Learn To Paint Like Matisse with Susie Ray
“A group of friends and I had an afternoons Matisse workshop with Susie. None of us are artists but with Susie’s guidance we each left with fabulous canvasses! Works of art! And we had so much fun. It really took us out of selves.
Thank you Susie. I’ll be back xxxx” Fern Britton
Suitable For All Abilities From Beginner Up
Inspiration
Let go and have some fun in this highly energising and liberating art workshop that channels the colourful and slightly mad style of Matisse. Perfect for absolute beginners and artists alike, discover freedom in glorious colour!
Favouring bright colours and bold simplifications, the early 20th Century French artist is synonymous with strong, expressive paintings so leave your insecurities at the studio door and roll up your sleeves to this therapeutic art form.
The Process
Working on large boards, you can choose your favourite Matisse to inspire you and change it to you preferred colour palette to hang in your home. Matisse tended to use pure colours so very little colours need to be mixed, maybe just a little white to soften!
Having chosen a Matisse painting from a varied selection of images you’ll roughly sketch it out on a board using a grid guide to mirror the detail. Then it’s time to be brave. With Susie at your side, you’ll bring the board to life with colour, big and bold strokes and masses of passion.
The Workshop
You’ll begin by capturing the work of a chosen Cornish seascape artist, injecting it with your own personality and artistic style. Comfortable with a paint brush and with the basic techniques under your belt, you’ll then move onto choosing your own Cornish seascape artist to draw inspiration from. There will be masses of pictures to spark your interest and Susie’s encouraging expertise to guide you so you’ll leave with a feeling of enormous pride and a painting that you’ll be astonished by.
A typical Cornish seascapes workshop includes:
Welcome and workshop introduction
Painting demo from Susie using the work of a Cornish seascape artist as inspiration
As a group create the painting demoed with one-on-one guidance on handling the brush, applying paints and using colour
Pick your own seascape painting to emulate from a huge selection of images
All your materials are inlcuded
Tea, coffee and cakes will be served throughout to you can concentrate on immersing yourself in this fun creative process.
Take your paintings home with you at the end of the workshop
Minimum age is 14, minimum class size is 6 people.
If the minimum number is not enrolled we reserve the right to postpone the course.
Examples of Students work, some complete beginners, some recreational artists
