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CONTENTS

Welcome to Arts at Stowe ...........................................2

The Classical Approach ..............................................4

The Contemporary Approach ......................................8

Digital Landscapes ...................................................12

Printmaking ..............................................................16

Playing with the Fabric of the Landscape ................17

Textiles ......................................................................18

Silver Jewellery Making ............................................19

Water, Paper, Paint ....................................................20

Booking Information .................................................21

Front cover artwork: “Lucie” by Toby Wright

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HOW TO CONTACT US

Online: www.stowearts.co.uk Email: thearts@stowe.co.uk Phone: 01280 818012

Stowe School, Stowe, Buckingham, MK18 5EH

Hello, my name is Deborah Clarke, and I run the Arts at

Stowe programme. After their very successful summer school last year, we are particularly delighted and privileged to welcome The Florence Academy back to Stowe. Their courses offer a unique opportunity to study classic techniques in the UK with a Florence Academy tutor.

In addition, we offer you the opportunity to develop your own contemporary style, exploring different media and

Welcome to Arts at Stowe

techniques with artist Gino Ballantyne.

In our Digital Landscape courses there is an opportunity to learn how to use iPad technology to explore Stowe with a digital eye. Supported by artists at the cutting edge, you will have the opportunity to use film, music and animation to create new art forms.

You may want to learn new skills in different art forms. We have a range of courses in etching, printmaking, textiles, watercolour painting, jewellery making and

INSPIRED BY THE BEAUTY OF STOWE’S GARDENS, BUILDINGS AND TEMPLES, ARTS AT STOWE OFFERS A SUMMER PROGRAMME OF WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES TO INSPIRE THE ARTIST IN EVERYONE.

willow sculptures, all held in the beautiful grounds of Stowe.

To celebrate this Summer of Artists in Residence, we will hold a special exhibition event where participants can choose to exhibit their work or simply come and see the work of others.

If you are a beginner or an artist looking to develop your skills and techniques, we are sure you will find something in our programme to interest you.

Deborah Clarke Top: The Florence Academy course at Stowe, 2013

Bottom: Toby Wright, The Florence Academy, 2013

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The Florence Academy comes to Stowe offering a unique opportunity to explore the beauty of nature

under the tutelage of the Academy’s Ambassador, Toby Wright. The courses are designed for those who are seeking to develop a traditional classical approach to drawing and painting, and working from nature. These principles are at the core of both the work and the instruction of master tutor Toby Wright. Having studied at The Florence Academy, Toby was a principal instructor in the Advanced Painting programme until 2010. His paintings can be found in galleries and private collections across Europe and America.

The Classical Approach with The Florence Academy of Art

ALL MY PAINTINGS ARE FROM LIFE. THE STUDY OF NATURE IS ESSENTIAL, AND IT IS THROUGH THE HUMBLE OBSERVATION OF IT THAT ONE DISCOVERS ITS TRUTH, AND SUBSEQUENTLY, ITS BEAUTY.”Toby Wright (tobywright.odexpo.com)

“Autumn Skies” by Toby Wright

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Places are limited on these courses as the number of participants is restricted to ensure the quality of the experience.

Portrait Painting & Figure Drawing from Life (CPPST014) £700 (five day course) MONDAY 28 JULY - FRIDAY 1 AUGUST OR MONDAY 4 - FRIDAY 8 AUGUST

Landscape Painting en Plein Air (CLPST014) £600 (five day course) MONDAY 28 JULY - FRIDAY 1 AUGUST OR MONDAY 4 - FRIDAY 8 AUGUST

Book both summer courses (CAFC014) £1,200 (ten day course)

Lunch will be provided each day

Venue: The Queen’s Temple and Stowe Gardens

Course day: 9.00am – 4.00pm

To book your place, please see page 21

Above: “Ellen” by Toby Wright

Left: “The Peacock’s Regrets” by Toby Wright; “At Spencer’s” by Toby Wright; figure drawing by Mitch Shea

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Landscape Painting en Plein Air: study of architecture/buildings in the landscapeMONDAY 28 JULY - FRIDAY 1 AUGUST OR MONDAY 4 - FRIDAY 8 AUGUST

For this five day course, students spend morning and afternoon sessions studying the art of

landscape painting as well as how to include architectural elements in their compositions. Demonstrations will help students learn the concept of perspective to help convey the structure of buildings. Students can choose between the exploration of landscape painting and the play of light on architecture or fusing the two disciplines.

During the five day course, students spend half the day portrait painting and half the day

drawing from the life models in The Queen’s Temple at Stowe. At the Florence Academy of Art, skill in drawing is considered fundamental to the practice and perfection in painting or sculpture. This course is designed to strengthen the student’s perception and accuracy of three-dimensional form. With step-by-step guidance, we confront one of the greatest challenges; the human figure. This course is a great way to strengthen one’s observational skills, so as to apply them later to your own personal work, regardless of subject matter. From blocking in the figure to developing structure through the observation of key anatomical landmarks, designing light and shadow shapes, and modelling form to create a believable figure.

This intensive course concentrates on comprehensively understanding how to structure a figure drawing, alternating with the practice of studying the portrait in paint. Both disciplines are mutually complimentary and require attention to anatomy, shape design, light and shadow, and reacting to a life model.

Portrait & Figure Drawing from LifeMONDAY 28 JULY - FRIDAY 1 AUGUST ORMONDAY 4 - FRIDAY 8 AUGUST

“Across the fields, Stowe” by Toby

Wright

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Right: Portrait by Ione Hunter

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“The Red Jacket” by Toby Wright

Far right: figure drawing by Ione Hunter

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Portrait by Tanvi Pathare

Places on these courses are limited as the number of participants is restricted to ensure the quality of the experience. Whilst each course has an individual fee, preference will be given to those booking the full three day course.

Recording Process and Developing Work in the Studio (COPST014) £150 (one day course) TUESDAY 29 JULY

Use Colour and Develop Work in the Studio (COCDST014) £150 (one day course) WEDNESDAY 30 JULY

Make Sophisticated Interpretations in Paint (COIPST014) £150 (one day course) THURSDAY 31 JULY

Full three day course (COFC014) £350

Lunch will be provided each day

Venue: Watson Art Building and Stowe GardensCourse day: 9.30am – 4.00pm

To book your place, please see page 21

Alongside renowned artist Gino Ballantyne, students will find “A Sense of Place” exploring the classical forms and landscape at

Stowe with a contemporary eye and brush. Gino trained at the Glasgow School of Art and the University of the Arts, London. He has exhibited extensively in national and international exhibitions and has work held in many private, national and international collections.

Using the beautiful setting of Stowe, you will undertake an exploration of paint and learn how to personalise your painting process. Through the use of direct observational studies of the Stowe landscape, you will then develop your paintings in the art studios.

During the course, Gino Ballantyne will help you to investigate and understand how to use a variety of contemporary techniques and methods. The course will cover ‘Contemporary practice’ which ranges from extremely photographic to the very abstract. You will also be encouraged to investigate a variety of painting materials and surfaces. You will be able to work at your own speed, with Gino to help and advise you on how to develop a personal style.

Suitable for all levels, beginners are welcome.

The Contemporary Approach with Buckingham Arts Modern

UNDERTAKE AN EXPLORATION OF PAINT AND HOW TO PERSONALISE YOUR PAINTING PROCESS.”

“Untitled”; “Existing in a Rational Field of artistic Conformity” by Gino Ballantyne

“The Fall”; “Bystander”

by Gino Ballantyne

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Recording Process and Developing Work in the StudioTUESDAY 29 JULY

You will investigate and understand how to use a variety of recording processes using sketchbooks,

iPads and photography. Using materials collected from the grounds at Stowe, you will then develop painting studies in the art studios.

Use Colour and Develop Work in the Studio WEDNESDAY 30 JULY

Y ou will explore colour and its implications when painting,

comparing the abstract and figurative. You will also investigate surfaces to work on and adopt new techniques to further develop painting studies in the studio.

Make Sophisticated Interpretations in PaintTHURSDAY 31 JULY

Make final paintings in the studio using new techniques. Extract and filter your findings over

the final day to make a sophisticated interpretation of your research developing your own personal style as an artist.

“Snail Trails” by Gino Ballantyne

“Passer-by” by Gino Ballantyne

“Prometheus Dwindling”; “Forged” by Gino Ballantyne

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Places on these courses are limited, as the number of participants is restricted to ensure the quality of the experience. Whilst each course has an individual fee, preference will be given to those booking the full four day course.

Animation: playing with time and space (DLAST014) £150 (one day course) MONDAY 4 AUGUST

Photography: revealing the landscape (DLPRST014) £150 (one day course) TUESDAY 5 AUGUST

Movie Making: capturing the landscape in motion (DLMST014) £150 (one day course) WEDNESDAY 6 AUGUST

Music Production: composing the landscape (DLMCST014) £150 (one day course) THURSDAY 7 AUGUST

Full four day course (DLFCST014) £400

Lunch will be provided each day

Venue: Stowe School’s Watson School of Art and Stowe GardensCourse day: 10.00am - 4.00pm

To book your place, please see page 21

Digital technology has revolutionised the way we create and experience art. In this enjoyable and

instructive four day masterclass at Stowe School, you will use the tools of the 21st century to capture and compose the landscapes of Stowe. With our team of experienced practitioners and artists, you will create new types of art. You will learn how to use iPads to develop creative skills in animation, movie making, photography and sound.

The workshops will be led by Clinton Osborne, Artist and Director at the prestigious Animation Station, Matt Kilford, Musician/Sound Director and Producer and Allan Levy, Artist/Photographer and Apple expert. This team brings together a wealth of expertise both technological and creative; from the Hubble Space Telescope to award winning films and music scores.

Digital Landscapes Art through the looking glass “Autumn”; “Seed”

by Clinton Osborne

LEARN HOW TO USE IPADS TO DEVELOP CREATIVE SKILLS IN ANIMATION, MOVIE MAKING, PHOTOGRAPHY AND SOUND.”

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Animation: playing with time and spaceMONDAY 4 AUGUST

As artists using iPads, you will experiment with time and space, using nature, people and light, to reveal the patterns and juxtapositions

of the landscape. Using found objects, both natural and man-made, you will develop a visual dialogue to reveal the hidden wonder in the landscape.

Working with professional animators, learn how to mix and blend pictures, sounds and words together using iStopmotion, iMovie and HD and iMacs. Using iPads you will explore stop frame animation, special film effects and photography to capture reflections of the world around us.

Photography: revealing the landscapeTUESDAY 5 AUGUST

Discover the power and simplicity of using iPad technology to photograph landscapes and still

life to produce art. Using iPhoto, Photoshop and iMovie you will enhance, blend and merge images for exhibition, presentation and online.

You will use iPads, DSLRs and compact cameras to explore the inner beauty of nature and buildings and combine these into photo-collages, blended images and landscapes.

Movie Making: capturing the landscape in motion WEDNESDAY 6 AUGUST

Explore movie making in this exciting one day workshop to capture, edit and enhance video for

use in film projects and as artwork. Learn to use iMovie and iPhoto to creatively enhance and produce your movies online. The world of Stowe will be captured in high definition using iPads, DSLRs, HDV and webcams.

Music Production: composing the landscapeTHURSDAY 7 AUGUST

Using audio as the focus, the hidden world of sounds stretching across Stowe’s varied

landscape will be captured. You will compose and record a composition and explore how to use Garageband, to add sound to your films, photographs and animations. By the end of the day you will have learnt how to capture sounds, and edit and use loops creatively to make soundtracks, sound-scores and sound effects.

“Water”; “Sky” by Clinton Osborne

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“Sun”; “Tree” by Clinton Osborne

Printmaking workshop (PFLPMST014) £350 (three day course)

MONDAY 4 - WEDNESDAY 6 AUGUST

Lunch will be provided each day

Venue: Stowe School’s Watson School of Art Course day: 10.00am - 4.00pm

To book your place, please see page 21

Learn about and practise two types of printmaking, using the beautiful Stowe grounds as inspiration

for your work. The course will be led by Amanda Jorgensen, an experienced teacher and artist, whose specialism is printmaking. Amanda trained at Brighton University under Brendan Neiland, followed by an MA at Chelsea College of Art alongside Chris Ofili and Peter Doig.

The first two days will focus on using etching to explore intaglio printmaking methods. You will draw directly onto your zinc plate to develop and practise your mark-making techniques. Using hard and soft ground you will discover a range of textures and surfaces. You will look at the work of Rembrandt, Morandi and Picasso to discover how they used the medium, and employ their techniques in your own work. Back in the studio you will use nitric acid to create the etched surface and then explore printing techniques on a range of beautiful printmaking papers.

During the third day you will make relief prints using our Albion Press. You will make crisp prints that further develop your mark-making skills. You will be able to combine colour, collage and layers to create a rich surface.

PrintmakingMONDAY 4 - WEDNESDAY 6 AUGUST

Prints by Amanda Jorgensen

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Print by Amanda Jorgensen

Playing with the Fabric of the Landscape: Willow Sculptures TUESDAY 5 AUGUST

Celebrated environmental artist, David Gosling, will be showing you how to craft a sculpture out

of willow for your garden. His own work ranges from the smallest willow or wool structures to exciting driftwood landmark sculptures on the Isle of Man.

www.davidgosling.com

Always a very popular workshop, the day starts with an introduction, giving you ideas about possible sculptures that could be made for your own garden. You will be shown the basic techniques and processes used to weave and create your work. David will be on hand to guide you, as you create your own figures - imagination is the only limit!

Please bring your own garden pruners.

Willow Sculptures (PFLWST014) £125 (one day course) TUESDAY 5 AUGUST

Lunch will be provided each day

Venue: Stowe School’s Watson School of Art Course day: 10.00am - 4.00pm

To book your place, please see page 21

Willow Sculpture by David Gosling

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TextilesTUESDAY 5 - WEDNESDAY 6 AUGUST

Learn new skills or develop your experience of working with textiles with Angela Cammish and Jo Banks. As well as being an experienced

textiles teacher, Angela is also a successful interior designer. She has many stylish interiors in her portfolio, including the Rectory at St Bride’s Church in Fleet Street, a cathedral treasury and numerous commercial projects. Jo is a teacher who also works professionally as an embrodiere. Her work is sold all over the world and can be regularly seen at her stall at Covent Garden Saturday Market. Amidst the natural splendour of Stowe you will learn various skills and techniques, including painting on silk and organza, free hand machine embroidery in a hoop and making vibrant felt pieces.

This year we are offering a specific workshop on Wednesday 6 August for students who wish to enhance their textile portfolios, suitable for those studying at AS or A2 level and those wishing to add experiments and research notes to a Foundation course sketch-book.

Textiles (TWST014) £125 (one day course) TUESDAY 5 AUGUST

Textiles & portfolio (TWPST014) £125 (one day course) WEDNESDAY 6 AUGUST Lunch will be provided each day

Venue: Stowe Art Department Course day: 10.00am - 4.00pm

To book your place, please see page 21

Silver Jewellery MakingTHURSDAY 7 - FRIDAY 8 AUGUST

Design and create your own exquisite silver jewellery using imaginative concepts of Stowe landscapes as your inspiration.

The workshops will be led by jewellery maker Virginia Gibson. Virginia trained at Central St Martin’s College of Art and Design in jewellery design and manufacture. She was an apprentice at London’s Hatton Gardens before establishing her own studios in West London’s Portobello, where she worked to private commissions and sold through Liberty of London.

Silver Jewellery Making (SJSW014) £225 (two day course) plus a small charge for silver tbc THURSDAY 7 – FRIDAY 8 AUGUST Lunch will be provided each day

Venue: Stowe Design DepartmentCourse day: 10.00am - 4.00pm

To book your place, please see page 21

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Water, Paper, PaintSATURDAY 9 - SUNDAY 10 AUGUST

This popular course, led by artist Susanna Bailey, has been designed to introduce both beginners and experienced enthusiasts of

Watercolour Painting to the unique possibilities found within the medium. There are many misunderstood notions about this medium and this course aims to demystify these, thereby giving the artist the confidence to really enjoy the process. The artist becomes the master of the paper, the water and the paint.

Susanna Bailey graduated as a postgraduate from the Slade School of Fine Art as a printmaker. She has exhibited nationally and internationally, and has tutored in the USA, Europe and Nepal.

www.susannabailey.co.uk

Watercolour painting (WPST014) £250 (two day course) SATURDAY 9 – SUNDAY 10 AUGUST Lunch will be provided

Venue: Watson School of Art Course day: 10.00am - 4.00pm

To book your place, please see page 21

BOOKING INFORMATION

To book your place on any of these courses, please email or phone for a booking form or further information. Alternatively, our booking form is available to download from our website.

Contact Details:Email: thearts@stowe.co.uk Online: www.stowearts.co.uk Phone: 01280 818012

EXCHANGES & REFUNDS

Fees are non-refundable, unless a course is cancelled.

ACCOMMODATION

Accommodation is available on site at Stowe (which includes B&B and an evening meal).

Places on site are limited so early booking is advised.

We can also supply a list of Hotels and B&Bs close to Stowe.

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Come and be inspired by the beauty of Stowe with a range of Summer coursesMONDAY 28 JULY - SUNDAY 10 AUGUST

Painting with a contemporary eye 3 day course with Gino Ballantyne

Create with iPads 4 day course with Clinton Osborne

Printmaking 3 day course with Amanda Jorgensen

Textiles 1 day course with Angela Cammish and Jo Banks

Willow Structures 1 day course with David Gosling

Silver Jewellery 2 day course with Virginia Gibson

Watercolours 2 day course with Susanna Bailey

www.stowearts.co.uk | 01280 818012 | thearts@stowe.co.uk Stowe School, Stowe, Buckingham MK18 5EH