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Art Workshops 2026
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4th of April - Spring landscape in acrylics with Nick Dawe at Highbury Church Hall in Cheltenham 10 - 4 pm £65. Suitable for all levels.
Materials required A stretched canvas/board, Scrap practise paper, water spray bottle, A tray to make a stay wet palette, selection of brushes large to small but a soft blending brush is essential. Acrylic colours, 2 blues, 2 reds, 2 yellows, titanium white, yellow ochre and burnt umber. I can supply a hire kit for £12 for the day.
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9th of May - Seascapes in watercolours with Ian Ridley at The Boy's Brigade in Tewkesbury 10-4 pm £70.
Please note this workshop is currently FULL but I have a waiting list, please contact me if you would like to be on it.
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6th of June - Chinese watercolours with Nick Dawe at The Redding's Community Centre in Cheltenham 10-4 pm £65 plus £10 for materials.
Come and explore the art of Chinese brush painting using authentic Chinese materials. This form of art is linked to nature and philosophy dating back 2000 years.
You will learn authentic brush strokes and paint plum, blossom, bamboo, fish, mountains, figures and finish with a small completed landscape.
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13th of June - The Joy of leaves with Lizzie Godden at Highbury Church Hall in Cheltenham 10-4 pm £60 plus £10 for materials.
On this workshop you will be able to "ecoprint" with leaves on to different types of paper, such an exciting technique, drawing out natural pigments from leaves to get stunning results. There will be previously ecoprinted papers for you to embellish.
You will also learn an ancient way of preserving leaves, a way that means the leaves will remain supple for years. You will be able to use treated leaves to stitch into, to be creative with.
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27th of June - Impressionist style summer landscapes in acrylics with Jonathan Newey at The Boy's Brigade in Tewkesbury 10-4 pm £80.
Join this one day acrylic painting workshop and spend a relaxed, inspiring day learning how to capture light, colour, and atmosphere using expressive brushwork. You will be guided step by step and you will explore acrylic techniques, colour mixing, and composition while creating a vibrant summer scene. Suitable for all levels this workshop will encourage creativity, confidence, and enjoyment in a supportive, environment with friendly guidance, and plenty of encouragement. By the end of the day you will have created one painting.
Materials required:
1 x A4 tear-off palette or a few paper plates
1 x size 4, 8 and 12 round acrylic or oil painting brush
Daler/Rowney System 3 (or similar) acrylic paint 75ml tubes in: Ultramarine blue, Cadmium yellow (not the deep one), Burnt Sienna or Burnt Umber, Raw Sienna or Yellow Ochre, Paynes Grey (optional) and Titanium White.
1 x A3 System 3 pad of acrylic paper (or similar)
Acrylics can be painted on any paper so you could bring watercolour paper at least 300gsm.
1 x palette knife
1 x water jar
Tissues
old shirt to wear when painting
cling film to cover your palette with
Newspaper to cover the table
A board or table easel and masking tape
Optional extras:
Stay wet palette
More brushes
Lemon yellow and Viridian green
I can offer a hire box for the day at £12
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4th of July - Still life in watercolours with Paul Weaver at The Boy's Brigade in Tewkesbury 10-4 pm £75.
Simple still life as a bridge to landscape in watercolour.
Paul is a firm believer that working from observation, using simple still life rather than photos all the time will help you develop your understanding of composition, shape, proportion, tone and colour, essential skill needed for effective landscape painting.
Starting with still life studies in the morning, you will progress to applying
the principles learned to a simple landscape subject in the afternoon.
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1st of August - Wildlife in graphite with David Skidmore at The Boy's Brigade in Tewkesbury 10-4 pm £70 plus £2.50 for materials.
Learn to draw a Hare in graphite. This workshop is suitable for all levels. You will be working from supplied reference photos, using the grid technique. Working on hot pressed watercolour paper with a grid prepared for you, learning to create an accurate line drawing proportionately correct. You will then develop the tones in stages to produce a drawing with depth and a good tonal contrast, learning techniques to create realistic fur and feeling in the eyes.
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12th and 13th of September - Wildlife in graphite with Jamie Boots at The Boy's Brigade in Tewkesbury. This is a 2 day workshop and each day will be 10-4 pm. The cost is £115 for the 2 days and all materials are included.
Learn to draw a red squirrel in graphite.
3rd of October - Arctic wolf in acrylics with Nick Dawe at The Redding's Community Centre in Cheltenham 10-4 pm £65.
Materials required:
A stretched canvas or canvas board no smaller than 14"x 10".
Scrap practise paper
water spray bottle
stay wet palette - At ray so you can make one, kitchen roll and grease proof paper will be provided.
A selection of brushes large to small but a soft blending brush is essential.
Acrylic colours: 2 blues, 2 reds, 2 yellows, black, titanium white, yellow ochre and burnt umber.
A table easel if you prefer to work on one
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31st of October - Textures in watercolours with Ian Ridley at The Boy's Brigade in Tewkesbury 10 - 4 pm £70.
In this workshop you will look at a range of different methods to add texture to your watercolours. Some are done simply by using brushes, others will make use of all sorts of different materials.
You will need to have your usual watercolour kit together with rough paper, kitchen roll, a palette knife and a bristle brush and a small canvas board about 12"x 10".
You will be provided with cling film, some tissue paper, salt and pva glue at a cost of £5 per person.
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7th of November - Stained glass lantern workshop with Sharon from Maybug Studios at The Boy's Brigade in Tewkesbury 10 - 4 pm £75 plus £30 - £35 for materials.
Join us for a festive stained glass workshop. In this hands on workshop you will create your own beautiful stained glass panels to replace one or two sides of a plain lantern. You will have the option to either design your own patterns or choose from supplied designs. With expert guidance, you will learn the techniques of cutting and assembling stained glass to create a stunning, custom made lantern that will brighten your home for Christmas.
Terms and conditions:
Deposit is required on booking and is non- refundable. If you are unable to attend a booked workshop 14 days notice is required to enable the space to be filled, otherwise full payment is required
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