Oriel Glasfryn Gallery Limited

Contact name: Dave Roberts

48
Total bookings

Rating

(17)

over 4 years
with CraftCourses

Maker's bio

I'm a professional pastel artist and member of The Pastel Society who specialises in capturing the stunning beauty of the North Wales landscape. My paintings are often described as photo-realistic. I'm lucky enough to live in a beautiful country house in north east Wales (the venue for the workshops) and we opened the area's only independent art and craft gallery within the grounds at Easter 2022 (orielglasfryn.com). As well as my own paintings, the gallery showcases the work of over 40 other Welsh 3-d artists and will be open on the day of your workshop. My work is the antithesis of how most people would imagine a pastel painting to be; they are bold and vivid with lots of detail. Being self-taught, I have developed some unusual techniques which means that there will be something to learn regardless of whether you book a beginners' or improvers' course.

Courses, kits & gifts

gold award

Mold

Beginners' pastel painting workshop at fabulous Glasfryn Hall, North East Wales

6 hours

Next date: 20th Oct 2024

(9)

£120.00

gold award

Mold

Improvers' pastel painting workshop at fabulous Glasfryn Hall, North Wales

6 hours

Next date: 12th Oct 2024

(5)

£110.00

Recent reviews

All maker's reviews

26 Jun 24'

Catherine Wright reviewed: Improvers' pastel painting workshop at fabulous Glasfryn Hall, North Wales

"The improvers course at Glasfryn Hall was very enjoyable . Lovely surroundings and gardens and friendly people. Dave gave us all lots of useful information about materials and showed us lots of techniques , some of which we tried out during the day . It was very inspiring and gave me more confidence . Lunch was simple and tasty . A wonderful day which flew by so quickly. Thank you to everyone involved."

Oriel Glasfryn Gallery Limited responded:

"Thank you, Catherine! I'm so glad you enjoyed the day and that it helped you gain both inspiration and confidence with pastels. You should be very proud of your painting and I hope you plan to continue."

20 Jun 24'

Sue reviewed: Beginners' pastel painting workshop at fabulous Glasfryn Hall, North East Wales

"The introduction to pastel painting was excellent. I had been drawn to David's workshop and his work by my love of landscapes so the focus of the day was perfect. The venue is superb, lunch + refreshments delicious and teaching excellent. It was so satisfying to leave the day with a completed picture, plus a goodie bag to have a try at home! I will definitely be booking onto another workshop in the future. Thankyou David."

Oriel Glasfryn Gallery Limited responded:

"Thank you very much, Sue. I'm so pleased that you enjoyed the day and that you are now enthused enough to carry on pastelling at home. Hope to see you at another workshop soon! "

17 Jun 24'

Bev Carruthers reviewed: Beginners' pastel painting workshop at fabulous Glasfryn Hall, North East Wales

"What a great workshop! Dave was a very thorough and friendly tutor. I enjoyed every minute, so much so that I booked the Improvers workshop as soon as I got home! I can highly recommend to anyone who has an interest in pastels."

Oriel Glasfryn Gallery Limited responded:

"Thank you so much, Bev, for being a great student and for this kind review! I'm glad that you enjoyed it and look forward to seeing you at the improvers workshop in the Autumn."

22 Mar 24'

David reviewed: Beginners' pastel painting workshop at fabulous Glasfryn Hall, North East Wales

"Having done a bit of watercolour painting in the past I thought I would try pastel painting. I'm so glad I attended the Workshop at Glasfryn because it was excellent. Dave explained the techniques clearly and simply and took us through the process of creating a painting. Lovely and relaxing location and great value for money. I'm really looking forward to attending an Intermediate Workshop at Glasfryn later in the year. In the meantime, having been inspired by Dave, I'll continue to do more painting in pastels."

Oriel Glasfryn Gallery Limited responded:

"Thank you for coming to the workshop, David, and for leaving this lovely review. I'm glad you've been inspired to take up pastelling - another convert! Dave"