with Blaze Cyan RE SWE On this 2-day course, you will learn the fundamentals of wood engraving. From transferring a drawing to the block, cutting techniques, and printing your engraving. We will look at how to achieve both tone and line as well as touch on the history of wood engraving and how it can...
with Dick Humphreys High Life: Mask and Performance from De László to Annigoni Take a close look at the extraordinary and often eccentric world of British portraiture during the twentieth century, a period of enormous change in all areas of life, with Dick Humphreys. Embracing painting, sculpture, and photography, the talks include major works by...
The Warm Welcome Coffee Club (WWCC) takes place in the Hills Room to enable Gainsborough’s House Volunteers access to a warm and social space. Drop in and say hello from, 10:30am–12:30pm. This is a space that allows volunteers to meet with one another, especially those from different roles across the site. It is a safe...
A monthly art club for children aged 7–11 run by practising artists. Be inspired by our galleries and explore a wide variety of art techniques. Come along to make friends, and let's get creative with these fun and friendly workshops. This club is for children only, parents should return to collect their children at the...
This event is now fully booked. with Sally Weatherill Monotype printmaking is a very immediate and intuitive process in which unique prints are produced by adding and/or subtracting ink from a plate which is then printed onto paper. In this course, two methods of the flexible and experimental medium of monotype printmaking will be introduced....
Sundays: 28 April, 12 and 26 May 2024 10am to 4pm, three-day course spread over six weeks Whether painted, photographed or stitched, a portrait must tell a story. Join Juliet Lockhart as you immerse yourself in the world of Philip De László, his life and work. His father was a tailor and his mother a...
with Dick Humphreys Low Life: Outsiders and No-Hopers from Sickert to Freud Take a close look at the extraordinary and often eccentric world of British portraiture during the twentieth century, a period of enormous change in all areas of life, with Dick Humphreys. Embracing painting, sculpture, and photography, the talks include major works by artists...
‘Intriguing, gripping, moving – this deserves to be HUGE.’ — MARIAN KEYES ‘Unfolds like a great piece of theatre… The more I read, the harder it became to put down.’ — BOBBY PALMER Join us for an evening with the Author of This Family, Kate Sawyer. Come along for a glass of wine and a...
This event is now fully booked. with Karina Savage & Sally Weatherill This introductory course which takes place 1 day a week over six weeks, is a great way to explore a variety of printmaking techniques. You will learn the basic skills and processes of linocut, drypoint etching, monoprint, collagraphs and screen printing and on...
Join Sue Marsdon with the life drawing group on the first Saturday of every month. Enjoy a full day of life drawing at Gainsborough's House with lots of different poses throughout the day. While Sue will suggest some poses and techniques, this session is untutored, and therefore best suited to those with some drawing experience....
