Alison Harper’s Essential School of Painting
is pleased to offer a new course
by EILEEN COOPER RA
Eileen Cooper, Alayrac Series No. 8,
2010, Linocut and monoprint collage
Eileen Cooper RA, best known for her vibrant and distinctive figurative paintings and prints, studied fine art at Goldsmith’s College and the Royal College of Art, London (1971 – 1977). She is currently Head of Printmaking at the RCA, a Royal Academician and a regular exhibitor to the RA Summer Show as well as innumerable group and solo exhibitions. Her current collage exhibition, (3 December 2010—16 March 2011) is on at the Royal Academy.
The aim of this two day class will be to introduce students to different ways of working, using collage as a springboard for your own imaginative compositions. The class will be limited to 11 students places which means that you will get plenty of attention.
Eileen’s recent collages currently on show at The RA share an experimental quality, linking together her experience as a painter and printmaker. Many of the themes explored throughout her career are represented and the playful imagery is steeped in narrative and mythological ideas. Less familiar is the juxtaposition of materials including paint, fragments of drawings, linocut prints and Japanese papers.
Cooper’s recent residency in Alayrac, southern France, has inspired the smaller works infusing them with warmth, colour and architecture evocative of the area. These deceptively simple compositions use recurring motifs including silhouetted figures, pottery, trees, fluttering doves, pillars and archways. The larger collages create a sense of drama in different ways. Some use a bolder palette familiar from Cooper’s paintings; others, intriguingly, have an uncharacteristic sparseness.
VENUE
The London Buddhist Arts Centre, Eastbourne House, Bullards Place,
Essence by Eileen Cooper 2007
Bethnal Green London E2 0PT – Nearest Tube: Bethnal Green
- Large, bright, warm studio
- Plenty of space for students to move around in
- Lots of natural light
- Tea/coffee/biscuits provided but bring your own lunch or buy food at local cafes.WORKSHOP FORMAT
- 10am to 5pm (please arrive at 9.45 on Saturday to complete administration)
- Initial talk and demonstration by Eileen Cooper
- During the day: 1:1 and group tuition
- A collective crit at the end of each day
- Small class (maximum of 11 students)MATERIALS The class is suitable for all levels. Limited places (11 maximum) – advisable to book early. NB: only four places left!COST To enquire about the course or to book a place please contact: Telephone: 07758746842 (if I am unable to answer the phone please leave a message and your contact details)Website: For further details of venue and courses offered please visit http://www.theessentialschoolofpainting.co.uk/
- Email: marygoodwin.art@googlemail.com
- Mary Goodwin (Course Administrator)
- CONTACT DETAILS/BOOKING
- £160 for the weekend (includes cost of all materials)
- SUITABILITY
- All materials provided – including quality paper (four pieces of A1 Fabriano Tiziano), choice of oil or acrylic paints, pastels, etc.
Eileen Cooper. Studio with Tiger, 2002-03. Oil on canvas
