About
us:
Jenny
Nimmo is a prize-winning; author who has written over
50 books for children and is currently working on the
8th book in her 'Children of the Red King' series. This will be published in 2009
David Wynn Millward is a painter, printmaker and sculptor,
He Studied Art at the Royal Academy Schools and Art
Teaching at Goldsmiths College, London University.
What we need to know about you:
We
cannot accommodate those with special dietary needs
unless, we are forewarned.
All food, save what we grow here, has to be purchased
before a course begins, in local towns. Advance notice
is essential. Regarding your own work, it is helpful
to know what you want from a course and to see what
your work is like. Please bring examples of work, originals
or photos, and sketchbooks, if you can.
Subjects for painting:This is a very
small holding but has varied terrain within a compact
area. The river cuts through the holding and when low
is easily accessible. On either side are woods and two
wild fields. The garden and buildings present close
views while from the garden and studios, you have landscapes
of wooded hills and fields. Two ponds for wildlife also
give still water for painting reflections. In the yard,
there are old walls, sheds, heaps of wood with flowers
and weeds growing through them, and, of course, chickens
and one or two cats.
The studios contain props for still life. If you want
to leave the mill land, you must ask the farmer to avoid
any problems eg a bull.
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The
Schedule: |
8.30am |
Breakfast:
Fruit-juice, cereals, toast & marmalade/jam/honey
and tea/coffee/herbal. |
9.30am |
Non-residents
Arrive |
10am |
We
meet in the studio for a lesson/demonstration. When
the model is here, this is when modelling begins. |
11am-11.30am |
Coffee/tea
break, Followed by more teaching for Beginners. |
1pm |
Lunch
may be later as I pick salad fresh from the garden.
Menu varies e.g.: Bread / Soup / meats / vegetarian
rissoles / nut roast / cheeses / pickles / chutney
/ salad / followed by cake and tea / coffee / herbal. |
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After
Lunch, beginners will have another lesson. Experienced
painters will be doing their own projects. I walk
round looking at what is being done and giving my
response. I sometimes do a painting to demonstrate
how I work when tackling water for instance. |
4pm |
Tea
Break. Self serve in the cottage Kitchen. |
7pm |
Drinks
before supper. We offer you wine or soft drinks
with nuts/Bombay mix. If you intend to drink wine,
a contribution to the kitty of a bottle is always
appreciated. |
7.30pm |
Supper.
Menu varies e.g.: Sunday: Roast Gammon, potatoes,
ratatouille, greens, followed by fruit salad &
ice cream. |
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