With David Pasfield. Saturday 28th September 2024, 9.30am-4pm. Please aim to arrive at around 9am to set up your equipment. At Braintree Community Centre.   Class fee: £48 payable in advance. Materials: No additional materials cost.   Using an underpainting technique to apply a first impression painting followed by texture build-up using a palette knife with heavy body acrylics in an impasto style.   £48 for this full day workshop, payable in advance Free refreshments provided, but bring or buy your own lunch Please check the class details for the equipment and materials list   Equipment & Materials Acrylic paints – vibrant colours Heavy duty Impasto Gel MDF board or hardboard (pre-primed with white gesso) size should be at least 50 x 50 cm You can also use canvasses or canvas board Large bristle brushes (old decorator’s brush will suffice) Palette knife Easel – (table or free-standing) Palette – greaseproof paper over cardboard is adequate, or stay-wet palette 2 large water pots and roll of kitchen towels Sketches or photos for inspiration Do wear old clothes as this can be quite messy!

With David Pasfield. Saturday 19th October 2024, 9.30am - 4pm. Please aim to arrive at around 9am to set up your equipment. At Braintree Community Centre.   Class fee: £48 payable in advance. Materials: No additional materials cost.   Paint with confidence in this challenging medium.  Learn watercolour techniques bringing fresh colours and light to your landscape.  Work from your own photos or sketches or from the Tutor’s ideas.   £48 for this full day workshop, payable in advance Free refreshments provided, but bring or buy your own lunch Please check the class details for the equipment and materials list   Equipment & Materials Watercolour paints – vibrant colours Watercolour paper (not surface) at least 45 x 30cm) Watercolour brushes – the larger the better Easel (table or free-standing) plus board large enough to fix paper to Masking fluid Roll of kitchen towel 2 large water pots Mixing palette – large reservoirs (a large dinner plate will suffice)

With David Pasfield. Saturday 30th November 2024, 9.30am-4pm. Please aim to arrive at around 9am to set up your equipment. At Braintree Community Centre.   Class fee: £48 payable in advance. Materials: No additional materials cost.   £48 for this full day workshop, payable in advance Free refreshments provided, but bring or buy your own lunch Please check the class details for the equipment and materials list   Using an underpainting technique to apply a first impression painting followed by texture build-up using a palette knife with heavy body acrylics in an impasto style.   Equipment & Materials Acrylic paints – vibrant colours Heavy duty Impasto Gel MDF board or hardboard (pre-primed with white gesso) size should be at least 50 x 50 cm You can also use canvasses or canvas board Large bristle brushes (old decorator’s brush will suffice) Palette knife Easel – (table or free-standing) Palette – greaseproof paper over cardboard is adequate, or stay-wet palette 2 large water pots and roll of kitchen towels Sketches or photos for inspiration Do wear old clothes as this can be quite messy!

With Bianca Garcia. Book a place on our Lino Printmaking Workshop where you can create your own Lino stamp and print your own design. 21st February 2025, 9.30am – 3pm. £30 pp (£10 non-refundable deposit to secure space) Whether you are a beginner or someone who has dabbled in printmaking before and wants a refresher. Using traditional Lino cutting techniques, you will learn how to create your own Lino printing block. You will keep the Lino block for many more prints you may want to make at home. Although it is not necessary, do feel free to bring with you some ideas and inspiration for your block stamp. Simple large block designs and silhouette shapes work best for this type of printmaking. However, examples and ideas are also provided in the workshop. You will leave the workshop with a set of Lino blocks and prints. There will be an additional cost of around £15 for a Linocut Taster Kit that will need to be purchased prior to attending the workshop, details and links are below: Essdee L2LTK Linocut Taster Kit, Black https://amzn.eu/d/dz1MUrK Packs are also available at Hobbycraft and eBay, these have a range of blades and Lino boards and come with one ink in red, or blue, or black or gold water-based print-making ink. Learners will also need to bring along an apron or old clothes.

With David Pasfield. Using an underpainting technique to apply a first impression painting followed by texture build-up using a palette knife with heavy body acrylics in an impasto style. Free up your painting style, being bold and not worrying about detail. Free refreshments provided, but bring or buy your own lunch Please check the class details for the equipment and materials list Materials: No additional materials cost Equipment & Materials Acrylic paints – vibrant colours Heavy duty Impasto Gel MDF or hardboard (pre-primed with white gesso). You can also use canvasses or canvas board.  (Size should be at least 50x50 cm) Large bristle brushes (old decorator’s brushes will suffice) Palette knife Easel – (table or free-standing) Palette – greaseproof paper over cardboard is adequate, or ‘stay-wet’ palette 2 large water pos and roll of kitchen towel Sketches or photos for inspiration Do wear old clothes as this can be quite messy!