In the Footsteps of Monet - Course Description
Tuition by Sue Deighton, celebrated professional artist and popular tutor, for painters of all abilities.
Monday 22nd - Monday 29th September 2008
"In the Footsteps of Monet"
Casa Villatalla, your home for your visit to Liguria, is perched in the foothills of the Ligurian Alps, surrounded by olive trees growing on stone terraced hillsides. The swimming pool in the garden has magnificent mountain views of medieval hilltop towns capped with terracotta roofs.
This course will include visits to these towns to sketch or paint the castles, church towers, alleys and archways, and bridges painted by Claude Monet. Time will be spent at Villatalla turning sketches into paintings, and will include workshops in Oil and Acrylic with materials provided.
There will be demonstrations on drawing and perspective, planning a suitable colour palette, painting techniques and How to look for the Wow factor.
It is suggested that watercolour, pens, pencils and coloured crayons are used on location visits, but bring your favourite medium for using at Villatalla.
A typical day might be spent as follows:-
9.30am: depart from Villatalla by minibus for a short drive to one or other of the nearby medieval towns, e.g. Dolceacqua, Apricale or Isolabona, where we will be able to sketch or do a watercolour.
12.30 – 1.30pm: lunch in a bar or restaurant, or buy a snack for a picnic, then return to Villatalla.
Afternoon:this time will be for painting or relaxing at Villatalla, in the gardens or by the pool. There will be painting sessions, in which paintings can be done from sketches made during the morning.
6.30 – 7pm:a short appraisal of the day’s work, with guidance as necessary, and planning for the next day.
8pm:dinner at Villatalla, or at a local restaurant.
During the week there will also be trips to the beautiful Riviera town of Bordighera, and the famous Hanbury Botanical Gardens.
Your tutor Sue Deighton
Sue is known for the vivacity of her work – bold and free. A love of colour makes her work exciting and stimulating.
After graduating from Leeds College of Art with her Art Teachers’ Certificate, she became a Lecturer at the Hull College of Art. She now has 30 years’ experience of teaching art in Schools, Colleges and Institutes of Further Education, the last 15 of which have been in Community Education.
She has a long history of Exhibitions, and has twice been selected for the Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy. She has exhibited at the Mall Gallery, at the open Exhibitions of the RI, the RBA and the NEAC, and currently exhibits paintings done whilst tutoring in Zimbabwe at Woburn Safari Park.
She is a Professional Associate of the Society for All Artists, a guest tutor for Indus Tours (painting holidays in India and Africa), and is a freelance demonstrator for Winsor & Newton and the SAA.
Sue has also been a guest presenter for York TV, and is currently filming product demonstrations for Sky TV’s Drawing and Painting Channel.
She has completed 2 workshop videos, with instruction book, on Colour Theory for Flower Painters and Landscape Painters using Watercolour. She is a regular contributor for features in the Paint Magazine.
Cost of the course
For costs of this and other painting courses see our main painting course page.
