Art
My Winter Studio
| ArtAberdeenshire February 2017 (Susie Hunt on looking forward to L’Age Baston) The sun is shining bright and pure blue sky can be seen through the roof light, but there is a wind rattling every loose tile and is stripping branches from the trees. Dry leaves are lifting up and swirling high like flocks of wayward […]
Painting Kit Guide
| ArtIf you are a painter with experience you will have your own ideas on painting kit to bring, but if you are new to painting or have never been on a Painting holiday before, this painting kit guide from our very own painting tutors could be helpful. The Art Studio L’Age Baston has a very […]
Artist Memoirs by Jennifer Johnson
| ArtAs a distraction from the biblical winds and rain we are having in Devon this winter, I sometimes reminisce about my visits to L’Age Baston last year. I had the pleasure of soaking up a whole four weeks of sunshine, good food and company, with inspirational artwork from lovely students thrown in. Amongst the highlights […]
Summer Reflections by Artist Susie Hunt
| ArtI have recently had my dates confirmed as a tutor at L’Age Baston again and am looking forward to teaching at the chateau for two weeks starting on the 16th and 23rd July 2016. I get a genuine lift from different locations and meeting new people and the week in August 2015 with Alex and […]
Sketching with Artist Caroline Johnson
| ArtSketching has gained greatly in popularity in the last few years. As official Urban Sketcher for Manchester, I’ve become well known for my in situ sketches of urban, rural, domestic and figurative subjects. As such, they’ve been used as illustrations in several sketching manuals – including James Hobbs’ ‘Sketch Your World’. This Winter and the […]
10 Tips for Water Based & Mixed-Media Painting
| ArtWater Based & Mixed Media Painting Tips by Artist Chris Forsey I am really looking forward to tutoring at L’Age Baston this Summer. It’s my first time teaching there and the Chateau comes highly recommended by previous visitors. Naturally the sun will shine and that gives us a good chance to get out sketching the […]
Painting Outside with Artist Susie Hunt
| ArtPainting Outside Hello, My name is Susie Hunt and I’m an Artist and Tutor based in Aberdeenshire. I’ve been doing a lot of painting outside recently and as I’m sure you can imagine, painting outside where I live in Scotland is generally more unpredictable than in the warmer south. Those of you lucky enough to […]
Capturing the Light by Artist Jennifer Johnson
| ArtThe last few days here in South Devon have been wall to wall sunshine and they have put me in mind of another four weeks teaching at L’Age Baston this summer, something to really look forward to. The pleasures of capturing dappled sunlight whilst sitting under the walnut trees outside the studio, the challenging complexities […]
Welcome New Painting Tutor Susie Hunt
| ArtNew Painting Tutor – Artist Susie Hunt “When I was very young I would explore the countryside around my home in Kent. Discovering what I believed to be secret places, I would seek to understand them more thoroughly through drawing and painting. I would sketch using anything that came to hand to try and convey […]
L’Age Baston Launches Own SketchBooks!
| ArtHello, It’s John Barber here writing to say that I am delighted to announce that L’Age Baston now has it’s own sketchbooks. They are gold embossed with the famous ‘hound’ logo and almost 20cm square so perfect to carry around with you. They are made in the UK by Seawhite of Brighton and have 95 […]