Art: drawing courses, craft kits and handcrafted gifts

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Mandala drawing - beginners

Live online course

- Next course on 7th December 2021

£18

Join me for a fun class learning to draw stunning, intricate mandalas using a few simple techniques. If you don't see a date that suits you, please just let me know. Morning and afternoon classes can be arranged most days including weekends, and early evening classes Monday to Thursday. I can usually be fairly flexible with the start time of the class with advanced notice. Mandalas are an ancient art form that spread across Asia some two thousand years ago. Drawing and colouring mandala is now recognised around the globe...

Join me for a fun class learning to draw stunning, intricate mandalas using a few simple techniques. If you don't see a date that suits you, please just let me...

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Evening Watercolour 10-week art course for beginners and amateur artists

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Evening Watercolour 10-week art course for beginners and amateur artists

In-person course

Worcestershire - Next course on 17th January 2022

£190

10-week watercolour face-to-face art course. Mondays 6pm-9pm. Starting in January. Learn how to use the beautiful, transparent medium of watercolour. You are invited to join a small group of enthusiastic like-minded people to study Watercolour painting in the relaxed and friendly atmosphere of Magic Wool Art and Craft Studio. Guided by a professional artist Raya Brown you will receive step-by-step instructions and individually tailored tuition, inspired by Raya’s watercolour demonstrations and her own work. If you always wanted to learn watercolour painting but never had a chance or confidence to...

10-week watercolour face-to-face art course. Mondays 6pm-9pm. Starting in January. Learn how to use the beautiful, transparent medium of watercolour. You are invited to join a small group of enthusiastic...

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Misty Blue Landscape in Chalk Pastels

In-person course

Berkshire - Next course on 11th December 2021

£75

We work with a selection of chalk pastels and colouring pencils on black paper. Students build a landscape using a cool colour palette and blend and layer colours together, creating a soft tonal piece, using pencil work for the more defined areas. The focus is on colour blending, pastel techniques and creating distance.

We work with a selection of chalk pastels and colouring pencils on black paper. Students build a landscape using a cool colour palette and blend and layer colours together, creating...

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Painting Holiday Spain, residential beginners painting retreat (double or twin room)

In-person course

Spain - Next course on 28th February 2022

£700

Painting Holiday in Southern Spain. Come and paint in the warmth of the sun in southern Spain. Banish the blustery British blues of winter and join us for an all inclusive, exclusive and strictly limited residential art course. Learn how to start or improve your painting and drawing skills whilst enjoying being outside in the delightful Spanish countryside where the orange, lemon and olive groves nestle on the sides of the mountains. £700 per person including accommodation choose either a double ensuite (Rooms 1 & 3) or a twin room...

Painting Holiday in Southern Spain. Come and paint in the warmth of the sun in southern Spain. Banish the blustery British blues of winter and join us for an all...

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Pastel Landscapes for Beginners

Online on-demand course

£180

Hello! I am an art teacher with many years experience and would like to help you learn to paint pastel landscapes through distance learning. Pastels are an ideal medium for the beginner, as there is no complicated mixing of colours. I am a professional landscape artist with 30 years experience and I have my own methods of working. I enjoy imparting this knowledge to others and encouraging interest in the medium of pastels. Having taught for many years, I realise how important it is to monitor progress and deal with...

Hello! I am an art teacher with many years experience and would like to help you learn to paint pastel landscapes through distance learning. Pastels are an ideal medium for...

Relaxed introduction to soft pastels in stunning surroundings

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Relaxed introduction to soft pastels in stunning surroundings

In-person course

Northamptonshire - Next course on 5th December 2021

£85

Come and learn how to draw and paint with pastels in our stunning studio on the grand union canal in picturesque Braunston My fabulous studio shop now stocks the finest quality art supplies including unison pastels and Pastelmat paper at lower prices than you will get online and the opportunity to choose the colours in person instead of trying to guess them on a screen. So if you enjoy your pastel workshop you can then purchase everything you need to get you started on your wonderful new journey into the...

Come and learn how to draw and paint with pastels in our stunning studio on the grand union canal in picturesque Braunston My fabulous studio shop now stocks the finest...

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Painting animals in watercolour

In-person course

Berkshire - Next course on 26th March 2022

£90

The wonderful variety of animal and birdlife means that you will never be short of inspiration. Liz is the author of 'Painting Animals in Watercolour', published by Crowood Press. She runs a number of different days exploring the joys of painting animals with watercolour. We will spend time looking at eyes, form and texture to create convincing animal portraits brimming with life and energy. The course is held at Micklems Farm, in Knowl Hill, a rural location in Berkshire, to provide you with an inspiring and relaxing environment. All materials...

The wonderful variety of animal and birdlife means that you will never be short of inspiration. Liz is the author of 'Painting Animals in Watercolour', published by Crowood Press. She...

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Art and craft of labyrinth

In-person course

East Sussex - Next course on 13th May 2022

£210

Learn the art of labyrinth design and construction. Construct a collection of 'new' and 'old' labyrinths including the classical seven circuits 'Cretan' and eleven-circuit Medieval labyrinth using compasses and straight-edge. Develop an understanding and appreciation of labyrinth forms - ancient and modern - from around the world: how, why, and for whom are they made? What is their significance and symbolism and why the contemporary resurgence of interest in labyrinths? Create embossed finger labyrinths and prints and gilded labyrinths in copper, silver and gold! Taught by Daniel Docherty - Sacred...

Learn the art of labyrinth design and construction. Construct a collection of 'new' and 'old' labyrinths including the classical seven circuits 'Cretan' and eleven-circuit Medieval labyrinth using compasses and straight-edge....

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Kitchen Lithography Printing at Home

Live online course

- Next course on 6th February 2022

£75

Having been teaching printmaking for 10 years, Scarlett Rebecca is an encyclopaedia of knowledge when it comes to transferring pigment to paper! And now she is inviting you to come to explore printmaking techniques with her, all from the comfort of your own home. Exploring your creativity is an important activity and it’s open to us all, regardless of our experience. But attending an in-person course isn’t always possible to fit around our busy lives. These Printmaking at Home courses are flexible to fit around your schedule and mean that...

Having been teaching printmaking for 10 years, Scarlett Rebecca is an encyclopaedia of knowledge when it comes to transferring pigment to paper! And now she is inviting you to come...

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Experimental monoprinting

In-person course

Surrey - Next course on 5th December 2021

£75

In this fun and inspiring workshop you will learn a number of monoprint techniques on paper and/or fabric. You can work from some of your own images (photos and/or drawings) or from some of mine. Emphasis is on experimenting to achieve a range of visual effects. By the end of the day you will have: - Learnt about materials and equipment required for monoprinting - Studied a range of examples for inspiration and understanding - Observed a number of demonstrations for inspiration and understanding - Created a set of printed...

In this fun and inspiring workshop you will learn a number of monoprint techniques on paper and/or fabric. You can work from some of your own images (photos and/or drawings)...