See you in the meadow this summer, when the fields are in full bloom, for a beautiful botanically-inspired workshop suitable for beginners. Ellie will share some gentle & soothing techniques for painting seasonal herbs and native wildflowers in vibrant watercolours. You’ll learn how to use a range of brushes to capture wild stems, leaves and blooms.

All materials, freshly brewed tea and coffee and a delicious light lunch are included in this seasonal workshop.

Take a walk on the wild side, as we introduce you to the hidden delights of nature’s spring larder. We’ll start the day with a wild tea, before we head on a walk through fields, woodlands and along tracks, with a syllabus built around what is not just seasonally available, but delicious too!

All materials, freshly brewed tea and coffee and a delicious light lunch are included in this seasonal workshop.

There is a whole microscopic world to explore that sits below the surface of the forest floor. We’ll connect the magic of Woodland Mushrooms and the Mycelium Network as we learn how to draw and paint our fungus friends using beginner-friendly techniques. A delightfully Autumnal workshop that is calming, grounding and deeply satisfying.

All materials, freshly brewed tea and coffee and delicious wildly inspired sweet treats are included in this seasonal workshop.

Join Artist-teachers Paul Wye and Ellie Green for a soothing creative Sunday in the Surrey Hills, foraging for fungus in the woods to photograph, before returning to the cosy Peaslake Village Hall to sip tea, nibble biscuits & create our own Jigsaw Lino blocks inspired by seasonal Fungi.

You’ll get the opportunity to work with our professional printing press, pulling multiple proofs to refine your design. You’ll benefit from the wisdom of two expert tutors on the day as you learn this new process. All materials and light refreshments are included!

See you in the meadow this summer, when the fields are in full bloom, for a beautiful botanically-inspired workshop suitable for beginners. Ellie will share some loose and expressive techniques for capturing Poppies, Buttercups and other native wildflowers using vibrant drawing inks, a brush and a dip pen.

All materials, freshly brewed tea and coffee and a delicious 2-course lunch are included in this seasonal workshop.

A nature journal is a space to record your observations, thoughts and feelings about what you experience in Nature. We’ll begin by taking a guided walk through the local woodland and meadow at Windsor Park, looking out for signs of spring in Nature.

After the walk we’ll return to the Environmental Centre for some light refreshments and under the gentle guidance of Artist teacher Ellie Green, you’ll learn how to set up a nature journal to record your finds using beginner-friendly techniques.

All materials and light refreshments are included in this seasonal workshop.

Join SAS founder Ellie Green and Lead Printmaking tutor Paul Wye for a collaborative day course bringing together nature and creativity - inspired by and located at Leith Hill (AONB).

Beat the winter blues and look for beauty in the mid-winter with this drawing and printmaking course which will include: Mindful Photography, Sketching on location, Dry-point etching plate development and process & layered coloured prints using Chine Colle! We’ll have exclusive use of the Coldharbour Cricket Club in the heart of Leith Hill and will be bringing along our A3 press to use on the day.

Sketchbook Club is our regular online Art Class, inspired by the seasons and infused with mindfulness. It is a fantastic way to learn about nature, through creativity will help you to slow down and tune in to the natural world around you. We work with a variety of materials - from pencil, to fine-liners, inks, charcoal, pastels and watercolours and learn core technique that will help grow your confidence and skill over time.

Sketchbook Club is our regular online Art Class, inspired by the seasons and infused with mindfulness. It is a fantastic way to learn about nature, through creativity will help you to slow down and tune in to the natural world around you. We work with a variety of materials - from pencil, to fine-liners, inks, charcoal, pastels and watercolours and learn core technique that will help grow your confidence and skill over time.

We'll take a gentle walk through a secluded woodland, treading softly as we soak up the sights, sounds and textures of the Autumn season. There we'll collect foraged items from the forest floor which Ellie will teach us how to record in our journals using really accessible, beginner friendly techniques.

Sketchbook Club is our regular online Art Class, inspired by the seasons and infused with mindfulness. It is a fantastic way to learn about nature, through creativity will help you to slow down and tune in to the natural world around you. We work with a variety of materials - from pencil, to fine-liners, inks, charcoal, pastels and watercolours and learn core technique that will help grow your confidence and skill over time.

Join Ellie for an Oak Gall Ink making demonstration, before settling down to use the fruits of the trees to capture the bare branches and stunning textures of the late Autumn season using a brush and some home-made ink.

We’ll spend the morning creating dreamy winter studies of the woodland – playing with washes and working with a range of different brushes and brush strokes to capture our surroundings.

Sketchbook Club is our regular online Art Class, inspired by the seasons and infused with mindfulness. It is a fantastic way to learn about nature, through creativity will help you to slow down and tune in to the natural world around you. We work with a variety of materials - from pencil, to fine-liners, inks, charcoal, pastels and watercolours and learn core technique that will help grow your confidence and skill over time.

There is a whole microscopic world to explore that sits below the surface of the forest floor. We’ll connect the magic of woodland mushrooms and the mycelium network as we learn how to draw and paint our fungus friends. A delightfully Autumnal workshop that is calming, grounding and deeply satisfying.

Sketchbook Club is our regular online Art Class, inspired by the seasons and infused with mindfulness. It is a fantastic way to learn about nature, through creativity will help you to slow down and tune in to the natural world around you. We work with a variety of materials - from pencil, to fine-liners, inks, charcoal, pastels and watercolours and learn core technique that will help grow your confidence and skill over time.

Sketchbook Club is our regular online Art Class, inspired by the seasons and infused with mindfulness. It is a fantastic way to learn about nature, through creativity will help you to slow down and tune in to the natural world around you. We work with a variety of materials - from pencil, to fine-liners, inks, charcoal, pastels and watercolours and learn core technique that will help grow your confidence and skill over time.

Take a walk on the wild side, as we introduce you to the hidden delights of nature’s spring larder. When done carefully and sustainably, foraging is a great way of connecting with our natural environment and making the most of the ingredients on our doorstep. You can’t get more local than your nearest hedgerow!

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!

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!

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.

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.

Sketchbook Club - Session 1: 9.30am - 10.45am

Sketchbook Club - Session 2: 11am - 12.15pm

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.

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.

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.

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.