Julia Sterland during a painting excursion at the beach
Born in London Julia Sterland has painted in both watercolour and oil all her life. She worked as a family doctor until 2000 and then trained as an Alexander Technique teacher whilst she also developed her artistic skills. She learned fine art oil portraiture from Zohar (an internationally acclaimed London portraitist)
Largely self taught, she is a figurative watercolour artist. That is she paints from what she sees and enjoys passing on the joys of outdoor painting to others, whether in Spain, Scotland or Italy. She says about her approach to painting: " The Alexander "Less is more" philosophy applies powerfully to watercolour when a quick sketch outdoors often works best, but then we feel we need to complicate things. When we are painting what we see we are only thinking of the present. I believe this helps to make it so enjoyable.
During the class at La Rogaia there will be at least one indoor session per day to teach basic drawing and watercolour techniques and then in the afternoon or early evening painting at suitable sites of interest nearby. Julia will also teach one oil still life session indoors. Materials are very important and many beginners have poor quality paper and brushes. Therefor materials can be purchased from Julia to ensure they are good quality. In this way participants can obtain good value for money and also minimise costs.
For more information about Julia Sterland and her art visit her website www.juliasterland.com
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