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Monoprint and Watercolour

Create vibrant and exciting images based on a still life subject using a combination of monoprinting and watercolour in this one day workshop.

By separating the line (monoprinting) and colour (watercolour) elements of the work, each becomes freer and more lively, often producing unexpectedly satisfying results.

Demonstrations and help from the tutor mean everyone can succeed with this technique, and it can be especially rewarding for beginners, and those who want to try a different approach from conventional painting. No matter what your skill level, you will be delighted by your finished
art works.

Suitable for complete beginners and more experienced artists and printmakers.

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

Date Thursday 3rd July 2025
Tutor Clare Linford
Time 10.00am - 4.00pm
Ref 3666
Fees £85
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Botanical Illustration
COURSE FULL

Come and learn more about recording nature by mindful illustration. Using a variety of botanical subjects, not necessarily flowers, you’ll improve your observational drawing skills, learn about watercolour and colour matching.

We’ll make compositions and illustrations using ink, watercolour and coloured pencils. You’ll learn about perpetual journals and delight in this relaxing and mindful project.

You will To measure, record and draw parts of a variety of botanical subjects, improve our understanding of composition and explore media and tips and tricks of natural history illustration to improve your botanical recording skills.

This workshop is suitable for beginners as well as more experienced artists.

A light lunch, refreshments and all materials will be provided but feel free to bring anything you’d like, subject or medium!

Date Thursday 17th July 2025
Tutor Katy Alston
Time 10.00am - 4.00pm
Ref 3728
Fees £85
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Illustrative Map-Making
COURSE FULL

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 Thursday 24th July 2025
Tutor Katy Alston
Time 10.00am - 4.00pm
Ref 3763
Fees £85
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Animal Portraits

Bring your favourite animals to life through art! This beginner-friendly workshop is perfect for anyone who loves animals and wants to learn how to capture their character, charm, and unique features in a portrait. Through guided step-by-step instruction, you’ll explore essential
techniques for sketching, proportion, texture, and expression. Whether you're drawing a beloved pet or a wild creature, you'll gain the confidence and skills to create a meaningful and expressive portrait.

What you’ll learn:
- Basic anatomy and proportions of animals.
- How to capture personality and expression.
- How to describe fur, feathers, and texture.
- Working from a reference photograph.
- Using either acrylic or watercolour.

No prior experience needed – just a love for animals and creativity!

A light lunch, refreshments and some materials are included in the workshop fee.

Date Tuesday 16th September 2025
Tutor David Bannister
Time 10.00am - 4.00pm
Ref 3788
Fees £85
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Colour Mixing

Discover the joy of colour in this hands-on workshop tailored for beginners. Using acrylic and watercolour, you'll explore the foundations of colour theory and learn practical techniques for mixing vibrant, harmonious colours.

What you’ll learn:
- How to mix primary, secondary, and tertiary colours.
- Understanding warm vs cool tones.
- Matching and balancing colours for your artwork.
- Techniques for both acrylic and watercolour paints.
- Creating your own colour chart to take home.

A light lunch, refreshments and some materials are included in the workshop fee.

Date Wednesday 24th September 2025
Tutor David Bannister
Time 10.00am - 4.00pm
Ref 3798
Fees £85
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Travel Sketchbooks

Join wildlife and travel artist Shelly as she shows you how to capture landscape and wildlife subjects inspired by worldwide destinations. Using her own travel sketchbooks and reference images for guidance Shelly will help you understand the approaches to capturing sketchbook
records of your own travels and how to develop a lively and fluid visual travel journal.

Through the use of pencil, pen and vibrantly coloured washes Shelly will unpick some of the compositional techniques she uses when working en plein air. You can bring your own images with you to work from on the day if you want to, but there will be lots of inspiration in the room to use. You will have an enjoyable day and take home lots of tips and ideas for developing your own sketchbook and travel drawing techniques.

This workshop is suitable for beginners as well as more experienced artists looking to play for the day.

A light lunch and refreshments are provided, but you will need to bring your own paints and sketchbook.

Date Wednesday 1st October 2025
Tutor Shelly Perkins
Time 10.00am - 4.00pm
Ref 3758
Fees £85
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Portrait Painting

Learn how to capture the essence of a face. This beginner-friendly, hands-on workshop will guide you through the fundamentals of portrait-making in a supportive, relaxed environment. Whether you're completely new to portraits or want to build your confidence, this class
is the perfect place to start.

You’ll explore:
- Basic facial proportions and structure.
- Sketching from observation and reference photos.
- Techniques for shading, tone, and expression.
- Working with acrylics. Tips for capturing likeness and personality.

By the end of the day, you’ll complete your own expressive portrait and gain the skills to keep practising at home.

This workshop is suitable for complete beginners or those who are looking to improve their portrait skills.

A light lunch, refreshments and some materials are included in the workshop fee.

Date Thursday 2nd October 2025
Tutor David Bannister
Time 10.00am - 4.00pm
Ref 3802
Fees £85
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Mixed Media Flowers and Trees with Stitch

Join us for a fun and experimental Mixed Media and Stitch workshop. During the day you will engage in playful experimentation, discovering innovative ways to capture the essence of trees, flowers, and organic forms using mixed media techniques and free machine embroidery.

This workshop is all about creativity and exploration — no experience required, just a willingness to experiment and try something new! You’ll get to play with an inspiring variety of techniques including ink and bleach, wax resist, drawing techniques, unusual painting techniques and
free machine embroidery. With expert guidance, you'll learn how to combine media in exciting
ways, layering textures and colours to bring your artwork to life.

By the end of the day you will have a mounted mixed media piece, a floral or tree inspired piece that will look lovely in a frame, either for your own home or as a gift for someone else.

All materials, a light lunch and refreshments are included in the workshop fee, but please bring your own sewing machine if you have one.

Date Thursday 9th October 2025
Tutor Delny Fitrzyk
Time 10.00am - 4.00pm
Ref 3722
Fees £85
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From Pigments to Page: Medieval Paints and Illuminations

A day to delve into the world of making medieval artwork. Using historic pigments, you will make your own paints using traditional ingredients to recreate the medieval palette of colours in shells.

Then the tutor will introduce you to the wonderful, weird world of manuscript marginalia, the illustrations around text. Some decorations are foliate, floral or geometric and some feature bizarre beasts, killer rabbits, sinister snails and strange hybrid characters.

With your new paints, you will paint a manuscript-style image, perhaps an animal from a bestiary, musicians, aspects of medieval life or something from your imagination. For those not used to drawing, it could be a simple decorated capital letter. The tutor will guide you through
all the processes of drawing and painting and provide many visual images.

You will go home with a new understanding of the whole process, from making the paints to using them, as well as a medieval image of your own.

This workshop is suitable for complete beginners as well as experienced artists looking to try something a bit different.

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

Date Tuesday 14th October 2025
Tutor Sophie Woodhouse
Time 10.00am - 4.00pm
Ref 3816
Fees £85
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Botanical Drawing Seashell Zines

Join us for a day of botanical drawing using a fun and accessible format - the zine! We'll make a simple eight page zine -  a folded paper structure that allows us to think about composition and storytelling as well as what we are drawing, and can really help us get over the fear of the big blank page.

We'll do warm up sketches & experiment with drawing in ink, graphite and coloured pencil to create a natural history illustration zine. We'll learn about the golden spiral and Fibonacci's sequence (briefly) and look at pattern, texture, and colour-matching in watercolour. We can
finish off our piece using lettering or alphabet stamps to add text on our zine if desired.

This workshop includes traditional skills such as drawing and painting but also book art, composition, natural history illustration and fun! It is suitable for complete beginners as well as those looking to have a playful artistic day.

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

Date Tuesday 21st October 2025
Tutor Katy Alston
Time 10.00am - 4.00pm
Ref 3837
Fees £85
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Urgent Lemons and Exotic Fruit

A joyful and life-affirming day of summery, colourful, tropical fruit painting featuring Lucy's signature fresh and zingy ‘urgent lemons’! Come and join us painting a 12x12 canvas with acrylics in a luscious exotic colour palette inspired by all things Latino. You will develop your skills in composition, colour and paint-handling and create a sensual piece of wonderful art for your home!

This workshop is suitable for complete beginners as well as those with painting experience who want to have a play.

A light lunch and refreshments are included in the workshop fee, as well as the canvases. Please bring along your own exotic fruit and paints.

Date Wednesday 22nd October 2025
Tutor Lucy Caddel
Time 10.00am - 4.00pm
Ref 3794
Fees £85
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3D Illustrated Cards

Come and join us for a fun workshop creating 3D illustrated cards.

You can choose between making a layered card like a tunnel book construction or if you'd prefer you could use the tutor's greenhouse template and your imagination, to create a building or story of your choice. You could make a winter greenhouse or shed/fish shack, or a tent.

Use the workshop to extend your knowledge of materials and improve your drawing. We'll be using a range of materials - watercolours, dip pens, fine liners, pencils, coloured pencils and ink.

By the end of the session you will have a unique 3D card of your own to give to someone, perhaps for Christmas or for a special occasion.

This workshop is suitable for complete beginners or those who just want to try something new.

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

Date Thursday 30th October 2025
Tutor Katy Alston
Time 10.00am - 4.00pm
Ref 3838
Fees £85
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