We'll use soft pastels or acrylics to define architectural features and furniture; perhaps a kitchen scene, light filtering through a window, a view of your garden or outdoor building. Learn how to capture what's around you with confidence.

Carole will demonstrate the versatility of acrylic as a medium. We will experiment with adding gels to create texture, using palette knives and creating collages. A fun workshop for all abilities!

This popular week long course will give you a chance to experiment with or improve both landscape and portrait painting both painting outdoors and in the studio, using watercolours, soft pastels and or acrylics - the choice is yours.

As the first signs of Spring now start to appear, we celebrate this joyous season by capturing the fresh colours and dappled light of a woodland, a local view or a study of pretty Spring flowers. Watercolours or a medium of your choice.

The aim of many of our classes is to strive towards a realistic drawing or painting. This time, let's have some fun creating a composition just looking at shapes, colours and patterns using a medium of your choice!

An opportunity to learn new techniques or experiment with soft pastels: the perfect medium for landscapes, seascapes, still life or portraits.

In this short course Carole will introduce you to pen & wash techniques. Pen and Wash (an ink drawing with watercolours added) is a delightful medium for quick, loose sketchbook studies or for paintings that require a lot more detail.

This is an exciting opportunity to visit and sketch this historic 16th century house and its beautiful gardens. We will also learn about the life and work of Cedric Morris and Lett Haines. Suitable for all abilities

Taking inspiration from this historic and beautiful setting, Carole will show you how to translate the delightful surroundings into sketches using pencil, pen and wash.