Learn to dance the passionate Argentine Tango! Paul & Tracey Pritchard from ‘Dance at 8’ present an in depth Cuban Dance Workshop featuring Salsa and International Cuban Rumba. The Salsa is a popular and exciting latin dance, dating back to the 1940s, with a variety of easy to learn variations. After just one hour you [...]
Join Rachel for a hands-on workshop creating a beautiful, rustic lantern centrepiece using natural willow and pine cones. You’ll learn how to shape and secure the willow base, arrange and attach a variety of cones, to create a unique woodland-inspired design. What’s included: All willow, pine cones needed to create your centrepiece. Step-by-step guidance and [...]
During this studio-based workshop we’ll be looking at harbours and boats and how to capture them in a contemporary way. Claire will be working from a photograph to guide you through some of the layering techniques she uses in her work, which include painting, collage creation, cutting, gluing, tearing, scratching and spattering. Suitable for intermediate [...]
Learn about painting the light and capturing the essence while painting plein air in the stunning exclusive gardens of The Orchard Farm on the upper high street in Broadway. Haidee-Jo Summers is an internationally renowned plein air painter, Vice President of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and elected member of the Royal Society of [...]
Spend the day painting in the grounds and art room at Stanton Guildhouse with David Pilgrim ROI. Learn how to paint in a more direct and painterly way using gouache paints to achieve fresh and lively results. We will delve into some of the unique properties that this versatile medium has to offer and work [...]
Spend the day learning to paint portraits in Watercolour with award-winning watercolour artist Mark Entwisle. After a brief introduction Mark will do a short watercolour portrait demo, talking about the importance of really looking and painting what you see, being aware of the underlying structure of the skull, highlights and shadows, painting people who really [...]
Spend the day painting interiors of the beautiful Arts & Crafts Stanton Guildhouse with award-winning watercolour artist Mark Entwisle. After initial introductions Mark will do a short watercolour demo of an interior and will be talking about drawing and painting what you see, not what you know. Paying attention to light and tone, colour mixing, primary [...]
Paint en plein air with Maria Rose, member of the Royal Institute of Oil painters. Maria will introduce the fundamentals of outdoor ‘plein air’ painting in the charming setting of Stanton Guildhouse and Stanton Village. Maria will help you to simplify the process of working outdoors from life, paint within a shorter space of time, [...]
Learn to paint street scenes in this one day workshop with Tushar Sabale ARSMA. Working from photo reference, the course will be taught in Oils but you are welcome to use acrylics. Tushar will provide photo reference, or you are welcome to bring your own. You will have an opportunity to watch your tutor paint, [...]
Always one of our favourite weeks on The Great Pottery Throw Down, this is your chance to experience the magic of Raku firing and glazing under expert tuition from two of our 2025 art competition finalists/ceramicists, Richard Ballantyne and Carol Read. In this 1 day Raku workshop you will learn all about and practice 3 [...]
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