Landscape drawing for beginners – inspired by Turner
Learn the basics of landscape drawing, including perspective, scale, tone and composition. Create several drawings in the inspiring environment of Petworth House and see the Turner exhibition.
- Booking essential
This exciting workshop in collaboration with West Dean College will draw its inspiration from the grounds at Petworth and the exhibition of Turner's work. You will learn about the experimental ways in which Turner made his landscape paintings and explore these ideas for yourself.
The workshop will focus on black and white media using charcoal, compressed charcoal, black ink and black acrylic paint to make experimental abstracted landscapes.
You will learn the basics of landscape drawing where your tutor will explain the use of perspective, scale, tone and composition. You will learn about pictorial recession and the use of line and contrast. You will experiment with touch and mark-marking to suggest and evoke qualities of the landscape.
By the end of the day you will have produced several drawings inspired by the environment at Petworth House and the Turner exhibition.
Times
Prices
| Ticket type | Ticket category |
|---|---|
| All | £180.00 |
The basics
- Booking details
Call 01243 818300
- Suitability
Not suitable for children
- Meeting point
Please report to reception at Petworth House from 10am for a 10.15am start (the car park opens at 10am).
- What to bring and wear
Please see Course Materials section on the West Dean course information page.
- Accessibility
It is a 10 minute walk from the main visitor car park to the studio at Petworth. There is a mobility vehicle for those who might find this walk difficult.
- Other
Please be aware that in the event of extreme weather forecast, such as high winds, the site at Petworth may be closed. We will inform you the day before if a cancellation becomes necessary and refund the cost of the course in full.
Upcoming events
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!
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.
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.
Fun Art Fridays
This summer, Petworth House and Garden invites young artists to Fun Art Fridays—a series of hands-on creative sessions inspired by the legendary painter J.M.W. Turner!