Otter in Graphite with Jamie Boots NOW FULLY BOOKED Book here Course Suitability: Suitable for all Maximum Participants: 12 Course Description: Join artist Jamie Boots for a three-day exploration into the nuanced world of ... Read more
Join us on a Saturday morning in June for a free story time in our cosy corner, learning about the environment and how we can help. Sessions are 10:30 and 11:30, and last 15-20 minutes ... Read more
Garden Views with Ros Wise Course Suitability: Suitable for all Maximum Participants: 12 Course Description: During this course you will be taught how to paint a garden view. This can be based on ... Read more
Monoprinting with Carole Bury Book here Course Description: Come and experiment with the lovely medium of monoprinting, as Carole Bury guides you through the process at Nature in Art! Famously, the painter Degas used mono-print, ... Read more
People of the Sea: An illustrated talk by Chris Butler-Stroud, CEO of Whale and Dolphin Conservation Doors open 7pm to view galleries. Finger buffet at 7.30pm followed by talk. PLEASE BOOK YOUR TICKET IN ADVANCE! ... Read more
Picture It in Collage and Stitch with Richard Box Book here Course Suitability: Suitable for all Maximum Participants: 12 Course Description: Do you want to create one of your own designs and translate it ... Read more
Accurate botanical painting with Simon Williams Book here This course will focus on botanical drawing and painting techniques in the option of working in watercolour or gouache. Both days will begin with a practical demonstrations ... Read more
In collaboration with the Green Pledge Project at Gloucestershire Archives, we will be having a Hedgehog themed family fun day. There will be a couple of different art activities available and a fun fact hedgehog ... Read more
Painting a country scene in acrylics with Kim Thompson Book here Course Suitability: Improvers Maximum Participants: 12 Course Description: Having used acrylics for over 35 years as a wildlife artist and illustrator, Kim Thompson ... Read more
Felt kingfisher with Agnese Davies Book here Course Suitability: Absolute beginners Maximum Participants: 12 Course Description: Participants will be needle felting a semi 3D version of Kingfisher in a hoop. I will teach you ... Read more
Illustrated talk by Rick Minter Doors open 7pm to view galleries. Finger buffet at 7.30pm followed by talk. Big cats author and podcaster Rick Minter will review the evidence supporting people’s ongoing descriptions of pumas, ... Read more
Please note this talk will no longer take place. Doors open 7pm to view galleries. Finger buffet at 7.30pm followed by talk. This illustrated talk will explore the history of gardens in Gloucestershire and ... Read more
Tiger with Karen Coulson Book here Course Suitability: Suitable for all Maximum Participants: 12 Course Description: Explore the techniques to draw soft fur required to create this tiger portrait using a variety of Colour ... Read more
Hedgehog portrait with Karen Coulson Book here Course Suitability: Suitable for all Maximum Participants: 12 Course Description: Assorted Colour Pencils on Mount Board Explore the techniques required to complete this Hedgehog in the Grass ... Read more
Pigments into paint with Fiona McIntyre Book here Course Suitability: Suitable for all Maximum Participants: 12 Course Description: Day one of this course will introduce you to the natural beauty of mineral and ... Read more
Course Suitability: Suitable for all Maximum Participants: 12 Course Description: Join us on this exciting course, exploring the artistic skills and techniques of sketching buildings with pen and wash. Over two inspiring days, you ... Read more
Mosaic Chicken with Erica Bibbings Book here Join me on a Mosaic Chicken Workshop. You will learn to cut and shape tesserae and how to position them for best effect. Learn about adhesives and the ... Read more
Course Suitability: Suitable for all Maximum Participants: 12 Course Description: Join artist Jamie Boots for a two-day exploration into the nuanced world of graphite pencil art. This workshop delves beyond basic sketching, offering insights ... Read more
Our Heritage of Song : Or the People’s Voice An illustrated talk by Robin Burton Before radio, TV and the Internet, we used to make our own entertainment. Usually this meant singing. This talk charts ... Read more
Glass Engraving in Black & White and Colour with Amanda Lawrence Book here Suitable for Beginners to Improvers 10 places available This course explores the wonderful and versatile craft of glass engraving with a drill. ... Read more
Watercolour with John Horton Book here Course Suitability: Suitable for all Maximum Participants: 12 Course Description: I found, early on, running courses, that a good structure was the most beneficial format. We explore colour ... Read more
Sketching birds with Trevor Smith Book here Course Suitability: Suitable for all Maximum Participants: 12 Course Description: A one day workshop aimed at introducing and exploring the subject of sketching birds. Suitable for ... Read more
Painting still life with Lucy Burton Book here Course Suitability: Suitable for all Maximum Participants: 12 Course Description: In this workshop we are going to consider lots of compositional ideas and guidelines, arranging and ... Read more
Book here – £118 / £150, £25 deposit required to book Course Suitability: Absolute beginners, Beginners, Improvers Maximum Participants: 12 Course Description: Everyone has their favourite season. Winter is often overlooked because of the harshness of ... Read more
The Seasons in Landscape Painting An illustrated talk by Martin Bowden Following a thirty-five year career as Head of Economics and Art History at Dean Close School, Martin is now a talented painter whose work ... Read more
Papercutting with Sarais Crawshaw Book here Course Suitability: Suitable for beginners and improvers Maximum Participants: 12 Course Description: Learn about the origins of papercutting and its spread worldwide. Look at how to simplify ... Read more
Christmas celebration with mulled wine and festive snacks With the Ukranian Choir ‘Kozachky’ The Ukrainian vocal ensemble ‘Kozachky’ was created in October 2022 from a group of women who were forced to leave their homes ... Read more
The Journal of a Naturalist An illustrated talk by Sir George White This delightful evening will bring to life the extraordinary legacy of John Knapp of Alveston who was a pioneering naturalist, ecologist artist and ... Read more
Course details: Join Textile Artist Anne Ward for a day of mindful, collage stitching. Bringing nothing more than a supermarket size bag of fabric scraps,threads, trims buttons and beads, sewers will create a personal fabric ... Read more
PLEASE NOTE THIS COURSE IS NO LONGER RUNNING Course details: During this course we’ll investigate the possibilities of this fascinating medium. Traditionally scraperboard has been used to achieve exquisitely detailed artwork by scratching through black ... Read more