Tutor: Reinhild Raistrick
Date: Tuesday 9th September 2025 - Wednesday 10th September 2025
Time: 10:00 - 16:00
Cost: £155
Location: Classroom

The end of summer and the beginning of autumn reward us with a wonderful array of brightly coloured fruit and unusual seedheads. In this two-day watercolour course, you will create a medley of images using various watercolour techniques, from dry brushwork to wet-in-wet washes. Botanical artist Reinhild Raistrick will be on hand to guide you through the process, from composing a pleasing portrait to painting the shine on glossy berries and mixing the colours for an autumn leaf.

Tutor: Janie Pirie
Date: Tuesday 07th October 2025 - Thursday 09th October 2025
Time: 10:00 - 16:00
Cost: £210
Location: Classroom


It’s not often beginners get the chance to learn the absolute basics of coloured pencil art. On this course, Janie will take you through all the fundamentals to start your journey into the wonderful world of coloured pencils. Simple subjects will be available for you to draw, before transferring your drawing to good quality art paper. You will then begin learning how to lay down colour so it looks like a brush stroke of paint, how to blend colours seamlessly and how to create veins and contours on leaves to make them look amazingly three-dimensional.

Tutor: Janie Pirie
Date: Wednesday 11th November 2025 - Friday 13th November 2025
Time: 10:00 - 13:00
Cost: £110
Location: Online

A chance to learn about using coloured pencils without the worry of having to draw something first! You will be supplied with a photograph taken by Janie, your tutor, together with a line drawing for you to trace and transfer. Instructions will be sent before the course. You will see demonstrations throughout the course to help you go through the process in the right order, helping you to end up with a beautiful rose illustration of your own.