jane cockayne

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I organise and run many workshops for all abilities, mostly in Cheshire and the North West.
Please check the website regularly for updates and future workshops.
If you would like me to forward information on new events please send me your name and email address.

SATURDAY WORKSHOPS - AUTUMN TERM

These will be held at:
THE READING ROOM, UPPER HIBBERT LANE, HAWK GREEN, SK6 7HX

SATURDAY OCTOBER 5th
10 am - 4 pm

COLOUR /

A bright start to the Autumn Term with a workshop that includes colour mixing, application and composition.
The reference point to this workshop is an in depth study of subtle colour mixing using a limited palette alongside instigating an understanding of colour balance and nuance in composition. We will also consider the idea of how we perceive colour on a personal level.
Beginning by selecting a limited group of colours as a starting point, we will then aim to produce a series of carefully considered, unique compositions.
Taking this visual information forward , you will have the opportunity to explore a creative and personal line of enquiry by varying scale, pace, surface and the application of wet and dry media.
The day will initially be investigative but with an element of chance and experimentation
Application may include brushes, sponges, collage, layering etc. working on paper or canvas.
Outcomes : abstract, gestural, pattern like and so on.
This workshop is for all abilities
Potential research : Josef Albers, Ellsworth Kelly, Rothko, Richard Lohse, Anthony Frost, John Hoyland, Richard Diebenkorn, Matisse

Cost £65 includes most materials, tea, coffee, biscuits etc

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 2nd

LIFE DRAWING / STARTING POINTS / & related processes
10 am - 4 pm

There are numerous approaches to life drawing , but during this workshop we will focus on diverse starting points ( gestural & figurative ), proportion (in the broadest sense ) and consider the visual impact of linear and tonal values in any composition.
We will begin the day with a series of essential mark making processes in order to seek out elements such as weight, density, dynamic and where to place a drawing within a given space.
This will lead to more sustained drawing, varying scale and pace.
Using a broad range of wet and dry media, drawing techniques you will be encouraged to closely observe and respond to the power and fluidity of the human figure.
Potential research; Derek Overfield, Emily Ball, Rodin etc

Cost £65, includes materials, tea, coffee etc.

SATURDAY DECEMBER 7th
10am - 4 pm

KITCHEN THINGS / DRAWING & COLLAGE

For our last workshop of 2024 ( and it’s almost Midwinter ), this session has a more stay at home theme!
Thinking about familiar, domestic objects ; cups, mugs, bowls, cooking & serving containers, cutlery and so on, this workshop will challenge traditional outcomes while seeking out exciting creative processes in response to every day objects.
Beginning the day with observational & exploratory drawing exercises , we will then translate imagery via the exciting potential of collage .
Using a diverse range of media and surfaces, you will have the opportunity to be as experimental as you wish in terms of application, scale and content.
Outcomes may be representational or abstracted but will include evidence of the analytical process of material selection, editing, re scaling, layering and so on. And most important, the dynamic of one surface alongside another! Consequently, your work will be both considered and creative having an initial point of reference in domestic objects.

References, John Boker, Ivon Hitchens, Patrick Heron, William Scott, Georgio Morandi etc
This workshop will be very suitable for people of all abilities.

Cost £65 includes materials, tea, coffee etc