuition
• All materials provided

This day will start outdoors working directly in the garden. Seated on comfortable chairs and using sturdy easels you will undertake a series of studies with expert guidance from your tutor.

The tuition will take you through a variety of drawing materials and techniques enabling you to explore the qualities of each material and how it relates to the subject matter you are looking at. Once initial studies have been undertaken, you will develop one into a final drawing.

All materials are provided, but please bring clothing for all weathers and good walking shoes, beginners and experienced are most welcome.

Peter is a popular local artist and teacher, who jointly runs Quay Drawing to encourage people to improve their observational skills and thereby improve their artwork.

Cost:
RHS Member £50 per person
RHS non-member £62 per person

Booking via RHS Rosemoor website at: https://www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/rosemoor/viewevent?EFID=1284

RHS Rosemoor drawing and painting art class course with Quay Drawing

the venue

RHS Rosemoor, Torrington, Devon

Quay Drawing are very excited about working at this beautiful garden in Great Torrington. The gardens are nestled in the Torridge valley and offer a wide variety of subject matter from formal gardens to natural landscape and planting. The courses will run either in Lady Anne's house in the Wisteria meeting room, a beautiful period room in this Victorian house, or in the learning centre classroom offering purpose built, modern and convenient facilities. Students will have the opportunity to work directly from the gardens and to use the catering facilities provided by Rosemoor if they wish.

For more venue details visit RHS Rosemoor website

 

directions

At Barnstaple join A39 signposted Bideford (Atlantic Highway), keep heading towards Bideford on the A39 until you reach a roundabout signposted to Great Torrington (B3232). Take this road and follow it into Great Torrington. RHS Garden Rosemoor is signposted at Great Torrington and is situated 1 mile south on the A3124 road which heads towards Exeter. Car parking is free.

 

Address and post code
RHS Garden Rosemoor, Torrington, Devon EX38 8PH

 

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meet your tutor

Pete Newell

Peter Newell

MA BA (Hons) Fine Art
Higher Diploma in Fine Art – Slade
MA in History of Art


Pete trained as a sculptor graduating from the Slade in 1981. After running a successful commercial sculpture business for 25 years he turned his ideas to painting. Pete is intrigued by the sea and all things maritime. His paintings now focus on the ships moored around Bideford, his preoccupation is striking a balance between abstraction and detail. Pete has written and taught on a variety of Higher Education Fine Art courses. He also has an MA in Art History from the Open University.

 

You can see more of Pete's paintings on his website: www.petenewellpaintings.uk

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Quay Drawing offers expert tuition in painting and drawing at a variety of locations in North Devon including Barnstaple Baptist Church and Cafe Collective, Bideford.

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