Join Ellie and create beautiful hand-made botanical mono-prints using the surrounding woodland as inspiration. You’ll be working with vegetable oil based inks that are totally non-toxic and capture the stunning detail of the textures of nature with stunning photographic results – no matter your skill level. 

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

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.

This class is a beginner-kind class. It’s inspired by nature, the season and aimed at re-establishing a connection to nature and oneself. We'll work with non-toxic vegetable oil based inks and pull prints that look almost photographic in quality and detail. No previous print experience necessary - perfect for beginners.

All materials included. You’ll come away with multiple prints.

Join us this summer for a chance to paint dragonflies and demoiselles dancing over the water using beginner-kind watercolour techniques and some beautiful, iridescent paints that will make your paintings sparkle in the sun. A slow and soothing summer-inspired workshop that includes delicious food and bottomless cups of coffee and tea for you to sip and nibble on whilst time ebbs away.

All materials, freshly brewed tea and coffee and a wildly inspired picnic lunch are included in this seasonal workshop.

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.

This class is a beginner-kind class. It’s inspired by nature, the season and aimed at re-establishing a connection to nature and oneself. We'll work with non-toxic vegetable oil based inks and pull prints that look almost photographic in quality and detail. No previous print experience necessary - perfect for beginners.

All materials included. You’ll come away with multiple prints.

Mindful Photography is more than just taking photographs – it’s a moving meditation – a grounding lesson in slowing down, developing our sighting skills and connecting to space in a calming natural environment. Tune in your 'attentional aperture' learning to look at the world with new eyes as we slow down and notice the small things - the little changes in the light, the colours, the textures, in our surroundings.

As we walk through the secluded grounds at Windsor Park, looking for signs of Spring in Nature, you’ll learn some basic shooting options on your device as well as how to create more compelling photographic compositions.

Join us for a soothing Spring-inspired workshop where you’ll learn how to create paintings of a range of Wild Bird Eggs, Feathers and Nests using drawing inks, a dip pen and a sprinkle of pigment powder. At the end of the workshop we’ll nestle our eggs into a nest using some fun, expressive brush techniques!

 All materials, freshly brewed tea and coffee and delicious wildly inspired sweet treats 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.

Mindful Photography is more than just taking photographs – it’s a moving meditation – a grounding lesson in slowing down, developing our sighting skills and connecting to space in a calming natural environment. Tune in your 'attentional aperture' learning to look at the world with new eyes as we slow down and notice the small things - the little changes in the light, the colours, the textures, in our surroundings.

As we walk through the secluded woodland at Windsor Park, looking for signs of life in the Winter landscape, you’ll learn some basic shooting options on your device as well as how to create more compelling photographic compositions. At the end of the workshop we’ll return to the environmental centre for a cup of tea and review our best shots as a group.

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.

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.

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.

Nature Journaling is growing in popularity – it’s about connecting to your surroundings through a creative lens and using simple questions to enquire into and learn about your natural surroundings. With a drawing board, a range of paper and some samples of beautiful artist-quality watercolour paints, you’ll learn the names of flowers and plants, the song of different birds and some beginner-friendly sketching and painting techniques to capture the essence of a natural space.

Working with a mixture of vibrant watercolours and drawing inks, we’ll sink into some hedgerow inspired studies – capturing rosehips, blackberries and hawthorn using a brush and dip pen. Surrey Art School founder Ellie will guide you through how to capture these using soothing watercolour technique.

This summer, we welcome Surrey Art School founder Ellie Green back to the woods for a Woodland Inks Workshop with a seasonal twist. We’ll work with vibrant drawing inks to create studies of summer trees ‘in bloom’ bursting with the most beautiful bright greens and rich brown hues.

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.

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.

Start your weaving journey with the wonderful Susannah Bolton this season where she will be teaching you all you need to know to get to know your loom.

You'll be working with stunning hand-made notched lap looms and will learn all about the anatomy of the loom before planning a small tapestry and starting to weave.

Book Here: https://www.surreyartschool.com/weavingforwellbeing