We’ll look, with a painterly eye, at the splendour of the sky. We’ll experiment with colour, form and symbolism, and try to understand why we find God above us! There’s plenty of opportunity at Scargill to look up at the ever-changing skies. Of course, tradition would have us believe that Heaven is up there, which gives us more reason to gaze upwards. Church ceilings are often decorated and vaulted; steeples extend upwards; we are encouraged to lift our eyes….. During this weekend, at Scargill, we’ll learn to paint sky in its various moods, and colours. Good news with this: you can never be wrong! We’ll also look at what happens when we view the sky through trees; what changes in our perspective; how to really look upwards. And we’ll talk about why we have been told that we should raise our eyes to God, along with our prayers.
Speaker
Jane Gamble
Jane is a watercolour artist, with a particular interest in sky, sea and the world around us. She loves, particularly, painting out of doors in all weathers, in a quick, immediate style. Born in Gloucestershire, Jane was encouraged, very early on, to draw what she saw. Her Great, great Grandfather, James had been an artist of note, so paints and pens were always available and trips to art galleries part of her upbringing. After school ended, in Lytham St Anne’s, instead of college, Jane went to Liberty in Regent Street, W1, to pursue design and specialised in European clothes in Oriental fabrics. This was the beginning of quite a thorough grounding in design, moving on to tiles, furniture and interiors. Then, out of nowhere, came a real yearning for landscape painting, inspired by masters such as Turner, Cezanne, and the Impressionists. Art college followed that, in Preston, but practice was the key, and she started to take paints wherever she went, and increased her studio work. Her first exhibition was in Aldeburgh in Suffolk, where she returned annually, for about six years. She has since exhibited at Snape Maltings and in various London galleries and she has regular clients around the world. In more recent times, Jane has taught children and adults how to paint, in classroom and one-to-one sessions, and in outdoor settings. She continues to head to Cornwall, though, every year, to paint the sea.