Art: pastels courses, craft kits and handcrafted gifts

The ColourWheel Art courses are held in the lovely venue of West Town Farm In Ide. There are 3 hour morning and afternoon classes on a Tuesday to fit in with student’s schedules. ColourWheel art classes for adults are part-time and have been designed for beginners and improvers. Drawing inspiration from nature and the rich colour wheel of life we will teach you the techniques you need to produce beautiful works of art. If you think you can’t draw you‘re wrong, you just need to be shown how. Giving you...

ColourWheel art classes for adults are part-time and have been designed for beginners and improvers. Drawing inspiration from nature and the rich colour wheel of life we will teach you the techniques you need to produce beautiful works of art. If you think you can’t draw you‘re wrong, you just need to be shown how. Giving you the right tools and skills you will be on your way to producing work you never thought you could. Over the 9 weeks you will be instructed how to use different drawing and...

Cowshed Creative in the Lake District offers a wide range of creative courses. Enjoy the stunning views of the Kentmere valley and capture the natural beauty of the area. During the course you will look at ways to combine drawing with gouache painting to create marks, texture and colour in your landscape paintings. The day will start indoors developing skills and then we will go outdoors, weather permitting, to work directly from observation. You will discover the properties of water soluble drawing materials using Inktense blocks and pencils. Learn to...

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...

This intermediate course is designed to follow on from the Beginner’s Course, though not essentially, and covers pastel techniques in more depth, including many exercises with step-by-step pictures and instructions. There are more exercises than in the Beginners’ Course, aiming to increase your confidence and practical skills. The aim of this course is to move beyond the basic beginners' techniques and to push the boundaries of what you are able to achieve, enabling you to develop more skills and familiarity with the medium in order to help you to approach...

As a professional landscape artist with over 30 years’ experience in painting, teaching and selling work, I have now devised this advanced course aimed at students who already have a good grounding in the pastel medium. This course is designed to follow on from the courses for Beginners and Improvers, though not essentially. However, you will find the pictures more demanding than in previous courses. As well as teaching more complicated pastel techniques, there is also a module that deals with moving towards exhibiting, printing and selling your work. There...

Pastels create soft fur, velvety noses and expressive eyes in realistic or more vibrant, semi-figurative styles. Landscapes and flowers come to life. These workshops are small groups of 4 to so that each artist has almost individual attention and a enjoyable session (and hopefully falls in love with pastels). In this 2 hour workshop you will: – experiment with different papers and pastels to find out which ones work for you – learn how to use the many different tools available to pastel artists – develop the skills of blocking...

Open Art Sessions... are open to all abilities and all mediums (with the exception of oils) and run each Wednesday from 1-3pm except over Christmas/New Year There is a free car park directly across from the Village Hall All artists work on what they find inspiring with guidance given by Kate. Places are limited to 9 maximum to ensure the group remains small enough to be friendly and ensure everyone has plenty of support. This is a lovely group of very welcoming and supportive artists Experimenting is encouraged for the...

Please come along and join me at my art workshops in acrylics or soft pastels in the beautiful Derbyshire Peak District. Whether you are on holiday or living nearby, a novice or experienced - everyone is welcome. The Wednesday workshops are located at my home studio. You have a choice of working in acrylics and/or mixed media or soft pastels. Subjects include: landscapes, still life, abstract, portraits, etc. The workshops are fun, relaxing and informative. I also hold a Saturday Art Workshops advertised on Craft Courses! I have a relaxed...

Please come along and join me at my art workshops in acrylics or soft pastels in the beautiful Derbyshire Peak District. Whether you are on holiday or living nearby, a novice or experienced - everyone is welcome. The Saturday workshops are located at my home studio in Whatstandwell Derbyshire.​ You have a choice of working in acrylics and/or mixed media or soft pastels. Subjects include: landscapes, still life, abstract, portraits, etc. Please see all my reviews for my Wednesday Workshops on Craft Courses! The workshops are fun, relaxing and informative....