Course details:
Immerse yourself in the vibrant shades of autumn with this two-day watercolour sketching course, perfect for all abilities. You will learn how to capture the rich hues and textures of the season through step-by-step demonstrations and practical exercises, working from both reference materials and nature itself. Explore essential watercolour techniques including washes, layering, and colour mixing to bring autumn landscapes, foliage, and textures to life. Guidance will be tailored to suit each participant, ensuring a relaxed and supportive environment. By the end of the course, you will have created your own collection of expressive autumnal sketches.
Materials and additional costs:
Supplied by tutor, £32 cash
Or email tutor for materials list
Suitability:
Beginners – advanced
Spaces:
12
Price: £124 / £158
Join us for a launch and private view of the special retrospective exhibition of works celebrating the life and work of Peter Partington SWLA (1941 – 2025). Find out more about this show here
Although this is a FREE event, PLEASE BOOK HERE
Course details:
Explore the colour pencil techniques required to draw this little kitten using assorted colour pencils on Mount Board including indenting and colour layering for stripes in fur.
Line Drawing supplied to trace or copy.
Materials
Supplied by tutor, £3 charge (cash)
Suitability:
Suitable for all
Spaces:
12
Price: £62 / £79
Course details:
Explore the techniques required to draw this portrait using Derwent Coloursoft Pencils and Water-soluble Graphite pencils to create muted tones.
Materials
Supplied by tutor, £3 charge (cash)
Suitability:
Suitable for all
Spaces:
12
Price: £62 / £79
Course details:
Explore the techniques required to draw this portrait using Derwent Coloursoft Pencils and Water-soluble Graphite pencils to create muted tones.
Materials
Supplied by tutor, £3 charge (cash)
Suitability:
Suitable for all
Spaces:
12
Price: £62 / £79
In November 2025, the National Emergency Briefing brought together leading experts to present the latest evidence on the climate and nature crisis to politicians and other influential people in Westminster. That evidence is now on the public record. Since April , thousands of communities have watched this 50-minute film which combines authoritative scientific content from that event with reactions from members of the public and some more familiar faces, to help us process the information on a more human level. Although the facts are alarming, many that have seen the film say that they felt a sense of optimism about confronting the challenge together and seeing a better future.
Please book your tickets here (bookings open soon) Choose from:
- Free tickets for film only (doors open 8pm).
- £10 for our usual format – viewing the museum galleries beforehand and enjoying a buffet (Doors open 7pm)
Course details:
Make a magical Christmas wreath. Start a family tradition that you can enjoy year after year. I will bring a wide selection of glass, ceramic, mirror and vintage china, so you can create a wreath to your own colour scheme – richly traditional, silver and frosty, jazzy or shabby chic!
Materials and additional costs:
£22 (cash) to be paid to tutor for materials
Please bring a shoebox size cardboard box to cut tiles into.
Suitability:
Suitable for all
Spaces:
10
Price: £124 / £158
Course details:
Are you interested in decorating your very own piece of bone china using vintage and contemporary transfers? No previous artistic ability is required. One-to-one tuition will be given to assist you in creating your own personal masterpiece.
This is a perfect starting point for further art-related workshops and is especially good for enhancing good mental health well-being and building confidence. Everyone’s an artist so come and unlea
sh your hidden creativity.
Materials and additional costs:
All materials provided
Suitability:
Suitable for all
Spaces:
12
Cost:
£31 / £42 (please note this is a half-day course)
. Nick Jones stands beneath the Northern Lights
An opportunity to view Nick Jones’s exhibition of aurora and Arctic optical phenomena paintings (7pm – 7.30pm), followed by a finger buffet, and then a talk by the artist on the stories and Arctic journeys behind the work. See information about the exhibition here.
Winter Robin needlefelt with Agnese Davies
Course Suitability: Absolute beginners
Maximum Participants: 12
Course Description:
Agnese has previously run courses at Nature in Art and returns this December by popular demand. Participants will be needle felting a semi 3D version of Winter robin in a hoop. Agnese says ‘I will teach you how to use felting needles, mix wool colours with some silk and create a beautiful and bright little robin, that you can hang on your wall. All materials will be provided but if you have done needle felting and you have your own favourite tools, please bring them along.’
Materials Required:
Materials will be provided within the session for a charge of £10 to be paid on the day.
About the artist:
Agnese Davies is an award-winning artist who has gained international recognition for her lifelike creations. She is passionate about the natural world and loves all animals. Her sculptures are delicately created, crafting wool over carefully proportioned armatures. Great care is taken to capture the detail and personality of the individual subjects.
In 2024 and 2025 Agnese was a finalist in the Wildlife Artist of the Year. In 2023, amongst other highly commended awards, Agnese was the winner of the Ross-on-Wye Arts Competition and a finalist in the Broadway Arts Festival. She has been Artist in Residence at Nature in Art.
See some of Agnese’s amazing creations here
Places are on a first come first basis. BOOK YOUR PLACE HERE
£62 for Friend of Nature in Art, £79 for others