ICON PAINTING WORKSHOPS WITH AIDAN HART FOR 2008
May 19-23 and September 15-19
at Walcot Hall, Lydbury North, Shropshire, SY9 8AZ

The teaching
This year, as in previous years, we shall be having two workshops, each of five days, at beautiful Walcot Hall in Lydbury North, Shropshire.

In the May course we shall concentrate on the flesh parts: faces and hands. The September course will concentrate on garments and backgrounds.

We all do the same icon, with Aidan guiding us through the different stages of building up colours in egg tempera on a previously prepared gessoed board. There will be panels on display that show an icon in different stages of completion.

Participants bring their own pigments and equipment. Successful applicants will be sent a list of materials which they will need to bring with them to the course, along with instructions on how to make the gessoed board that they will need to make beforehand. They will also be sent a print of the icon that we shall be working on: students will be expected to do a drawing of this before the workshop begins, so that we have maximum time for learning painting skills during the course itself.

Each course consists of around seven hours tuition per day (9.00-5.00 pm except Monday when 10.30-5.00, and Friday when 9.00-2.00 pm). There are places for twelve participants.

The cost
The cost for the teaching is £275, with a non-refundable £30 deposit at registration (but this will be refunded if there are no places available). This includes a substantial cooked lunch and morning and afternoon teas with biscuits and cakes. The non-refundable balance of £245 is due a month before the course begins; an invoice will be mailed about two weeks before that due date.

For accommodation, see below.

Accommodation
The course offers self-catering accommodation at Walcot Hall for up to eight people, in three apartments (the Arni, Styche and Montfort). There are eight spacious bedrooms between them, along with two kitchens and two living rooms (the third kitchen and living rooms are used for the teaching). Accommodation is booked through the course and not directly.

The cost is £150 per person. This includes the linen and the food supplies for you to make your own breakfast. A non-refundable £20 deposit is required at registration (but will be refunded if no places are available).

The accommodation is available from 10.00 am Monday until 2.00 pm Friday. Unfortunately the rooms are not available for the Sunday night before the course, nor the Friday night after. If you need accommodation for these nights, you can seek for rooms at the following local places:

- Brumslow Farm Ph.01588 680244
- Walcot Farm Ph. 01588 680243
- The Powis Arms Public House (within walking distance of the Hall) Ph. 01588 680254

Registration
Usually demand exceeds the number of places available and so not everyone can be accepted onto the courses. You will be notified either way as soon as possible. If you apply and there are no spaces free, then I will refund your deposit.

For those of you who would like to come to both courses, in the registration form below I ask you to indicate which of the two courses has priority for you, so that if there is over-demand I will try to get you into at least this one.
Successful applicants will be sent in due course a detailed explanation of materials and equipment required.

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