Screenprinting is a most versatile and expressive printmaking technique and offers exciting opportunities for colour work. Michael does not use photographic methods, instead he specialises in working directly on screens, using his superb sketchbooks as reference. He encourages a painterly approach and demonstrates a wealth of mark-making techniques. Michael Carlo has run highly successful courses...
Explore the myriad possibilities of versatile lino on this comprehensive course. Illustrative or abstract, mono or multiblock, your project will develop from a strong basis of drawing. You will be encouraged to explore and experiment at every stage as you develop your own creative approach to produce original prints. Technical points, cutting, registration and printing,...
Visit us for free on 6, 7, 8 and 9 September in celebration of Heritage Open Days.
Join us for an evening with Simon Edge and hear him talk about his new book 'The Hurtle of Hell' “A sparkling mixture of domestic and celestial comedy. A conflicted gay man meets his bungling creator in an ingenious take on It’s A Wonderful Life” Michael Arditti “Simon Edge has given us a creator for...
Gainsborough’s House is delighted to invite you to the 2nd of two special lectures, kindly given by John Sheeran in support of Reviving an Artist’s Birthplace: A National Centre for Gainsborough. John is a former Curator of Dulwich Picture Gallery, London and has organised exhibitions worldwide. He is well known in East Anglia for his...
This exhibition focusses on the early life and art of Thomas Gainsborough (1727-88). It explores how Gainsborough made his first steps in the art world from the inspiration of the landscape surrounding his hometown of Sudbury, through his training in London in the 1740s, to his return to Suffolk around 1748. This is a particularly...
The Big Draw at Gainsborough's House celebrates happy accidents Turn our accidental spills into hidden masterpieces, plant a mystery seed and create a pot of happy flower accidents, have a go at blindfold drawing, and take part in our family mystery drawing challenge. £2 per child and £3 per adult Includes admission to all the...
This course features experiment with a printmaking method that does not require presses or chemicals and is ideal for a home studio. Working on softwood blocks, there is scope to achieve the typically subtle colour effects achieved in this process. Jude Lockie is a specialist in the art of Japanese Woodblock printing, working in Japan...
Walk like an artist and get creative with activities in the landscape that inspired Constable and Gainsborough. 10am – 12 with free entry to Gainsborough’s House afterwards £2 per child, £3 per adult Meet by the Mill Hotel, Walnut Tree Lane, Sudbury CO10 1BD. Very easy walk, wheelchair accessible, Length – under a mile.
Photopolymer allows the transfer of sensitive drawing marks to plate and is just as successful with photographic imagery. No chemicals or acids are involved - just water! Enjoy and explore its mark making and tonal potential. Colin Gale has worked with photopolymer for over ten years. He successfully collaborated with artist Martha Parsey on Gainsborough...
16, 23, 30 November and 7 December 2018, 10.30am–12.30pm This series of talks by art historian and former Tate curator Richard Humphreys looks in detail at eight masterpieces from the great age of Romantic and Victorian art. As in his previous series looking at works by artists from Sickert to Bacon, Richard will also consider...
Become an elf in our festive workshop and make and decorate your own St Nicholas shoes. Listen to our traditional tales and discover how Thomas Gainsborough would have celebrated Christmas. Family drop-in sessions – no need to book Cost £2 per child and £3 per adult Includes admission to all the galleries at Gainsborough's House...
