This event forms part of a series of En Plein Air sessions taking place on Saturdays throughout August to accompany our summer exhibition, Sir Alfred Munnings: Exmoor Through the Seasons.
The lead artist will give a short demo at the start of each session and be on hand to offer guidance throughout.
En Plein Air: Sketch and Paint Outdoors with artist, Jennifer Schamotta
Meeting point: Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon
Date: Saturday 29 August
Time: 10am-12.30pm
Cost: £10 (£45 for all five sessions)
Itinerary
Starting at 10am in the ‘Munnings on Exmoor’ exhibition, then fanning out along the Barnstaple riverside to sketch, ending with a friendly review of the sketches produced back in museum at 12.15pm.
What to bring
Please bring your own art materials – see below – and dress appropriately for the weather. A hat will be essential for shielding your eyes from the sun. Sessions will take place come rain or shine!
Suggested materials for sketching:
Sketchbook or paper clipped/ taped on to a drawing board
Your choice of sketching materials – pencils, charcoal, pastels, watercolour paints/brushes, pen and ink, etc.
Suggested materials for painting in watercolour:
Watercolour palette – with at least a red, blue and yellow
Watercolour paper – loose sheets on a board, or a pad
Water container and water bottle
Watercolour brushes – varying sizes
Tissues
Lightweight Easel (for standing up) or portable canvas chair to sit on
Masking tape
Pencil
Suggested materials for painting in oils or acrylic:
An outdoor suitable easel or tripod set up
A support to paint on – primed panels or canvas boards
Paints
Medium/thinners or water
Brushes
Palette
Rags/kitchen roll
Who are the sessions for?
These sessions are aimed at adults. Those under 18 years old must be accompanied by a fee-paying adult.
No previous experience is necessary – come with curiosity and an open-mind!
About the artist
Jennifer Schamotta’s work focuses on the wild and dramatic Exmoor coastline in North Devon. It has a firm representational basis, yet utilises simplification and intentional mark-making to communicate the experience of standing in the landscape. She uses oil paint to form powerful compositions, and exploring shape and silhouette. Her work documents the fleeting moments she experiences outside: a striking of light; a monolithic cloud formation; the play of weather.
For more details, visit jenniferschamotta.weebly.com/
