What’s On

Oct 13 @ 10:00 am – Oct 14 @ 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Jamie Boots 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 12 On this 2-day course you will learn all about working with graphite pencil from experienced artist Jamie Boots. Graphite pencil can be used to ... Read more
Oct 15 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Ian Coleman Maximum Participants: 12 The iPad is a great concept sketching tool for conventional paintings, creating hybrid digital images or full digital works. On this 1-day course Ian will familiarize you ... Read more
Oct 18 – Oct 23 all-day Nature in Art
Artist in Residence Linda Heaton-Harris is a sculptor of ceramic animals and birds. For the majority of her life she has lived in the countryside which has included the counties of Suffolk, Sussex and Gloucestershire, ... Read more
Oct 22 @ 10:00 am – Oct 23 @ 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Simon Williams 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 12 The 2-day course will focus on botanical painting, giving you the opportunity to work with alternative mediums such as gouache or acryl gouache. Taking ... Read more
Oct 25 – Oct 27 all-day
Come and meet wildlife artist Jackie Garner. www.jackiegarner.co.uk
Nov 1 – Nov 6 all-day Nature in Art
Artist in Residence Liz O’Sullivan is an artist who incorporates calligraphy, illustration and textiles. She has a degree in illustration and graphics, having illustrated a number of books. Most recently she has begun to create ... Read more
Nov 5 @ 10:00 am – Nov 6 @ 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Jackie Garner 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 12 Vibrant colours, permanent, waterproof, transparent or opaque; acrylic inks give the artist a myriad of options in their work. This 2-day course will explore ... Read more
Nov 8 – Nov 13 all-day Nature in Art
Artist in Residence Cath Hodsman is an artist and illustrator, who has a passion for painting and drawing insects. She was recently made a member of the Society of Biology and is a registered tutor ... Read more
Nov 11 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Furzie (Michelle Hickman) 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 10 On this 1-day course you will learn how to needle-felt with wool. You will be introduced to the basics of needle-felting, taught how ... Read more
Nov 12 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Tor Hildyard 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 8 Explore the mysteries behind the Collagraph Print on this 1-day course. Learn how to make your own unique prints from plates created from mount ... Read more
Nov 19 @ 10:00 am – Nov 20 @ 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Jonathan Newey 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 12 This 2-day course will show you how to draw colourful bird portraits with coloured pencil. Using photographs supplied by the tutor you will be ... Read more
Nov 26 @ 10:00 am – Nov 27 @ 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Robert Cox 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 8 On this 2-day course you will carefully study a natural object of your choice (seeds, leaves, shells etc) to pick out the shapes, forms, ... Read more
Dec 1 @ 10:00 am – Dec 2 @ 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Jamie Boots Maximum Participants: 12 On this 2 day course you will learn all about working with graphite pencil from experienced artist Jamie Boots. Graphite pencil can be used to produce so ... Read more
Dec 3 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Josie Brown 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 12 This 1-day course will allow you to explore the art of bookbinding, as you make a journal using a Japanese Butterfly binding, which is ... Read more
Dec 4 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Josie Brown 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 12 This 1-day course will allow you to explore the art of Calligraphy. Josie will introduce you to the ‘Mouse Roman’ script. It is quick ... Read more
Dec 10 @ 10:00 am – Dec 11 @ 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Amanda Lawrence 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 8 This 2-day course gives a taster of two techniques for creating images on glass. On day 1 you will learn several methods of applying ... Read more
Jan 28 @ 10:00 am – Jan 29 @ 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Jamie Boots 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 12 On this 2-day course you will learn all about working with graphite pencil from experienced artist Jamie Boots. Graphite pencil can be used to ... Read more
Feb 18 @ 10:00 am – Feb 19 @ 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Nik Pollard 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 10 Energy, improvisation, gesture, spontaneity and chance are all characteristics of the Monotype / Mono-print. They are the most painterly and responsive of all printmaking ... Read more
Feb 25 @ 10:00 am – Feb 26 @ 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Amanda Lawrence 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 8 This 2-day course gives a taster of two techniques for creating images on glass. On day 1 you will learn several methods of applying ... Read more
Mar 11 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Takumasa Ono 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 12 This one-day workshop which will introduce you to Sumi-e, the ancient art of creating Japanese ink pictures, or Japanese brush painting. Traditionally, these paintings ... Read more
Mar 18 @ 10:00 am – Mar 19 @ 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Joanna Dewfall 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 12 Day One You will learn about the various mosaic materials and techniques of cutting and setting. You will make a 25cmsq panel on board ... Read more
Mar 20 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course withSophie Buckley 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 12 Join Making Needle Felted Animals author Sophie Buckley, who will guide you through creating a needle felt garden bird using a special barbed needle and ... Read more
Mar 25 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Ian Coleman 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 12 The iPad is a great concept sketching tool for conventional paintings, creating hybrid digital images or full digital works. On this 1-day course Ian ... Read more
Apr 1 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Helen Lomberg 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 12 On this 1-day course you will make Plant Climbers, Plant Supports, Trellises and decorative Garden Hurdles, all out of willow grown in Somerset and ... Read more
Apr 5 @ 10:00 am – Apr 6 @ 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Jonathan Newey 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 12 What is abstract/expressionism? Have you wondered what it is like to paint like an abstract/expressionist? Then join Jonathan Newey on a journey of discovery ... Read more
Apr 8 @ 10:00 am – Apr 9 @ 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Andrew Forkner 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 12 During the course we will explore how to achieve realistic detail and texture, using a controlled, multi-layered approach to working in pastel. Course Cost ... Read more
Apr 25 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Karen Coulson 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 12 This 1-day course is a wonderful introduction to the world of coloured pencil techniques. Learn the art of layering different coloured pencil strokes to ... Read more
Apr 26 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Karen Coulson 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 12 This 1-day course is a wonderful introduction to the world of coloured pencil techniques. Learn the art of layering different coloured pencil strokes to ... Read more
Apr 29 @ 10:00 am – Apr 30 @ 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Jackie Garner 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 12 During this course we will take inspiration from Nature in Art’s special exhibition of paintings of trees on display at the time and from ... Read more
May 6 @ 10:00 am – May 7 @ 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Trevor Hamlett 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 10 This step by step course will guide you through all you need to know to give you the professional skills for using Lightroom and ... Read more