Tuition & talks

WORKSHOPS AND COURSES

More dates for the autumn coming soon! In the meantime I’ll be running demos and workshops at Suffolk Sketchfest here in Woodbridge in August, along with other fantastic tutors – full details and programme here: https://artsafari.co.uk/uk-workshop/suffolk-sketchfest-2024/

ART HOLIDAYS 2024

Sketch and Sail 5th – 11th May – Oban to Barra

Well that was great fun! We had sunshine, wild waves, dolphins, puffins, good company and plenty of inspiration. Dates available soon for next year if you’d like to join me on board the brigantine ‘Lady of Avenel’ for a week of Scottish sketching and sailing. In the meantime, 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/.

Sketch and Sail in Cornwall – 5th – 8th July 2024

Skipper of the beautiful pilot cutter Tallulah has invited me to bring my paint box on board for a voyage from Falmouth to ‘Sea Salts and Sail’ festival in Mousehole, Cornwall. This tiny harbour hosts a feast of traditional boats during this weekend and the best way to see it all is by being part of it. There’s so much to sketch you won’t want to stop! This trip is now full, but hopefully we’ll do it again next year – here’s the details if you’d like to know more: https://classic-sailing.com/voyages/learn-to-draw-voyage-at-mousehole-sea-salts-sail-festival/

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.