Tuition & talks

TALKS AND DEMONSTRATIONS

Sketching in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean is the favourite topic for talks, of course, but I can also do workshops and 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.

WORKSHOPS AND COURSES

10th May 2025 – Anglo Saxon Art – talk and workshop, Woodbridge

Come along to the Longshed on Woodbridge waterfront where I’ll be taking an artist’s viewpoint of the extraordinary Sutton Hoo treasures along with other finds. Art truly knows no borders! After the talk we’ll have a hands on workshop and I’ll take you through some basic techniques for creating your own Anglo-Saxon designs. All materials provided and no experience necessary! Book direct at the Longshed or through Eventbrite: https://www.woodbridgeriversidetrust.org/anglo-saxon-art-talk-by-claudia-myatt/

17th and 18th May 2025 – Watercolour basics and Improving your watercolours – Woodbridge

Get immersed in watercolours – colours, techniques, brushstrokes, washes….. join us for one day or both depending on your level of experience. Total beginners welcome! Book through Art Safari: https://artsafari.com/uk-sketching-workshops-and-virtual-workshops/

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! There are two voyages planned for 2025. The first is 25th – 31st May with artists Alice Angus and Jane Northcote; the second is 31st August – 6th September led by me and Alice. 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 are filling 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/.

Arctic Adventure!

I’m thrilled to be heading up a unique sketching voyage in the far north in June 2025. I’ll be joining the schooner ‘Noorderlicht’ in Longyearben, Svalbard, one of the Northernmost inhabited places which lies between Norway and the North Pole. We’ll explore this wild place under sail, spotting polar pears and other extraordinary wildlife amongst the ice. There are now just three places left so do get in touch with Art Safari if you’d like to join us – here are the full details: https://artsafari.co.uk/art-holiday/an-arctic-expedition-polar-bears-and-glaciers/

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.