Upcoming workshops
Short, focussed workshops held by classically-trained artists, teaching drawing in charcoal and chalk and painting in oils. Boost your art with structured, practical and inspirational tuition. Ideal for beginner, intermediate and advanced artists.
Portrait Painting with Anastasia Pollard (Jan 2025)
Date: Thursday 23 January, 2025 - Saturday 25 January, 2025
Tutor: Anastasia Pollard
Cost: £360
Regular BP Portrait award exhibitor Anastasia Pollard will teach you how to paint a portrait, either with a limited 'Zorn' palette or a full colour palette, depending on your goals and level of experience.
Click here for more information and to bookPortrait Painting with Luca Indraccolo (Jan 2025)
Date: Thursday 30 January, 2025 - Sunday 2 February, 2025
Tutor: Luca Indraccolo
Cost: £480
This four day workshop with Luca Indraccolo is ideal for beginner, intermediate and advanced artists who would like to gain experience in painting the portrait from life in oils.
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Date: Thursday 6 February, 2025 - Saturday 8 February, 2025
Tutor: James Bland
Cost: £360
This three day workshop with James Bland NEAC is perfect for all artists from beginners to those looking to expand their practice.
Click here to join the wait listBlock-In Bootcamp: Seeing with the Eye, Seeing with the Mind
Date: Thursday 27 February, 2025 - Sunday 2 March, 2025
Tutor: Patrick Byrnes
Cost: £560
In this four-day portrait drawing workshop participants will strengthen foundational block-in skills while working from the live model. Focused on building fluency with core concepts and strategies this workshop is intended for drawers and painters at all levels of experience who are seeking to improve the likeness, specificity, speed, and confidence of their portrait work.
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Date: Wednesday 5 March, 2025 - Saturday 8 March, 2025
Tutor: Allan Ramsey
Cost: £480
In this 4 day portrait painting workshop with Allan Ramsay you'll learn the concepts behind drawing and painting the portrait in a friendly, supportive environment.
Click here for more information and to bookPortrait Painting with Anastasia Pollard (Mar 2025)
Date: Thursday 20 March, 2025 - Saturday 22 March, 2025
Tutor: Anastasia Pollard
Cost: £360
Regular BP Portrait award exhibitor Anastasia Pollard will teach you how to paint a portrait, either with a limited 'Zorn' palette or a full colour palette, depending on your goals and level of experience.
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Date: Thursday 27 March, 2025 - Sunday 30 March, 2025
Tutor: Luca Indraccolo
Cost: £480
This four day workshop with Luca Indraccolo is ideal for beginner, intermediate and advanced artists who would like to gain experience in painting the figure from life in oils.
Click here for more information and to bookPortrait Drawing on Coloured Paper with Tom Van de Wouwer (April 2025)
Date: Wednesday 2 April, 2025 - Saturday 5 April, 2025
Tutor: Tom Van de Wouwer
Cost: £480
In this workshop, you will focus on drawing the live model using coloured pencils on toned paper, with an emphasis on a painterly approach.
Click here for more information and to bookDrawing the Figure in Charcoal and Chalk with Lydia Cecil (April 2024)
Date: Friday 11 April, 2025 - Sunday 13 April, 2025
Tutor: Lydia Cecil
Cost: £360
Want to take your drawing skills to the next level? Join tutor Lydia Cecil on this three day weekend charcoal and chalk figure drawing course at Raw Umber Studios.
Click here for more information and to bookIndirect Painting with Charles Weed (Apr 2025)
Date: Thursday 24 April, 2025 - Sunday 27 April, 2025
Tutor: Charles Weed
Cost: £500
Join Charles Weed for this hands-on four day workshop, in order to explore the process and full possibilities of indirect painting in still life.
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Date: Wednesday 30 April, 2025 - Saturday 3 May, 2025
Tutor: Danny Ferland
Cost: £620
Learn to paint dynamic portraits from life in this intensive 4-day master class with artist Danny Ferland.
Click here for more information and to bookFigure Painting with Anastasia Pollard (May 2024)
Date: Thursday 8 May, 2025 - Saturday 10 May, 2025
Tutor: Anastasia Pollard
Cost: £360
In this three day course, Anastasia Pollard will guide you through the process of painting the figure, explaining how to capture the gesture of the pose before blocking in its general impression and then adding information to capture its specific characteristics and details.
Click here for more information and to bookOil Painting Portraiture with Teresa Oaxaca (May 2025)
Date: Wednesday 14 May, 2025 - Saturday 17 May, 2025
Tutor: Teresa Oaxaca
Cost: £575
In this workshop, Teresa will demonstrate her approach to painting the humanist portrait in oils. Her approach utilises classical methods blended with a modern understanding of colour, brushwork and aesthetics.
Click here for more information and to bookPortrait Painting with Cornelia Hernes (May 2025)
Date: Thursday 22 May, 2025 - Sunday 25 May, 2025
Tutor: Cornelia Hernes
Cost: £560
In this four-day portrait painting course, Cornelia Hernes will guide us through the academic and artistic tradition of portrait painting by painting a colour study, before venturing into the final portrait.
Click here for more information and to bookPainting the Alla Prima Still Life with Lizet Dingemans (June 2025)
Date: Saturday 7 June, 2025 - Sunday 8 June, 2025
Tutor: Lizet Dingemans
Cost: £200
Join tutor and alla prima artist Lizet Dingemans and learn to paint the alla prima still life over two days in a relaxed and friendly environment.
Click here for more information and to bookSculpture with Sara Myers (Jun 2025)
Date: Wednesday 18 June, 2025 - Friday 20 June, 2025
Tutor: Sara Myers
Cost: £360
In this 3 day workshop you will produce a life sized bust from life under the guidance of Sara Myers. It is both the perfect introduction to sculpting with clay, and also a great way to continue to develop your skills.
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Date: Wednesday 23 July, 2025 - Sunday 27 July, 2025
Tutor: Hollis Dunlap
Cost: £795
In this 5 day course with Hollis Dunlap, we will focus on light effects, proportions, edges, and various methods of paint application to create convincing and interesting paintings.
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