GPC

A one day course learning how to prepare and mull ancient natural pigments in oil for etching. Some materials have been locally sourced by Fiona such as yellow/orange ochre from Tamar Valley Devon and red iron oxides from the Golden Valley Gloucestershire and Duns Scotland. Other prepared pigments include green earth and vine black.

Fiona has spent the last few years experimenting with these beautiful pigments in painting, drawing and printing. The more precious mineral pigments such as lapis lazuli and malachite etc. can be used to hand colour etchings and Fiona will bring a ready prepared watercolour set and pigments for students to try.

Learn how to sieve, levigate and mull foraged pigments. Participants will be taught the alchemy of transforming pigments and then ink-up an etching plate to pass through the press. Participants will also be shown a useful method for transferring ink into tubes to take home.

Suitable for all abilities.

Basic materials, tools, ink and paper will be provided. Additional materials may be available to buy from the tutor or the art shop next door. We limit our course numbers to 6 - in order for you to get the most from our tutors and the facilities.

This course is suitable for all levels. Please wear old clothes and bring an apron.

Fiona McIntyre paints, draws and specialises in copper etching.
She is a member of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers and a founding member of The Arborealists collaborating on art/ecology projects.
Fiona paints from her studio in South Cerney and makes sketching excursions to wild landscapes in the UK and abroad including Galicia, Iceland and Sweden to forage larva and earth and to develop an entirely new body of work. Fiona teaches Drawing Trees Inside and Out at New Brewery Arts and for several years was a regular tutor at Marlborough College Summer School.

www.fionamcintyre.com Instagram @mcintyre3651

Terms and Conditions:
Bookings are only confirmed on receipt of the full cost of the course. If full payment is not made, you will not be allowed to start the course. We reserve the right to cancel the course at a weeks notice if there are less than 4 participants booked.

Please note

We will not be liable for any childcare, travel or accommodation fees lost due to cancellation by us.

Cancellation Policy:
The sum of £50, will be lost If you cancel at short notice (less than 2 weeks before the course start). If your place cannot be filled, no monies will be returned. Please note that it is necessary for tutors to be passed your e-mail address for the purpose of running the workshop, please see our privacy policy. For further information please email us on info@gpchq.co.uk

COVID-19 Precautions

Students may be asked to wear masks and gloves.
Presses and shared equipment are wiped after each session with antibacterial cleaner.
Extractor fans will be switched on during courses downstairs.
Students on courses run in the downstairs studio will have access to both the upstairs and downstairs toilets.
Students will need to bring refreshments with them.