Spend time in the studio with Claudia as she revisits Antarctica with you.

You’ll gain confidence in sketching and painting in watercolour whilst taking a creative journey through the fascinating subjects of the far south – icebergs,  wildlife, glaciers, mountains, water, sea and sky.  You’ll come away with a blizzard of new ideas and techniques that will inform your work and give you all the tricks for light on water and snow.

We’ll include:

– top tips on sketching in the cold and wind!

– using watercolours to create light and atmosphere

– how to use all those different blues

– when to paint wet, when to work dry

– painting light – the importance of the white paper

– using photos creatively

– mark-making – how to capture the moment

Appointed Friends of Scott Polar Research Institute’s Artist in Residence for 2021/22, Art Safari’s Claudia Myatt has just returned from Antarctica with full sketchbooks and plenty of inspiration.  If you are new to watercolours or have had a go and got stuck, this workshop will blow some new inspiration your way!

Ask if you would like a follow up to go deeper into the blues of Antarctica.  We could use the inspiring subjects of the far south – glaciers, ice, sea, sky and wildlife – to develop watercolour techniques and hear more from both Claudia Myatt and Mary-Anne Bartlett about the thrills and challenges of painting in the wilderness of the far south.

– painting ice: texture and shadows

– shades of grey: how to mix subtle greys of sea and sky

– painting things that move: getting the essentials down quickly

– drawing with colour: boldness pays

– a closer look at painting birds, penguins, whales and seals

– mixed media: creative use of your materials including coloured pencils, paint sticks and collage

Mary-Anne has led two Art Safari tours to the Antarctic.  We would love to return – do tell us if it is on your bucket list too!