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Introduction to Acrylics
Sun, 9 Mar 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join experienced artist Lynn Ward for a day of exploring the medium of acrylics. Let Lynn guide you through all the processes involved in creating your very own masterpieces - from mixing colours...
£95
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0 spaces available
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Dramatic Skies in Watercolour
Thu, 13 Mar 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
A dramatic sky can transform a watercolour landscape or seascape, changing a somewhat bland scene into something that's truly eye catching. Jason Skill, our watercolour expert, will share a whole host of exciting...
£80 £95
All Levels
0 spaces available
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Beginners Guide to Oil Painting
Wed, 19 Mar 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Explore the medium of master’s old and new in this exciting oil painting workshop. Aimed at those with little to no experience of using oil paints, you will be guided through various activities...
£80 £95
All Levels
3 spaces available
Contemporary Collage - Inspired by Nature
Wed, 19 Mar 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Spend a day with artist Sue Orrey-Godden, learning a wide range of collage techniques. You will spend the morning exploring the composition and design of your piece and creating painted and printed papers...
£80 £95
All Levels
0 spaces available
Acrylic Painting - An Approach to Abstracting a Landscape
Thu, 27 Mar 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
If you like painting and pattern and would like to paint an abstract landscape but you're not quite sure how, this is the perfect workshop for you. Join artist Jane Burnley who will...
£80 £95
All Levels
1 spaces available
Acrylic Painting - An Approach to Abstracting a Landscape
Wed, 2 Apr 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
If you like painting and pattern and would like to paint an abstract landscape but you're not quite sure how, this is the perfect workshop for you. Join artist Jane Burnley who will...
£80 £95
All Levels
5 spaces available
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Moving away from realism- flowers
Fri, 4 Apr 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Artists including Shirley Travenor, Paul Riley and Anne Blockley have forged new ways of painting flowers in the last thirty years, with a confident shift from botanical illustration to more impressionistic abstract renderings....
£95
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Introduction to Botanical Watercolour
Wed, 23 Apr 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
During this one day workshop, Karen will use the medium of watercolour to inspire Students to start to explore the various and extensive techniques that are possible in producing a simple finished piece...
£95
Register InterestNovice
0 spaces available
Painting a Portrait in Oils
Wed, 23 Apr 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Develop your portrait painting skills in this masterclass workshop. Stage 1 (90 mins approx.) The workshop will begin with a focus on mixing skin tones with each participant creating a detailed reference sheet...
£95
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-1 spaces available
Portraiture Drawing Workshop
Sat, 26 Apr 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join Anna Poulton for a day of portrait drawing. Using methods and materials such as graphite, pencil, inks and charcoals, you will explore both traditional and more experimental techniques for drawing a portrait from a life model.
£80 £95
All Levels
3 spaces available
Madder, Weld and Woad: The Three Primaries
Sun, 27 Apr 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
This workshop will be a celebration of these three special plants in the medieval context. A part of the day will be learning about the significance of these plants and how they were...
£80 £95
All Levels
0 spaces available
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Dales Landscapes in Acrylics
Wed, 30 Apr 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join experienced artist Lynn Ward for a day of exploring the medium of acrylics and let her guide you through all the processes involved in creating your very own masterpieces. This course is...
£80 £95
Novice
0 spaces available
Painting Trees in Watercolour for Beginners
Fri, 2 May 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Trees can be an tricky subject to tackle, especially if you're relatively inexperienced. Join Jason and get to grips with how to paint trees effectively with watercolour. Learn techniques that can push your...
£95
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8 spaces available
Wonderful Ways with Watercolour for Botanical Subjects (3 day series)
Wed, 7 May 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
This is a series of 3 full days. Dates are: Wed 7th, Wed 14th, Wed 21st May 2025. Join artist Karen Innes to explore the wonderful world of painting plants and flowers over...
£285
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1 spaces available
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3D Wirework Art
Fri, 9 May 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Come and join Helaina and make your very own 3D wirework art. Take inspiration from Helaina's amazing 3D cups, jugs and birds or go your own way and make your own 3D animal,...
£95
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6 spaces available
Adventures in Wild Art!
Sat, 10 May 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Let nature really feature in your art, with artist and nature addict, Wendi New. Join her for a day focused on finding and using natural materials, pigments, and equipment to make art. Learn...
£95
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5 spaces available
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Nature Art Journaling
Fri, 6 Jun 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Have you ever wished to sit and sketch outdoors but don't know where to start or wish to have some pointers on how to create beautifully illustrated pages? Then this introductory course is...
£95
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1 spaces available
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Painting Bright Sun-lit Scenes Using Watercolour and Gouache
Sun, 22 Jun 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
John Singer Sargent understood better than any other watercolour artists of his age how to paint bright sunlight. His watercolours sing with heat and intense, sparkling sunlight. This was partly done though combining...
£95
Info & BookAll Levels
9 spaces available
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Water Scenes in Acrylics
Sun, 6 Jul 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join experienced artist Lynn Ward for a day of exploring and learning helpful skills to recreate water in acrylics. Let Lynn guide you through all the processes involved in creating your very own...
£95
Info & BookAll Levels
5 spaces available
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Painting Beaches Like a Pro in Watercolour
Wed, 9 Jul 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Ever wanted to be able to paint beach scenes with more flair and panache? Or to capture the shapes and rhythms within the sand? How about the sheen of water on sand reflecting...
£95
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4 spaces available
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Key Drawing Skills for Beginners - Landscapes
Thu, 4 Sep 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Landscape is one of the most fun areas of drawing because it allows you to be more free and experimental in your mark making than other areas of drawing such as still life...
£95
Info & BookNovice
4 spaces available
NEW
Beginners Guide to Oil Painting
Sat, 6 Sep 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Explore the medium of master’s old and new in this exciting oil painting workshop. Aimed at those with little to no experience of using oil paints, you will be guided through various activities...
£95
Info & BookAll Levels
9 spaces available
NEW
Tissue Paper Textured Paintings
Sun, 7 Sep 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join artist Wendi New to learn how to use inks and tissue to create diffused imagery and a beautiful surface on which to add details and enhancements. Perfect for enhancing your floral studies...
£95
Info & BookAll Levels
7 spaces available
NEW
Stain + Stitch Lampshades
Wed, 10 Sep 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Inspired by the work of abstract expressionist Helen Frankenthaler, Hannah has created this workshops to bring together creativity and intuition. This workshop will teach you how to make a lampshade using fabric that...
£95
Info & BookAll Levels
7 spaces available
NEW
Still Life in Acrylics
Wed, 17 Sep 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join experienced artist Lynn Ward for a day of exploring the medium of acrylics. Let Lynn guide you through all the processes involved in creating your very own masterpieces - from mixing colours...
£95
Info & BookAll Levels
9 spaces available
Life Drawing - The Challenge of The Human Form
Sat, 20 Sep 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
The traditional practice of life drawing brings an understanding of proportion, teaches observation and trains the eye. Working from the life model in the studio this workshop will enable you to explore your...
£95
Info & BookAll Levels
7 spaces available
Contemporary Collage - Inspired by Nature
Thu, 25 Sep 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Spend a day with artist Sue Orrey-Godden, learning a wide range of collage techniques. You will spend the morning exploring the composition and design of your piece and creating painted and printed papers...
£95
Info & BookAll Levels
4 spaces available
Dynamic Line & Wash Techniques - Light & Shade
Thu, 2 Oct 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join artist John Harrison for this workshop, intended to build on your skills with line and wash. Attendance on one of John's previous workshops is helpful but not essential as the day will...
£95
Info & BookAll Levels
6 spaces available
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Introduction to Painting on Glass
Sat, 4 Oct 2025 - Sun, 5 Oct 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join Lizzy - member of the British Society of Master Glass Painters for a two-day introduction to painting on glass. Discover traditional kiln-fired glass art, which has decorated sacred and high status buildings...
£190
Info & BookAll Levels
4 spaces available
Drawing Designs with Wire
Sun, 5 Oct 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Come and join Helaina and make your very own art wirework. Taking inspiration from subjects of your choice, you will learn techniques for working with wire to create three-dimensional, wall mounted, drawings. You...
£95
Info & BookAll Levels
6 spaces available
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Drawing - Photo-Realistic Animals
Wed, 22 Oct 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join artist, Jason Skill, for this workshop exploring some of the drawing techniques used by artists to create highly realistic drawing of animals. It's no surprise that many art books on on bookshelves...
£95
Info & BookAll Levels
5 spaces available
Charleston-inspired Painted Tresure Boxes
Thu, 6 Nov 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join artist Sarah Baqai and be inspired by the work of Bloomsbury group to decorate a treasure box using a range of techniques, using Annie Sloan chalk paints. Sarah will introduce the day...
£95
Info & BookIntermediate
8 spaces available
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Buildings in the Landscape in Pen and Wash
Wed, 12 Nov 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Try your hand at “Pen and wash” – the creation of a pen and ink sketch tinted with a wash of watercolour – with landscape artist John Harrison. You will start the day...
£95
Info & BookIntermediate
6 spaces available
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Painting Snow Effectively
Sat, 15 Nov 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Don't miss this chance to lift your snow painting skills to another level with tutor Jason Skill. When Jason Skill was in his late teens he painted snow falling on his back garden...
£95
Info & BookAll Levels
8 spaces available
NEW
Painting a Portrait in Oils
Fri, 5 Dec 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Develop your portrait painting skills in this masterclass workshop. Stage 1 (90 mins approx.) The workshop will begin with a focus on mixing skin tones with each participant creating a detailed reference sheet...
£95
Info & BookAll Levels
9 spaces available