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Even though I've been painting and drawing for over 20 years, I feel there's always room for improvement.
The world of nature is a great stimulus for many, myself included.
I've made enquiries for an intermediate Botanical Course using pen and ink, with Lucy T. Smith at Kew Gardens.
Fingers crossed, this course will be available on-line, also. If not, I've asked if there are any in the future.
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Carol I hope you enjoy your course , only the very stupid or the most conceited person would say I don’t need to learn anymore . It matters not how old we are or how much training we have done we still learn something every single day even it’s from our mistakes. I’m not surprised that nature is a great influence on you your outside working all year round and observing the subtle changes that happens daily in nature. Keep learning and improving and one day you will be able to say I’m ok at this art stuff , I haven’t reached that stage yet but love the learning and the journey.
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I always believe we all have the ability to improve. Expanding into other areas adds to your knowledge base. I hope you get much from your course Carol and enjoy it.Thankyou , Denise. You're right there's always room for improvement, whether its with a familiar medium or, trying a new one, and always a joy when things go right, which doesn't always happen.
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Carol I hope you enjoy your course , only the very stupid or the most conceited person would say I don’t need to learn anymore . It matters not how old we are or how much training we have done we still learn something every single day even it’s from our mistakes. I’m not surprised that nature is a great influence on you your outside working all year round and observing the subtle changes that happens daily in nature. Keep learning and improving and one day you will be able to say I’m ok at this art stuff , I haven’t reached that stage yet but love the learning and the journey.I hope to hear back in the next few days. Haven't the time to spend three days at the gardens for the course so its fingers crossed for an on-line study. You've worked within nature, Dixie, so you know its inspiring draw. Each season has its own delights. Yes, one day :) I do believe the artistic journey never ends when it comes to learning. Thanks for your lovely comment, Dixie.
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If you ever reached the point at which you thought you'd learned the lot, you wouldn't really have any impetus to learn more - or even to carry on working. If you can't take this course entirely online, there are probably others available? Maybe - though this is both expensive and a major commitment of time and effort - an OU course.
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Not to sure why you would want todo a course in Pen and Ink Denise! Just buy the gear ad do it it’s only another medium . You explore it for yourself.
Courses I have done are things like printing or etching which do need someone with knowledge to teach you.
Went on a painting holiday to Portugal once spent 10 mins listening to the artist in charge pontificating to his acolytes and did a runner. Much happier sitting on a wall people watching and doing my own thing.
Though enjoy it if you do it.
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If you ever reached the point at which you thought you'd learned the lot, you wouldn't really have any impetus to learn more - or even to carry on working. If you can't take this course entirely online, there are probably others available? Maybe - though this is both expensive and a major commitment of time and effort - an OU course.I've just had a browse at the OU creative art courses, there are some available, they are part time over a period of weeks and can be tailored to the students needs. Just out of interest I will be asking if they provide a course specifically for botanical work. Yes, there are other courses on the internet, but the one at Kew is quite specific on teaching the student how to produce a scaled up and accurate botanical subject and how to present that work.
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Regarding pen and ink/wash… there are a few basic technical things to learn, but the medium is so basic in my opinion… and one of my favourite mediums in fact!
It’s about developing your own style, and that can’t be taught. My style has evolved or developed over many decades, my drawing is much looser now, and I’m enjoying the medium immensely!
Do as I’m doing, a sketch a day… you’ll soon see how much you’re improving!
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Not to sure why you would want todo a course in Pen and Ink Denise! Just buy the gear ad do it it’s only another medium . You explore it for yourself. Courses I have done are things like printing or etching which do need someone with knowledge to teach you. Went on a painting holiday to Portugal once spent 10 mins listening to the artist in charge pontificating to his acolytes and did a runner. Much happier sitting on a wall people watching and doing my own thing. Though enjoy it if you do it.Its not Denise, Sylvia, it is me. I do have all the gear and have used it over the years I've been painting away for my own pleasure and enjoyment. I've always been interested in botany and other natural phenomena. I would just like to do something a bit more formal, and interesting which this course would be for me. Certainly would enjoy it :)
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Regarding pen and ink/wash… there are a few basic technical things to learn, but the medium is so basic in my opinion… and one of my favourite mediums in fact! It’s about developing your own style, and that can’t be taught. My style has evolved or developed over many decades, my drawing is much looser now, and I’m enjoying the medium immensely! Do as I’m doing, a sketch a day… you’ll soon see how much you’re improving!I appreciate your words, Alan, thanks for your input. If it were just for the learning how to use the medium, which I too, like very much, I'd just get on with it. At Kew, the tutor shows us how to create botanical subjects the way the artists produce them there. Choosing a specific plant, scaling it up, with its component parts, in a scientific format. I've been thinking about this for a while. Go for it, I told myself, you have nowt' to lose. If I can get on this course, and learn, I will be practicing every day. Its always good to look back on the art work and seeing how things have progressed.
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