These are our the remaining courses on our Programme for 2024 - there are several places left on some courses this autumn but don't' leave it too late to book. However it's always worth trying for a last minute place - you might be lucky!
Booking - please use the form under each workshop description below - we will confirm by email and then send an invoice to you for the non-refundable deposit of £30/day. This will secure your place with the balance due a month before the course. We will send out invoices so you don't have to worry about remembering!
Materials - we will send you a course sheet, as an attachment, that includes a list of all the materials you will need to bring with you. The materials and equipment are all supplied for craft days, as well as all of Trevor Osborne's courses.
Lunch - we provide a complimentary lunch for students who attend our courses. We find that eating together at lunchtime makes the day a much more sociable occasion. We provide a simple, single choice of main meal, with a vegetarian option, and try to cater for some dietary needs within that remit, provided you inform us well in advance. However, you will need to provide your own lunch if we find we have too many diet variations to cope with, or your requirements are more complex, or you have severe allergies as regretfully we are unable to cater for these types of diet.
Refreshments - tea, coffee, decaf, herbal teas etc are on tap all day, included in the price of the course. Homemade cake/biscuits are also provided.
Why not give Watershed Gift Vouchers as an ideal present for Christmas or for a Birthday?
We can do email vouchers for any amount you wish.
Fill in the form below, or give us a ring, and we will get an invoice out to you which will include payment details. Once we have received payment we will email the voucher which can be redeemed up to the end of 2024/25.
Fill in the form below, or give us a ring, and we can get it sorted!
Watershed Studio Gift Voucher Booking Form
Cost: £200
10am to 4.30pm approx
We’re delighted to present this oil painting course with acclaimed Landscape Artist from Norfolk, Nial Adams. Trained in the classical techniques of traditional landscape oil painting by his father as a young boy, Nial has developed a style recognised for its modern twist on the classical method.
Day one - A Focus on Tonality: On this day Nial will be teaching the fundamentals of creating strong tonal balance and structure. A staunch advocate of the benefits of tonalism in oil painting, Nial will share his knowledge and experience of this essential skill.
Day Two - During the second day with Nial you'll learn the fundamentals of extending tonal technique as well as bringing in colour and highlights through the use of 'glazing and scumbling'. This traditional technique, which is most expertly expressed by the likes of J.M.W.Turner, brings the benefits of oil painting to life.
Watershed Studio Booking Form
Cost: £100
10am to 4.30pm approx
This one-day course will explore how to create the wonderful textures found in brick, plaster and stone structures. The Natural Earth colours are perfect for creating these textures with the main emphasis being on using a lot of water and allowing the paint, rather than the brush, to do the work for you. Participants will be asked to bring their own photos to work from.
You will be working under the expert guidance of Richard Taylor who has written and illustrated ten books on painting buildings over the past thirty years and has taught at the Watershed Studio since the day it opened. Demonstrations and personal guidance are the key to Richard’s teaching along with plentiful demonstration examples for you to work from.
Watershed Studio Booking Form
Cost: £200
10am to 4.30pm approx
Margaret is a past master of pastel and her infectious approach to using this medium will encourage and stimulate your own enthusiasm.
With her unrivalled use of pastels and skilful application of oil paint, Suffolk-based Margaret Glass is known particularly for her stunning landscapes as well as depictions of boats, barges and waterside scenes.
On this lovely two days Margaret will be exploring the techniques needed to capture the transformation of the landscape by our ever changing weather - from a misty morning sunrise to the cold of winter snow!!
Margaret will lead by a mix of ongoing demonstrations and one to one tuition throughout the two days - this is a course not to be missed if pastels are your medium! It's always a joy to have Margaret here!
Watershed Studio Booking Form
Cost: £200
10am to 4.30pm daily
Whether you use a sketchbook or not, this workshop will give you an insight into the value of preparatory work in landscape oil painting. We will work from sketches, photos and colour studies to develop a landscape painting over two days. During the workshop we will discuss the design of a painting and how information gathered outside can help to create a striking landscape. We will see how artistic licence can be used to enhance aspects of aerial perspective, composition and shape as well as discussing colour mixing and building character in your painting. If you have your own sketchbook or photographic references, please bring them along and if you don’t use a sketchbook don’t worry, there will be plenty of reference material to use.
Watershed Studio Booking Form
Cost: £100/day
10am to 4.30pm approx
Join this very popular and well known tutor for one or two days of informative and fun acrylic painting. Each day will cover different components of landscape painting with this exciting medium. You will learn lots of various techniques and produce a different painting on each day and Charles will break down each part of the process in an easy to follow, step by step, method, covering many facets of the beautiful British landscape. This course is ideal for beginners or anyone new to this medium.
Watershed Studio Booking Form
Cost: £100
10am to 4.30pm approx
This is an excellent opportunity to make some Christmas cards ahead of time is John's unique and charming style.
You will be cutting up your watercolour paper into quite small rectangles before embarking on a fun day of experimenting and exploring opportunities on a Christmas theme.
Each little individual painting can be mounted on to card - we will provide a few cards and envelopes to get you started - and we expect you to have completed several during your day here, depending on how fast or slow you paint.
John will be on hand to teach and guide as we as having lots of his own cards and pictures here to inspire and encourage - I think I might have to join in with this one!!
Watershed Studio Booking Form
Cost: £115 including all materials
10am to 4.30pm approx
Spend a fun day learning a new skill and creating your own beautiful stained glass Christmas decorations. The day runs from 10-5pm and starts with Mona teaching you how to cut glass safely. Then having picked your patterns and the glass you want to use, Mona will guide you through the cutting, copperfoiling and soldering processes so by the end of the day you will take home heirloom decorations which you will enjoy every Christmas.
You will be in a small group so there will be plenty of one to one help and advice.
Watershed Studio Booking Form
Cost: £100/day
10am to 4.30pm approx
"Drawing is the basis of art. A bad painter cannot draw, but one who draws well can always paint". Gorky
That’s what this workshop is all about – helping you to improve your drawing technique so you can create better paintings. Using graphite pencil, charcoal and pen we will do several exercises to help you draw more accurately, learn how to add convincing shading by hatching and cross hatching, use charcoal for a tonal study, and then pen & ink to do a study of texture and form. We will also look at the basic rules of perspective to help you draw buildings more realistically.
For the rest of the day you can work from still life objects(shells, fruit etc) or do a drawing from your own choice of subject or photos.
Watershed Studio Booking Form
Cost: £100/day
10am to 4.30pm approx
Do you have some Water Soluble Pencils but are not sure how to use them? Then this workshop is for you! Water Soluble Pencils are very versatile; they combine the familiarity of a pencil with the magic of watercolours.
We will start by doing several simple exercises to blend colours, mix greens, darken colours, mix greys, and do some splattering, then put all this into practice by painting a sky and some trees. For the rest of the day you can choose to paint one of Carole’s examples or a subject of your choice from your own, or Carole’s references to create your own masterpiece!
Watershed Studio Booking Form
https://markfennell.co.uk/
Cost: Day 1 - £100, Day 2 - £115
10am to 4.30pm approx
Join Mark for one or two days of portrait painting, day one will be from photographic references and day two from life.
This is a great painting course for beginners or intermediate levels, if you are looking to try a portrait for the first time or improve your portrait painting skills.
Mark will demonstrate and guide you through his well structured approach to painting a portrait,
breaking it down into easy to follow steps that will cover everything from the importance of values to working with a primary colour palette.
The workshop aims to help artists develop their paint and brush handling towards achieving expressive, yet realistic portraits in a more immediate way.
Cost: £100
10am to 4.30 approx
What a delightful subject Fox's are to paint in radiant watercolour, capturing their bright eyes, lustrous fur and bushy tail.
Nicky uses traditional watercolour methods in a loose & lively contemporary style.
With her enthusiastic tuition, demonstrations and tips on both drawing accurate basic shapes, direct and confident application of paint to keep colours radiant and many other creative aspects are covered such as focal point and expressive features and making affective compositions so your artworks capture the viewer. She will help you elevate your understanding of this challenging yet exciting medium to achieve successful bold & beautiful watercolour artworks of this captivating creature and others.
Watershed Studio Booking Form
Cost: £100
10am to 4.30 approx
Birds of a feather flock together……. come and enjoy this creative day with fellow painters creating artworks of fabulous finches; capture their charming bright characters as they bustle in the teasels or nestle on a branch .
Utilise the wonderful qualities of watercolour to achieve harmonious yet vibrant artwork, integrating the birds with the background. Using both wet in to wet and wet in dry techniques we will explore both delicate and soft edges and texture contrasting with dynamic confident brush work and vibrant colour to achieve paintings with vibe.
Learning alongside Nicky, an experienced and enthusiastic artist specialising in watercolour, you will enjoy creating artworks using traditional methods with a contemporary, loose application. Her enthusiastic and informative demonstrations and explanations of the application of paint help demystify some of the struggles you may experience using this challenging but magical medium enabling you to improve your understanding and confidence using watercolour and create more successful artworks going forward.
Watershed Studio Booking Form
Monday 25th - morning - 10am - 12 noon approx - FULL
Monday 25th - evening - 7pm - 9pm approx
Tuesday 26th - morning - 10am - 12 noon approx
Tuesday 26th - evening - 10am - 12 noon approx
Wedneday 27th - evening 7pm - 9pm approx
Cost £45/session including materials and mulled wine/refreshments
Join us for a fun workshop making your own unique festive door wreath. Allison will take you through the process of mossing and wiring up your base before you help yourselves to the abundance of foliage available and start creating your masterpiece. Allison will lead by demonstration and you will get plenty of one to one help. You will also be guided and given practical advice on how to add decorations and personalise your wreath.
All foliage will be provided, as well as wires and frames, plus inspiration and a very friendly atmosphere.
Please bring seccateurs and/or any other Christmassy bits like baubles, berries, fat ribbon and glitzy bits to personalise your creation. Some people like to add battery lights and bows too!
You will be using wires, moss and lots of natural greenery so please do dress accordingly.
These are fun sessions and suitable for everyone including complete novices.
Watershed Studio Booking Form