Hand, Eye, Heart Hockney's watercolours

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3 day watercolour course - Mondays 10.30am - 3.00pm - 11th, 18th, 25th January 2027 Hand, Eye, Heart Hockney’s watercolours 'I used watercolour, because I wanted a flow from my hand, partly because of what I had learned of the Chinese attitude to painting. They say you need three things for paintings: the hand, the eye and the heart. Two won't do. A good eye and heart is not enough; neither is a good hand and eye.’ - David Hockney on his exhibition at the Louver Gallery in Los Angeles, 2005 Hockney came late to watercolour, having derided the medium early in his career as ‘wishy washy’ and ‘suitable only for Sunday painters.’ In this practical three-day course, spread over three weeks, we look at what changed Hockney’s mind and the techniques he employed to create more than one hundred exuberantly colourful, watercolour landscape paintings that put him alongside other twentieth century greats like Nash, Ravilious and Bawden. Week One Hockney and Chinese Art An exploration of decorative and expressive brushstrokes and the difference between them. Week Two Hockney and the watercolour tradition A practical look at how to design a landscape painting Week Three Hand, eye, heart Painting a large-scale, Hockney-inspired watercolour landscape of your choice Materials required:- Basic set of watercolours (preferably tube colours) 4 small pots or dishes in which to mix colour No. 2, No.4, No.8 and 12 soft round brushes (soft nylon, sable or squirrel or mixed hair) 1” hake brush (or soft nylon, sable or squirrel or mixed hair) six A3 sheets of 140lb/300 gsm cold-pressed watercolour paper A4/A£ hardback sketchbook suitable for drawing and watercolour (e.g.Seawhite of Brighton) Some familiarity with watercolours would be preferable. Learners to bring their own equipment. We have some watercolour tubes in stock in our shop. (Course participants will be entitled to 10% off) Parking Please note there is no parking directly at the venue. There is on-road parking in the road opposite or in The Avenue where there is a walk-way to the studios. Coldharbour pay and display carpark is a short walk. You are welcome to pull into the yard in order to unload before parking. Disabled Parking We have 2 disabled parking bays for blue badge holders directly outside the door to the studios that may be reserved in advance. Please email admin@southwestartcourses.co.uk to book. Cancellation Policy: We regret we are unable to issue a refund unless your place can be filled.