softly whispers the incoming tide                                                                                 fleeting look-sofia

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dennis parker art classes

sept - dec 2024

Harrow Arts Centre, 171 Uxbridge Road, Hatch End, Middx HA5 4EA

9.30 – 11.30 am                 10 weekly classes                     £132

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• For all levels from beginners to advanced with a mind open to exploring the world of creativity

• For those painting for pleasure as well as those working towards GCSE, A-level or degree or beyond!

• A choice of working in any medium including observational drawing, painting in watercolour, pastel, acrylic, oil, mixed media, print making (students are encouraged to explore all media eventually, especially acrylic, to maximise scope of creativity)

• A chance to have fun exploring all styles of interpretation from realism to abstraction, with demonstrations in all techniques

• Opportunity to develop and gain guidance on your portfolio for art college, degree and postgraduate courses. 

For all classes, themes are suggested – not obligatory – so if you have other concepts you would prefer to explore you can do so instead, with dennis’s help and guidance in navigating the creative process. 

Having explored essential techniques and styles students are encouraged to create original and inspiring work from their own references, such as observational drawings and photographs, rather than images from magazines or the internet!

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MONDAY          23 Sept - 9 Dec excluding 28 Oct, 4 Nov

Sunlight or Moonlight Seascapes 

Drawing / Watercolour / Acrylic / Oil / Mixed Media

Intermediate / Advanced

The flung spray of breaking waves, the rippling criss-cross of water lapping sandbars, expansive sea vistas and the microcosmic worlds within rock pools - all can be explored in this class, with the added frisson of capturing the glitter of sunlight or the romance of moonlight reflections. All approaches welcome, including semi realism, abstraction and beyond!

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TUESDAY            24 Sept -10 Dec excluding 29 Oct, 5 Nov

Atmospheric Autumn Landscapes and Wildflowers

Watercolour / Acrylic / Pastel

Beginner /Intermediate            

An ideal class for beginners with no previous painting experience. We start with controlled colour mixing using three primary colours then, through sequential set pieces, progress by exploring a variety of exciting colour applications and techniques to develop confidence and produce expressive and atmospheric studies

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WEDNESDAY      25 Sept -11 Dec excluding 30 Oct, 6 Nov

Fur, Feathers and Fins

Acrylic /Pastel / Ink / Mixed Media / etc

Intermediate / Advanced   

Study your pet tiger, eagle, koi carp or neighbour's dog, and explore how to create the impression of their surface texture - fur, feathers or fins - using your own sketches and shots from life

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THURSDAY          26 Sept -12 Dec excluding 31 Oct, 7 Nov

Autumn Woodlands and Flowers

Acrylic / Pastel  / Mixed Media / etc

Beginner / Intermediate

An ideal class for beginners with no previous painting experience. We start with controlled colour mixing using three primary colours, then, through sequential set pieces, progress by exploring a variety of exciting colour applications and techniques to develop confidence and produce expressive and atmospheric studies          

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FRIDAY                27 Sept - 13 Dec excluding 1 Nov, 8 Nov

Sites of Personal Spiritual or Mystical Interest

Drawing / Watercolour / Acrylic / Mixed Media / etc 

Intermediate/Advanced

Aim to capture the spirit of time, place, mystique and personal meaning which makes a place special to you, be it a church or temple interior or exterior, ancient monument such as Stonehenge or Taj Mahal, a tree, woodland or garden, a roadside shrine, healing waters, a cloud, yes a cloud or a particular vista

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To book your place please email: dennis_parker@hotmail.co.uk

Current students have priority until 30 June

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dennisart.co.uk/equipment needed for materials                   

dennis_parker@hotmail.co.uk for further information

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   moonrise vigil - lakshmi                             the summer woodland dances to the sun spirit

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dennis parker shaping air - photoshoots with photographic model / ballerina

Within a small group, a unique opportunity to have a private photoshoot with an experienced photographic model/ballerina with the added dimension of professional photographic lighting. Artists wishing to explore the aesthetic of classical life poses, the fluidity of dance/movement and more unusual physically demanding short term photographic poses will be guided through the alchemy of photo composition using light, angle and shadow. Studio lighting, in tandem with filters and reflectors, enables us to explore ‘in-camera:’ framing a shot, perspective, subtleties and nuances of colour playing on the human form, plus the impact of angle and degree of light and shadow (chiaroscuro). Essential knowledge of your own camera, whether it is compact, bridge or DSLR, includes how to access: shutter priority, aperture priority, ISO and exposure compensation, to maximise the potential of the shoot. Price on application.

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dennis_parker@hotmail.co.uk for further information