What’s On

May 30 – Jun 5 all-day Nature in Art
Artist in Residence Kim Thompson is both a wildlife artist and illustrator. She trained at Dyfed College of Art in West Wales and has always been inspired by the natural world. She primarily works in ... Read more
Jun 7 – Jun 12 all-day Nature in Art
Artist in Residence Josie Brown is a calligrapher and heraldic artist, who has carried out carrying out commissions for the private, academic and military sectors. She enjoys taking natural materials together with ancient techniques and ... Read more
Jun 7 – Jun 12 all-day Nature in Art
Artist in Residence Liz Brooke Ward is a stitched textile artist whose work is inspired by the natural world and the landscape. Though she specialises in traditional techniques of embroidery and patchwork, she uses digital ... Read more
Jun 11 @ 10:00 am – Jun 12 @ 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Jackie Garner 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 12 This 2-day course will focus on producing detailed paintings of natural objects such as feathers, seeds and shells, using a pure watercolour technique. We ... Read more
Jun 14 – Jun 19 all-day Nature in Art
Artist in Residence Simon Williams trained in natural history illustration at the Arts Institute in Bournemouth from 1996 – 2000. A National Diploma course place was offered to Simon straight from school at 16 years ... Read more
Jun 18 @ 10:00 am – Jun 19 @ 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Jill Moger 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 12 This 2-day course will start with a discussion about the importance of the presentation of a piece of wildlife art produced in clay. All ... Read more
Jun 21 – Jun 26 all-day Nature in Art
Artist in Residence Jeremy Paul was born 1954 in Lancashire, he had a successful career in marine biology before becoming a professional artist. His work in marine biology took him to live in some of ... Read more
Jun 21 – Jun 26 all-day Nature in Art
Artist in Residence Painter & Embroiderer, Teacher & Lecturer, Author & Art Historian Richard Box was trained at Goldsmiths’ School of Art and went on to be ‘Senior Lecturer’ and finally ‘Head of Art’ at ... Read more
Jun 28 – Jul 3 all-day Nature in Art
Elliot Channer is a sculptor and has had a passion for wildlife and art from a young age. He is largely self-taught and takes inspiration from the countryside. Elliot travels the country in order to ... Read more
Jun 30 – Jul 3 all-day Nature in Art
WE ARE VERY SORRY THAT DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES GARY IS NOT ABLE TO BE IN RESIDENCE ON THESE DATES. WE WILL PUBLISH NEW DATES AS SOON AS THEY ARE AVAILABLE. Gary Hodges is the ... Read more
Jul 2 @ 10:00 am – Jul 3 @ 5:00 pm
Art Course with Richard Box 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 12 This course is for all of you who long to paint in watercolours but have been deterred by the erroneous myth that they are ... Read more
Jul 5 – Jul 10 all-day Nature in Art
Artist in Residence Holly Brookes, the daughter of woodcarver Roger Brookes, is a wildlife artist, specialising in drawing and printmaking. She has a fascination for detail and texture. https://www.facebook.com/hollybrookesart/
Jul 5 – Jul 10 all-day Nature in Art
Artist in Residence Roger Brookes is a wood carver specialising in carving realistic fish. ‘My education as an artist began when, as a child, I saw the form and colour of a freshly caught Sea ... Read more
Jul 9 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Yvette Green 10am-5pm Maximum Participants: 8 Garden mosaics are designed to interact with their environment, reflecting and refracting light so that they change throughout the day. On this 1-day course you will ... Read more
Jul 12 – Jul 17 all-day Nature in Art
Artist in Residence Clive Meredith is an entirely self-taught artist and has been working professionally since 1993 specialising in detailed portrayals of wildlife from both Britain and abroad. Clive’s initial interest in wildlife and the ... Read more
Jul 16 @ 10:00 am – Jul 17 @ 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Mike Amphlett 10am-5pm Maximum Participants: 12 If you still haven’t read the camera manual or, if you have, but cannot comprehend much of the ‘jargon’, then this 2-day course is for you! ... Read more
Jul 19 – Jul 24 all-day Nature in Art
Artist in Residence Jenny Reynish is a freelance illustrator who have produced illustrations for a number of both in the UK and abroad. She enjoys incorporating elements of ethnic and folk art, and details inspired ... Read more
Jul 26 – Jul 29 all-day Nature in Art
Artist in Residence Ann Swan works primarily in graphite and coloured pencil and is well known for her exquisitely fine detail, vibrant colours and strong contemporary style. She champions the underdog in the plant world, ... Read more
Jul 26 – Jul 31 all-day Nature in Art
Artist in Residence Clare Robertson, artist blacksmith, works under the creative name of ‘MissFire’. Inspiration for many of her pieces comes from the beauty of the natural world. Her ability to imagine, design and manufacture ... Read more
Jul 26 @ 10:00 am – Jul 31 @ 5:00 pm
Meet woodcarver, sculptor and furniture maker Peter Walwin together with metal worker Clare Robertson. Peter and Clare have produced work together. Perter has work in the Nature in Art collection. www.peterwalwin.co.uk
Jul 30 @ 10:00 am – Jul 31 @ 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Ann Swan 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 12 In this 2-day course you will learn how to create deep, vivid but clean colours without compromising the form of the plant. You will ... Read more
Aug 2 – Aug 7 all-day Nature in Art
Barry Walding is a Gloucestershire based painter renowned for his paintings of wildlife. His preferred medium is oil. He also is renowned for his aviation and railway paintings. This is a change from our previously ... Read more
Aug 9 @ 10:00 am – Aug 14 @ 5:00 pm
Natalie’s paintings are intricate portraits of flowers and seeds, meticulously detailed yet often large in scale. Natalie has exhibited her paintings throughout Great Britain including the Royal Academy. www.natalietoplass.com
Aug 13 @ 10:00 am – Aug 14 @ 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Liz Robertson 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 12 The aim of this 2-day course is to produce a triptych landscape, based on a photograph or sketch of your choice. Triptych is a ... Read more
Aug 16 – Aug 21 all-day Nature in Art
Alan Bennett has been inspired by landscape and trees since his formative years. His recent work deals with imagery of trees, woodland and the relationship of people and the land.
Aug 23 – Aug 29 all-day Nature in Art
Artist in Residence Jackie Garner is a renowned gloucestershire based wildlife artist who returns to the studio by popular demand. As well as having been a regular artist in residence at Nature in Art, Jackie ... Read more
Aug 27 @ 10:00 am – Aug 28 @ 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Trevor Smith 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 12 This 2-day course will focus on the sketching, drawing and painting of birds, with the emphasis on working from life. The course will cover ... Read more
Aug 29 – Sep 2 all-day
Artist in Residence Originally from New Zealand, Jamie is a self taught artist whose work is produced in graphite pencil. The finest detail is achieved by etching fur or skin texture into the paper and ... Read more
Sep 3 – Sep 4 all-day Nature in Art
Artist in Residence Ewan Anderson has had a lifetime interest in trees and drawing. During his career in geography he continued drawing particularly through cartography. Some of his research projects concerned trees. For example, in ... Read more
Sep 3 @ 10:00 am – Sep 4 @ 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 ... Read more