Saturday 10th August 2024 | 10:30 to 13:00 | Surrey Art School, RH5 5DL

Here comes the Sun…

Join Ellie for a soothing and summer inspired 2.5 hour Botanical Painting workshop where she will guide you step by step through the process of creating your own Sunflower painting.

You’ll begin with learning some ‘drawing with the brush’ techniques - creating the shapes of beautiful radiant petals using simple brush strokes.

We’ll then work with wet on wet watercolour techniques and some rather unusual tools to create the furry texture of our seeded suns.

We’ll spend the first half of the morning exploring all the core elements of the Sunflower including petals, leaves, that thick stem and textured core.. Working layer by layer to add depth and detail to our paintings.

And in the second half of of the workshop we’ll create a more developed response to our sunny subjects, working with much thicker paper with more of a ‘tooth’.

You can expect a very gentle, beginner-kind morning in the studio making our own sunshine, whatever the weather…

All materials, a wide of selection of teas, local coffee & sweet treats are all included in this workshop. More info & booking below…

Book you space at Ellie’s table here:

To join this workshop simply book via the link below. Ellie’s workshops are usually just for Adults but 16+ can join when accompanied by an adult.

Full booking terms and conditions are here.

Please note: Spaces are limited on this summer inspired workshop folks. . The bonus is that with a small group you’ll get lots of individual support!

Further information

You don’t need to bring anything with you to the workshop - all materials and light refreshments are included in your booking.

The workshop will take place at Ellie’s studio and the address is:

Surrey Art School, Dean House Farm, Newdigate, RH55DL

There is plenty of free parking in front of the studio and loads of space in the overflow car park at the back of the farm.

We are also just around the corner from Tanhouse Farm Shop and The Six Bells if you wanted to go for a lovely lunch after the workshop or take a walk around the local countryside and make a day of it!