Event details
Thursday 26 June | 10am–4pm
£125 per person
Come and discover the joy and excitement of oil painting Plein Air at Chatsworth with acclaimed artist Sue Nichol. The term 'en plein air’ is a French expression that simply means 'outside'. Painting outdoors is absorbing and comes with a whole host of health benefits. Topics covered include selecting a basic kit for sketching and painting outdoors, choosing the location, composition, preliminary sketching, focal points, colour palette, blocking in and tonal values.
Sue will provide brushes, medium, paper, painting panels, sketching and painting materials. Easels will be provided, you may bring your own pochade box if you would like to, along with your favourite brushes. Further information on what to bring will be provided in the pre-visit email.
Refreshments and meeting point
The workshop includes tea, coffee and a farm shop lunch.
Meet at 9.50am at the top garden gates (near the Stables) ready for a 10am start.
Accessibility
If you have any questions regarding accessibility or require an essential carer ticket, please contact [email protected].
About the artist
Sue is part of the Peak District Artisan group. She has been a professional artist for many years and exhibits regularly with two galleries - Staithes Gallery and The Old School Gallery, Muker.
Of her own work, Sue says: “The wild hills and moors of North Yorkshire and Derbyshire provide a challenge and I love to paint them as they are exposed to the extremes and intensity of light. I try to capture a particular atmosphere created, sometimes fleetingly, by swiftly changing weather conditions and am fascinated by nature’s ability to present a landscape in so many different tempers. I hope my viewers are able to uncover in my work some of the magic I feel in the places I am inspired to paint.”
https://www.suenicholartist.com/
https://www.peakdistrictartisans.co.uk/all-artisans/sue-nichol/
Instagram - @staithesartist
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