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!

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.

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. 

Go with the flow they say – and what better way to do so than to learn how to loosen up your drawing technique and slow down your approach to watercolour painting with a super gentle botanical drawing and painting workshop?

We’'ll work with fine-liners, brush pens and artist quality watercolours to create beautiful blooming studies with a vibrant seasonal palette!

Join us for a mindful morning in the forest where we’ll slow things down and take time drink in our surroundings with a winter inspired woodland inks workshops led by Surrey Art School founder Ellie Green. We’ll start with ‘mindful looking’ using our eyes to scan the bare branches of the trees, looking for texture, changes in colour, light and noticing where the shadows fall. We’ll spend the rest of 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. Full guided tuition from Ellie and suitable for absolute beginners.

“The nourishment of body is food, while the nourishment of the soul is feeding others.” 

This season we have teaming up with integrative well-being therapist Atifa Balding (Surrey Hills Wellness) to launch a nourishing Friday morning breakfast club, bringing together a therapeutic and mindful menu of workshops with a soft focus on self-care.

Under the guidance of SAS Founder Ellie Green you’ll learn how to create beautiful hand-burnished mono-prints using the surrounding woodland as inspiration. You’ll be working with vegetable oil based inks that are totally non-toxic and create stunning photographic results. You’ll come away with multiple prints from leaves, feathers and whatever else you can find on the forest floor, taking a little bit of the beautiful woodland home with you on the day. Following the printing workshop, we’ll sit down at our shared dining table beneath the trees for a 2-course lunch, cooked over an open fire.

Join us for a mindful morning in the forest where we’ll slow things down and take time drink in our surroundings with a winter inspired woodland inks workshops led by Surrey Art School founder Ellie Green. We’ll start with ‘mindful looking’ using our eyes to scan the bare branches of the trees, looking for texture, changes in colour, light and noticing where the shadows fall. We’ll spend the rest of 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. Full guided tuition from Ellie and suitable for absolute beginners.

“The nourishment of body is food, while the nourishment of the soul is feeding others.” 

This season we have teaming up with integrative well-being therapist Atifa Balding (Surrey Hills Wellness) to launch a nourishing Friday morning breakfast club, bringing together a therapeutic and mindful menu of workshops with a soft focus on self-care.

Join experienced artist teacher and SAS founder Ellie Green for a comprehensive introduction to the Lino Printing process suitable for absolute beginners.

Linoleum is one of the most versatile materials for creating a long-lasting print block.

During this workshop you'll explore the range of options available for designing and carving a print block - exploring not only carving techniques, but how to get the most out of both the positive and negative space in your design. 

Ellie will also offer guidance on the types of ink available to you (we only work with non-toxic vegetable oil based inks - professional quality with beautiful vibrant pigments) and how to work safely with them. We will explore both hand-printing methods and press-based practice through the workshop.

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!

Sunday 15th December 2019 | 14:00 to 15:30

Painshill is delighted to welcome back Surrey Art School Founder, Ellie Green, for a fun festive watercolour workshop that will help you slow down and appreciate the changes in the natural world around you.

In this 90 minute workshop you’ll discover how to simplify botanical forms and sketch out a drawn wreath, before dropping a wintery palette of colours onto the surface of thick watercolour paper. We’ll then use stunning gold and silver paints to add a little sparkle to your finished design.

Glow Creative Meditation Breakfast / 10:00 - 12:00

Our Winter inspired meditation breakfast invites you to glow from the inside out. Expect a warming breakfast and soothing scents as we gather one last time to complete this series.

We’ll start the morning with a warming traditional Indian breakfast - prepared with utmost care and love by Ati (Surrey Hills Wellness). We’ll enjoy hand-made chapatis and a fragrant potato curry to awaken the senses.

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Festive Stars & Fizz / 19:30 to 21:30

This cosy Friday night workshop is just the tonic for a busy week in the office. We’ll have gentle tunes tinkling away in the background and a few bubbles to take the edge off the week as we ease into some mindful making.

Come and learn how to create your own festive stars from saved or sentimental papers using simple origami folding techniques. With slow, mindful folding, transform painted or up-cycled papers into decorations to keep or give those you love. String them together to make mini garlands, top your tree with them or add them to a greetings card.

Our Autumn Creative Meditation breakfast is all about embracing the natural ebb and flow of life and we’ll do this by connecting to the motion and flow of water.

We’ll start with a grounding home made breakfast bowl and an uplifting smoothie as we sip a tea or coffee, chat and share around the table - after which the lovely Ati aka Surrey Hills Wellness will lead us on a gently sensory meditation journey inspired by the sounds of moving water.

“The nourishment of body is food, while the nourishment of the soul is feeding others.” 

This season we are teaming up with integrative well-being therapist Atifa Balding (Surrey Hills Wellness) to launch a nourishing Friday morning breakfast club, bringing together a therapeutic and mindful menu of workshops with a soft focus on self-care.

“The nourishment of body is food, while the nourishment of the soul is feeding others.” 

This season we are teaming up with integrative well-being therapist Atifa Balding (Surrey Hills Wellness) to launch a nourishing Friday morning breakfast club, bringing together a therapeutic and mindful menu of workshops with a soft focus on self-care.

Sketch Book Club / Beginners (9:30 to 10:45 ) and Mixed Ability (11:00 to 12:15)

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.Book here: https://www.surreyartschool.com/sketchbookclub/

Mono-type Print Workshop
2pm - 5pm

In this workshop suitable for absolute beginners to those looking for a place to play and practice; we'll show you everything you need to know to create your own unique mono-type prints in this 3 hour workshop led by SAS founder Ellie Green .

Explore the full potential of the mono-type printing process and create wonderful artworks, where each print you create is totally unique - one of a kind!

Book online to secure your spot. https://www.surreyartschool.com/winterprints/

Introduction to Lino Printing Workshop

2pm - 5pm

Join experienced artist teacher and SAS founder Ellie Green for a comprehensive introduction to the Lino Printing process suitable for absolute beginners.

Linoleum is one of the most versatile materials for creating a long-lasting print block. During this workshop you'll explore the range of options available for designing and carving a print block - exploring not only carving techniques, but how to get the most out of both the positive and negative space in your design. 

The workshop will also support your creative development and Ellie will be sharing some fun and interesting ideas to help you find your own unique style.

Book online to secure your spot. https://www.surreyartschool.com/winterprints/

In this workshop suitable for absolute beginners to those looking for a place to play and practice; we'll show you everything you need to know to create your own unique mono-type prints in this 3 hour workshop led by SAS founder Ellie Green .

Explore the full potential of the mono-type printing process and create wonderful artworks, where each print you create is totally unique - one of a kind!

Book here: https://www.surreyartschool.com/winterprints/

Join us for a spooky night of life drawing as part of Museums at Night! Watch the museum come alive with spooky statue models and terrifying mythical monsters. Hosted by Ellie Green of Surrey Art school on behalf of Art Macabre.