ONLINE Chinese Painting: Summer Flowers - Thurs 19th May 2022 at 10am
SKU:
MC1905aa12
£50.00
£50.00
per item
If you wish to take part but are unable to attend the workshop demo live, please select the recording only option below.
All students will be given access to watch our video playback service of this workshop for 30 days. Please note that the follow up session is not recorded.
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Tutor: Maggie Cross
Thurs 19th May 10am - 11:30am workshop demo
Thurs 26th May 10am - 11am follow up and Q&A session
(UK timings)
This LivePlus™ online workshop is ideal for those who have attended an introductory session with Maggie, but will also be suitable for beginners who are familiar with the materials.
Workshop details
Summer is a joyful time of year and what better way to celebrate by painting the flowers.
The peony is especially highly prized, not only in Chinese painting, but in embroidery carving and is widely cultivated. In fact the Tang dynasty (618-907 AD) empress Wu Zetian was so keen on them that a “peonimania” developed in China rather like the Dutch tulipmania! The peony is regarded as the queen of flowers and symbolises wealth and beauty. It is the Moutan or tree peonies that we are referring to.
The poppy and iris do not have specific symbolism attached to them but are admired and painted. The iris is often referred to as the butterfly flower. One of the key features of painting these flowers is the technique of loading the brush with several different colours or tones of the same colour which Maggie will demonstrate.
She will begin by making a few quick sketches of the flowers and leaves showing them in different angles and perspectives. It is important to familiarise yourself with the plant’s structure before painting as the final composition is painted onto blank paper without any mark making. This the Chinese believe gives your composition more “chi” or liveliness.
This will be followed by a demonstration of each part of the plant- flowers, buds, stamens leaves and stems. Maggie will use colour and demonstrate the loading techniques. To complete the lesson Maggie will paint a composition of each flower adding an insect to give additional interest.
Specific skills you will learn at the workshop
Equipment & materials list
Materials are not included in the course fee. All the materials and equipment you will need are listed below.
Links to suppliers
Thurs 19th May 10am - 11:30am workshop demo
Thurs 26th May 10am - 11am follow up and Q&A session
(UK timings)
This LivePlus™ online workshop is ideal for those who have attended an introductory session with Maggie, but will also be suitable for beginners who are familiar with the materials.
Workshop details
Summer is a joyful time of year and what better way to celebrate by painting the flowers.
The peony is especially highly prized, not only in Chinese painting, but in embroidery carving and is widely cultivated. In fact the Tang dynasty (618-907 AD) empress Wu Zetian was so keen on them that a “peonimania” developed in China rather like the Dutch tulipmania! The peony is regarded as the queen of flowers and symbolises wealth and beauty. It is the Moutan or tree peonies that we are referring to.
The poppy and iris do not have specific symbolism attached to them but are admired and painted. The iris is often referred to as the butterfly flower. One of the key features of painting these flowers is the technique of loading the brush with several different colours or tones of the same colour which Maggie will demonstrate.
She will begin by making a few quick sketches of the flowers and leaves showing them in different angles and perspectives. It is important to familiarise yourself with the plant’s structure before painting as the final composition is painted onto blank paper without any mark making. This the Chinese believe gives your composition more “chi” or liveliness.
This will be followed by a demonstration of each part of the plant- flowers, buds, stamens leaves and stems. Maggie will use colour and demonstrate the loading techniques. To complete the lesson Maggie will paint a composition of each flower adding an insect to give additional interest.
Specific skills you will learn at the workshop
- Learn the symbolism and history of the plants
- Detailed observation of the structure of the chosen plants
- Brush loading using several colours and tones
- Learn the rules of composition in a traditional Chinese painting
Equipment & materials list
Materials are not included in the course fee. All the materials and equipment you will need are listed below.
- Chinese brushes -you will need a large one and a finer for the detail
- An absorbent paper such as Xuan - semi-sized papers are not suitable for this technique
- Ink
- Chinese colours or gouache (watercolours may be used) in rose, carmine or peony red, scarlet, rouge, indigo, phthalocyanine blue, gamboge, burnt sienna and mauve
- 2 water pots
- Paint rag or kitchen roll
- Palette
- Cloth to cover your work surface as the paint will soak through the absorbent paper (NB a towel is too rough)
Links to suppliers
- You can purchase materials directly from Maggie by clicking here to visit her website
- Materials can also be sourced from art suppliers such as Jacksons