Lois and I have just had a very chilly week in London, and it wasn’t much warmer on our return to Florence yesterday. So, what could be nicer this week than painting warm Italian sunshine – and in the comfort of your own home!
That’s just what you will be doing on Mike Willdridge’s latest interactive online painting sessions with the Watermill this coming Thursday (25 January). Here’s Lois to tell you more:
Paint along with Mike and soak up the sun (virtually, at least), on a seaside road not far from Posara . Vibrant sunshine, with busy bicycles thrown in! That’s his practice painting at the top of the story.
Mike says: This painting focus is on the light effects known as ‘contra jour’ – against the light. The challenge is to paint the warmth of the sunlight (almost in our eyes) using contrasting values and warm and cool colours.”
Mike would like you to make your online drawing before his session starts. (You will be able to download a preliminary drawing, a source photograph, Mike’s practice painting the list of suggested materials when you register for this Watermill interactive online session.) This is Mike’s preliminary drawing:
We promise you a warm Watermill welcome from Lois and Mike and, of course, the warmth of the convivial company of your fellow participants, from all over the world, painting along with Mike. (There are details and a link on to register the session below.)
25 January 2024 ● Mike Willdridge
Seaside Massa-Carrara, Italy, with bicycles
‘Contra jour.’ Capturing the warmth of the sunli
Start time:
6 pm Florence, Italy
5 pm London, UK (Greenwich Mean Time)
Noon from Maine to Florida, USA
10 am in Denver (Mountain Time Zone) USA
9 am from Los Angeles to Seattle, USA9 am from Los Angeles to Seattle, USA
When you have painted with Mike online, why not join him for real at the Watermill at Posara in Tuscany Italy next summer? We would love to welcome you here. You can find more details of Mike’s week-long course, which runs from 7-14 September 2024, by clicking here.
(Mike’s course is almost fully booked, but we do have space for couples or friends sharing in our Vasari and Lippi suites.
Mike Willdridge
7 – 14 September 2024
Watercolour and drawing (also gouache and acrylics)
To learn more about Mike and his course at the mill, please visit his 2024 Tutor Profile Page.