Join Shelly Perkins for a relaxed day working in sketchbooks around the beautiful Snowshill Manor Gardens. Participants will learn how to break down plein air scenes into bite sized pieces. From loose drawn observations to longer line and watercolour wash studies using mixed media. Participants will cover botanical subjects as well as scenes with the house, garden and broader landscapesof the lovely surroundings capturing a visual snapshot of the day through sketchbook observations. Shelly will share her knowledge and skills of choosing subjects and breaking down larger landscape scenes into manageable compositions with fluid line work and the addition of loose colour

Shelly Perkins is a wildlife and landscape artist. Her travels around the world’s seven continents are a constant inspiration for her work. She sells her work as limited edition mixed media prints and has two books about her work and travels as an artist. Shelly was the artist in residence on the Royal Navy’s Ice-Breaking ship travelling to Antacrtica. She also leads painting holidays in several worldwide locations as well as travelling to create painting films for the online school ‘nature studio’.

Tickets £100  (13 places) – includes entry to Snowshill Manor National Trust and parking

Tickets go on sale through the website at 10am on 17th March.

You can become a Benefactor for as little as £60 to qualify for Priority Booking and support our Outreach Projects in doing so, applications are now open.

Materials List:

• Drawing pencils
• a wide range of waterproof drawing pens
• set of watercolour paints
• hard backed watercolour sketchbook (ideally hot pressed paper).
• a selection of paint brushes
• water pots for water
• pencil sharpeners
• stool for sitting on if you prefer although there are plenty of places to perch around the gardens

Shelley Perkins 

Snowshill Manor National Trust – Sketchbook Workshop

Snowshill Manor Gardens