Seasonal Art School inspired by Nature and rooted in Mindfulness - Nature - Creativity - Well-being
Contemporary Art classes, courses and workshops inspired by the seasons that connect you to the natural beauty of Surrey and encourage well-being through creativity.
We are delighted to be joined in the studio this summer by local ceramicist and basket weaver Emily Hall for a mindful and soulful Foragers Basket weaving workshop, using a mixture of bought, found and foraged seasonal materials to create a stunning hand-woven basket or coiled mat.
Do you have a story in your heart that you’d like to transform into a work of Art?
Perhaps there’s a poem or quote that really resonates with you and you would love learn how to put down onto paper through pictures? Where do you start?
This season we welcome into the studio published children’s book author and illustrator Jacqui Taylor for a fantastic introduction to the Art of Illustration suitable for beginners.
We are delighted to be joined in the studio this summer by local ceramicist and basket weaver Emily Hall for a mindful and soulful Foragers Basket weaving workshop, using a mixture of bought, found and foraged seasonal materials to create a stunning hand-woven basket or coiled mat.
In this calming and creative Sunday morning workshop, Leanda will take you step by step through a brush lettering alphabet - providing a full toolkit to support your studies - culminating in creating your own brush lettered artwork to take home at the end of the session.
You'll begin by learning practice strokes and getting a feel for working with a brush pen, before moving on to learning both lower and uppercase letter-forms. Then we'll be putting them together to make words before finally writing out a phrase.
This unique masterclass allows you access to one of our true local talents. Jane will introduce you to some of her work and her working methods using the wet-on-wet watercolour technique.
You will receive practical guidance on how to wet your paper, add colour, subtract certain areas - working with artist quality pigments and watching them spread loosely across the page.
Class date: Saturday 11th July 2020
Class Time: 10:00 to 12:30
Take a photo or make a drawing and then create a photo-copy.
Take that photo-copy and create the most soulful and stunning prints from the photo-copy itself!
This deeply satisfying and fully immersive full day course will teach you all you need to know to create stunning prints from old photographs or new. Take a cheap digital shot or photo-copy and transform it into a work of art!
Summer is coming, the sun is out and 'drawing with light' expert and SAS founder Ellie Green is back with her super popular Cyanotype Masterclass this season!
This workshop is suitable for absolute beginners and requires NO PRIOR understanding of Photography at all.
Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature…
This seasonal twist on our traditional Ebru paper marbling workshops is all about the botanicals. We’ll teach you how to create beautiful floral prints that mirror that flora of the spring and summer seasons.
Workshop date: Sunday 14th June 2020
Workshop Time: 10:30 to 13:30
In this calming and creative Sunday morning workshop, Leanda will take you step by step through a brush lettering alphabet - providing a full toolkit to support your studies - culminating in creating your own brush lettered artwork to take home at the end of the session.
You'll begin by learning practice strokes and getting a feel for working with a brush pen, before moving on to learning both lower and uppercase letter-forms. Then we'll be putting them together to make words before finally writing out a phrase.
This unique masterclass allows you access to one of our true local talents. Jane will introduce you to some of her work and her working methods using the wet-on-wet watercolour technique.
You will receive practical guidance on how to wet your paper, add colour, subtract certain areas - working with artist quality pigments and watching them spread loosely across the page.
Throw away you cutting tools!
This fab day course teaches you how to create beautiful, almost painterly marks on lino, smooth indents or rugged textures with a lot less elbow grease than traditional cutting tools and a range of NEW opportunities to experiment with the surface of a lino block.
Course Date: Sunday 5th April 2020
Course level: Beginners and Explorers!
Join us for a taste of traditional turkish marbling with a modern twist as we explore surface and form in this fun beginners workshop. You’ll start by learning how to create marbled prints on paper before designing your own pattern to adorn a fresh and contemporary concrete pot! A great mothers day gift idea!
By the end of the workshop you’ll have produced multiple prints on paper as well as a marbled pot - with a little plant included - all for you to take home with you at the end of the day!
This unique masterclass allows you access to one of our true local talents. Jane will introduce you to some of her work and her working methods using the wet-on-wet watercolour technique.
You will receive practical guidance on how to wet your paper, add colour, subtract certain areas - working with artist quality pigments and watching them spread loosely across the page.
In this calming and creative Sunday morning workshop, Leanda will take you step by step through a brush lettering alphabet - providing a full toolkit to support your studies - culminating in creating your own brush lettered artwork to take home at the end of the session.
You'll begin by learning practice strokes and getting a feel for working with a brush pen, before moving on to learning both lower and uppercase letter-forms. Then we'll be putting them together to make words before finally writing out a phrase.
Meet the talented Watercolour Artist Jane Davies and learn all about her energetic and vibrant pieces inspired by the beautiful Surrey Wildlife! Inspired by the seasons of Surrey you can join Jane throughout the year exploring different subjects matters and palettes!
If you’ve got the winter blues and are looking for a little class that will get you feeling a little more chirpy and ready for Spring then join us for our Nested Robin Masterclass led by the oh so lovely Jane Davies.
Break up the week with our Sketchbook art class, suitable for absolute beginners to any level. A chance to meet and make regularly and get back into your creative flow. Make art, drink tea, talk art, talk life, meet others and make in our cosy studio. Each week we will work on a different aspect of art practice and fill our sketchbooks with creative experiments.
You will be given a sketchbook with your first class and our skills based sessions will improve your technical skill and inspire new ways of working that harness confidence and creativity.
No pressure, lots of laughter and plenty of time to reflect on the week.
Do you have a story in your heart that you’d like to transform into a work of Art?
Perhaps there’s a poem or quote that really resonates with you and you would love learn how to put down onto paper through pictures? Where do you start?
This season we welcome into the studio published children’s book author and illustrator Jacqui Taylor for a fantastic introduction to the Art of Illustration suitable for beginners.
This season we are delighted to welcome back top class knitter Sarah North to the studio for a developmental knitting course that will teach you, session by session, how to create a range of stitches and knit yourself calm with this step by step programme. This course is suitable for absolute beginners and comes with a full starter knit kit!
Sessions will be calm and friendly with a tutor on hand to support your learning.
Course starts: Tuesday 14th January 2020
Course continuation dates: Tuesday 28th January, Tuesday 11th February, Tuesday 25th February, Tuesday 10th March, Tuesday 24th March 2020.
Break up the week with our Sketchbook art class, suitable for absolute beginners to any level. A chance to meet and make regularly and get back into your creative flow. Make art, drink tea, talk art, talk life, meet others and make in our cosy studio. Each week we will work on a different aspect of art practice and fill our sketchbooks with creative experiments.
You will be given a sketchbook with your first class and our skills based sessions will improve your technical skill and inspire new ways of working that harness confidence and creativity.
No pressure, lots of laughter and plenty of time to reflect on the week.
Drawing is simply taking a line for a walk - Paul Klee
Does it seem that simple to you? If drawing feels like a chore and you’d like to learn more about how to loosen up your line, let it flow with ease and glow with light and shadow then our learn to draw course is just what you need! We’ve designed a 6 week course with absolute beginners in mind that takes you gently through the core concepts of drawing, teaching you the tricks that make putting marks to paper easy!
In this calming and creative Sunday morning workshop, Leanda will take you step by step through a brush lettering alphabet - providing a full toolkit to support your studies - culminating in creating your own brush lettered artwork to take home at the end of the session.
You'll begin by learning practice strokes and getting a feel for working with a brush pen, before moving on to learning both lower and uppercase letter-forms. Then we'll be putting them together to make words before finally writing out a phrase.
Workshop date: Sunday 12th January 2020
Workshop time: 10:30 to 1:00 pm
Workshop Location: Surrey Art School, Dean House Farm, RH5 5DL
Sketchbook Club - Morning Session: 9:30am - 10:45am
Sketchbook Club - Evening Session: 7pm - 8.15pm
Break up the week with our Sketchbook art class, suitable for absolute beginners to any level. A chance to meet and make regularly and get back into your creative flow. Make art, drink tea, talk art, talk life, meet others and make in our cosy studio. Each week we will work on a different aspect of art practice and fill our sketchbooks with creative experiments.
You will be given a sketchbook with your first class and our skills based sessions will improve your technical skill and inspire new ways of working that harness confidence and creativity.
Break up the week with our Sketchbook art class, suitable for absolute beginners to any level. A chance to meet and make regularly and get back into your creative flow. Make art, drink tea, talk art, talk life, meet others and make in our cosy studio. Each week we will work on a different aspect of art practice and fill our sketchbooks with creative experiments.
You will be given a sketchbook with your first class and our skills based sessions will improve your technical skill and inspire new ways of working that harness confidence and creativity.
No pressure, lots of laughter and plenty of time to reflect on the week.
This unique masterclass allows you access to one of our true local talents. Jane will introduce you to some of her work and her working methods using the wet-on-wet watercolour technique.
You will receive practical guidance on how to wet your paper, add colour, subtract certain areas - working with artist quality pigments and watching them spread loosely across the page.
Class date: Sunday 8th December 2019
Class Time: 10:30 to 13:00
Class Level: Beginners
Beginners Sketchbook Club
9:30am - 10:45am
and
Mixed Ability Sketchbook Club
7pm - 8:15pm
Break up the week with our Sketchbook art class, suitable for absolute beginners to any level. A chance to meet and make regularly and get back into your creative flow. Make art, drink tea, talk art, talk life, meet others and make in our cosy studio. Each week we will work on a different aspect of art practice and fill our sketchbooks with creative experiments.
You will be given a sketchbook with your first class and our skills based sessions will improve your technical skill and inspire new ways of working that harness confidence and creativity.
No pressure, lots of laughter and plenty of time to reflect on the week.
Break up the week with our Sketchbook art class, suitable for absolute beginners to any level. A chance to meet and make regularly and get back into your creative flow. Make art, drink tea, talk art, talk life, meet others and make in our cosy studio. Each week we will work on a different aspect of art practice and fill our sketchbooks with creative experiments.
You will be given a sketchbook with your first class and our skills based sessions will improve your technical skill and inspire new ways of working that harness confidence and creativity.
No pressure, lots of laughter and plenty of time to reflect on the week.
In this calming and creative Sunday morning workshop, Leanda will take you step by step through a brush lettering alphabet - providing a full toolkit to support your studies - culminating in creating your own brush lettered artwork to take home at the end of the session.
You'll begin by learning practice strokes and getting a feel for working with a brush pen, before moving on to learning both lower and uppercase letter-forms. Then we'll be putting them together to make words before finally writing out a phrase.
Sketchbook Club - Morning Session: 9:30am - 10:45am
Sketchbook Club - Evening Session: 7pm - 8.15pm
Break up the week with our Sketchbook art class, suitable for absolute beginners to any level. A chance to meet and make regularly and get back into your creative flow. Make art, drink tea, talk art, talk life, meet others and make in our cosy studio. Each week we will work on a different aspect of art practice and fill our sketchbooks with creative experiments.
You will be given a sketchbook with your first class and our skills based sessions will improve your technical skill and inspire new ways of working that harness confidence and creativity.
No pressure, lots of laughter and plenty of time to reflect on the week.
Break up the week with our Sketchbook art class, suitable for absolute beginners to any level. A chance to meet and make regularly and get back into your creative flow. Make art, drink tea, talk art, talk life, meet others and make in our cosy studio. Each week we will work on a different aspect of art practice and fill our sketchbooks with creative experiments.
You will be given a sketchbook with your first class and our skills based sessions will improve your technical skill and inspire new ways of working that harness confidence and creativity.
No pressure, lots of laughter and plenty of time to reflect on the week.
Beginners Sketchbook Club
9:30am - 10:45am
and
Mixed Ability Sketchbook Club
7pm - 8:15pm
Break up the week with our Sketchbook art class, suitable for absolute beginners to any level. A chance to meet and make regularly and get back into your creative flow. Make art, drink tea, talk art, talk life, meet others and make in our cosy studio. Each week we will work on a different aspect of art practice and fill our sketchbooks with creative experiments.
You will be given a sketchbook with your first class and our skills based sessions will improve your technical skill and inspire new ways of working that harness confidence and creativity.
No pressure, lots of laughter and plenty of time to reflect on the week.
