The dates for these courses at present are: 
They are small group workshops to a max of 5 people (sewing ones are a max of 4).
 
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Saturday 3rd October 2026 - Developing Abstract landscapes
Working with layering acrylic
mono-printing in drawn layers
based on observation
expressive mark making
Building up layers
 
Saturday 28th November 2026 - Winter Landscape Painting
Looking at the seasonal change
working with colour and loose layering
Using expressive mark making
Looking at the Somerset landscape
 
Saturday 5th December 2026 - Etching Christmas
​Creating a drypoint etching
Christmas themed - robins, lambs, snowdrops
printing around the kitchen table
 
Saturday 16th January 2027 - Celebrate the new year with Landscape and stitch
Starting with a drawing and mark making
Sublimation transferring on to remnant fabric
Using stitch to embellish and draw
 
Saturday 13th February 2027 - Early Spring flowers, nature connection
Working in a loose painterly style
We'll aim to create 4 A3 paintings in the day
looking at seasonal flowering plants
 
Friday 2nd April 2027 - Emergence - animals in the landscape
​​​​​​​Using bright coloured ground to start us off
We'll look at British wildlife
Abstracting and rich in mark making
 
Saturday 1st May 2027 - Nature Celebration through art
​​​​​​​Looking at colour, shapes and wildlife in the late Spring garden and meadow
Painting outside, wet weather contingency - we'll be inside
Using drawing, mark making and building up layers
 
Saturday 29th May 2027 - Growth and stitch​​​​​​​
Starting with a drawing and mark making
Sublimation transferring on to remnant fabric
Using stitch to embellish and draw
 
Saturday 12th June - Etching the summer​
Creating a drypoint etching
Summer themed - garden birds and flowers
printing around the kitchen table​​​​​​​
 
Wednesday 18th August - Landscape and stitch​​​​​​​
Starting with a drawing and mark making
Sublimation transferring on to remnant fabric
Using stitch to embellish and draw
 
Saturday 28th August 2027- Developing Abstract landscapes with oil 
Working with layering acrylic
mono-printing in
based on observation
expressive mark making and layering
 
2nd October 2027 - Indian summer seasonal flower inspiration​​​​​​​
Working in a loose painterly style
We'll aim to create 4 A3 paintings in the day
looking at seasonal flowering plants
 
 
Each session runs 10 am - 4pm with an hours break for lunch.