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Flatford Mill Field Centre
East Bergholt
Suffolk
CO7 6UL

Field Studies Council, Flatford Mill
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£405
A Flatford Sketchbook - 3 day art residential
A Flatford Sketchbook - 3 day art residential
Suffolk - Next course on 24th May 2019
Taking inspiration from the historical setting of Flatford Mill, tutor Carole Massey will show you how to translate these delightful surroundings into sketches and pen & wash studies. The course will cover buildings and perspective, elements of the landscape, as well as figures - all the skills needed to fill your sketchbook. We will be using both waterproof and water soluble pens with watercolours and/or water soluble pencils and working outdoors, weather permitting. Carole Massey...
£275
Acrylic Landscapes
Acrylic Landscapes
Suffolk - Next course on 8th November 2019
Acrylics are possibly the most versatile of painting mediums as they can be used thinly like watercolours, applied with a brush straight from the tube or used thickly with a painting knife. In this studio-based course, aimed at all abilities, Carole will demonstrate many techniques for painting trees, skies, water, and other elements of the landscape, through step-by-step exercises enabling you to get the most from this exciting and forgiving medium. There will be a...
£270
Adding Texture to Your Watercolours - 3 day residential course
Adding Texture to Your Watercolours - 3 day residential course
Suffolk - Next course on 8th November 2019
This fun watercolour weekend course is for anyone with a little experience, to advanced painters in watercolours. We will show you how to turn an ordinary painting into an extraordinary one! We will take you beyond the typical painting materials, by using household materials and other 'craft items' to achieve a fresher, more exciting painting style. Great fun! This course will be studio-based. Linda Series and Caroline Furlong are both experienced watercolourists and tutors, who...
£275
Animals and Pets: Painting and Drawing - weekend residential course
Animals and Pets: Painting and Drawing - weekend residential course
Suffolk - Next course on 18th October 2019
The perfect art course for animal lovers! Spend 2 inspiring days at historic Flatford Mill, learning to depict animals in art. Whether you wish to paint your pet or a wild animal, the demands are the same. Carole will show you how to paint features and form, texture and pattern, fur, hair, highlights and shadows, as well as how to capture character and expression using watercolours, pastels and pastel pencils. Please bring suitable good material...
£270
Approaches to Drawing Autumn Landscapes
Approaches to Drawing Autumn Landscapes
Suffolk - Next course on 15th November 2019
Autumn offers a richness of colour with turning leaf tones against clear sky blues to invigorate our image-making. Enjoy exploring a range of materials and techniques to capture the surrounding autumn landscape. Working en plein air we will gather subject vignettes that can be developed back in the studio at Flatford. Bring a friend! If you are attending a course at Flatford Mill at the sole occupancy price, we are offering a special rate for...
£395
Approaches to Drawing Spring Landscapes
Approaches to Drawing Spring Landscapes
Suffolk - Next course on 12th April 2019
Spring brings forth fresh greens and moments of bright new colour to inspire our image making. Enjoy exploring a range of materials and techniques to capture the surrounding spring landscape of Flatford Mill and the Dedham Vale. Working en plein air we will gather subject vignettes that can be developed back in the studio at Flatford. Bring a friend! If you are attending a course at Flatford Mill at the sole occupancy price, we are...
£520
Bookbinding and Book Repairs for Beginners and Improvers
Bookbinding and Book Repairs for Beginners and Improvers
Suffolk - Next course on 27th May 2019
Four day bookbinding course covering both restoration of existing books and the creation of new bindings, this course is equally suitable for beginners and those with previous experience, since tuition is given according to individual needs. Tutor: George Davidson The course emphasises the traditional skills and techniques of hand binding and helps you develop a deeper insight into this rewarding craft, whose origins go back over 2,000 years. Cutting tools, presses and other binding equipment...
£520
Botanical Illustration for Beginners - 3 day art residential
Botanical Illustration for Beginners - 3 day art residential
Suffolk - Next course on 27th May 2019
Take your art in a new direction with this 4 day residential break at Flatford Mill. This is a course designed especially for those with some experience in watercolour painting who have a love of and interest in flowers and plants and now wish to take their first steps in botanical illustration. The course begins with close observation of the subject and some sketching. We will take a look at composition and cover colour mixing...
£395
Botanical Illustration for Improvers
Botanical Illustration for Improvers
Suffolk - Next course on 9th August 2019
This weekend course is for those who have had some previous experience in both watercolour painting and botanical illustration, covering more advanced techniques to help you achieve greater accuracy and vibrancy in your paintings. Every stage from drawing outlines to making finishing touches will be carefully demonstrated and explained to give you the confidence to paint to an even higher standard. Bring a friend! If you are attending a course at Flatford Mill at the...
£720
Botanical Illustration for More Experienced Painters - 7 night residential art holiday
Botanical Illustration for More Experienced Painters - 7 night residential art holiday
Suffolk - Next course on 26th July 2019
A full week of botanical illlustration tuition and practice in the inspiring context of Flatford Mill. Come and join us for an inspirational week, where artist and tutor Jenny Jowett will bring a large variety of plant material. The emphasis will be on individual rather than formal group tuition. In this lively group the sharing of ideas and techniques is always encouraged. Some experience of watercolour painting is required. Jenny Jowett is a professional botanical...
£395
Botanical Illustration Using Coloured Pencils - 4 day art residential
Botanical Illustration Using Coloured Pencils - 4 day art residential
Suffolk - Next course on 15th April 2019
Spend four days at Flatford Mill, learning the art of botanical illustration from artist and tutor Janie Pirie. Discover the wonderful world of coloured pencils and learn how to create rich and colourful drawings of all things botanical - flowers, fruit and vegetables - all without adding water to the painting! This course is for all levels of ability and is designed to show the simplicity and the effectiveness of using wax and oil based...
£270
Calligraphy for Beginners and Improvers - weekend course
Calligraphy for Beginners and Improvers - weekend course
Suffolk - Next course on 1st September 2019
Enjoy a weekend of calligraphy at Flatford Mill, run by the Field Studies Council. Beginners and improvers are equally welcome on this weekend calligraphy course, since the tuition can easily be adapted to meet everyone's individual needs. You will be encouraged to work in one or more calligraphy scripts, for example Formal or Cursive Italic, Foundational Hand, Uncial, Versal or other capitals. You can learn or revise the scripts of your choice, experiment with the...
£90
Christmas Felting - Flatford Mill
Christmas Felting - Flatford Mill
Suffolk - Next course on 8th December 2019
One day Christmas felting workshop, taught by Toni Peers and run by the Field Studies Council. Spend a day creating presents or decorations using handcrafted feltmaking techniques. In this one-day class, Toni Peers will cover both wet and needle felting techniques that can be used to create decorations or presents. Handcrafted felt is made using pre-spun wool, the fibres are fused together to create felt either by force using a needle, or friction, heat and...
£490
Contemporary Impressionism in Constable Country - 4 day painting holiday
Contemporary Impressionism in Constable Country - 4 day painting holiday
Suffolk - Next course on 12th August 2019
4 day art residential based at Flatford Mill, a historic property once owned by the Constable family. Impressionism began in the 1870’s in France and is still influential and relevant today for the simple reason that it is still probably the most popular of the pictorial arts. It is appropriate that a course on Impressionism should be here in Constable Country because it was Constable’s paintings of the Stour Valley that inspired Monet and Pissarro....
£470
Coracle making - four day course
Coracle making - four day course
Suffolk - Next course on 5th August 2019
Coracle making four day residential course at Flatford Mill in Suffolk. Coracle: 'A boat of skin-covered wicker' (Pocket Oxford Dictionary). Coracles were traditionally woven boats covered with hides. They were used for fishing in estuaries or for floating commercially produced timber down river. A coracle is one of the most ancient boat designs, only a few small technical steps more advanced than a raft. During this extended course you will be able to construct your...
£395
Develop Your Style In Constable Country - 3 day art break
Develop Your Style In Constable Country - 3 day art break
Suffolk - Next course on 9th August 2019
Using the inspiration of Constable Country, tutor Pat Gavin will help you develop your style. Stay at Flatford Mill, a property which features in Constable paintings. This course, for people with previous art experience, will be led by the wishes of the participants and the areas of their art people would like to work on. The aim is to build on existing skills to enable the participants to enhance their work. See also the 06...
£270
Developing Your Own Sketchbook - 2 day art residential course
Developing Your Own Sketchbook - 2 day art residential course
Suffolk - Next course on 4th September 2019
2 day art break at historic Flatford Mill, run by the Field Studies Council. Have you ever wondered how to use your sketchbook to its maximum potential? How to gather and assemble information, how and what to draw in your sketchbook and how to develop layouts and designs from your sketches? This practical course is packed full with a series of short drawing and design exercises (including an outdoor drawing exercise each day, weather permitting)...
£90
Drawing and Sketching Outside
Drawing and Sketching Outside
Suffolk - Next course on 7th July 2019
This one-day course aims to give you the confidence to start sketching “en plein air” and develop your drawing techniques. We will start in the studio using a variety of drawing media, then sketch outside; studying composition, perspective, tones and textures of the picturesque landscape and buildings of Flatford Mill. Drawing materials will include graphite, charcoal and/or pen and ink. Bring a friend! If you are attending a course at Flatford Mill at the sole...
£380
Drawing for Beginners - 4 day residential, Flatford Mill
Drawing for Beginners - 4 day residential, Flatford Mill
Suffolk - Next course on 12th April 2019
Have you ever wanted to learn how to draw or have you ever wanted to improve your drawings? Then this course is designed for you! Learn in a relaxed and encouraging atmosphere with expert professional guidance. Lessons are in a structured workshop style, featuring the fundamental skills of line, tone, proportion and even perspective made easy. Our aim is to both equip and enthuse you in the craft of drawing. Teresa Norfolk is a professional...
£90
Drawing from Scratch at Flatford Mill
Drawing from Scratch at Flatford Mill
Suffolk - Next course on 23rd March 2019
Have you ever wanted to learn how to draw but found the prospect too scary and didn’t know where to start? Then this one day taster course, designed for the complete beginner is for you! Carole’s supportive tuition will show you lots of drawing techniques enabling you to learn to draw accurately, improve observation, add tone and texture and consider composition. We will be studying still life and ‘objets trouvés’, using graphite pencil, charcoal, and...
£90
Enamelling for Beginners and Improvers - Flatford Mill
Enamelling for Beginners and Improvers - Flatford Mill
Suffolk - Next course on 7th December 2019
Spend a relaxing day here at Flatford Mill, learning the skills of enamelling to create beautiful jewellery. You will learn how to fuse glass to metal, using pre-cut copper blanks which make fantastic pendants or earrings. By the end of this one-day class you will have made around 3 pieces, which make perfect handcrafted Christmas presents for family and friends. Your tutor Toni Peers, will guide you throughout the day to enable you to create...
£540
Exploring Autumn Landscapes - 4 days
Exploring Autumn Landscapes - 4 days
Suffolk - Next course on 21st October 2019
Experienced watercolour painter and tutor Rob Dudley will guide you through the stages of creating paintings inspired by the seasonal landscape in and around Flatford Mill. After sketching in the field Rob will guide you in the studio, with plenty of tips and one-to-one tuition, in how to develop these sketches into more finished works. The course is aimed at the experienced and those with some watercolour knowledge alike. Bring a friend! If you are...
£470
Exploring the Art of Adding Ink to Your Watercolours - Flatford Mill - 4 days
Exploring the Art of Adding Ink to Your Watercolours - Flatford Mill - 4 days
Suffolk - Next course on 12th August 2019
4 day art residential, run by the Field Studies Council. This fun course is equally suitable for near beginners and those who have painted in watercolours for a while. It will teach you how different types of ink can add a dynamic addition to your watercolour paintings at different stages. You will be shown how to apply inks in many ways. We will be working outside [weather permitting} and in the studio, using techniques that...
£520
Exploring, Drawing and Painting Summer Gardens - 4 days
Exploring, Drawing and Painting Summer Gardens - 4 days
Suffolk - Next course on 26th August 2019
A fantastic opportunity to explore some of our best public gardens of Suffolk and Essex through drawing and painting en plain air and back at the Flatford studio. Summer gardens give us intense colour and exuberant growth that break out of their formal elements creating expressive potential. Enjoy exploring a range of materials and techniques to record and develop the summer-time garden. Bring a friend! If you are attending a course at Flatford Mill at...
£540
Expressing Autumn Hedgerows - seasonal 4 day watercolour residential
Expressing Autumn Hedgerows - seasonal 4 day watercolour residential
Suffolk - Next course on 21st October 2019
Four day watercolour art holiday run by the Field Studies Council - suitable for all levels. Taking inspiration from the hedgerows around Flatford Mill, Siân Dudley will encourage you to explore the glorious colours and textures of autumn. Using mainly watercolour paints you will also be encouraged to investigate other water-based media and experimental techniques to produce colourful images that give back something of the energy of summer. Siân Dudley is a professional artist, qualified...
£90
Figure Drawing - one day drawing workshop at Flatford Mill
Figure Drawing - one day drawing workshop at Flatford Mill
Suffolk - Next course on 14th September 2019
The human figure is the perfect subject to practice drawing techniques, improving observation and accuracy, whilst also studying form and tone. This one-day course, aimed at all abilities, will concentrate on drawing a clothed model but may also cover sketching moving figures outside. We will be using graphite pencil and charcoal or monochrome pastel pencils. Bring a friend! If you are attending a course at Flatford Mill at the sole occupancy price, we are offering...
£395
First Steps in Pencil, Pen and Ink - 3 days
First Steps in Pencil, Pen and Ink - 3 days
Suffolk - Next course on 6th December 2019
Starting right from the beginning, this course looks at observational drawing of still life subjects. It covers the importance of lines, how to use them, how different weights of line affect a visual image and goes on to explain tone. As part of the course we will spend short periods of time exploring this wonderful, natural environment to find interesting subjects that we will draw back at the studio. The drawing exercises are split into...
£480
Flatford Mill Plein Air Group - 5 day art break
Flatford Mill Plein Air Group - 5 day art break
Suffolk - Next course on 12th August 2019
Enjoy a week in the inspirational surroundings of Flatford Mill and Constable country to develop your painting. This programme is for anyone who would like to join an informal group of enthusiastic, likeminded outdoor painters who are comfortable working without the need of a tutor. Each day the group will be taken out together by mini bus to a different location where participants will be free to spend their time working however they wish using...
£270
Flatford Watercolour Adventure - weekend art residential
Flatford Watercolour Adventure - weekend art residential
Suffolk - Next course on 30th August 2019
Two day weekend getaway to develop your watercolour technique, run by the Field Studies Council. In this exciting course artist Thomas Plunkett will be demonstrating and teaching his innovative watercolour techniques as well as showing how to create confident and dynamic watercolours using the beautiful surroundings of Flatford Mill as primary observation. Thomas is currently President of The Royal Watercolour Society and is a highly engaging tutor of watercolour techniques. Thomas Plunkett studied Fine Art...
£270
Flowers in Pen and Ink - 2 days
Flowers in Pen and Ink - 2 days
Suffolk - Next course on 3rd August 2019
Looking at bright colours, strong contrasts and complex forms, this course introduces you to bold techniques to create large, expressive drawings of flowers in pen and ink with colour washes. Simple, fun and accessible whatever your drawing abilities. Bring a friend! If you are attending a course at Flatford Mill at the sole occupancy price, we are offering a special rate for a friend or partner not enrolled on the course to also stay at...
£270
Freshen Up Your Watercolours - weekend art residential
Freshen Up Your Watercolours - weekend art residential
Suffolk - Next course on 6th September 2019
A two day residential course in advanced watercolour technique, run by the Field Studies Council. This weekend course is for anyone who has attended a beginners course, or painted with watercolours before, and feels in need of new inspiration to be able to make more progress. Everyone can expect to get fresh ideas on how to see and apply watercolour simply. Tuition will be through a mixture of demonstrations and individual guidance, according to your...
£270
Further Your Drawing Skills - 2 day art holiday
Further Your Drawing Skills - 2 day art holiday
Suffolk - Next course on 2nd September 2019
Residential drawing course at historic Flatford Mill, run by the Field Studies Council. Learn how to draw with confidence with easy-to-learn techniques for a variety of subjects such as portraits, proportion, still life, trees, buildings, rivers, animals and people. Experiment with different drawing mediums, including paint, to see the range of effects that you can achieve. Teresa Norfolk is a professional greetings card artist and tutor. Her cards and prints have been sold in the...
£420
Garden Photography - 5 days
Garden Photography - 5 days
Suffolk - Next course on 26th August 2019
This five-day course is ideal for those who appreciate spending time in gardens and enjoy photography. We will immerse ourselves amongst late summer flowers and veg: dahlias, cosmos, rudbeckia, asters, verbena, tomatoes, chillies and early autumn berries. Most of the time will be spent taking pictures in and around Flatford Mill, Helmingham Hall and other local gardens. We will explore a range of photographic styles from general vistas right through to close ups. We will...
£270
Garden Stained Glass - 2 days
Garden Stained Glass - 2 days
Suffolk - Next course on 22nd July 2019
This two-day course gives an opportunity to explore this traditional craft and to make for yourself a 25cm square flower panel using the leaded technique. There will be a choice of colours to use for the flower and background. You will be able to use ‘etching’ cream to make a frosted pattern on some of the glass. The tutor will provide packs of glass for you to choose from. All the other materials and tools...
£395
Get Perspective - 3 day art workshop
Get Perspective - 3 day art workshop
Suffolk - Next course on 16th August 2019
This pen and ink drawing course covers the basics of drawing in perspective and rapidly takes you beyond these technical details, on to how your mind perceives space. It illustrates that perspective is in everything but veers away from lots of dull perspective exercises showing you all of the ways in which you might choose to curve (or even ignore!) perspective. The weekend will include drawing exercises, indoor still life subjects and some simple outdoor...
£520
Gouache: Painting Landscape and Nature - 4 days
Gouache: Painting Landscape and Nature - 4 days
Suffolk - Next course on 19th August 2019
Gouache is a wonderfully adaptable water-soluble paint which can be applied thinly like watercolour, but can also be used more thickly to cover previous layers. Perfectly mixable with watercolours. No experience necessary! Using reference from outside and working on-site wherever possible, we can develop sketches and ideas in the studio as well as work from people’s tablets and photographs. Step-by-step demonstrations throughout and particular focus on matching colours to those in nature, with plenty of...
£395
Having Fun With Watercolours - Flatford Mill - 3 day painting holiday
Having Fun With Watercolours - Flatford Mill - 3 day painting holiday
Suffolk - Next course on 16th August 2019
3 day residential watercolour course, run by the Field Studies Council. This course is designed to encourage you to explore the more unusual and exciting approaches to painting in watercolour. It will introduce you to methods that will help to loosen up your personal painting technique and to gain confidence in using watercolours in combination with a variety of mediums. By the end of the course you will be able to use watercolour in a...
£80
Hurdle Making Day Course - Flatford Mill
Hurdle Making Day Course - Flatford Mill
Suffolk - Next course on 5th May 2019
This is a practical one-day course which will leave you with the skills to weave a variety of stick materials for hurdle making. We will work primarily with one and two year old willow but for those interested in weaving hazel you can be assured that the techniques are closely similar so you will find all you need to know. Course will include: • Discussion of the growing properties of willow, simple cultivation and a...
£270
Improve Your Watercolours - weekend course
Improve Your Watercolours - weekend course
Suffolk - Next course on 12th April 2019
Residential weekend watercolour workshop at Flatford Mill, run by the Field Studies Council. Friday - Sunday. This course is designed for those with some experience of painting in watercolour who may be somewhat frustrated with their attempts to achieve fresh and lively results. Demonstrations will include a review of the essential elements of working with pure watercolour and an introduction to line and wash techniques. Particular attention will be given to the importance of composition,...
£270
Improve Your Watercolours: Introducing Pen and Wash - two days
Improve Your Watercolours: Introducing Pen and Wash - two days
Suffolk - Next course on 3rd May 2019
Two day residential watercolour workshop run by the Field Studies Council. This weekend course is for anyone who would like to learn how a combination of pen work and simple watercolour washes can produce exciting, worthwhile paintings. There will be plenty of demonstrations, plus individual guidance. The aim of the demonstrations will be to show you the full potential of these media. All the basic technical information will be covered and there will be plenty...
£80
Introduction to Bobbin Lace
Introduction to Bobbin Lace
Suffolk - Next course on 15th September 2019
One day bobbin lace workshop with Linda Haylock at Flatford Mill, run by the Field Studies Council. Learn basic techniques in bobbin lace to produce a wearable piece of lace (brooch/pendant). Techniques include preparing the equipment to start, starting, working and completing a piece of lace and finally mounting the finished piece. Linda was first inspired by bobbin lace in the early 1980's when she watched a demonstration at a local agricultural show and started...
£270
Introduction to woodblock printmaking - weekend course
Introduction to woodblock printmaking - weekend course
Suffolk - Next course on 6th December 2019
Weekend woodblock printmaking course, run by the Field Studies Council. Using the stunning landscape and natural environment of Flatford Mill as inspiration, this practical and hands on course that will introduce you to woodblock printing techniques. We will be using drawing as a staring point for investigating relief printmaking techniques that do not require specialist equipment to produce and that you will be able to continue to develop in your own time at home. Students...
£330
Jewellery Making: Enamelling and Silver Clay - weekend course
Jewellery Making: Enamelling and Silver Clay - weekend course
Suffolk - Next course on 25th October 2019
Weekend jewellery making course, including accomodation at Flatford Mill, with the Field Studies Council. This weekend course combines the skills of enamelling with those of making jewellery from silver clay. On the first evening of this course, Toni will give you an overview of enamelling, looking at the different techniques and explaining a little about the difference between enamelling on copper and silver. We will then spend a day looking at Enamelling on copper -...
£405
Landscapes in Watercolour: From Inspirations to Finished Paintings - 3 days
Landscapes in Watercolour: From Inspirations to Finished Paintings - 3 days
Suffolk - Next course on 2nd August 2019
This course, by one of our regular Associate Tutors, is especially designed for those with at least a little experience of working in watercolour. You will be able to go out and about to sketch, paint and photograph the buildings and landscape around Flatford Mill and then come back to the studio to turn all the information gathered from sketchbooks and prints of digital images into finished paintings - with lots of help and individual...
£90
Make a stained glass panel in a day
Make a stained glass panel in a day
Suffolk - Next course on 3rd April 2019
Make a stained glass panel in a day at Flatford Mill, run by the Field Studies Council. Open to all levels - 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. This day course gives an opportunity to explore this traditional craft and to make for yourself a 20cm square stained glass panel. The tutor will provide simple, non-representational designs and packs of glass for you to choose from. All the other materials and tools you will need to...
£90
Making Glass Stars for Christmas! One day course
Making Glass Stars for Christmas! One day course
Suffolk - Next course on 17th November 2019
Making Glass Stars for Christmas On this one day course you will learn to make hanging copper foiled glass stars. You will have time to make three stars, varying in size from 11 - 19cm. If there is enough time, you can make additional stars, although there will be a charge for the extra materials. The course is a practical one and includes glass cutting, copper foiling and soldering.The day is suitable for any level...
£405
Making Mosaics - 3 day creative residential
Making Mosaics - 3 day creative residential
Suffolk - Next course on 9th August 2019
Make something beautiful for your house or garden with this ancient fascinating art. This course in mosaic art will teach you the basics through to some more advanced techniques in pracice and theory. Suitable for all levels. Reasonable dexterity required to handle nippers. Bring a friend! If you are attending a course at Flatford Mill at the sole occupancy price, we are offering a special rate for a friend or partner not enrolled on the...
£540
Making Watercolours Work for You - 4 days
Making Watercolours Work for You - 4 days
Suffolk - Next course on 5th August 2019
This popular course is for anyone who has attended a 'beginners' course or painted with watercolours before and feels in need of new inspiration to make more progress. Everyone can expect to get fresh ideas on how to see and apply watercolour simply. Tuition will be through a mixture of demonstrations and individual guidance, according to your prior experience. The aim of the demonstrations will be to show how the unique and illusive properties of...
£270
Painting Plants: Autumn Colours and Designs - 2 day painting residential
Painting Plants: Autumn Colours and Designs - 2 day painting residential
Suffolk - Next course on 8th November 2019
Weekend painting course at Flatford Mill, a historic venue for artists, once owned by the Constable family. This studio-based flower painting course, equally suitable for beginners and those with some experience, is an opportunity to create paintings or designs based on the autumn colours of late flowers, leaves and fruits. The use of pencil, pen and ink, watercolour and gouache will be discussed and there will be plenty of individual tuition to help you develop...
£540
Painting Seascapes and Water - 4 days
Painting Seascapes and Water - 4 days
Suffolk - Next course on 2nd September 2019
Painting water in all its many forms can sometimes be perceived as a testing subject. This four-day course, aimed at all abilities, is designed to take a closer look at how to depict this ever-changing, fascinating subject, using watercolours and/or acrylics. Day one will be spent in the studio, practising and improving techniques through a series of exercises; then, weather permitting, we will be working outside painting the river Stour, the Mill pool, or the...
£270
Pastels: Vibrant and Loose - 2 day art break
Pastels: Vibrant and Loose - 2 day art break
Suffolk - Next course on 15th November 2019
Residential art holiday at inspirational Flatford Mill, run by the Field Studies Council. The joy of pastel is colour, control, and speed. Painting with pastels is building layers from dark to light as with other opaque media, whilst drawing with pastels is using lines and linear marks. Come and enjoy using pastels in a variety of subjects including landscape, still life, faces and figures. The weekend will include drawing instruction, perspective, tones and colour theory....
£405
Photography Especially for Beginners - Flatford Mill - 3 days
Photography Especially for Beginners - Flatford Mill - 3 days
Suffolk - Next course on 15th April 2019
This 3 day course is ideal for photographers looking to release the potential of their cameras and their own creativity. To be able to reach your potential as a photographer you first need to master the camera. The first part of this course is designed to help you achieve this. By learning about the menus and the controls of your own camera you will be able to get the camera to work the way you...
£520
Photography for Beginners and Improvers - 4 day residential
Photography for Beginners and Improvers - 4 day residential
Suffolk - Next course on 22nd July 2019
Four day photography residential break at the historic Flatford Mill, run by the Field Studies Council. This course is open to all levels of photographer, although a basic understanding of your camera menus would be useful but not essential. During the course we will cover creative use of depth of field, exposure, creative use of shutter speeds, focus modes, composition, the use of colour and light before moving on to more complex techniques such as...
£675
Portrait Painting and Drawing - 5 day art residential
Portrait Painting and Drawing - 5 day art residential
Suffolk - Next course on 9th December 2019
Spend a glorious week at Flatford Mill on this art residential course, run by the Field Studies Council. For those who already have a little experience at drawing and painting and wish to improve their portrait work, this is always a most stimulating, challenging and fun week. Working in your own choice of media (watercolours, pastels and/or acrylics), we explore ways to improve accurate drawing skills, and capture a likeness through studying the form, features,...
£270
Portrait Painting Using Coloured Pencils - 2 days
Portrait Painting Using Coloured Pencils - 2 days
Suffolk - Next course on 23rd October 2019
Discover the wonderful world of coloured pencils and learn how to create rich and colourful drawings of all things in terms of portraiture - all without adding water to the painting! This course is for all levels and is designed to show the simplicity and the effectiveness of using wax and oil based coloured pencils (not watercolour pencils) to create a likeness. During the course we will dedicate time to the actual drawing of the...
£280
Portraits for the Absolute Beginner - weekend residential
Portraits for the Absolute Beginner - weekend residential
Suffolk - Next course on 26th April 2019
Two day introductory portraiture course, run by the Field Studies Council. This weekend course is a beginners' guide to portraiture, working with drawing media, watercolour and pastels. Through demonstrations and exercises Carole will demystify this art, helping you to improve your drawing skills to assess proportions, features and form, enabling you to capture a likeness whether it is of a loved one, a grandchild or a celebrity. This is also an excellent introduction to the...
£270
Sketching and Painting Flowers in a Suffolk Garden - 3 day art break
Sketching and Painting Flowers in a Suffolk Garden - 3 day art break
Suffolk - Next course on 21st June 2019
Weekend residential art holiday at historic Flatford Mill. Colour and texture are everywhere in the varied planting of Natalie Finch's garden in East Bergholt and the borders at Flatford Mill. There is a relaxed but focused atmosphere on this course - you can wander with a sketchbook or settle down to paint, perhaps looking along a path or through an archway. Demonstrations will be given in pencil and pen drawing, watercolour, gouache and combinations of...
£540
Source to Sea: Painting the River Stour - 4 days
Source to Sea: Painting the River Stour - 4 days
Suffolk - Next course on 2nd September 2019
Join watercolour painter Rob Dudley, author of 'Painting Rivers from Source to Sea', as he shares his tips and techniques for painting rivers. From information gathering and sketching on location to developing finished riverscapes back in the studio. Suitable for beginners and those with more experience in watercolour painting. Bring a friend! If you are attending a course at Flatford Mill at the sole occupancy price, we are offering a special rate for a friend...
£270
Stained Glass for Beginners and Near Beginners - weekend course
Stained Glass for Beginners and Near Beginners - weekend course
Suffolk - Next course on 30th August 2019
This 2 day course is for anyone who wishes to learn or find out more about the craft of Tiffany-style stained glass. This practical, hands-on course is an introduction for beginners and will also welcome improvers who might appreciate the opportunity to expand their knowledge and develop their technique and creative ideas within a small group, under the supervision of an experienced tutor. Materials and methods will be introduced and skills taught to enable students...
£90
Stained Glass: A Christmas Wreath
Stained Glass: A Christmas Wreath
Suffolk - Next course on 16th November 2019
On this one day course you will make a copperfoiled glass Christmas wreath. The course is a practical one and includes glass cutting, copperfoiling and soldering. The day is suitable for those who have had some recent previous experience of glass cutting, such as one of the Taster Days, copperfoiled glass stars or Christmas decorations day courses (running immediately before this course). Carole Gray is a designer and maker of decorative stained glass, who uses...
£105
Stained Glass: Make Your Own Christmas Decorations - one day course
Stained Glass: Make Your Own Christmas Decorations - one day course
Suffolk - Next course on 8th December 2019
On this one day course you will learn to make hanging copper foiled glass Christmas decorations. You will have time to make three: an angel, a Christmas tree and a bell. If there is enough time, you can make additional items, although there will be a charge for the extra materials. The course is a practical one and includes glass cutting, copper foiling and soldering. The day is suitable for any level of experience, including...
£310
Stained Glass: Painting With Light - weekend course
Stained Glass: Painting With Light - weekend course
Suffolk - Next course on 25th October 2019
Stained Glass: Painting With Light This course is suitable for all abilities since there will be time for everyone to learn or practise the appropriate skills they need to design and create at least one leaded stained glass panel. Basic design concepts, different types of glass, glass cutting and leading techniques will all be covered so that you can design, assemble and finish at least one complete coloured panel during the week. Carole Gray is...
£520
Suffolk Watercolour Landscapes: En Plein Air - 4 days
Suffolk Watercolour Landscapes: En Plein Air - 4 days
Suffolk - Next course on 8th April 2019
In this course the aim will be to paint outdoors each day, thereby taking inspiration from the experience of direct contact with the subject. This is of course weather permitting, and a few sessions will be based in the studio even if weather is fine, where techniques and problems encountered may more easily be addressed as a group. The importance of tone, composition, energy and interpretation will be addressed, and core watercolour techniques demonstrated throughout...
£395
Walking and Sketching Constable Country in Pencil, Ink and Watercolour - 3 days
Walking and Sketching Constable Country in Pencil, Ink and Watercolour - 3 days
Suffolk - Next course on 16th August 2019
3 day residential art course, based at Flatford Mill, a historic property which features in many Constable paintings. Run by the Field Studies Council. This course is for those who enjoy walking and wish to record their impressions of the landscape. The skill of the quick sketch is an art form of its own. This course is designed to develop your skills in producing quick sketches on location, increasing your confidence and enjoyment and absorbing...
£275
Water Soluble Pencils - 2 day residential art break
Water Soluble Pencils - 2 day residential art break
Suffolk - Next course on 6th September 2019
This weekend art course is designed for all painters who would like to learn how to use water-soluble pencils to their full potential. Through simple step-by-step demonstrations you will be shown a wide variety of techniques for painting buildings, landscapes and still life as well as refreshing some essential drawing skills and concepts. It will be suitable for all abilities. Carole Massey is a popular and versatile tutor who is in her 15th year as...
£505
Watercolour Landscape Painting and Sketching - 4 days
Watercolour Landscape Painting and Sketching - 4 days
Suffolk - Next course on 5th August 2019
4 day residential art workshop, run by the Field Studies Council. This sketching and painting course is specially designed for anyone who would like to learn how to use a sketchbook and watercolours to record memories of special places they visit in the UK, to create reference material which can be worked up into larger paintings at a later date. We will be using a variety of drawing and sketching media, as well as watercolour...
£380
Watercolour Painting and Drawing Character Buildings - 3 day art residential
Watercolour Painting and Drawing Character Buildings - 3 day art residential
Suffolk - Next course on 24th May 2019
Learn how to draw and paint watercolours of the wonderful aged, beamed and bricked buildings at Flatford Mill. From the famous crooked, Willy Lott’s cottage, to the medieval, beamed, Valley Farm and lastly the aged bricked Mill itself. Lessons include - how to draw buildings with character and perspective. How to paint them in watercolour -including choosing colours, painting bricks, beams, twinkling windows, roof tiles, chimneys and shadows. Teresa Norfolk is a professional greetings card...
£405
Watercolour: Awash with Ideas! - weekend residential course
Watercolour: Awash with Ideas! - weekend residential course
Suffolk - Next course on 2nd August 2019
Three day weekend residential art course, run by the Field Studies Council. This mainly studio-based course is suitable for both beginners and those with more experience of watercolour. It is especially designed to help everyone develop and expand their range of watercolour techniques so you can make exciting and expressive paintings, full of colour and texture. See also 30 Jul-03 Aug if you would like to join Siân for a full week and enjoy a...
£395
Watercolour: Painting Landscape and Nature
Watercolour: Painting Landscape and Nature
Suffolk - Next course on 23rd August 2019
Using the immediate grounds for inspiration, working inside and outside the studio, Jeremy will spend time with each participant offering encouragement, explaining and demonstrating various tips and techniques to assist in the learning process. With a wealth of experience Jeremy is the ideal tutor for the first-time painter as well as the advanced painter, adapting his one-to-one teaching to your individual needs. A highly versatile artist with over thirty years' teaching experience, he will help...
£80
Weave an Angel
Weave an Angel
Suffolk - Next course on 6th December 2019
Learn to weave this very popular willow angel which can be decorated with lights or any other touches that you would like to add to make it unique. This will be followed by weaving some traditional Christmas decorations. Bring a friend! If you are attending a course at Flatford Mill at the sole occupancy price, we are offering a special rate for a friend or partner not enrolled on the course to also stay at...
£80
Weaving Christmas Decorations
Weaving Christmas Decorations
Suffolk - Next course on 15th November 2019
Participants will learn how to create a willow wreath base which they will decorate with evergreen material and some festive items such as orange slices, basic ribbon, cones and apples These will be provided but please feel free to bring some of your own, such as: cinnamon sticks, apple slices, specific ribbon, walnuts or any other things you would like to incorporate. Bring a friend! If you are attending a course at Flatford Mill at...
£270
Working Dark to Light in Acrylics - 3 day residential
Working Dark to Light in Acrylics - 3 day residential
Suffolk - Next course on 5th April 2019
Spend 2 glorious days at Flatford Mill on this acrylic painting residential art holiday. Thinking of having a go with oils but not sure? Acrylic techniques are the same, building layers from dark to light. They are a good stepping stone or media in their own right. You will learn to use subjects as inspiration in an impressionistic style. Come and enjoy learning with Linda using a variety of subjects including landscape, still life and...
£395
Writing in Constable Country - Flatford Mill
Writing in Constable Country - Flatford Mill
Suffolk - Next course on 23rd August 2019
Three day residential creative writing workshop, run by the Field Studies Council. Constable found endless inspiration for painting in the tranquil landscape and bountiful skies of the Suffolk countryside. During this creative writing course, you will explore the river path where Constable once sketched Flatford Mill to find your own creative response to its gnarled willows, gentle fields and rushing mill stream. New writing will be generated both through careful observation and also by making...