Chinese brush painting is about opening the mind to a completely new way of creating imagery. Unlike in western art, simple birds, flowers, leaves and insects are created by the stroke of a brush.

During this workshop we will look at the beautiful peony with a cluster of flying bees. The peony is a symbol of male and female beauty. It is also regarded as the Queen of Flowers. Sitting in the landscape the sense of space is achieved by delicate mountains and distant tea houses. Less is more and the empty spaces we will leave alone to open our minds for meditation and mindfulness.

This workshop is open to everyone, from complete beginners to those looking to improve their skills.

All materials, a light lunch and refreshments are included in the workshop fee.

Date	Wednesday 26th March 2025
Tutor	Leo Donaghy
Time	10.00am - 4.00pm
Ref	3618
Fees	£85
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Join us for a brief but exciting exploration into drawing portraits in charcoal. This workshop is an introduction to basic techniques in drawing faces, learning how to achieve likeness and expression in a portrait.

Using vine and compressed charcoal, putty rubber, chalk and fingers we will look at how to construct a face, considering proportion, form and tone to capture facial characteristics. It is hoped that what you learn will help you in observational and drawing skills and will be a good
foundation to painting portraits as well as using charcoal as a medium.

This workshop is suitable for complete beginners as well as improvers.

Some materials, a light lunch and refreshments are included in the workshop fee.

Date	Tuesday 8th April 2025
Tutor	David Bannister
Time	10.00am - 4.00pm
Ref	3676
Fees	£85
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Spend a day immersed in medieval design and gilding techniques, painting your own design embellished with metal leaf onto a simple wooden jewellery casket.

The tutor will bring visual imagery to inspire your design. It may be simple, based on tiles, lettering or heraldry, foliate or geometric decoration. You might paint figures, a medieval scene or the amusing and bizarre creatures seen in the marginalia of manuscripts.

You will learn about medieval colours, oil, acrylic and gilding techniques, and decorate your casket with rich colour and shimmer. The tutor will guide you through each step of your design and you will leave with an exquisite box.

This workshop is suitable for for everyone, from complete beginners to those with some gilding experience.

All materials, a light lunch and refreshments are included in the workshop fee.

Date	Wednesday 9th April 2025
Tutor	Sophie Woodhouse
Time	10.00am - 4.00pm
Ref	3652
Fees	£85
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Come and learn more about recording nature by mindful illustration in this one day drawing workshop.

Using a variety of botanical subjects, not necessarily flowers, you will improve your observational drawing skills, learn about watercolour and colour matching, explore media, and discover tips and tricks of natural history illustration to improve your botanical recording skills.

We will make illustrations using ink, watercolour and coloured pencils to measure, record and draw parts of a variety of botanical subjects, and improve our understanding of composition.

You will learn about the practice of perpetual journals as a way to connect with the natural world and the delight of this relaxing and mindful way of drawing.

This workshop is suitable for complete beginners or those looking to improve their illustration skills.

All materials, a light lunch and refreshments are included in the workshop fee.

Date	Thursday 10th April 2025
Tutor	Katy Alston
Time	10.00am - 4.00pm
Ref	3610
Fees	£85
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Shanshui hua (San swei) is the name for traditional Chinese landscape painting, 'Shan' meaning mountain, 'Shui' meaning river. The style is quite different from  Western landscape art. It is a reflection of Chinese religion and culture. It tells a story which shows the outer appearance as well as the inner spirit.

Today we will look at the basic brush strokes that are the foundation of Chinese landscape painting. We will include figures that are traditional and necessary to show scale. Figures are often found in contemplation and meditating on the majesty
of their surroundings.

This workshop is suitable for complete beginners as well as those who are continuing on their Chinese Brush Painting journey. Part two will follow this workshop on May 14th. We will apply the techniques to the Shropshire landscape.

All materials, a light lunch and refreshments are included in the workshop fee.

Date	Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Tutor	Leo Donaghy
Time	10.00am - 4.00pm
Ref	3705
Fees	£85
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Learn to paint in the colourful canal folk art style with Kerri the Heritage Crafter. Canal art is on the endangered heritage craft list so this is your opportunity to learn a rare and vanishing art. Discover more about the traditional Roses and Castles style and paint your own placemat and coaster to take home.

This workshop is suitable for complete beginners.

All materials, a light lunch and refreshments are included in the workshop fee.

Date	Thursday 8th May 2025
Tutor	Kerri Williams
Time	10.00am - 4.00pm
Ref	3612
Fees	£80
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Following on from the workshop on Chinese landscape painting on April 23rd, we now take the traditional Chinese painting methods and apply them to the beautiful County of Shropshire.

The style is quite different from  Western landscape art. It is a reflection of Chinese religion and
culture. It tells a story which shows the outer appearance as well as the inner spirit. Today we will look at the basic brush strokes that are the foundation of Chinese  landscape painting.

We will look at photographs taken by me and some from social media, although photos or drawings brought in by you would be the preferred inspiration for the day.

This workshop is suitable for artists of all levels. It is not necessary to have completed part one although it helps. Any experience you bring to the day is valuable.

All materials, a light lunch and refreshments are included in the workshop fee.

Date	Wednesday 14th May 2025
Tutor	Leo Donaghy
Time	10.00am - 4.00pm
Ref	3706
Fees	£85
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Learn how to grind, sieve and muller raw ochre pigment to make watercolour paints and etching inks for printmaking in this one-day workshop.

Ochre is a naturally occurring pigment found in earth rich in ferric oxide. The Forest of Dean is one of these places and artist / printmaker Nichola Goff has been collecting and using these pigments in her work.

Earth pigments produce beautifully rich tones ranging through yellow, orange, red, purple and umber, they are relatively simple to process and often used for paints and dyes.

In this workshop you will learn about processing earth pigments from a raw material into a fine powdered pigment that can then be used for inks and paints. Participants will learn the techniques and recipes to produce water colour paints and etching ink, and learn monoprint
techniques to experiment with the earth pigments as printing inks.

Participants will take home a small set of earth colour watercolour paints, a tube of unique earth pigment etching ink made on the day and a set of hand-made monoprints.

Suitable for all skill levels from beginners to experienced printmakers.

All materials, a light lunch and refreshments are included in the workshop fee.

Date	Wednesday 14th May 2025
Tutor	Nichola Goff
Time	10.00am - 4.00pm
Ref	3713
Fees	£85
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Mood and Atmosphere play a crucial role in conveying the spirit and essence of a landscape.

The skilful use of colours, textures, and techniques can breathe life into a painting, making it more than just a visual representation.

The day will begin with a short introduction to acrylic paints, mediums and tools. For the remainder of the day, you will be exploring techniques such as wet on wet, applying impasto and opaque colour and transparent layers of paint to develop depth and mood in your painting.
This will be a relaxing and enjoyable workshop to focus on your art with individual advice and support.

This one day workshop is suitable for most artists – from beginners to improvers.

Some materials, a light lunch and refreshments are included in the workshop fee.

Date	Thursday 15th May 2025
Tutor	David Bannister
Time	10.00am - 4.00pm
Ref	3677
Fees	£85
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This morning workshop encourages a free, bold approach to working with pastels. The basic techniques will be illustrated and you will be shown a variety of techniques and materials and how best to use them, including using the movement of your whole arm to free up your lines.

You will be encouraged to experiment and find your own style, working in the way that is most effective for you.

This workshop is suitable for complete beginners as well as those looking to free up their drawing style and be bigger and bolder!

All materials are included in the workshop fee.

Date	Thursday 22nd May 2025
Tutor	Carole Fisher
Time	10am - 12.30pm
Ref	3673
Fees	£50
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Create a unique illustrated map of your chosen location in this one day workshop.

We will briefly look at other cartography and the parts of a map, share ideas and then make a rough sketch of the location.  You will include historical and personal details and perhaps folklore which will help instill a sense of place, and record your ideas and feelings.

You will improve your drawing and learn about cartographic icons, and discover the Turkish map fold!

Finally you will assemble your map as a final image which you can also choose to get scanned and printed at a later date.

This workshop is suitable for complete beginners as well as those with drawing experience.

All materials, a light lunch and refreshments are included in the workshop fee. You will just need to bring along an idea of the area you want to map and any reference materials to refer to.

Date	Tuesday 10th June 2025
Tutor	Katy Alston
Time	10.00am - 4.00pm
Ref	3723
Fees	£85
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