Something had its beginning when the artist Kupka, in the course of a walk, apologised to Nature for having attempted to copy it and promised not to do it again. Inside the picture: a series of workshops on colour; line; pattern; light and the shades using a variety of materials on paper including charcoal, pencil, pastels, watercolour, acrylic. Course begins on Thursday 21st February at 10.30 in the South Tipperary Arts Centre Workshop leader - artist John Davies John E. L. Davies was born in Swansea, South Wales in 1952 and has lived in Ireland since 1996. He moved here to work in Camphill in Grangemockler. He was introduced to art and drawing at 11 years old in school and studied art at St Paul’s College in Cheltenham. He has exhibited widely and has taught painting for many years.