Art: watercolour painting courses, craft kits and handcrafted gifts

This course is aimed at anyone who is interested in developing their artistic skills through regular practice. Both beginners and improvers are more than welcome to attend. The aim of the course is to improve students drawing skills and also develop their critiquing skills and artistic knowledge. There will be a different theme set each week, and the course will involve students doing their own artwork between sessions. An app will also be used as a platform for sharing / critiquing the work produced during the week and the live...

Have a go at watercolour painting. In this 10-week course starting Wednesday, 14th April 2021, learn how to apply watercolour paints, mix colours, paint scenes, etc. with confidence. Study in the comfort of your own home at a time that suits you. A detailed handout will be emailed to you each week with instructions, tasks, illustrations, etc. along with a link to a demonstration on YouTube. The sessions are 2 hours long for carrying out tasks and practicing, but you can carry out the work at a time convenient to...

Join our friendly, welcoming online art class on Wednesday afternoons. This class is suitable for all. Louise has a wealth of experience and can help you with all areas of art and design. She will encourage and guide you. The online class is a great way to meet people with a similar interest. It’s fun, and people paint and draw together, enjoying a feeling of community as their work develops. Every week, you’ll receive a newsletter with plenty of inspiration, new projects that you can join in with and a...

Join our friendly, welcoming online art class on Saturday mornings. This class is suitable for all. Louise has a wealth of experience and can help you with all areas of art and design. She will encourage and guide you. The online class is a great way to meet people with a similar interest. It’s fun, and people paint and draw together, enjoying a feeling of community as their work develops. Every week, you’ll receive a newsletter with plenty of inspiration, new projects that you can join in with and a...

Batik is an ancient textile technique originating in Indonesia. Pattern is applied onto cloth using molten wax with fine brushes or tools called tjantings, before coloured dyes are applied to the fabric. In more recent years this highly decorative and colourful process has been used to create designs and images on paper. Explore this vibrant process, creating a range of experimental samples and unique outcomes. You may choose to work with the themes of florals or abstract pattern, or take inspiration from different cultural images; alternatively you may wish to...

Open Art Sessions... are open to all abilities and all mediums (with the exception of oils) and run each Wednesday except over Christmas/New Year CoVid19 update! The hall is closed at present. New dates will be added once the hall is open. 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 8 maximum to ensure the group remains small enough to be friendly and ensure everyone has plenty of support....

Classes are held in lovely venues - Windsor Race Course on Thursdays. Classes are fun and friendly, a place to learn and make new friends. There are 3 hour morning and afternoon classes to fit in with student’s schedules. You receive tuition and guidance from our excellent tutors allowing you to produce beautiful art using a variety of mediums over a 14 week period. We start with pencil drawing, setting the building blocks of skills for the course. We then work with charcoal, coloured inks, pastels both soft and oil,...

Classes are held in lovely venues - Norden Farm in Maidenhead on Tuesdays. Classes are fun and friendly, a place to learn and make new friends. There are 3 hour morning and afternoon classes to fit in with student’s schedules. You receive tuition and guidance from our excellent tutors allowing you to produce beautiful art using a variety of mediums over a 14 week period. We start with pencil drawing, setting the building blocks of skills for the course. We then work with charcoal, coloured inks, pastels both soft and...

The wonderful variety of animal and birdlife means that you will never be short of inspiration. Liz runs a number of different days exploring the joys of painting animals with watercolour. You can either cover many animals in one day, or concentrate on farm animals, iconic hare, or pet portraits. The choice is yours. We will spend time looking at eyes, form and texture to create convincing animal portraits brimming with life and energy. The course will be held in a rural location near Twyford in Berkshire, to provide you...

Traditionally watercolours are painted on paper and protected under a mount and glass. What if you could break free? What if you were no long restricted by size or the tyranny of framing? This weekend will explore how using new surface preparations watercolourists can enjoy working on canvas without the need to hide their images away behind the glare of glass. In June 2019 Crowood Press published a book simply called 'Watercolours on Canvas' by Liz Chaderton. Now you can spend a day exploring this new way of working. We...