February Newsletter

Monday, 17 February 2020

Printmaking 2020

Hi Visitor,

Welcome!

To steal a line from Walt Whitman, “I am large, I contain multitudes”. Let’s consider these “multitudes” as we start our 10th year in Vincent's Yard. We have loads more classes and a great programme of exhibitions and events coming up. This year we plan to showcase the work of artist members- sharing the great work they are making, and running a programme of accompanying talks as part of our mission to explain and describe what we do as artists and printmakers. The exhibiting year starts with the work of Sarah Gürsoy-Heuser who will show her work over one week in March, with immediately afterwards, prints by James Anderson in April. Look out for an interview with James and more on Sarah's work in the next newsletter.

Greetings from Britain, Wood-cut, chine collé, 13.2cm x 17.2cm, Sarah Gürsoy-Heuser

Our short courses have already started, with students coming to learn about different ways of Monotype printing. In classes so far this year we have used both water washable and oil based inks, exploring the differences between them and the ways both allow for different marks. We have used stencils and tracings, cut paper and leaves, exploring offsetting colour from the stencils and plant material. Monotype is such an exciting way to try out ideas, colours and composition- they exist as one of images but can be used as the starting points for other techniques. The speed with which prints can be made...the accidents that happen and that you can learn to manage...are part of the challenge that is very rewarding.

As the numbers of students in each class are small- usually no more than 6 - you will always get a lot of individual support to make the most of the class. Materials are included in all of our short courses, and you will find them fast-paced and exciting: taking away a lot of prints and ideas for future work. To add to the fun, we are introducing a new Sunday Print Workshop that anyone who has attended a class with us can come back to, to practice and continue developing.

See images of work from our recent courses here.

There is a fantastic exhibition at the RA at the moment, Picasso and Paper- it features linocuts, woodcuts and etchings including the amazing suite of Sugar Lift etchings, La Célestine, from suite 347 Mougins: all techniques featured in classes coming up at the studio in the next couple of months.

Linocut Taster

Saturday 15 February 2020, 1.30- 4.30pm

Etching Class: Sugar Lift

Thursday 20 & 27 February 2020

Linocut: Layers of Colour

Thursday 5, 12, 19, 26 March, 6.00-9.00pm

Woodcut Taster

Saturday 14 March 2020, 1.30- 4.30pm

Do join us; there is more information on our website.

Exhibition dates for your diary

We hope you will join us for the Private View of Sarah's exhibition, Land and Sea, on Friday 20 March, 6.00-8.00pm

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