Arts and Crafts

During the course of the week you will be taught a variety of drawing exercises, which will encourage you to develop your own personal style and way of working. Much of the initial work will be sketchbook based looking at plants, flowers, fruit and vegetables.

Though most materials are provided - students are asked to bring any relevant media such as images of interest or any past work.

Monday - Drawing and loosening up, linking the eye to the hand. Working with a limited colour palette.

Tuesday - Drawing with accuracy and speed, looking at form and shape, creating tones, sketching and painting.

Wednesday - Drawing and painting texture - understanding scale and balancing your paper.

Thursday & Friday - Expanding and stretching your knowledge and understanding through individual work. Working towards your final piece/pieces.

Kate Bennett

About Kate

Kate has always maintained an interest in botanical painting. Having completed a degree in Textile Design at Winchester School of Art, Kate then became a textile designer working in London for Colefax & Fowler and then in New York for 10 years. Kate returned to Art School in 2001 where she completed a further degree in Visual Art and has now come full circle to pursue her love of Botanical Painting where she now lives and teaches in a small Hampshire village.

Kate believes that if you can write then you can draw particularly with guidance, practice and patient encouragement.