Turnstones Studio, workshop of author and artist Deborah King, is the harbourside location of the Drawing, Painting and Writing workshops for THE BOSCASTLE SKETCHBOOK
Courses are from 1 day to 3 days,and are based in Boscastle. An opportunity to experience the ancient harbour of Boscastle in a new and exciting way. Build your own Sketchbook, Visual Diary, Portrait of a Place while exploring the landscape of this unique and historic location - click here for more information on the format of the drawing/painting/writing courses.
YOU WILL BE WORKING WITH... Author and artist, Deborah King from her harbourside studio in Penally Terrace, Boscastle Harbour. With years of experience working as an Art School Lecturer on Foundation and BA Courses, the Boscastle Sketchbook programme can be enjoyed by everyone, from complete beginner to those wishing to pursue their studies to a more serious and professional level.
Retrace the ancient footpaths. Be inspired by the surrounding hills and river valley. Travel along the Valency through the harbour walls to the ocean. Walk from Forrabury Church across the Celtic stitches to the lookout or scale Penally cliffs up to Profile Rock and along the heights of Pentargon.
WHAT YOU NEED... A brief knowledge of Boscastle’s history would help you to begin your enquiries. i.e. The National Trust leaflet No. 3 - Coast of Cornwall series is a good starting point and available from the Visitor Centre. Previous drawing/painting/writing skills are helpful but not essential. Individuals will be encouraged to work at their own pace and make their own personal journeys.
WHAT TO BRING...Weather permitting, you will be working directly from the landscape, so outdoor clothing, a cushion in a plastic bag and sensible footwear is advised.
Bring whatever media you choose - watercolours, pastels, inks etc. Make sure you have a range of pencils to begin your studies. For example 2B - 6B, Conte or charcoal etc.
Ideally, bring a Sketch Book A5 - A2 or alternatively loose paper and a drawing board.
A limited supply of basic drawing tools will be available to buy from the studio.
Coloured Ingres paper comes in sketchbook form and is good to experiment with.
A digital camera is a useful way of collecting initial information. Traditional photography could also be an option for those of you able to return the following week with developed images.
HOW IT WORKS... The INTRODUCTORY DAY is every week on a Tuesday afternoon 2.00pm - 5.30pm.
The course continues on Wednesday and Thursday 2.00pm - 5.00pm.
There will be a discussion at the end of each session.Once you have attended an INTRODUCTORY DAY you can take part on any day in future weeks to continue your studies.
WHAT YOU COULD ACHIEVE... Find confidence in wordplay and mark making. Explore new ways of expressing yourself and learn to respond using different media and surfaces. If you are able to attend the course over an extended period you could explore the possibilities of:
Design and layout.
Combining word with image.
Experimenting with different media.Publish work on the Internet.
Reproduce your work as Giclée prints.
Computer enhance your artworks.
COSTS OF COURSES...
Single afternoon session £35
Pre booking is advisable as space is limited to approximately six people each day.
Three sessions paid in advance £95
Private tuition can be arranged on alternative days or evenings by request.
Hotel or B&B accomodation can be arranged.
Deborah King studied at Hornsey School of Art, London. Her first book ‘Rook’ was published in 1980 by Hamish Hamilton. She has since been published by Jonathan Cape, Random House and Harper Collins with numerous worldwide editions and language translations.
Working freelance for many years as an art lecturer in London and Dorset, she has regularly exhibited her paintings, travel inspiring much of her work, her books focusing on conservation and environmental issues.
Deborah moved to Cornwall in 1998 and is now living and working in Boscastle. In the last few years she has published two works, KERNOW A Land Apart and CHOUGH PALORES (with full Cornish version by Donald R. Rawe.)
‘It is given to few artists to be master or mistress also of words; and very few writers to be truly original artists. In Deborah King we appear to have an almost unique marriage of the two. Her technical ability is at times, breathtaking in its beauty and intensity.’
KERNOW A Land ApartCornish World
‘The visuals are complemented with verses, imagist in form, that are akin to verbal plumes, feathers of inspiration, compact, vivid and pertinent.’
CHOUGH PALORESWestern Morning News
‘ Working from the landscape is a multi-layered process, a journey of discovery, an excavation. It is about being still, being able to see beyond recognition, beyond the familiar beauty and structure.
Beneath the surface, lie centuries of myth and memory, the ancient messages that connect us to the heart and soul of a place. And Boscastle, with its Iron Age fort, Celtic stitches and Medieval harbour has a long and colourful history.
Governed only by the elements, by the swings of ocean tide, it communicates at the deepest level, challenging the imagination, drawing us back again and again.’ D.K
Courses are based at Turnstones Studio, ideally situated on the edge of Boscastle Harbour. Turnstones Studio is the workplace of artist and author Deborah King. The surrounding hills and dramatic coastline continue to shape and inspire her ideas in the form of atmospheric drawings, watercolours and acrylics. Her work is also available in a range of limited edition prints and slipcased books, focusing on the culture, ecology and Celtic links of Cornwall
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Examples of: RECENT STUDIO WORK by Deborah King, including work in progress.
Click here to view the work in progress: Raven's Song
Click here for further information on available books and prints
IMAGES of BOSCASTLE
...............................Rising Tide - Boscastle Harbour
...............................Equinox - Boscastle Harbour
...............................High Tide - Boscastle Harbour
..............................Wind and Tide - Boscastle Harbour
WATERCOLOURS. SEASCAPES and LANDSCAPES.
.....Seaway
...Sunrise
... Sea Mist
... Breeze
... Ebb Tide
... High Moor
ACRYLICS. Water's Edge
... Water's Edge
...High Tide
.... Beaded Wave
.........Sands Drift
...Stones Roll
Beneath the Blue
The Brink
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