Art Workshops with Robert Dutton at The Boar s Head Robert Dutton Robert's outstanding artistic abilities were evident from an early age. Having developed a unique expressive and recognised painting style, utilising a variety of media, he is now a recognised and admired artist and tutor winning many prestigious awards. Since exhibiting his expressive award winning paintings more extensively since 1997 (following a successful commercial career as a professional graphic designer), Robert has established a continuing growing reputation amongst corporate and private collectors alike. Corporate sector clients include directors of NatWest Bank, KPMG, Bass Breweries, Wigan Council, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP amongst many others. His work can also be found in numerous public and private collections throughout the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United States of America. His work is exhibited widely through local and national open art exhibitions and galleries including 'The Pastel Society' within the Mall Galleries, London and The Royal Academy. He is a professional member of the Society of All Artists (SAA) and has articles regularly published in The Artist, "International Artist" and Paint magazines.
With a natural ability to draw Robert can demonstrate a variety of subjects and encourages students to use different painting techniques, explain about materials, composition and how to get the best from their photos and sketches. Robert demonstrates for art societies across the UK and teaches weekly adult education classes. His ever popular weekend workshops and more recent residential holidays in UK are highly praised. Inspiration Robert lives in West Yorkshire and loves the wide range of subjects on his doorstep from quaint fishing villages on the coast to the dramatic wide open spaces of the Yorkshire Moors and picturesque Dales. Living within easy reach of the Pennines, he regularly immerses himself in the wild uninhabited spaces and moors to experience at first hand the 'living elements' which form the main pivot for his expressive award winning work. Original and instinctive his painting technique begins in front of the motif both drawing and painting within the same painting at any one given time directly in the landscape. Each expressive finished studio painting soon after then becomes a recognised tangible, sensual response to his subject with eye catching surface qualities, where opaque textures and passages of transparent delicate layers of paint hover in balance between spontaneity, calculation and control.
Workshops - General information The following workshops are for all adult educational art students (beginners and more advanced artists too) wishing to explore something different using a variety of media. So, jump in and get painting with our expert, professional, international and award winning art tutor Robert Dutton! 16th October 2013. Yorkshire Dales village in Autumn light Pastel. This workshop is more than just a simple exercise using pastel on paper. Exploring drawing and painting in equal terms to focus your tonal awareness and strengthen your drawing skills, you will create a painting of a beautiful iconic Yorkshire dales village filled with light and shade. Step by step demonstrations throughout the day will help you build your painting to become a wonderful finished piece which will positively glow! Materials you will need Sait p500 pastel paper, fixative (essential), large drawing board, soft and hard pastels (various makes) different colours. Your own photographic reference (although some may be borrowed for you to work from during the workshop). Recommended supplier for 'Sait' p500 pastel paper - Youdells Art Supplies, Kendal 01539 723728 www.youdells.co.uk
6th November 2013. Moorland Landscape - Expressive Textures. Acrylic mixed media Using a big sweeping landscape as our starting point we explore the wide open vista of a high vantage point to create drama and impact in your painting. Step by step demonstrations throughout the day will help you to develop a painting full of energy with open brush strokes in this large painting - very exciting! Materials you will need Mount board or canvas board (or similar), gesso, pumice, large brushes, old decorators brushes (2 inch approx), old jam jars (for clean water mixing), white old ceramic plates on which to mix your paints, acrylic paints, easel, drawing board, kitchen roll, old rags, cloths, sponges and masking tape. Your own photographic reference (although some may be borrowed for you to work from during the workshop).
22nd January 2014. Yorkshire Coastal Scene. Watercolour and gouache. Something very different for all artists wishing to explore a more abstract and dramatic theme in their painting. This workshop focuses on a contemporary approach using water based media focusing on rocks, form and beach textures. Using watercolour, gouache and any other soluble water based media, learn how to create a contemporary painting with loose splashy layers and multiple layers of paint to create a very contemporary creative result. Materials you will need Watercolour paper 300lb full sheet (rag content) and your paints will be watercolours/gouache (essential), gesso, pumice, large brushes, old decorators brushes (2 inch approx), old jam jars (for clean water mixing), white old ceramic plates on which to mix your paints, watercolour paints, easel, drawing board, kitchen roll, old rags, cloths, sponges and masking tape. Your own photographic reference (Some may be borrowed for you to work from during the workshop).
26th February 2014. Spring Light - Yorkshire Dales view Another class for our pastelists and other artists wishing to explore a colourful expressive drawing and painting medium to create a sunlit distant Yorkshire Dales view filled with spring light and brilliant greens. Learn how to create subtle variations in tone to give your painting true aerial perspective, structure and form. Materials you will l need Sait p500 pastel paper, fixative (essential), large drawing board, soft and hard pastels (various makes) different colours. Your own photographic reference (Some may be borrowed for you to work from during the workshop). Recommended supplier for 'Sait' p500 pastel paper - Youdells Art Supplies, Kendal 01539 723728 www.youdells.co.uk
Robert Dutton Art Workshops,, Prices Join us at the Boar s Head for one of these professionally tutored art workshops, discover new techniques and improve your existing skills. Fantastic value for money at just 120.00 per day, to include Dinner, Bed and Breakfast on either the night before, or on the night of the course, lunch on the day of the course and a full day of themed professional art tuition with Robert Dutton. Spaces are strictly limited, please call us on 01423 771888 to secure your places. Prices are per person and based on single occupancy in a double or twin standard room with the opportunity for a second person to stay in the same room, if not joining the art course, to enjoy Dinner, bed and breakfast for 80. Email: reservations@boarsheadripley.co.uk Telephone: 01423 771888