New Art Courses for 2020

Oil painting by Terry 2019

I hope you had a good Christmas. These are my upcoming courses for 2020!

4 Week Painting Course 'Rainy Day Scenes' starting on Friday 24th January, 10:00 - 12:30pm at Northwood Village Hall, Northwood/Cowes, course fee £72

4 Week Painting Course 'Children in Art' starting on Thursday 30th January, 10:00 - 12:30pm at Bembridge Village Hall, Bembridge, course fee £70

3 Week 'Exploring Dot Art' Friday 13th March, 12:30 - 3:00pm at Ryde All Saints' Church Hall, Ryde, course fee £50 (tbc)

Other one day courses will be added during the term.  One to one classes are available.  If you would like to book onto a course or a one to one session please contact me using the blog form.

Happy New Year and Painting!

Lee Papworth

Painting Reality to Abstraction Workshop - November 2016

Unfinished painting by Pam 2016

Recently I taught a fully booked class called Painting Reality to Abstraction.  Prior to the class I asked the artists to do some preparation work. At the beginning of the class we discussed abstract art in general and had a look at some paintings as examples including work by Joseph Turner, Emile Nolde, David Hockney and Pablo Picasso.  I gave a brief talk on what is reality which lightly touched upon quantum physics.  We then discussed ways of breaking down what we see and the way we see, such as removing all the detail from an object and changing is colour.  

The paintings  you see here were created during the workshop.  Some paintings are more abstract than others, but all are successful in grasping the concept of changing reality to abstraction to different degrees.  

Original painting by Janice 2016

Original painting by Meryel 2016

Original painting by Janet 2016

Original painting by Diana 2016

Original painting by Kevin 2016

Original painting by Vicki 2016

Original painting by Julie 2016

Original painting by Vicki 2016

Original painting by Geoff 2016

Original painting by Mandy 2016

Original painting by Liz 2016

Original painting by Linda 2016

Thank you to everyone who took part in the course and for allowing me to show the work on this blog.

Next week the blog post will be about the upcoming courses for 2017!  

Watch this space!!

Happy painting

Lee 

Abstract Art Classes & My Favourite Abstract Painters

 Spaces Between Friends lll - Original Painting by Lee Papworth

Below is a list of some of my favourite abstract painters.  It's not in any particular order.  Many of these artists have influenced the way I see and paint.  As an art student I spent a lot of time looking at their work in London's art galleries and their creativity continues to influence me today:

Mark Rothko

Bridget Riley

Giacomo Balla

Kasimir Malevich

Piet Mondrian

Jackson Pollock

Frank Stella

Barnett Newman

Clifford Still

Ad Reinhardt

This term I will be delivering two abstract classes for the Community Learning Centre:

• Reality to Abstract (workshop) Monday 26 September, 10am to 3pm, £30/£18 concession.
• Mixed Media Abstracts (4 week course) Wednesdays, 9 to 30 November, 10am to 1pm, £70/£40 concession.

If you would like to book onto these courses please call the Community Learning Centre on 817280 or email christine.groves@iow.gov.uk

Happy Painting!

Lee