Join Daisy Embury of Bloom Creative for "A Day of Botanicals: Intro to Oil Paints" and celebrate the approach of spring time.
This workshop is a perfect opportunity to learn something new, near a season full of new beginnings. Throughout the day, you'll work on a single painting, focusing on skill-building through a gentle and mindful approach. The workshop is structured in stages, with Daisy guiding you step-by-step and demonstrating alongside you.
You will begin the workshop with introductions to the materials, the tutor, and each other, before diving into the gridding method to sketch and compose your piece. From there, you will explore finding your colour palette, and the most exciting part begins: applying your oil paints. You will then start by carefully layering base colours, slowly and thinly, ensuring you don't overwork the canvas too soon.
Throughout the day Daisy will encourage you to explore the medium, allowing you to gain new skills at each stage of your painting, developing a foundational understanding of the oil painting process.
You will leave this workshop with a foundation of skills you apply to your own paintings at home over a longer period of time.
“It’s been beautiful to reflect on the link in what I was naturally drawn to at a young age, and my returned curiosity to combine both Nature and us.”
meet your tutor
Daisy is a self-taught, British artist and oil painter, currently exploring our relationship with nature through oil paintings, and journey from Birth to Rebirth.
Daisy discovered oil paints when she was 12, and had a fascination with hands, feet, and human skin, evolving into freelancing as a portrait painter. She took her creativity to University, to study Fine Art, developed a love for painting botanicals, delicate likeness to the humans, and returned to portraiture in the final year.
Daisy has participated in group shows, won Botanical Artist of the year, and was selected for the Clyde & Co Awards. She also briefly attended The Florence Academy of Art in Italy, after obsessing over the Renaissance craftsmanship. She then spent three years in the beautiful New Zealand, and took various commissions during her time there. Then relocated to Melbourne to work as a Personalisation Expert and Artisan for Louis Vuitton. This put her back in touch with creativity, and her own ideas were birthed.
Tutor Daisy Embury
Tutor: Daisy Embury
Date & Time: Saturday 15th March, 10am - 4pm
Venue: Chisel Studio, New Brewery Arts
PRICE: £100 (£0.00 VAT)
Please note that this workshop is for those aged 18 and over.
You are welcome to bring a lidded bottle of water with you but we kindly ask that you do not bring food into the studio.
Refreshments are available at our on-site café Blend until 4pm.
For more information:
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Who is this workshop for?
Suitable for all levels, but is designed and structured for beginners.
What you will need:
All materials provided.
Please wear something you are happy to get messy in or bring an apron.
Please bring something to take your work home in.
Accommodation:
Residential option available. Find out about our accommodation, costs and how to book here.
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