Painting & Drawing

Work in pairs with a family member or friend and use fun techniques to create portraits of each other.

Get up close to a replica skeleton and develop your observational drawing skills by sketching the bare bones of the human body.

A new addition to our All Ages workshops, be inspired by the plants
we come across in our everyday lives and learn how to draw them to
create a personal record of your favourites.

Work from a model and explore the principles of life drawing in our Saturday 1/2 day workshops. Perfect for beginners or those wishing to improve their skills.

This course is aimed at those wishing to develop a more abstract way of working and will draw on seasonal changes in the landscape for inspiration as well as your own favourite images and memories.

A course that welcomes both beginners and experienced painters
Immerse yourself in the wonderful world of super intense
watercolour, exploring texture and resist techniques

Create an abundance of collage papers using Gelli plate printing
techniques, to devise unique and exciting new work.

This popular course takes a close look at the plants we use in our everyday lives in this course we will be drawing with pigments derived from some of these plants to create unique illustrations of the herbs, vegetables and flowers that have particular significance to us

Develop your approach to life drawing using our fantastic models for inspiration, investigate different materials and techniques to find new ways to represent the human form.

In this course you will explore ways of using hand drawn text in your artwork in a way that creates impact and meaning.

Work from a still life inspired by the Mexican Surrealist artist. Use a variety of media and create a vibrant image full of colour and symbolism.

Work from a model and explore the principles of life drawing. Perfect for beginners or those wishing to improve their skills.

Immerse yourself in the traditional craft of watercolour paint making and take home your unique palette of hand mulled watercolour paints.

You will be encouraged to ‘let go’ and let the medium help you get creative in this fun workshop.

Experiment with a range of painting techniques that will help you find ways to explore colour and materials and unlock your creativity.

Experimental drawing session suitable for all. Explore mark-making techniques using a variety of materials to unlock your creativity.

Use a variety of media to create new work based using the exciting colour palettes and techniques of 5 different artists as a starting point

As Spring foliage and flowers fully emerge take time to really record the colours and forms of the season in our ongoing series recording the plants that have significance for us

Explore new ways to draw faces. Use experimental techniques to create exciting portraits. All materials provided.

A course that introduces you to some basic techniques and materials and encourages you to experiment and develop you own style.

This course is aimed at those wishing to explore a more abstract way of working and will draw on the images and memories that inspire you. Artist Liese Webley will guide you through a series of exercises designed to give you the confidence to develop your own abstract painting style.