Unlock The Secrets Of Colour - A Three Day Painting Workshop in the heart of Yorkshire

Description

Step away. Focus fully. Learn something rare. This March, join me for three uninterrupted days of painting and discovery — an immersive workshop designed to change how you understand and use colour. Held in the beautiful, light-filled studios at Workshops in Yorkshire, surrounded by inspiring countryside, this is a chance to step away from daily life and focus completely on your art. No distractions. No rush. Just space, creativity, and expert guidance. Over many years as a professional painter and teacher, I’ve distilled the vast and often confusing world of colour into a handful of clear, powerful principles. These form the foundation of this course — simple tools that unlock the confidence to paint with clarity, expression, and joy. This new three-day format expands on my sold-out one-day courses in Cheshire, giving you the time to explore each idea deeply, practise it fully, and embed it in your own work. Why this workshop is different - Three full days of focused learning – absorb, explore, and apply colour principles without rushing. - A proven, simplified approach – distilled from years of professional practice and teaching. - An inspiring location – light-filled studios and, weather permitting, the chance to sketch outdoors in the surrounding Yorkshire countryside. - Learn directly from an award-winning artist What you’ll gain: - A clear, practical understanding of colour that finally makes sense. - Confidence to use colour boldly and expressively in your own paintings. Step-by-step exploration of: - Colour saturation, tints vs. shades, and mixing greys. - Using two Important Colour Wheels. - Warm vs. cool colours, simplified and demystified. - Composition through colour relationships. - Deciding which colours work best together. - How to record colour when sketching outdoors and translate it to studio work. - Daily demonstrations and plenty of one-to-one guidance. - Creative company and time to fully immerse yourself in your practice.

What's included in the price?

- 3 full days of guided painting and demonstrations (plus outdoor sketching if weather allows). - Lunches, tea, coffee, each day. - 'Workshops in Yorkshire' have an art store, stocked with all the materials you may need. If needed, they can help you in advance with your requirements for the course. - Recommendations for lovely local B&Bs if you’re travelling (booklet available soon from 'Workshops in Yorkshire'). - A full list of materials required will be sent to you on enquiry.

Cancellation policy

Strict - Cancellation and a full refund can be obtained up to 8 weeks before the course starts

Maker

Andrew Kinmont

with Craft Courses since 2025

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Andrew developed a deep appreciation of nature during a childhood spent walking and enjoying the wildness of the African landscape. Completing his schooling with awards in Art, he studied Fine Art at the University of Wales, graduating with a first class Honours degree in 2007. Whilst studying, Andrew curated exhibitions and showed his work at local galleries and abroad. He obtained further training from St Martins College London and West Dean College, Chichester. Since then, Andrew’s work has met with critical acclaim and is collected both locally and abroad. Andrew is an elected member of the prestigious Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, as well as the Manchester Academy of Fine Art. Andrew’s work has appeared on the cover of various magazines and catalogues and is regularly selected for the Royal Institute of Oil Painters annual exhibition at the Mall Galleries, London. In 2022, Andrew’s work was selected for the new London Raffles hotel collection. Last year his work won first prize at the Royal Birmingham Society’s Summer Exhibition. And he was recently commissioned to provide work for the Grand Ballroom of the Corinthia Hotel in Bucharest. The spectacular and often wild landscapes of Cheshire and North Wales are a vital influence for his work and so he established his home and studio near Chester.