Charcoal landscapes inspired by Turner
Working between Petworth House and West Dean College, this course will take inspiration from Petworth's gardens and Turner exhibition. It will be an in-depth and comprehensive guide to drawing landscapes with natural and compressed charcoal.
- Booking essential
As part of the course, you will view the new Turner exhibition with a tour by the curator. You will spend the first full day at Petworth, observing, considering and recording its landscape and Turner's paintings for yourself. There will be demonstrations of techniques for using charcoal and photography to record your observations to bring back to the studio at West Dean. Well cover the types of charcoal, erasers, drawing cloths and papers you'll be using.
Across the three days, you will build confidence with the materials and move towards working independently, developing your skills in using charcoal to represent landscape. Your tutor will show you her original drawings and sketchbooks to illustrate the techniques demonstrated and speak of her studio practice, and how she incorporates the influence of other artists work into her own.
By the end of the course, you will have developed an understanding of charcoal to represent landscape in evocative and experimental ways. You will have produced a series of quick studies and more resolved drawings, and gained an understanding of how to work up a finished piece.
On the first evening, there will be demonstrations of the materials and an explanation of the relationship of Turner to Petworth. Friday will be spent at Petworth House, Saturday and Sunday will be in the studio at West Dean college. You will be taking photographs at Petworth with your smart phone or tablet. These will be used as source material during your course.
Times
Prices
| Ticket type | Ticket category |
|---|---|
| All | £523.00 |
The basics
- Booking details
Call 01243 818300
- Suitability
Not suitable for children
- Meeting point
West Dean College
- What to bring and wear
Please see Course Materials section on the West Dean course information page.
- Other
This course runs over several days. Please see the Timetable section on the West Dean course information page for more information about the daily timings.
Upcoming events
Changing Landscape Exhibition
This exhibition tells the 900-year story of the landscape at Petworth, the people who lived and worked in it, and explores what landscape means to people now and in the past.
Turner's Vision at Petworth
For the first time in 20 years, a specially curated selection of JMW Turner’s artistic studies of Petworth will be exhibited in the very place that inspired him. These rarely seen works give a fascinating insight into Turner’s methods.
Archaeology in the Park Guided Walk
Find out about some of the archaeological findings in the Park on this two hour guided walk.
Ship Ahoy! Family Trail
Step into the world of J.M.W. Turner and set sail on an artistic adventure through Petworth House and Garden!