Tuition & talks

WORKSHOPS AND COURSES

SUFFOLK SKETCHFEST 2nd – 4th August 2024

It’s Sketchfest time again – a three day sketching festival on the banks of the River Deben in Woodbridge, Suffolk, hosted by the inspirational Art Safari…. I’m running lots of workshops and demos in company with other amazing tutors and look forward to seeing you there! Full details here: https://artsafari.co.uk/uk-workshop/suffolk-sketchfest-2024/

AUTUMN VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS – TECHNIQUE TUESDAYS – From 1st October 2024

Join me from anywhere in the world for Technique Tuesdays, starting 1st October. I’m going to be looking close up at a range of watercolour and drawing techniques in a series of short but intensive tutorials. First three workshops are online now, more to follow! https://artsafari.co.uk/uk-workshop/technique-tuesdays-tools-of-the-trade/

ART HOLIDAYS 2024/2025

Sketch and Sail in the Hebrides

Sketch and sail trips are going really well, so we’re going to do some more! October and May trips are are with artists Alice Angus and Jane Northcote; Alice and I are doing the August/September voyage next year. Lady of Avenel is a lovely ship and there’s nothing quite like sailing these Scottish islands, sketching as we go and visiting places that the tourists can’t get to. No experience in either sketching or sailing is needed – we’re well looked after and you can participate in sailing the ship as little or as much as you like. Places fill up fast so get in touch if you’d like to join us. Full details on https://www.ladyofavenel.com/sketchandsail

Here’s a taster of my sketchbook from the latest voyage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIQ8qHMi6Y0 For a flavour of life on board, here’s a little vid of last September’s trip: http://ladyofavenel.com/journeys-adventures/sketchandsail/.

PRIVATE TUITION

I’m available for small group and individual tuition if you want to get together with a couple of friends, or have a one to one session for help on a particular aspect of your work. Sometimes you just need a few new techniques to get you unstuck and re-inspired.

TALKS AND DEMONSTRATIONS

Sketching in Antarctica is the favourite topic for talks this year, of course! I can give slide shows, sketchbook demonstrations and show you why sketching your world is so completely different to taking photographs.

For yacht clubs and sailing organisations I do talks or workshops on marine art, illustrating your log book and the challenges of sketching whilst sailing round Cape Horn!

My art workshop ‘menu’ includes: watercolour surgery, how to draw, working from photos, how to paint sea and sky, line and wash, colour mixing, creative doodling and card making, how to keep a sketchbook – anything connected with watercolours and drawing.