FRIDAY 24TH - SUNDAY 26TH JUNE 2022
I will be exhibiting my flower paintings at 'Blenheim Palace Flower Show' with 'Micklem's Farm Flowers & Creative Workshops'
I run regular workshops to inspire others to enjoy painting and craft.
Bespoke workshops for 3 or more people can be arranged privately at my home or a venue of your choosing. Please contact me for more details and see my website for more dates to be added later in the year.
9th June 2022, 10am- 4pm
‘Floral Still Life’, one-day oil / acrylic flower painting workshop, all levels welcome.
Location: Micklems Farm, Knowl Hill Common, Knowl Hill, Berkshire, RG10 9YD.
Price: £75
https://www.micklemsfarm.com
5th & 6th July 2022, 10am- 4pm
‘Using 'Notan' studies to create a simple painting’, one-day oil painting workshop, some experience preferred.
Location: Micklems Farm, Knowl Hill Common, Knowl Hill, Berkshire, RG10 9YD.
Price: £75
https://www.micklemsfarm.com
Friday 22nd July 2022, 10am- 4pm
‘Oil Painting Lilies’, one-day oil / acrylic painting workshop, including lunch, Intermediate level.
Location: Ardington School of Crafts, The Old School, School Road, Ardington, Oxfordshire, OX12 8PN
Price: £95
https://www.ardingtonschool.com
Wednesday 26th October 2022, 10am- 4pm
‘Climbing Flowers’, one-day oil / acrylic painting workshop, including lunch, Intermediate level.
Location: Ardington School of Crafts, The Old School, School Road, Ardington, Oxfordshire, OX12 8PN
Price: £95
www.ardingtonschool.com
21st March 2022, 10am- 4pm
‘Spring Posey’, one-day oil / acrylic painting workshop, all levels welcome.
Location: Micklems Farm, Knowl Hill Common, Knowl Hill, Berkshire, RG10 9YD.
Price: £75
https://www.micklemsfarm.com
Friday 1st April 2022, 10am- 4pm
‘Pet Portraits with Personality’, one-day oil / acrylic painting workshop, including lunch, Intermediate level.
Location: Ardington School of Crafts, The Old School, School Road, Ardington, Oxfordshire, OX12 8PN
Price: £95
www.ardingtonschool.com
5th May 2022, 10am- 4pm
‘Pick & Paint’, one-day oil / acrylic flower painting workshop, all levels welcome.
Location: Micklems Farm, Knowl Hill Common, Knowl Hill, Berkshire, RG10 9YD.
Price: £75
https://www.micklemsfarm.com
Saturday 5th November 2022
‘Pet Portraits with Personality’, one-day oil / acrylic painting workshop, all levels welcome.
Location: Pegasus Art, Thrupp, London Rd, Stroud GL5 2AZ
Price: £80
https://www.pegasusart.co.uk
Saturday 11th February 2023
‘Painting Seasonal Flowers’, one-day oil / acrylic painting workshop, all levels welcome.
Location: Pegasus Art, Thrupp, London Rd, Stroud GL5 2AZ
Price: £80
https://www.pegasusart.co.uk
Saturday 22nd April 2023
‘Pet Portraits with Personality’, one-day oil / acrylic painting workshop, all levels welcome.
Location: Pegasus Art, Thrupp, London Rd, Stroud GL5 2AZ
Price: £80
https://www.pegasusart.co.uk
Plein Air Leamington Spa - Monthly Paint Outs
This friendly, welcoming and all-inclusive Plein Air art group, based in Leamington Spa, aims to bring together like-minded artists who enjoy meeting up to paint/draw/create in the open air.
Please bring along your own equipment to the regular meetings on Sunday afternoons and keep an eye on the Facebook group for event dates and locations.
Plein Air Leamington Spa Facebook Group link
Price: FREE
www.facebook.com
I’d describe myself as a creative all-rounder! I’ve an A-level in ‘Fine art and Ceramics’ and a Degree in ‘Industrial Design & Technology’. Currently, I run my own Costume Hire business from my home in Leamington Spa, with about 1000 costumes in my collection. Between customers I paint; whatever inspires me, often flowers, sometimes portraits or seascapes and I also do pet portraits by commission.
I paint ‘alla prima’ which is a painting technique used mainly with oil paint, in which layers of wet paint are applied to previously administered layers of wet paint. The technique requires a fast way of working because the work must be finished before the first layers have dried.
I’ve recently started using firm, coarse, flat brushes to really sculpt the paint, revealing the direction of the brush marks and adding interest where one colour catches on the next. For me, emphasizing individual brush strokes adds energy to a painting. The viewer can engage with the process because, with thick paint on a smooth surface, the direction and intent remain visible.
Instagram is my online art gallery of choice! I have many favourite artists some for their use of colour, others for their simplicity of line and form. Artists have always inspired each other and I love learning from other people’s work, studying their techniques and letting their ideas inform my own style. When possible, I attend workshops with those I consider to be experts in their field of work. I feel it’s important to keep learning and evolving creatively. I hope to pass all their insights and wisdom onto my own students in years to come.
I’m always aiming to produce a piece of art that is full of character and colour. A good composition and the freedom to experiment with colour and interesting brush marks is what inspires me most and what I enjoy teaching others.
I’ve exhibited in ‘Warwickshire Open Studios’ and taken part in ‘Landscape Artist of the Year’ as a wildcard artist.
Exhibiting at 'Blenheim Palace Flower Show' with 'Micklem's Farm Flowers & Creative Workshops' June 2022
I teach pet portraiture and floral painting workshops regularly throughout the year at various locations.
Website www.lucyburtonart.com
Please contact me via my website: www.lucyburtonart.com
Workshop dates and locations can be found here too.