During this course we will explore the intricate lines, shapes, and subtle movements found in insects, focusing on bees, butterflies, and other small woodland creatures. We’ll study insect forms through symmetry, proportion, colour blending, and layered oil pastel techniques, building skills through focused studies. Each week develops texture, pattern, and fine mark making. By the end of the course you will have completed a series of ‘bug studies’, with the opportunity to build these images into a collaged final piece.

• Explore a range of sketching styles inspired by insect forms and movement

• Observe colour, pattern, and texture with confidence

• Combine oil pastel techniques to create expressive, personal insect studies

6-Week Tuesday Evening Course

During this course we will explore the intricate lines, shapes, and subtle movements found in insects, focusing on bees, butterflies, and other small woodland creatures. We’ll study insect forms through symmetry, proportion, colour blending, and layered oil pastel techniques, building skills through focused studies. Each week develops texture, pattern, and fine mark making. By the end of the course you will have completed a series of ‘bug studies’, with the opportunity to build these images into a collaged final piece.

• Explore a range of sketching styles inspired by insect forms and movement

• Observe colour, pattern, and texture with confidence

• Combine oil pastel techniques to create expressive, personal insect studies

6-Week Friday Morning Course

Celebrate the charm of bugs, bees & butterflies in this three-hour oil pastel workshop. You’ll learn how to work and blend oil pastels enabling you to create an insect of your choice. Perfect for beginners and nature-loving creatives, this session offers gentle guidance in a warm, supportive studio setting.

• Build knowledge of oil pastel working methods

• Create an expressive oil pastel insect of your choice

Half Day Workshop

Enjoy a relaxed two‑hour workshop focused on creating a floral canvas using acrylic paint and stencilling. You’ll explore layering, colour and simple stencil techniques to build a joyful floral artwork to take home. Perfect for beginners and nature-loving creatives, this session offers gentle guidance in a warm, supportive studio setting with a maximum of eight students per class.

• Build confidence with acrylic paint and stencilling methods

• Create a finished floral canvas

2-Hour Workshop Tuesday Evening

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2-Hour Workshop Friday Morning

• Explore marbling techniques and playful colour combinations

• Use drawing inks to create varied surfaces through simple experimental methods

2-Hour Workshop Tuesday Evening

2-Hour Workshop Friday Morning

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Enjoy a relaxed two‑hour workshop exploring paper colouring and decoration through marbling and other colourful, playful techniques. You’ll experiment with pattern, colour and surface to create a collection of unique decorated papers to take home. Perfect for all, this session offers gentle guidance in a warm, supportive studio setting with a maximum of eight students per class.

Enjoy a relaxed two‑hour workshop creating botanical collages using layered, hand‑decorated papers. You’ll explore colour, pattern and playful cutting techniques to build your own nature‑inspired compositions to take home. Perfect for all, this session offers gentle guidance in a warm, supportive studio setting with a maximum of eight students per class.

• Learn simple paper‑layering to build botanical shapes

• Create your own botanical collage to take home

2-Hour Workshop Tuesday Evening

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2-Hour Workshop Friday Morning

"Wow! This space is amazing, you can even see the pond outside! " - A.S.

"Such a calm space where you get such positive guidance." - C.L.

"Loved my watercolour course so much I’m booking on for next term." - J.C.

This is just what I wanted, somewhere that would teach me more about Art. So glad I found you! - A.M.

I have learnt so much on this course. It's been hard work at times but so pleased with my final piece! - J.B.