Benton End House is a 16th Century farmhouse, situated just outside Hadleigh and the former home of Cedric Morris and Arthur Lett-Haines, who ran The East Anglian School of Art, attended by students such as Lucian Freud, Maggi Hambling and Lucy Harwood.
This one-day course is the perfect opportunity to sketch and paint this charming and picturesque house and its garden, which are usually open to the public by appointment only. We will be given a guided tour prior to spending the rest of the day drawing and painting at leisure. Carole will start by showing you sketching techniques using pen & wash and then give individual tuition throughout the day. In the event of poor weather, we can work from a room overlooking the gardens. Suitable for all abilities.
Tutor: Carole Massey
Carole Massey is a popular and supportive tutor who has been teaching at Flatford Mill for nearly 20 years. She managed her own successful design partnership before returning to her first love of painting, which currently involves a combination of tutoring, demonstrations, private commissions, exhibitions, TV appearances and filming for a leading online website www.arttutor.com/artist/carolemassey. A recent portrait commission for the Bank of England of Sir Charles Bean, deputy governor now hangs in the bank in perpetuity. She is a regular contributor to art magazines and has written many teaching Artbooks, published by the award winning publisher Search Press, with international sales exceeding 250,000. Her latest books are “Drawing for the Absolute Beginner” and “The Beginners’ Guide to Drawing Portraits” which will be on sale on the course. Carole has exhibited and demonstrated at the Mall Galleries, London, and her work is in a number of private collections in the UK and abroad. She now lives in Suffolk. She can be contacted via email - [email protected].
