In this Summer inspired workshop we'll delve into the textures and colours of the garden in full bloom. Spending a gentle afternoon drawing on the lawn, we'll begin by learning some loose sketching techniques in pencil. We'll then refine our drawings in fine-liner, adding dotting, line and shadow work to bring our outline sketches to life.

The afternoon will be broken into two workshops, with a break for tea, locally roasted coffee and scrumptious homemade cakes midway through (vegan option available).

This season Surrey Art School founder Ellie Green invites you back to the Sculpture Garden to witness and capture this transformation in motion. Working with autumnal-toned drawing inks, a dip pen and watercolour brush - we'll capture the stark silhouettes, brittle foliage and warm bronzed tones on paper. 

All materials and light refreshments are included in this workshop - you will be given a round watercolour brush and a dip pen to take home on the day…

In this second summer-inspired workshop we'll be sketching en plein air in the gardens, working with soft pencil techniques and a range of mark-making to create soft tonal studies of summer blooms. Later in the afternoon we’ll switch it up to soft pastels - bringing colour and life to our studies. We'll create a series of soft studies of our surroundings, capturing the gentle mood of summer on paper.  

In this first, spring inspired workshop we'll delve into the textures and colours of the garden in bloom. Beginning with some loosening up exercises 'taking a line for a walk' -  we'll learn how to sketch and then refine our drawings with a fine-liner - adding dotting, mark-making and strengthening our outlines to bring our sketches to life.  At the end of the workshop we'll add vibrancy and movement to our drawings, adding a splash of artist quality watercolours to our designs. 

Join us this summer for a beautiful collaboration between Surrey Art School and The Salt Box in the stunning grounds of the Hannah Peschar Sculpture Garden. SAS founder Ellie Green will kick off the day with a mindful Nature Journaling workshop - learning some beginner friendly sketching and painting techniques to help capture a little slice of this natural paradise to take home.