Website: www.sarahbellart.co.uk
Email:
[email protected]
Tel :
07866 413111
Bed and Breakfast: www.sampsonsfarm.com
April / May 2015
Thurs 30 April & Fri 1 May
2 Day Full Works Introduction to Watercolour
Everything you need to know about watercolour in just 2 days! We’ll cover the basics of what makes a
good watercolour kit; mixing 80 colours from just 3 tubes; wet in wet, and glazing techniques, how and why
we stretch paper; painting flat and graded washes; brush technique; and how to paint a super simple but
stunning landscape. (The June and July painting breaks cover the same course content but at a more
relaxed pace).
Sat 2 May
Drawing and Painting Chickens
Learn how to draw simple chickens (including Sarah’s famous demonstration of how to turn a sketch of a
cat’s head into a chicken ☺) and make some lovely simple watercolours painting from our live models in the
orchard!
The following 4 workshops at May Half Term can be taken as a 4 day break, or as separate
workshops......
Bank Holiday Mon 25 May Beginners Watercolours level 1
Learn the art of colour mixing, brush technique and wet in wet. Magic!
Tues 26 May
Relaxing Watercolours
Perfect for absolute beginners and more experienced watercolour dabblers: we’ll take a relaxed approach
to painting flowers and other gifts from nature with some beautiful relaxing music playing in the background.
Watercolour therapy......
Weds 27 & Thurs 28 May 2 Day Easy-Peasy Drawing Workshop – “Drawing for the terrified!”
Make friends with that pencil! Sarah will share lots of secrets to make drawing so much easier: How to get
proportions right; use light and shadow to make things look 3D; learn to draw faces, people, animals, still
lives.
June 2015
Weds 24 June
On location In Totnes - Windows and Doors in Line and Wash
technique
We’ll work in the hall I have hired on the main street, and also on location in the little medieval streets and
lanes to find beautiful architectural detail to draw. Gothic, Medieval, Regency details abound within just a
100sq meters of our base. Love history? You’ll adore this workshop! Just £55, please bring your own
lunch.
Thurs 25 June
On location In Totnes
Quick Sketches with
Watercolour Pencils
Lots of informative demonstrations from Sarah on how to use watercolour pencils in several different ways
to produce speedy and impressive colour sketches for holidays or for collecting reference for painting back
at home. Lots of sketching fun in this fantastic location. Just £55, please bring your own lunch.
NB: The 2 Totnes Workshops are not held at Sampsons Farm, but in Totnes, but people wishing to
attend them and intending to stay B&B at Sampsons Farm are welcome to have a lift to and from
Totnes with Sarah ☺
Sun 28 June ‘til Weds 1 July
Watercolour Painting Break - 3 or 4* day option
Residential at Sampsons Farm or non-residential. The first 3 days cover the course content of the 2 day
full Works Introduction to Watercolour but at a more relaxed pace, and with certain periods working outside
in the peaceful surrounding environs of the medieval thatched farmhouse, and the orchard and paddock
with the chickens and geese. *The optional 4th day will focus on how to paint skies, and will include a trip to
Dartmoor to paint skies on location.
July 2015
Weds 8 & Thurs 9 & Fri 10 July
3 Day Getting to Grips with Acrylics
Learn about how to mix colours / how to use brushes, knives and other objects to paint with / what palettes
to use/how to prepare your painting surface/ how to create tantalising texture /and what mediums can help
you create different effects.
Sun 26 & Mon 27 & Tues 28 July
3 day Watercolour Painting Break
Residential at Sampsons Farm or non-residential. This break covers the course content of the 2 day “Full
Works” Introduction to Watercolour but at a more relaxed pace, and with certain periods working outside in
the peaceful surrounding environs of the medieval thatched farmhouse, and the orchard and paddock with
the chickens and geese.
August
Tues 11 & Weds 12 & Thurs 13 Aug
Horses: How to draw and paint them – 3 day treat for
horse & pony lovers!
We’ll be looking at how to draw a horse’s head from different angles; the proportions of a horse’s body;
drawing tricky bits like hocks and fetlocks, etc, and how to capture a horse in watercolour. If you paint in
another medium then feel free to bring your materials along and Sarah is happy to give you tuition on your
own medium, although all demonstrations will be in watercolour. The first day will be spent drawing and the
following 2 days will be a mixture of painting and drawing.
Mon 24 & Tues 25 August
Fashion Illustration
A 2 day course in drawing and painting stylish figures and clothes using pencil and watercolour. We’ll look
at those elegant “stretched proportions” of super models, typical fashion poses and how to capture them
within minutes, how to mix flesh-tones, create hairstyles, create effects such as silk, fur and leather. Great
for aspiring fashion designers: GSCE and A level art students, as well as anyone who just likes the idea of
having a go. Advice also given on portfolios for fashion colleges.
Sun 30 & Mon 31 Aug & Tues 1 Sept
3 Day Watercolour Painting Break. - Suitable for all levels
Does the idea of sitting in an orchard or a field happily sketching and painting appeal to you?
Day 1:
Essential techniques in watercolour (even if you paint often you may be surprised by some
of these!)
Also short spells working in the orchard where the chickens are...
Day 2 & 3:
Weather permitting, we’ll be sitting in fields and by the River Teign (virtually on our doorstep)
to sketch & paint. In case of bad weather we’ll use the studio and work from either Sarah’s or your own
photos of The Great Outdoors....
September
Fri 18, Sat 19 & Sun 20 Sept
Devon Open Studios Event:
3 day exhibition and FREE painting demonstrations at Sampsons Farm
Sat 26 Sept
Beginners 1 Day Workshop
Learn how to: Mix 80 colours from 3 tubes of paint, brush technique, wet in wet technique £85
October
Sun 25 & Mon 26 & Tues 27 Oct 3 Day Painting Retreat – October Half Term
Sketching and painting around the old farmhouse, in the orchard with the chickens, in the village and by the
river. This is not as focused on being taught beginners watercolour techniques but is designed more as a
peaceful and relaxing quiet space for painters, and beginners too, if they like, to come along to paint and
sketch with Sarah, with a morning and an afternoon demonstration each day of a particular technique or
subject matter.
NB: Watercolour will be the main medium but participants are welcome to bring their own medium of choice
along to use if they wish. Sarah is qualified to give advice on any medium.
November
Sat 7th – Fri 20th Nov
Solo Exhibition
Portraits of Hollywood Greats and Pin Ups by Sarah Bell, at ‘The Glorious Art House’, Fore Street,
Exeter
Tues 17 & Weds 18 & Thurs 19 Nov
Portraits: 3 Day Watercolour Workshop PLUS …
Includes A visit to Sarah’s Solo Portrait Show in Exeter
Learn essential tips and techniques from watercolour portrait expert, Sarah, and create your own stunning
self portrait or that of a dear family member or friend as a truly special gift. Learn some new skills, and
paint something to be proud of! ONLY £240!
Why not book to stay and snuggle in at cosy Sampsons Farm?
WORKSHOP BOOKING INFORMATION
Fee structure and deposits:
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A 1 day workshops costs £85
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Bring a friend on a 1 day workshop and save £10 per person! Only £75 each instead of £85!!
Book 2 days or more at the same time = £75 per person per day
SO: 2 days=£150, 3 days=£225, 4 days= £300
A non-refundable 40% deposit secures your place on a workshop or break, and the balance is paid
on the first day of the workshop. Sarah will endeavour to find a suitable workshop for you.
These rates include:
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All high quality art materials
Frequent painting demonstrations and personal tuition from expert watercolourist, Sarah Bell
Participation in a group of no more than eight students in Sarah’s own working studio
A delicious 2-course lunch in the thatched farmhouse
Complimentary hot drinks all day
NB: Rates do not include accommodation or evening meal
For more information see Sarah’s website: www.sarahbellart.co.uk
Or ring Sarah on 07866 415111
And to make your workshop into a divine residential break.....
Why not book a room on site at the glorious Grade 2 listed Sampsons Farm Bed & Breakfast, a 500+ year
old thatched Devon longhouse, rich in quirky staircases, low beams, panelled walls and inglenook
fireplaces.
Set in a sleepy hamlet by river meadows in the lovely countryside of South Devon. Peaceful and idyllic.
Just relax......
And not only that, our happy hens lay your eggs for breakfast,
too.....!
Flexible Accommodation
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There are en-suites available in the original farmhouse or in the charming barn conversions in the
farm courtyard. Ground floor rooms available for those less abled.
We also have 2-self-catering apartments, each sleeping 4, with kitchen, bathroom and sitting room
for groups of friends or family.
There are 3 lovely food pubs for evening meals within ten minutes drive, but you may want to drive
an further ten minutes to explore the sea or Dartmoor for dinner, too.
Guests are welcome to use the beamed and panelled sitting room with log fire in the evenings,
where drinks, and a delicious local cheese board can be served.
Sampsons Farm is easy to get to; Just 20 min drive from the M5, J30, Exeter; a ten minute taxi
ride from the Newton Abbot Railway Station, main line from London Paddington: Exeter International
Airport is just a 25 min drive.
For more information about Sampsons Farm and to book a room, go
to:
www.sampsonsfarm.com
OR call: 01626 354913
Sarah Bell’s Watercolour Workshops Booking
Form
Complete form and send with your 50% deposit to: Sarah Bell, Sampsons Farm, Preston, Newton Abbot, Devon,
TQ12 3PP
If you have any enquiries, please email:
415111
[email protected]
Please reserve me a place on the following workshop date(s):
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or call Sarah on 07866
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The balance is paid on arrival.
Gift vouchers must be paid for in full in advance.
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(*PLEASE NOTE: Deposits are non-refundable, however Sarah will find an alternative suitable course for you.)
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Fee Structure and deposits
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A 1-day workshop costs £85
40% Deposit £34
A two day workshop costs £150
40% Deposit £60
Any further workshops booked on the same booking form are charged at £75 per day.
Bring a friend on a 1 day workshop and save £10 per person! Only £75 each instead of £85!
Workshops includes the use of the correct colours of high quality paints and specialist watercolour paper,
brushes and other equipment, and a delicious 2 course lunch.