Using a sketchbook with Nick Bush

What to expect

Using a sketchbook is integral to the life of an artist, but it takes time and practice to find your own way of doing this. This will be a week of discovery, an opportunity to find your own language and method of recording your ideas, memories and observations. The week will be spent outside (weather permitting), exploring the lanes, woodlands and hills of Kentmere. You will encounter the changing mood of your surroundings as the days unfold, discovering ways to capture the fleeting changes in light, an unexpected incident, or constantly shifting views. Each day we will start by examining the work of artists whose sketchbooks are an endless source of inspiration and wonder: Turner and Constable, Van Gogh and Bonnard, Henry Moore and David Hockney. This will propel us forward to a focus and challenge for the days work.  You will be encouraged to use a range of media, exploring surfaces and experimenting with inks, watercolour, chalk pastels and charcoal amongst other things. Please bring suitable clothing and footwear for being outdoors. We will try not to let the weather deter us.