Perfect for complete beginners, this friendly and practical workshop will introduce you to the fundamentals of watercolour painting. Guided by artist and tutor Joseph Bucklow, you'll learn essential techniques including colour mixing, washes, brush control and simple drawing methods, building confidence as you create your own artwork. Through step-by-step demonstrations and individual support, you'll discover how to work with the unique qualities of watercolour while gaining a solid foundation for future painting. No previous experience is required—just a willingness to experiment and enjoy the creative process.

Discover the joy of watercolour painting in this fun, practical course designed for all skill levels. Through lively demonstrations and supportive guidance, you'll learn essential techniques with watercolours, inks, and pen work, while gaining confidence to create vibrant artwork. The course covers colour theory, drawing and shading techniques, colour washes, and creative tips to help you turn mistakes into opportunities and bring your paintings to life.

Loosen up your painting style and explore the expressive possibilities of flowers and foliage in this vibrant workshop with artist Annabel Hill. Through a series of playful drawing and painting exercises, you'll focus on colour, shape, movement and mark-making rather than detailed representation. Working with acrylic paint, oil pastels and drawing materials, you'll create dynamic floral compositions before selecting and developing favourite sections into smaller finished artworks. Suitable for all levels, this creative and energetic session is designed to build confidence, encourage experimentation and leave you with several unique pieces to take home.

Join artist Annabel Hill for a unique riverside painting workshop inspired by the landscapes of the Thames. Beginning aboard a barge in Hammersmith, you'll work en plein air, using expressive drawing and mixed-media techniques to capture the movement, atmosphere and energy of the river. Through demonstrations and guided exercises, you'll experiment with charcoal, chalk, watercolour, oil pastels and other materials, creating a series of dynamic sketches. Back in the studio, you'll develop your strongest ideas by cropping, collaging and refining compositions before creating a final artwork. Suitable for all levels, this workshop encourages observation, experimentation and a fresh, expressive approach to landscape painting.

Discover new ways of seeing and interpreting everyday objects in this engaging still life workshop with artist Eugenie Vronskaya. Working from observation, you'll explore how colour, shape, line and composition can be used to move beyond representation and towards a more personal and expressive visual language. Through a series of guided exercises, you'll experiment with simplifying forms, creating dynamic relationships between objects and developing compositions that balance structure with intuition. Suitable for all levels, this workshop encourages creativity, curiosity and confidence in the painting process.

This class will demonstrate various ways to reinterpret the landscape genre, abstracting memory and observation to evoke a sense of place. Students will use graphite, charcoal, chalk, and water-based paint on a range of paper types. Suitable for all levels, the class encourages curiosity and exploration, helping you develop a more intuitive approach to painting while building confidence with colour, line and abstraction

Explore the timeless subject of still life through a contemporary acrylic painting workshop with artist Beth Rodway. Inspired by Beth's distinctive approach to observation and detail, you'll work from a carefully arranged still life, learning how to compose, simplify and bring objects to life through colour, tone and mark-making. Suitable for all levels, the class encourages close looking, creative interpretation and experimentation with acrylic paint, helping you create a finished artwork while developing confidence in your painting skills.

This class will demonstrate various ways to reinterpret the landscape genre, abstracting memory and observation to evoke a sense of place. Students will use graphite, charcoal, chalk, and water-based paint on a range of paper types. Suitable for all levels, the class encourages curiosity and exploration, helping you develop a more intuitive approach to painting while building confidence with colour, line and abstraction.