Exploring Nature and the Arts 2019 by field-studies-council

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Field Studies Council (FSC) is an environmental charity which cares about people understanding and taking inspiration from the world around us. FSC was established in 1943 with a vision from its founders to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;provide opportunities to study animals and plants in their natural environment.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Almost 75 years later we are still doing this and have also grown and developed to include all kinds of experiences which help people to enjoy the natural world, including the creative and learning opportunities within this brochure. Our programme of day and residential experiences includes a wide variety of painting, craft and photography breaks which use the beautiful surroundings of our Centres as inspiration for your art.

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From stained glass inspired by birds, to fine botanical drawings or baskets woven with hedgerow materials, there are many ways the plants and animals around influence the creativity on our holidays. We also have a section dedicated to Exploring the Natural World, which includes walking and introductions to natural history, alongside local history, and geology. These breaks offer a lovely way to develop your knowledge of wildlife in some of the stunning locations around our Centres. We hope you find a holiday to suit you!

*MMU Accredited by Manchester Metropolitan University. See page 40.

“Very good, very educational course, excellent teaching of many techniques. Highly recommended.” Textures of the Landscape: Exploring Collagraph Printmaking at Malham Tarn, April 2018

“Great course led by Jem Bowden. Enthusiastic, considered and well-balanced course delivered via a mix of demonstrations, exercises and constructive feedback of work completed during the week. I learnt a lot, improved a bit and it was great fun. The staff at Flatford Mill were friendly, helpful and provided us with wholesome food, leaving us with plenty of time to devote to the course.” Inspired and Direct Watercolour Landscapes at Flatford Mill, April 2018

Our Holidays Our wide range of walking, photography, painting and craft holidays are all about exploring the beautiful surroundings of our Centres and taking inspiration from the natural world around us. They offer a wonderful chance to escape day-to-day life, relax and enjoy a sociable break. Holidays are led by skilled tutors with a genuine passion for their subject. We will introduce you to a few of these tutors in this brochure and full descriptions of them all are on our website. On the next pages you will find details of our wonderful locations around the UK to choose from.

4 Locations 6 Exploring the Natural World 17 Walking and Natural History 19 Geology and Scenery 10 Local History 12 Painting, Drawing and the Arts 13 Watercolours 16 Oils and Acrylics 16 Pastels 17 Drawing and Sketching 18 Your Own Choice of Medium 20 Botanical Illustration 20 Flower Painting 21 Wildlife Painting 21 Portraits 21 Creative Writing 22 Crafts and Traditional Skills 23 Crafts 28 Traditional Skills 30 Photography 33 Booking Information 33 Index of Holidays by Location

Natural History Courses

Our natural history courses and family holidays are a great way to learn more about the wildlife you can discover in and around our Centres. www.field-studies-council.org www.real-family-holidays.org

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Our Locations We have a fantastic network of Centres across the UK, all carefully selected for their surroundings and unique wildlife often found within easy reach. Many of our Centres are close to UK National Parks, Sites of Special Scientific Interest and rare flora and fauna.

Accommodation

Food and Drink

We want your stay to be as comfortable as possible. Residential Centres all provide simple, sole occupancy accommodation. Some rooms are ensuite, please check at the time of booking, but if not shower and toilet facilities are close by.

Food is important at FSC – from tasty cooked breakfasts to indulgent afternoon cakes – it’s something which our visitors always remember! Ingredients are locally sourced wherever possible and our kitchen teams create menus of fresh, seasonal and varied meals, catering for any dietary needs.

Centres are well equipped for courses with classroom and laboratory spaces and relevant equipment available.You can also enjoy cosy bars, comfy lounges, dining rooms and large gardens – ideal spaces to share any relaxation time with newfound friends. Our Centres also have free Wi-Fi available for visitors.

There are complimentary facilities for making hot and cold drinks available at all times. Some of our Centres also have bars for evening drinks, if not you are welcome to bring a bottle to enjoy in a quiet spot.

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Margam Kindrogan

Millport

Malham Tarn

Our residential fee includes cooked breakfast, picnic lunch, evening meal and homemade cakes during your course.

Orielton

Flatford Mill

The price displayed in the brochure is for sole occupancy accommodation. You can choose to share a room or attend a course without using our accommodation. Please visit our website or contact the Centre for these prices.

*MMU Accredited by Manchester Metropolitan University. See page 40.

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FSC Exploring Nature and the Arts courses are available at the locations indicated by AM Amersham BW Bishops Wood BL Blencathra CH Castle Head DF Dale Fort DG Derrygonnelly EF Epping Forest FM Flatford Mill JH Juniper Hall KD Kindrogan LDN FSC offers courses at other locations in London MT Malham Tarn MA Margam MIL Millport NC Nettlecombe Court OR Orielton PM Preston Montford RC Rhyd-y-creuau SL Slapton Ley TM Tollymore

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Exploring the Natural World

This section introduces the natural world and special local places through exploring and understanding the distinctive character of the landscape and wildlife around FSC Centres. It incorporates our previous Local History and Archaeology sections along with Walking and Natural History and Geology for those interested in discovering more about the natural world. Each holiday within Walking and Natural History has been given a level to indicate the amount of activity involved:

Levels

Walking 1 Up to 3 miles of gentle walking on any one day... no special preparation required providing you are used to gentle exercise. Walking 2 3 to 8 miles of brisker walking on any one day, some hill climbs possible... some regular exercise before the course is recommended, especially if you do not walk these distances regularly.

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Walking 3 8 miles plus of more strenuous walking on any one day, hill climbs likely... regular exercise before the course is essential to ensure everyone in the group is experienced in covering the distances.

The price displayed for residential courses is for sole occupancy accommodation. You can choose to share a room or attend a course as a non-resident. Please visit our website or contact the Centre for these prices.

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Walking 4 These courses include a range of activities which are suitable for individuals with a reasonable degree of physical fitness. Please contact the Centre running the course to discuss the level of fitness required.

Centres BL DF FM HO

Blencathra, The Lake District Dale Fort, Pembrokeshire Coast Flat ford Mill, Suf folk â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Constable Countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Courses not at an FSC Centre, please contact Head Of fice for information KD Kindrogan, Scottish Highlands LDN London MA Margam, The Gower, South Wales MIL Millport, Isle of Cumbrae, Scotland NC Nettlecombe Court, Somerset OR Orielton, Pembrokeshire Coast PM Preston Mont ford, Shropshire Hills RC Rhyd-y-creuau, Snowdonia SL Slapton Ley, South Devon

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Walking and Natural History The Pembrokeshire Coast National Park DF

Mon 15 Apr - Sat 20 Apr

Tutor: John Archer-Thomson

£560

Walking 2

Discover Pembrokeshire’s diverse natural history, especially the seabirds and wild flowers, while walking the Pembrokeshire Coast Path. We hope to spend one day on Skomer Island (boat and landing fees included) with three land-based days. On the last morning there may be an opportunity to visit the world famous gannetry on Grassholm (boat fees not included).

Fri 26 Apr - Sun 28 Apr

Tutor: Neil Catchpole

£270

Walking 2

This stimulating weekend walking course weaves together a variety of local history, wildlife and conservation themes and compares the countryside we see today with the scenes John Constable painted 200 years ago. There are two routes of six to eight miles, breaking for lunch at excellent local pubs! On Saturday we explore the villages of East Bergholt, Stratford St Mary and Dedham in the Stour Valley. On Sunday we go a little further afield into the Box Valley around Stoke-by-Nayland and Polstead.

Spring Wildlife Watch OR

Sat 04 May - Wed 08 May

Tutor: Clive Hurford

£455

Walking 1

See the fauna and flora of Pembrokeshire in the spring, including badgers, bats, migrant birds and spectacular displays of spring flowers! Gentle coast and woodland walks make this a memorable experience for anyone interested in natural history. We plan to visit Skomer Island, with its internationally important seabird colonies (boat and landing fees included).

Fri 31 May - Sun 02 Jun

Tutor: Neil Catchpole

£270

Walking 1

The classic lowland river-valley of the Stour has a colourful history, as captured by John Constable and Thomas Gainsborough. The course will explore its hidden heritage, visiting the historic market town of Sudbury at the head of the navigation, with a short trip on a recently restored river lighter and a visit to one of the remaining water mills in the area. On the second day a gentle walk along the valley will concentrate on discovering more about the ever-changing wildlife habitats and discuss how we now manage them. The whole weekend will be interspersed with local tales and folk songs, illustrating the evolving fortunes of this enchanting landscape and the people who live and work here.

Summer Walks to Perthshire Pubs KD

Fri 21 Jun - Mon 24 Jun

Tutor: Kindrogan Tutors

£252

Walking 1

LDN

Sat 06 Jul - Sat 06 Jul

£35

Tutor: Sharon Brown

Walking 1

An ecological introduction to the large acid and neutral grasslands, open water and trees of Bushy Park including the important veteran trees. We will get to know a range of the plants, including grasses, and butterfly species from both the acid and neutral areas. Tree ID and dipping for pondlife, together with identification of wetland plants will also be covered. The contrasting flora and management history will be discussed and we will consider the ecological value and what this tells us about the past and present. Fee includes FSC foldout chart Freshwater Name Trail.

Summer Wildlife Watch OR

Thu 18 Jul - Mon 22 Jul

£455

Tutor: Clive Hurford

Walking 1

Take a leisurely but informative look at the wildlife of Pembrokeshire’s sea cliffs, farmland, wetlands and rivers, including flowering plants, mammals, birds, butterflies and dragonflies. Local specialities include badgers, bats, grey seals, porpoises and the puffins and late-summer seabird colonies of Skomer Island (boat and landing fees included).

Walking and Natural History in Margam Park MA

Fri 19 Jul - Sun 21 Jul

Tutor: June Chatfield

£289

Walking 1

Margam Park, a former deer park and country mansion is at the foot of the hills forming the former Welsh coalfield. The differences in geology across the park is reflected in the scenery, plant habitats and animal life with an abundance of natural history interest across the groups. Each day will focus on walks with viewpoints to study and for you to enjoy the scenery and its history back to the Iron Age.

Exmoor Big 10 NC

Fri 19 Jul - Mon 22 Jul

Tutor: Verity Jones

£380

Walking 2

Over the course of the weekend, we will be tracking down some of the most iconic, often rare species and exciting habitats that can be found in Exmoor National Park. This will include High Brown Fritillary and Purple Hairstreak butterflies; Dartford Warblers; Whinchats; Nightjars; Red Deer; Exmoor Ponies and Highland Cattle; ancient oak woodland, blanket bog and species such as sundews and a variety of Exmoor’s bat population. This will be a unique opportunity to walk and explore some beautiful locations on Exmoor (whilst the heather and gorse is in flower).

Exploring Pembrokeshire DF

Mon 22 Jul - Mon 29 Jul

Tutor: Steve Morrell

£690

Walking 2

Sample some of the delights of Pembrokeshire at a leisurely pace; waterways and seabirds, clifftops and wooded valleys, natural history and ancient history all rolled into one.We plan to include a visit to Skomer Island to look at its ecology and natural history (boat and landing fees included).

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Photography

The benefits of walking and rambling are well known in supporting stress reduction, general wellbeing, as well as the many benefits of being in the outdoors, such as helping eliminate fatigue and lowering blood pressure. You will be led on a guided natural history and landscape walk up and over some of the more accessible glens, Corbetts or Munroes with a final stop at the pub and a chance to purchase a hand pulled pint or warming cup of tea.You will return to Kindrogan each evening for a home cooked meal and a chance to relax and reflect.

The Natural History of Bushy Park

Craf ts and Traditional Skills

Navigable River: An Entertaining History of the River Stour

Pembrokeshire Coast - Alice Sargent

Painting Drawing and the Ar ts

Late Spring Walking Weekend: Exploring South Suffolk and ‘Constable Country’

Hogh Bay, Coll - Robin Sutton

Wild Walks in West Somerset NC

Mon 29 Jul - Fri 02 Aug

Tutor: Peter Boorman

£420

Summer Guided Tour of Suffolk Walking 2

Mon 19 Aug - Fri 23 Aug

Tutor: Neil Catchpole

£540

Walking 1

Come and experience the fantastic landscapes of West Somerset from the Quantock Hills to the rocky shores of Exmoor. These guided walks will allow you to immerse yourself in the natural history and wildlife of the area, encompassing a variety of habitats. Stop and take some time to learn about the area or find out how to identify a new species, with an FSC tutor guiding you there will be plenty of opportunity to absorb some local knowledge and gain a better understanding of some of the wildlife in and around Exmoor National Park.

This course involves a guided exploration of the Suffolk countryside, taking in some of the natural history, local history and places of interest. From the beautiful coast to the historic villages, there will also be a day spent closer to the Centre visiting Dedham and walking through Constable Country. With a natural story teller as your tutor you are sure to have an enjoyable week and go home with a lot more knowledge of this wonderful area.

History and Natural History of the Conwy Valley from Source to Sea

Sun 11 Aug - Fri 16 Aug

£450

Tutor: Hanni Brett and Elwyn Edwards

Walking 2

The course will unfold the rich tapestry of wildlife, landscape and history that defines the Conwy Valley through a series of short walks and site visits to places such as isolated waterfalls, dramatic castles and ancient woodland.

Beachcombing and Seashells MA

Fri 16 Aug - Mon 19 Aug

Tutor: June Chatfield

£333

Walking 1

Investigate the seashells found on the sandy beach at Port Talbot (Aberavon), their identification and way of life.Visit a rocky shore at Porthcawl where different shells and other sealife will be found amongst seaweed and in the pools. We will also explore the limestone rocks which contain fossils. Specimens collected will be brought back to the Centre for closer examination and naming.

The Secret Hills of Shropshire PM

Mon 19 Aug - Fri 23 Aug

Tutor: Centre Staff

£425

Walking 1

The ‘Secret Hills’ area of Shropshire is a place you might not have thought to visit! This relaxed five-day course will begin to explore this fantastic area and is aimed at anyone interested in wildlife, landscape and history. Shropshire is a county with a wide range of habitats and wonderful landscapes, steeped in history and legend.

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Autumn Walks to Perthshire Pubs Fri 11 Oct - Mon 14 Oct

Tutors: Kindrogan Tutors

£252

Walking 1

Exploring Scottish Islands Discover stunning UK island locations along with their fascinating wildlife. Please note these trips are booked via FSC Head Office.

Hebridean Spring: Coll and the Treshnish Isles HO

Tue 07 May-Tue 14 May

£1,200

Tutor: Martyn Jamieson and Robin Sutton

Walking 1

A beach holiday with a difference, mile after mile of beautiful white shell sand beaches, turquoise seas alive with wildlife and a boat trip out to land on Lunga, the largest of the Treshnish Isles, for a spot of ‘puffin therapy’. A series of leisurely walks will allow us to enjoy the sights and sounds of seabirds, waders, divers and seals, hopefully otters and cetaceans. Coll is one of the strongholds of the UK corncrake population, and we will learn about the innovative management strategies introduced by the RSPB and SNH to first stabilise and then reverse declining numbers. With patience we should see this most secretive of birds, but we will certainly hear them! No shared rooms unless booking as a couple.

Fri 12 Jul-Sat 20 Jul

£1,800

Walking 1

Tutor: Martyn Jamieson and Robin Sutton

An exploration of the most northerly of the Outer Hebrides, a wild, beautiful landscape rich in wildlife and archaeology. Marvel at the 5000 year old Callanish Stone Circle and Carloway Broch, discover the history of Harris Tweed and watch a weaver at work, search for eagles, otters, seals and cetaceans.Visit the most beautiful beach in Britain - if not the world (probably!). The highlight of the week, though very weather dependent, will be a boat trip out to the Shiant Islands - one of the most important seabird colonies in Europe, with up to 63,000 pairs of puffin and 7% of the UK razorbill population. A very special place.

Islay - Autumn Wildlife Walks HO

Sat 02 Nov - Sat 09 Nov

£1,800

Walking 1

Tutor: Martyn Jamieson and Robin Sutton

Fri 03 May - Mon 06 May

Introductory Geology in Perthshire KD

Fri 19 Jul - Fri 26 Jul

Tutor: Fiona McGibbon

£597

Fri 29 Mar - Sun 31 Mar

Tutor: Fiona McGibbon

£291

Open to all

Daily field exploration in the beautiful Perthshire landscape will be supported by a combination of classroom-based lectures and practical sessions (looking at rock specimens, microscopes and maps). This course offers a solid foundation that will help you put Scotland’s geology into context. Set in the eroded remains of a great mountain range, we are well placed for interesting rocks. Please note that some days of this course are in effect a level 2 walking course (see page 6).

Geology and Scenery of the Pembrokeshire Coast OR

Fri 26 Jul - Thu 01 Aug

Geology and Scenery in Perthshire Fri 03 May - Sun 05 May

Tutor: Fiona McGibbon

£170

£595

Open to all

This weekend course mixes field excursions, classroom lectures and practical activities to offer an introduction to the geology of the area. We will look at glacial deposits, and a range of ancient rocks that represent the roots of a great mountain range as well as its erosional remains. A great location to see a variety of fascinating rocks in the field. Please note this a level 2 walking course (see page 6).

Fiona McGibbon

Fri 02 Aug - Fri 09 Aug

Tutor: Martin Summers

£720

Open to all

A hands-on course visiting the county’s most spectacular headland locations. The course will study Devon’s fascinating geology and how it reflects a diverse wildlife. Excursions will focus on the geology, marine biology and botany encountered. Other wildlife such as butterflies may also feature. This course is very popular and has been well-attended since it was first created 16 years ago. The exceptionally low tides for this year gives us a rare chance to visit a classic arch as well as sea caves at Peartrees Point - the coloured walls here are amazing due to sponges, squirts and seaweeds. At Prawle Point there is a kelp bed that has an underlying pink seaweed mantle next to a rocky ledge rarely accessible.

Geology and Scenery of Shropshire and the Borderlands PM

Fri 09 Aug - Fri 16 Aug

Tutor: David Cronshaw

£575

Open to all

Examine classic geology and discover a vast range of rocks, minerals and fossils in Shropshire. Investigate long-extinct volcanoes, fossil coastlines, ancient deserts, past glaciers and much more. Suitable for both enthusiastic amateurs and those with a more detailed interest. Please note that this is in effect a Level 2 walking course (see page 6).

Geology and Scenery of North Wales RC

Fri 16 Aug - Fri 23 Aug

Tutor: David Cronshaw

£580

Open to all

Snowdonia can truly be said to be a landscape shaped by the contrasting forces of fire and ice. We will visit rock exposures ranging in age from Pre-Cambrian to Upper Palaeozoic, set in some of the most spectacular scenery in Britain.

Flora, Fauna and Geology in the Uplands BL

Fri 06 Sep - Sun 08 Sep

Tutor: Phil Houghton

£225

Open to all

Identification is a key activity in understanding a landscape, getting down to the detail, its flora, fauna, tracks and signs that make up the bigger picture. Poet and keen field specialist, Phil Houghton will support and encourage you to look closer at upland landscapes.

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Fiona McGibbon is an Open University Associate Lecturer in Earth Sciences and also teaches at Edinburgh University’s Centre for Open Learning. She is an experienced field and classroom teacher and has a long connection with Kindrogan. An expert in petrology, she provides specialist services to archaeologists and works with local artists too.

A Field Study of the Geology, Botany and Marine Biology in South Devon

Craf ts and Traditional Skills

The geology of Great Cumbrae can be summarised as red sandstone and basaltic dykes, but in fact, there are numerous types of each and there is a major fault crossing the island too. This weekend course will show you how field evidence is used to work this out and what it means. The coastal exposures round the island are fantastic and field evidence is graphic, providing an opportunity for detailed study.

Beginner

Pembrokeshire has an outstanding range of geological features in a compact area making it an ideal location for your summer visit. This includes Palaeozoic rock sequences from the Precambrian of St David’s to the Carboniferous of St Govans, and the classical geomorphology of the superb Pembrokeshire coast including a boat trip to the Old Red Sandstone and Carboniferous of Caldey Island.

Great Geology at Great Cumbrae MIL

Open to all

Combining short walks with an exploration of the geology and scenery of northern Snowdonia. Fire and ice have shaped this landscape, with volcanic rocks over 500 million years old and glaciers carving huge valleys through the mountains.

Tutor: Dave Green

Geology and Scenery

£325

Tutor: Paul Gannon

Painting Drawing and the Ar ts

Islay, ‘the Queen of the Hebrides’, is softer, greener and more wooded than the other islands. Autumn is the best time of year to visit, with tens of thousands of geese returning from Arctic breeding grounds, grey seals pupping on offshore islands, wader and wildfowl numbers building, eagles and harriers hunting, red deer rutting, choughs playing in the wind, and otters active on loch and shore.We will explore the island through a series of gentle walks, discovering rich archaeology and history in addition to wildlife.

The Geology of Northern Snowdonia

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The Hebrides: Harris, Lewis and the Shiants

Hyacinthoides (Bluebells) in Kindrogan - Margaret Sixsmith

Local History

Legends in the Landscape KD

Who Do You Think You Are? Using Heraldry as Modern Identity KD

Fri 03 May - Sun 05 May

Tutor: Gordon Casely

£170

Open to all

What’s behind the explosion in use of heraldry in the 21st century? This popular two-day course examines the colourful medium of heraldry, and how and why it is used, and why it applies to everyone, including you. The course includes illustrated talks, flying flags, a field trip and practical experience in designing arms for your name.

Gardens to Inform and Inspire FM

Fri 31 May - Sun 02 Jun

£160

Open to all

Tutor: Jennifer Andrews and Steve Flowerday

Personal taste, the love of particular flower families, the setting and the use all contribute to the gardens we see today.We will visit three or four contrasting gardens within local Suffolk villages.These will provide a diverse experience to gain inspiration and vision for your own garden. Evenings will be spent looking back through the day and forward to the following one.

Seaweed for Sustenance MIL

Fri 07 Jun - Sun 09 Jun

Tutor: Jane Pottas

£297

Open to all

This course will act as a great introduction to seaweeds and include talks such as “Food, Fertilisers, Pharmaceuticals and False Teeth” about the uses of seaweed. It will also look at the role of seaweed in a historical context of seaweed in different cultures, and at some of the people who played a significant role in increasing our knowledge of seaweed such as Kathleen Drew Baker an English scientist who is credited with saving the Japanese seaweed industry in the 1950s.

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Fri 14 Jun - Mon 17 Jun

Tutor: Roddy Maclean

£252

Open to all

This weekend course offers an introduction to the rich heritage of Gaelic legends and historical tales from Highland Scotland, told (largely in English) by a fluent Gaelic-speaking tutor. Participants will explore Perthshire glens, lochs and rivers which provide locations for some of the most famous tales of the Gàidhealtachd.

History of the Clyde MIL

Mon 05 Aug - Fri 09 Aug

Tutor: Tom Stevenson

£504

Open to all

The Isle of Great Cumbrae is situated in the glacial fjord of the Firth of Clyde and contains a wide array of accessible marine and terrestrial habitats for studying. The shores of the island contain a huge diversity of marine invertebrate species, which make it a perfect wintering ground for many species of wildfowl and waders, while the surrounding seas support large numbers of seabirds and marine mammals. Inland one can also find woodland, farmland, heathland and wetland habitats.

Suffolk Christmas Tour FM

Mon 09 Dec - Fri 13 Dec

Tutor: Neil Catchpole

£540

Open to all

Come and explore the atmospheric winter landscapes of Suffolk’s ancient woodlands, open skies and coast. Imagine Christmas past, and experience Christmas present all in the safe hands of your tutor, with plenty of songs and tales along the way.

Exploring Pembrokeshire at Dale Fort, July 2018

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;An excellent course in the most beautiful location. Wonderful walks; Steve had planned a very varied programme and was hugely attentive to all our needs. The boat trip on the final afternoon was a real treat too!â&#x20AC;?

Painting Drawing and the Ar ts Craf ts and Traditional Skills Photography

Feall Bay - Robin Sutton

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Painting, Drawing and the Arts

Enjoy the more artistic elements of the natural world and find wonderful inspiration for your painting and drawing. The holidays within this section are a great way to develop your creative skills while enjoying the stunning surroundings of our Centres across the UK. Most breaks or days combine time outdoors in and around the Centre with studio-based activities. Sometimes there will be a short walk or minibus ride to painting sites, other locations will be within the beautiful Centre grounds. There are opportunities for all abilities and our passionate tutors will bring locations and artwork to life with their expertise. More information about required materials and equipment is available from the website or our Centres. Please note painting equipment and materials are not usually covered by our fees.

Levels

Beginner Introductory courses for those new or relatively new to the subject. Open to all Courses where tutors are able to support learners at all levels.

Bumbleb ee - Paige

Merrick

Intermediate Courses aimed at those who want to know more about a subject which they are already familiar with.

Centres

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BL DF EF FM MT MIL MA NC OR PM RC SL

Blencathra, The Lake District Dale Fort, Pembrokeshire Coast Epping Forest, Essex Flat ford Mill, Suf folk â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Constable Countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Malham Tarn, Yorkshire Dales Millport, Isle of Cumbrae, Scotland Margam, South Wales Nettlecombe Court, Somerset Orielton, Pembrokeshire Coast Preston Mont ford, Shropshire Hills Rhyd-y-creuau, Snowdonia Slapton Ley, South Devon

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Art New Year Detox Week FM

Mon 07 Jan - Fri 11 Jan

£540

Tutor: Rob and Siân Dudley

Open to all

Linda Hollingshead

After the recent festivities, it’s time for a creative detox in the peaceful surroundings of Flatford Mill. Take some time out to pause, reflect, regroup and paint! With location work around the Mill, on the banks of the Stour and in the studio join artists Rob and Siân Dudley as they share an approach to painting and drawing that focuses on the artist, in you. Suitable for all levels of drawing or watercolour.

Linda Hollingshead runs friendly dynamic painting courses, well known for her enthusiasm and encouraging manner. With a lifetime of painting experience Linda shows ways to help bring the best out in your painting. Bringing her in-depth knowledge and mastery of a variety of mediums she knows the right tools for the job and demonstrates ways to try something new in easy steps and as an expert on colour she shows how to use colour most successfully in your art.

Watercolour for Absolute Beginners FM

Fri 15 Feb - Mon 18 Feb

£405

Tutor: Andrew Pitt

Beginner

Suffolk Watercolour Landscapes; En Plein Air FM

Mon 08 Apr - Fri 12 Apr

£520

Tutor: Jem Bowden

Intermediate

In this course the aim will be to paint outdoors each day, thereby taking inspiration from the experience of direct contact with the subject. This is of course weather permitting, and a few sessions will be based in the studio even if weather is fine, where techniques and problems encountered may more easily be addressed as a group. The importance of tone, composition, energy and interpretation will be addressed, and core watercolour techniques demonstrated throughout the course, with students receiving plenty of individual guidance.

Improve Your Watercolours Fri 12 Apr - Sun 14 Apr

Tutor: John Tookey

£270

Intermediate

This course is designed for those with some experience of painting in watercolour who may be somewhat frustrated with their attempts to achieve fresh and lively results. Demonstrations will include a review of the essential elements of working with pure watercolour and an introduction to line and wash techniques. Particular attention will be given to the importance of composition, simplification of a subject and creating correct tonal values. Weather permitting, we will work outdoors as much as possible.

Welsh Watercolours MA

Fri 03 May - Sun 05 May

Tutor: David Johnson

£289

Open to all

The Gower is one of the most outstanding scenic areas of Wales, and in springtime it is at its best. This course is designed for all levels of artist who would like to develop their skills or have an opportunity to paint with watercolours in this stunning landscape.

Improve Your Watercolours with Pen and Wash FM

Fri 03 May - Sun 05 May

Tutor: Andrew Pitt

£270

Intermediate

Sun 12 May

Non-residential

Tutor: Linda Matthews

£35

Beginner

Absolutely no experience necessary, this one-day introduction to watercolour landscape will start in the classroom learning about colour mixing, tone, how to introduce life into your work, layering your paint working from light to dark. The afternoon will be spent outdoors painting trees, water and structures in the grounds of Epping Forest Field Centre.

Watercolour for Absolute Beginners FM

Fri 31 May - Sun 02 Jun

£270

Tutor: Andrew Pitt

Beginner

This weekend is for complete beginners who have always wanted to ‘have a go’, but don’t know where to start. All the essential basics will be covered. Teaching is by demonstration, when students will be shown how to paint pictures. And rather than performing boring exercises the aim of the course is for students to learn by painting pictures straight away, with the emphasis on drawing, tone and colour mixing, using simple materials in a direct, uncomplicated method which preserves the freshness of watercolour.

Watercolour Landscape Painting - Craggy Coastline under Scottish Skies MIL

Mon 03 Jun - Fri 07 Jun

Tutor: Jem Bowden

£510

Intermediate

Based here on the Isle of Great Cumbrae, we have a range of stunning and beautiful coastal landscape subjects, including both rocky and sandy shorelines, with views across water to other islands including the mountains on the Isle of Arran. During the course outdoor painting (often known as ‘en plein air’) will be a key aspect, and we’ll take our equipment out to paint at least part of each day, thereby taking inspiration from direct contact with the environment.

Making Watercolours Work for You SL

Fri 19 Jul - Mon 22 Jul

Tutor: Rob and Siân Dudley

£400

Open to all

This popular course is for anyone who has attended a beginners course, or painted with watercolours before, and wants new inspiration to make more progress. There will be plenty of demonstrations to show you how the unique and illusive properties of watercolour can be achieved by freshening up your techniques.You can expect to go away with lots of new ideas on how to apply watercolour simply and effectively. See also 22 -26 July if you would like to join Rob and Siân for another course and enjoy a £125 discount.

Watercolour: Tips, Tricks and Techniques SL

Mon 22 Jul - Fri 26 Jul

Tutor: Rob and Siân Dudley

£500

Open to all

This course is aimed at both beginners and more experienced painters. Subjects will be suggested both in the studio and, weather permitting, on location with tuition provided through a mixture of demonstrations and exercises according to your needs.Topics covered include: materials, planning, composition, masking and washes. See also 19 -22 July if you would like to join Rob and Siân for another course and enjoy a £125 discount.

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Photography

This course is for anyone who would like to learn how a combination of pen work and simple watercolour washes can produce exciting, worthwhile paintings. There will be plenty of demonstrations, plus individual guidance. The aim of the demonstrations will be to show students the full potential of this medium. All the basic technical information will be covered and there will be plenty of time for practice. The basic ideas of composition, colour and tone as well as drawing will also be revisited. The course is suitable for beginners and anyone who has worked with watercolour before and would like fresh ideas and inspiration.

Craf ts and Traditional Skills

A One-Day Introduction to Watercolour Landscapes

Painting Drawing and the Ar ts

This weekend is for complete beginners who have always wanted to ‘have a go’, but don’t know where to start. All the essential basics will be covered. Teaching is by demonstration, when students will be shown how to paint pictures. Rather than performing exercises, the aim of the course is for students to learn by painting pictures straight away, with the emphasis on drawing, tone and colour mixing, using simple materials in a direct, uncomplicated method which preserves the freshness of watercolour.

E xploring the Natural World

Watercolours

Out to Sea - Linda Hollingshead

Painting Constable Views FM

Mon 29 Jul - Wed 31 Jul

Tutor: Carole Massey

Making Watercolours Work for You £280

Open to all

John Constable, one of England’s most celebrated landscape painters lived and worked in and around Flatford Mill and East Bergholt. We will be following in his footsteps, painting some of his most iconic views, or sketching trees and cloud formations just as he did, studying the views and atmosphere of this picturesque, unspoilt corner of Suffolk. Materials to include drawing media, water colours, acrylics and/or pastels. There will be a demonstration on Saturday evening after supper.

Expressive Watercolour SL

Mon 29 Jul - Fri 02 Aug

Tutor: Hilary Jean Gibson

£460

Open to all

This course is ideal for those who wish to loosen up their watercolour or use watercolour in a more expressive way using this beautiful translucent medium en plein air in and around Slapton Ley. We will spend time acquiring skills and techniques but there will also be optional opportunities for those who wish to start with a more traditional approach.

Watercolour: Awash with Ideas! FM

Fri 02 Aug - Mon 05 Aug

Tutor: Siân Dudley

£405

Open to all

This mainly studio-based course is suitable for both beginners and those with more experience of watercolour. It is especially designed to help everyone develop and expand their range of watercolour techniques so you can make exciting and expressive paintings, full of colour and texture. See also 05 - 09 Aug if you would like to join Siân for a full week and enjoy a 10% discount on the fees.

Landscapes in Watercolour: From Inspirations to Finished Paintings FM

Fri 02 Aug - Mon 05 Aug

Tutor: Rob Dudley

£405

Open to all

This course, by one of our regular Associate Tutors, is especially designed for those with at least a little experience of working in watercolour.You will be able to go out and about to sketch, paint and photograph the buildings and landscape around Flatford Mill and then come back to the studio to turn all the information gathered from sketchbooks and prints of digital images into finished paintings - with lots of help and individual tuition along the way. See also 5- 9 Aug for an opportunity to extend your stay to a full week working with Rob. If you attend both courses, we offer you a 10% discount on each of them.

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Mon 05 Aug - Fri 09 Aug

Tutor: Rob and Siân Dudley

£540

Open to all

This popular course is for anyone who has attended a ‘beginners’ course or painted with watercolours before and feels in need of new inspiration to make more progress. The aim of the demonstrations will be to show how the unique and illusive properties of watercolour - transparency and freshness - can be achieved. Subjects will be suggested both outdoors and in the studio, according to the weather. The course will include plenty of practical work, concentrating on analysing and simplifying the subject in a visual way. All the basic technical information will also be covered but the emphasis will be on painting fresh and lively watercolours, using the most direct methods possible with the simplest of materials. See also 2 - 5 Aug to extend your stay to a full week with either Rob or Siân. If you attend two consecutive courses, we offer you a 10% discount on each of them.

Watercolour Landscape Painting and Sketching FM

Mon 05 Aug - Fri 09 Aug

Tutor: Andrew Pitt

£505

Open to all

This sketching and painting course is specially designed for anyone who would like to learn how to use a sketchbook and watercolours to record memories of special places they visit and to create reference material which can be worked up into larger paintings at a later date. Participants will be introduced to a variety of working methods so that they can find one which suits them that can be adapted to fit in with their life style and time available. There may also be short excursions into the surrounding countryside and villages to explore a variety of different scenes.

Watercolours of Wales MA

Mon 05 Aug - Mon 12 Aug

Tutor: David Johnson

£464

Open to all

Follow in the footsteps of Turner, Cotman and Constable and learn how to capture, in watercolour, the splendour of the Welsh landscape along with its dramatic, fleeting weather conditions.You will learn the famous artists’ traditional basic methods and techniques in order to develop your own painting skills.

Mon 12 Aug - Fri 16 Aug

£470

Tutor: Linda Series and Caroline Furlong

Open to all

This fun course is equally suitable for near beginners and those who have painted in watercolours for a while. It will teach you how different types of ink can add a dynamic addition to your watercolour paintings at different stages.You will be shown how to apply inks in many ways. We will be working outside (weather permitting) and in the studio, using techniques that you may not have thought of. This is great fun and you will go home with stunning, lively, fresh watercolour and ink paintings.

Fri 16 Aug - Mon 19 Aug

Tutor: Sue Wieck

£395

Open to all

Watercolour: Painting Landscape and Nature Fri 23 Aug - Mon 26 Aug

Tutor: Jeremy Ford

£395

Open to all

Using the immediate grounds for inspiration, working inside and outside the studio, Jeremy will spend time with each participant offering encouragement, explaining and demonstrating various tips and techniques to assist in the learning process. With a wealth of experience Jeremy is the ideal tutor for the first-time painter as well as the advanced painter, adapting his one-to-one teaching to your individual needs. A highly versatile artist with over thirty years’ teaching experience, he will help you to learn and enjoy watercolour painting in a friendly and informal atmosphere.

Somerset Landscape Painting NC

Mon 26 Aug - Fri 30 Aug

Tutor: David Johnson

£450

Open to all

Flatford Watercolour Adventure Fri 30 Aug - Sun 01 Sep

Tutor: Thomas Plunkett

£270

Open to all

In this exciting course, artist Thomas Plunkett will be demonstrating and teaching his innovative watercolour techniques as well as showing how to create confident and dynamic watercolours using the beautiful surroundings of Flatford Mill as primary observation.

Landscape Adventures in Watermedia MT

Mon 02 Sep - Fri 06 Sep

Tutor: Linda Hollingshead

£465

Open to all

Explore the Yorkshire Dales through painting! Experience the joys of “plein -air” in a variety of spectacular and inspiring locations, where you can learn ways to create impact through your art with tips on texture, tone, colour and composition. The course is mainly watercolour with options to add watersoluble pencils, pastels, inks and markers. All levels of painting abilities welcome, as you will receive individual guidance.

Mon 02 Sep - Fri 06 Sep

Tutor: Alan Goodall

£400

Intermediate

This course is aimed at artists with some previous experience in watercolour painting.You will be encouraged to develop your own finished paintings, utilising new ideas and techniques, by working from sketches and photographs gathered on location. Some non-strenuous walking may be required to access some favourite painting locations.

Open to all

Join watercolour painter Rob Dudley, author of ‘Painting Rivers from Source to Sea’, as he shares his tips and techniques for painting rivers. From information gathering and sketching on location to developing finished riverscapes back in the studio. Suitable for beginners and those with more experience in watercolour painting.

Freshen Up Your Watercolours FM

Fri 06 Sep - Sun 08 Sep

£270

Intermediate

This weekend course is for anyone who has attended a beginners course, or painted with watercolours before, and feels in need of new inspiration to be able to make more progress. Everyone can expect to get fresh ideas on how to see and apply watercolour simply.Tuition will be through a mixture of demonstrations and individual guidance, according to your prior experience. The aim of the demonstrations will to be to show how the unique properties of watercolour - transparency and freshness - can be achieved.

Adding Texture to Your Watercolours FM

Fri 18 Oct - Sun 20 Oct

£270

Tutor: Linda Series and Caroline Furlong

Open to all

This fun weekend course is for anyone with a little experience, to advanced painters in watercolours. We will show you how to turn an ordinary painting into an extraordinary one! We will take you beyond the typical painting materials, by using household materials and other ‘craft items’ to achieve a fresher, more exciting painting style. Great fun! This course will be studio-based.

Expressing Autumn Hedgerows FM

Mon 21 Oct - Fri 25 Oct

Tutor: Siân Dudley

£540

Open to all

Taking inspiration from the hedgerows around Flatford Mill, Siân Dudley will encourage you to explore the glorious colours and textures of autumn. Using mainly watercolour paints you will also be encouraged to investigate other water-based media and experimental techniques to produce colourful images that give back something of the energy of summer.

Exploring Autumn Landscapes FM

Mon 21 Oct - Fri 25 Oct

Tutor: Rob Dudley

£540

Open to all

Experienced watercolour painter and tutor Rob Dudley will guide you through the stages of creating paintings inspired by the seasonal landscape in and around Flatford Mill. After sketching in the field Rob will guide you in the studio, with plenty of tips and one-to-one tuition, in how to develop these sketches into more finished works. The course is aimed at the experienced and those with some watercolour knowledge alike.

Watercolours for Beginners MA

Sat 23 Nov - Mon 25 Nov

£289

Tutor: David Webb

Beginner

The course will begin with a detailed description of the various materials, papers and paints available to the watercolour painter.There will also be a thorough explanation, along with demonstrations and student exercises, of the various watercolour techniques. By the end of the course, participants will have learned how to paint a flat wash and tried wet-on-dry technique, wetinto-wet technique and dry brush.They will also have experience of colour mixing and learned the importance of using a limited palette.They will also know how to build up a painting in transparent washes, from light to dark.

Improve Your Watercolours FM

Fri 06 Dec - Sun 08 Dec

Tutor: John Tookey

£270

Intermediate

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Photography

Develop Your Watercolours from Sketches and Photographs BL

£540

Craf ts and Traditional Skills

The course aims to use the medium of watercolour to express the many aspects of the Somerset landscape. This includes visits to Exmoor, the Quantocks and the Somerset coast. Watercolour can be used to capture fleeting moments of the weather, atmosphere and skyscape and then applied to a finished painting back in the studio.

Mon 02 Sep - Fri 06 Sep

Tutor: Rob Dudley

Painting Drawing and the Ar ts

This course is designed to encourage you to explore the more unusual and exciting approaches to painting in watercolour. It will introduce you to methods that will help to loosen up your personal painting technique and to gain confidence in using watercolours in combination with a variety of mediums. By the end of the course you will be able to use watercolour in a more creative way and discover its full potential.

Tutor: Andrew Pitt

Having Fun with Watercolours FM

Source to Sea: Painting the River Stour

E xploring the Natural World

Exploring the Art of Adding Ink to Your Watercolours

Oils and Acrylics

Painting the Autumn Landscapes with Oils and Pastels

Painting Constable Country in Oils

Tutor: David Johnson

Fri 08 Feb - Sun 10 Feb

£270

Tutor: Kevin Scully

Open to all

An opportunity to paint in oils some of the landscape made famous by John Constable around Flatford Mill in Suffolk. Participants will be able to adopt a slightly more contemporary approach whilst learning and practise various techniques.

Fri 05 Apr - Sun 07 Apr

£270

Tutor: Linda Matthews

Open to all

Thinking of having a go with oils but not sure? Acrylic techniques are the same, building layers from dark to light. They are a good stepping stone or medium in their own right.You will learn to use subjects as inspiration in an impressionistic style. Come and enjoy learning with Linda using a variety of subjects including landscape, still life and figures.

Painting Acrylics MA

Fri 26 Jul - Sun 28 Jul

Tutor: David Webb

£289

Open to all

This course is an introduction into working with acrylic paint. Whether you are a beginner or looking to refine your skill, this course will cover handling the paint, creating texture, colour mixing, collage, plus a variety of painting techniques. Alongside which we cover the fundamental aspects for creating a successful painting which include composition, centre of interest, tone, colour palette, etc.

Creative Freedom using Mixed Media SL

Mon 29 Jul - Fri 02 Aug

Tutor: Linda Hollingshead

£500

Open to all

Enjoy adding excitement and vitality to your paintings with the endless possibilities of mixed media. This course shows how to express your creative voice in new and authentic ways. Find out the importance of texture, collage and colour and how to successfully apply them. Paint in the beautiful area of South Devon for inspiration and learn ways to create interesting work with impact and depth. On this course we take inspiration directly from the landscape and coast.

Gouache: Painting Landscape and Nature FM

Mon 19 Aug - Fri 23 Aug

Tutor: Jeremy Ford

£520

Open to all

Gouache is a wonderfully adaptable water-soluble paint which can be applied thinly like watercolour, but can also be used more thickly to cover previous layers. Perfectly mixable with watercolours. No experience necessary! Using reference from outside and working on-site wherever possible, we can develop sketches and ideas in the studio as well as work from people’s tablets and photographs. Step-by-step demonstrations throughout and particular focus on matching colours to those in nature, with plenty of opportunity to experiment.

Painting Seascapes and Water FM

Mon 02 Sep - Fri 06 Sep

Tutor: Carole Massey

£540

Open to all

Painting water in all its many forms can sometimes be perceived as a testing subject. This four-day course, aimed at all abilities, is designed to take a closer look at how to depict this ever-changing, fascinating subject, using watercolours and/or acrylics. Day one will be spent in the studio, practising and improving techniques through a series of exercises; then, weather permitting, we will be working outside painting the river Stour, the Mill pool, or the weir at Flatford or further afield painting the estuary around Manningtree.

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Fri 25 Oct - Sun 27 Oct

£289

Open to all

The aim of the course is to develop a palette, and an approach, that captures the atmosphere of the autumnal day. This will be expressed by understanding the use of colour in a naturalistic way, but also by an enhanced colour vision. The course will focus on landscape work in-situ that is then ‘worked up’ in the studio.

Acrylic Landscapes FM

Working Dark to Light in Acrylics FM

Fri 08 Nov - Sun 10 Nov

Tutor: Carole Massey

£275

Open to all

Acrylics are possibly the most versatile of painting mediums as they can be used thinly like watercolours, applied with a brush straight from the tube or used thickly with a painting knife. In this studio-based course, aimed at all abilities, Carole will demonstrate many techniques for painting trees, skies, water, and other elements of the landscape, through step-by-step exercises enabling you to get the most from this exciting and forgiving medium. There will be a demonstration after supper on Saturday.

Pastels Pastels: Vibrant and Loose FM

Fri 15 Nov - Sun 17 Nov

Tutor: Linda Matthews

£270

Open to all

The joy of pastel is colour, control, and speed. Painting with pastels is building layers from dark to light as with other opaque media, whilst drawing with pastels is using lines and linear marks. Come and enjoy using pastels in a variety of subjects including landscape, still life, faces and figures.The weekend will include drawing instruction, perspective, tones and colour theory. Landscape Adventures in Watermedia - Linda Hollingshead

Silver Light and Reflection Course - Hilary Jean Gibson

Life Drawing FM

Wed 20 Feb - Sun 24 Feb

Tutor: Linda Matthews

£405

Open to all

The study of the human body in art, a centuries old skill, is one of the most challenging and rewarding subjects that will stretch your artistic skills.The course will help to increase your observation and drawing techniques, using a range of methods that will be practised over the duration of the course.

Drawing Movement FM

Fri 22 Feb - Sun 24 Feb

Tutor: Jevan Watkins Jones

£270

Open to all

Drawing from Scratch FM

Sat 23 Mar

Non-residential

Tutor: Carole Massey

£90

Beginner

Have you ever wanted to learn how to draw but found the prospect too scary and didn’t know where to start? Then this one day taster course, designed for the complete beginner is for you! Carole’s supportive tuition will show you lots of drawing techniques enabling you to learn to draw accurately, improve observation, add tone and texture and consider composition.We will be studying still life and ‘objets trouvés’, using graphite pencil, charcoal, and pen and ink. Carole’s book Drawing for the Absolute Beginner will be included in the course fee.

Approaches to Drawing Spring Landscapes FM

Fri 12 Apr - Mon 15 Apr

£395

Open to all

Spring brings forth fresh greens and moments of bright new colour to inspire our image making. Enjoy exploring a range of materials and techniques to capture the surrounding spring landscape of Flatford Mill and the Dedham Vale.Working en plein air we will gather subject vignettes that can be developed back in the studio at Flatford.

Drawing for Beginners FM

Fri 12 Apr - Mon 15 Apr

Tutor: Teresa Norfolk

£380

Beginner

Have you ever wanted to learn how to draw or have you ever wanted to improve your drawings? Then this course is designed for you! Learn in a relaxed and encouraging atmosphere with expert professional guidance. Lessons are in a structured workshop style, featuring the fundamental skills of line, tone, proportion and even perspective made easy. Our aim is to both equip and enthuse you in the craft of drawing.

Wandering Draw: Malham Tarn in Graphite and Charcoal MT

Fri 26 Apr - Sun 28 Apr

Tutor: Margaret Uttley

£260

Open to all

£290

Open to all

The weekend will combine sketching with gentle walking in inspiring locations. We will use the stunning land and seascapes of North Wales to influence and energise our drawing skills.The course and our walks will be tailored to your needs and will be led by an experienced artist and qualified walking leader.

A One-Day Introduction to Drawing from Life EF

Sat 11 May

Non-residential

Tutor: Linda Matthews

£35

Beginner

Drawing is making a mark! Come and enjoy learning to turn those marks into recognisable images with professional artist and tutor, Linda Matthews, using a variety of subjects including landscape, figures, still life and buildings. Linda’s teaching is not ‘step-by-step’ so she can tutor a group of mixed abilities; she will demonstrate a technique or subject, and you will then have a go. Her drawing techniques follow traditional rules which she believes you have to know before you break them!

A Flatford Sketchbook FM

Fri 24 May - Mon 27 May

Tutor: Carole Massey

£405

Open to all

Taking inspiration from this historical setting, Carole will show you how to transform these delightful surroundings into sketches and pen and wash studies.The course will cover buildings and perspective, elements of the landscape, as well as figures - all the skills needed to fill your sketchbook. We will be working outdoors within a half mile walk of Flatford Mill, using both waterproof and water-soluble pens with watercolours and/or water soluble pencils. Aimed at all abilities.

Explore your Sketchbook in the Beauty of South Devon SL

Mon 27 May - Fri 31 May

Tutor: Linda Hollingshead

£500

Open to all

Enjoy capturing the area of South Devon around Slapton Ley through the freedom of using a sketchbook. Discover inspiring, interesting and simple ways to improve your sketches. Receive individual guidance to gain confidence recording what you see.Try new ways to create interesting sketches with impact which are enjoyable to make. Have fun being part of a creative group out in a variety of beautiful locations.

Drawing and Sketching Outside FM

Sun 07 Jul

Non-residential

Tutor: Carole Massey

£90

Open to all

This one-day course aims to give you the confidence to start sketching “en plein air” and develop your drawing techniques. We will start in the studio using a variety of drawing media, then sketch outside; studying composition, perspective, tones and textures of the picturesque landscape and buildings of Flatford Mill. Drawing materials will include graphite, charcoal and/or pen and ink.

Dip into Pen and Ink MA

Fri 19 Jul - Sun 21 Jul

Tutor: Debora Cane

£289

Open to all

This course looks at observational drawing of still life subjects in pen and ink. It starts with the basics explaining relative tone and how different weights of line affect a visual image.We will then move on to experiment with rendering texture in pen and ink and how texture interacts with tone. Focusing on simple concepts and practical techniques, this course is suitable for everyone whether you are a beginner, a more experienced student, or are new to pen and ink.

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Photography

Using Margaret’s techniques, she will lead you on short walks around the tarn and fen, stopping at various locations to draw characterful notations of the richly varied textures and growths amongst this very special environment. Each of you will be provided with a handmade sketchbook and as the weekend progresses you will create a journal of Malham Tarn drawings.

Fri 03 May - Sun 05 May

Tutor: Nuala Dunn

Craf ts and Traditional Skills

Tutor: Jevan Watkins Jones

Painting Drawing and the Ar ts

Drawing movement is an investigative course that looks at the relationship between drawing and movement.The course is designed for those interested in finding ways to capture movement in the landscape as well as from the body in movement. Our time together will be spent experiencing a range of drawing exercises and is suitable for all levels.

Rambling in Snowdonia with My Sketchbook

E xploring the Natural World

Drawing and Sketching

Flowers in Pen and Ink FM

Figure Drawing

Sat 03 Aug - Mon 05 Aug

£270

Tutor: Debora Cane

Open to all

Looking at bright colours, strong contrasts and complex forms, this course introduces you to bold techniques to create large, expressive drawings of flowers in pen and ink with colour washes. Simple, fun and accessible whatever your drawing abilities.

Walking and Sketching Constable Country in Pencil, Ink and Watercolour FM

Fri 16 Aug - Mon 19 Aug

Tutor: Linda Matthews

£395

Open to all

This course is for those who enjoy walking and wish to record their impressions of the landscape. The skill of the quick sketch is an art form of its own. This course is designed to develop your skills in producing quick sketches on location, increasing your confidence and enjoyment and absorbing enough detail to develop future projects. Prior drawing ability is not required, just an enthusiasm to explore different approaches to drawing and sketching. Expect to walk around five miles a day, at an easy pace, stopping at intervals to sketch and discuss the inspirations of the scenes around us. Overgrown - Margaret Uttley

Get Perspective FM

Fri 16 Aug - Mon 19 Aug

Tutor: Debora Cane

£395

Open to all

This pen and ink drawing course covers the basics of drawing in perspective and rapidly takes you beyond these technical details, on to how your mind perceives space. It illustrates that perspective is in everything but veers away from lots of dull perspective exercises showing you all of the ways in which you might choose to curve (or even ignore!) perspective. The weekend will include drawing exercises, indoor still life subjects and some simple outdoor architectural observational drawing exercises.

Further Your Drawing Skills FM

Mon 02 Sep - Wed 04 Sep

£270

Tutor: Teresa Norfolk

Open to all

Learn how to draw with confidence using easy-to-learn techniques for a variety of subjects such as portraits, proportion, still life, trees, buildings, rivers, animals and people. Experiment with different drawing mediums, including paint, to see the range of effects that you can achieve.

Developing Your Own Sketchbook FM

Wed 04 Sep - Fri 06 Sep

Tutor: Debora Cane

£270

Open to all

Have you ever wondered how to use your sketchbook to its maximum potential? How to gather and assemble information, how and what to draw in your sketchbook and how to develop layouts and designs from your sketches? This practical course is packed full with a series of short drawing and design exercises (including an outdoor drawing exercise each day, weather permitting) which you can go on to apply to other subjects, or use to develop daily drawing exercises. Suitable for everyone whether you are a painter, sketcher, crafter, printmaker or journal writer.Whether you already use a sketchbook, or you’re just a beginner.We will be using a sketchbook and simple drawing equipment such as pens and pencils.

Fri 06 Sep - Sun 08 Sep

Tutor: Carole Massey

£275

Open to all

Do you have a set of water soluble pencils and don’t know how to use them? If so, then this course is for you! Through simple step-by-step demonstrations Carole will show you a wide variety of techniques using this very versatile medium for painting buildings, landscapes and still life as well as refreshing some essential drawing skills and concepts. It will be suitable for all abilities.There will be a demonstration after supper on Saturday.

Sat 14 Sep - Sat 14 Sep

£90

Tutor: Carole Massey

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The human figure is the perfect subject to practice drawing techniques, improving observation and accuracy, whilst also studying form and tone. This one-day course, aimed at all abilities, will concentrate on drawing a clothed model but may also cover sketching moving figures outside.We will be using graphite pencil and charcoal or monochrome pastel pencils.

First Steps in Pencil, Pen and Ink MT

Fri 27 Sep - Sun 29 Sep

£260

Tutor: Debora Cane

Open to all

Starting right from the beginning, this course looks at observational drawing of still life subjects. It covers the importance of lines, how to use them, how different weights of line affect a visual image and goes on to explain tone. Focusing on simple concepts and practical techniques this is the place to start for beginners, or those new to pen and ink.

Approaches to Drawing Autumn Landscapes FM

Fri 15 Nov - Sun 17 Nov

Tutor: : Jevan Watkins Jones

£270

Open to all

Autumn offers a richness of colour with turning leaf tones against clear sky blues to invigorate our image-making. Enjoy exploring a range of materials and techniques to capture the surrounding autumn landscape.Working en plein air we will gather subject vignettes that can be developed back in the studio at Flatford.

Your Own Choice of Medium Exploring and Painting Winter Gardens FM

Mon 07 Jan - Fri 11 Jan

Tutor: Jevan Watkins Jones

£520

Open to all

A fantastic opportunity to explore some of our best public gardens around Suffolk and Essex through drawing and painting en plein air and back at the Flatford studio.The winter garden holds a variety and depth of colour in its dormancy that is full of graphic potential. Enjoy exploring a range of materials and techniques to record gardens during this magical time of year.

Watercolour Painting and Drawing Character Buildings FM

Fri 24 May - Mon 27 May

Tutor: Teresa Norfolk

£380

Open to all

Learn how to draw and paint watercolours of the wonderful aged, beamed and bricked buildings at Flatford. From the famous crooked,Willy Lott’s cottage, to the medieval, beamed,Valley Farm and lastly the aged bricked Mill itself. Lessons include - how to draw buildings with character and perspective. How to paint them in watercolour, including choosing colours, painting bricks, beams, twinkling windows, roof tiles, chimneys and shadows. Jurassic Coast - Linda Hollingshead

Water Soluble Pencils FM

Fri 19 Jul - Mon 22 Jul

£315

Landscape Painting in Snowdonia RC

Open to all

Fri 16 Aug - Fri 23 Aug

Tutor: Jeremy Yates

£550

Open to all

This course will show you how to create beautiful pieces of artwork, exploring exciting ways to create marks and build up imagery in a fresh and contemporary way. You will explore techniques around layering and work over the three days to create your own individual impressionist pieces.

Snowdonia National Park has river, lake and mountain landscapes to inspire sketching and watercolours. Locations will be chosen according to weather conditions and the preferences of members of the group, the aim being to spend each day outdoors. Evenings will include demonstrations of techniques, slides of well-known landscape artists, and time to continue painting.

Painting the Landscape-Reflections of Shropshire

Exploring, Drawing and Painting Summer Gardens

Tutor: Bethany Holmes

Mon 22 Jul - Fri 26 Jul

£500

Tutor: Linda Hollingshead

Open to all

Immerse yourself in the beautiful landscape of Shropshire.Visit local places of interest to paint your response to the scenery in the medium of your choice. Learn easy and specific techniques to bring vitality and strength to your painting plus be inspired as you watch your art progress. Discover tips for strong composition and tonal dynamics to create art with impact.

Fri 26 Jul - Mon 29 Jul

Tutor: Hilary Jean Gibson

£400

Open to all

This course provides artists at any level using any chosen media with the opportunity of working en plein air within Slapton Ley National Nature Reserve, the picturesque village of Slapton and various stunning coastal locations. There will be plenty of demonstrations, and one-to-one guidance, whilst exploring perspective and colour theory in the studio and building up confidence with skills, tips and techniques to enjoy drawing and painting outside.

Develop Your Style in Constable Country FM

Fri 09 Aug - Mon 12 Aug

Tutor: Pat Gavin

£395

Intermediate

Flatford Mill Plein Air Group FM

Mon 12 Aug - Fri 16 Aug

Tutor: Gerald Green

£480

Intermediate

This programme is for anyone who would like to join an informal group of enthusiastic, like-minded outdoor painters who are comfortable working without the need of a tutor. Each day the group will be taken out together by mini bus to a different location where participants will be free to spend their time working however they wish using their own preferred medium. There is a wealth of painting potential around Flatford Mill, and excursions out may include locations such as Woodbridge, Pin Mill and Felixstowe Ferry. When the weather is prohibitive a day-time studio will be available for the exclusive use of the group. Although there will be no actual tuition throughout the day, professional artist Gerald Green will be available to provide help and guidance, if required, during the evening sessions in the studio. The group will be limited to a maximum of 10 participants.

Contemporary Impressionism in Constable Country FM

Mon 12 Aug - Fri 16 Aug

Tutor: Pat Gavin

£490

Intermediate

Open to all

A fantastic opportunity to explore some of our best public gardens of Suffolk and Essex, through drawing and painting en plain air and back at the Flatford studio. Summer gardens give us intense colour and exuberant growth that break out of their formal elements creating expressive potential. Enjoy exploring a range of materials and techniques to record and develop the summer-time garden.

Landscape Painting in Snowdonia RC

Fri 30 Aug - Fri 06 Sep

Tutor: Jeremy Yates

£550

Open to all

Textures of the Landscape: Exploring Collagraph Printmaking MT

Fri 27 Sep - Sun 29 Sep

Tutor: Hester Cox

£260

Open to all

Spend two days with professional printmaker Hester Cox exploring the textural possibilities of collagraph printmaking, one of the most diverse ways of making printing plates. Using cutting, pastes and collage materials, such as patterned papers and natural objects, participants will create highly textured and distinctive prints. Collagraph is one of the most diverse ways of making printing plates with artists limited only by their imagination and what they can physically get through the etching press!

Painting with the Landscape MT

Sat 28 Sep

Tutor: Penny Hunt

Non-residential

£65

Open to all

Come and spend some time developing your painting skills in a relaxing, supportive environment, on a day spent drawing and painting in the workroom or outside in the landscape. Workshops are open to all and numbers are kept low, to allow the day to be individually tailored to ability.

Exploring Painting - Snowdonia RC

Fri 04 Oct - Sun 06 Oct

Tutor: Nuala Dunn

£290

Open to all

The course will enable you to experiment and try out a variety of techniques and approaches with paint and to put these into practice responding intuitively to the landscape. We will work in an exploratory way, with colour, mark making, shape and tone, moving between indoor and outdoor spaces as the weather and our needs dictate. The weekend aims to inspire you to give it a go, loosen up and try new things whilst being supported through your creative process. This course is suitable for both beginners and more experienced artists who wish to have a chance to experiment, and free up their approach.

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Photography

Impressionism began in the 1870’s in France and is still influential and relevant today for the simple reason that it is still probably the most popular of the pictorial arts. It is appropriate that a course on Impressionism should be here in Constable Country because it was Constable’s paintings of the Stour Valley that inspired Monet and Pissarro. This course explores how the impressionists painted; we look at the new approach they took to colour, drawing, composition and subject with simple demonstrations and explanations on how they achieved their effects, with students then exploring techniques, working in oil and acrylics. See also 9-12th August if you would like to join Pat for a full week and enjoy a 10% discount on the fees.

£520

Craf ts and Traditional Skills

Using the inspiration of Constable Country, Pat will help you develop your style. This course, for people with previous art experience, will be led by the wishes of the participants and the areas of their art that people would like to work on. The aim is to build on existing skills to enable the participants to enhance their work. See also the 12 Aug-16 Aug if you would like to join Pat for a full week and enjoy a 10% discount.

Mon 26 Aug - Fri 30 Aug

Tutor: Jevan Watkins Jones

Painting Drawing and the Ar ts

Summer Painting en Plein Air

E xploring the Natural World

Making your Mark and Exploring Abstract Landscapes

Botanical Illustration Botanical Illustration Using Coloured Pencils FM

Mon 15 Apr - Thu 18 Apr

Tutor: Janie Pirie

£395

Open to all

Discover the wonderful world of coloured pencils and learn how to create rich and colourful drawings of all things botanical - flowers, fruit and vegetables - all without adding water to the painting! This course is for all levels of ability and is designed to show the simplicity and the effectiveness of using wax and oil based coloured pencils (not watercolour pencils) to create beautiful botanical drawings. During the course we will dedicate time to the actual drawing of the chosen subject, the composition of the picture and the basics of using coloured pencils.

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Botanical Illustration for Beginners FM

Mon 27 May - Fri 31 May

Tutor: Lesley Smith

£520

Beginner

This is a course designed especially for those with some experience in watercolour painting who have a love of and interest in flowers and plants and now wish to take their first steps in botanical illustration. The course begins with close observation of the subject and some sketching. We will look at composition and cover colour mixing and colour matching to our specimens, plus all those watercolour techniques needed to achieve the various textures required by the botanical illustrator.

Beautiful Botanical Illustration MA

Fri 31 May - Sun 02 Jun

Tutor: Debbie Devauden

£289

Open to all

This course will enable you to examine and draw the incredible detail nature has provided us with.You will begin by sketching the overall shape of your specimen and then gradually refine it. After this, you will use drawing pens over the pencil to create a black and white image which can, if you wish, have a watercolour wash applied.

Fri 26 Jul - Fri 02 Aug

Tutor: Jenny Jowett

£780

Intermediate

Introduction to Natural History Illustration Sun 28 Jul - Fri 02 Aug

Tutor: Rosie Martin

£535

Open to all

The course aims to teach the rudiments of Natural History Illustration, from sketching in situ, to exploring and experimenting with different ways to portray subject matter. This is mainly a studio-based course and tuition will be with both group and one-to-one tuition. Demonstrations and discussion will continue throughout the course and individual ideas will be encouraged and developed.

Botanical Illustration for Improvers FM

Fri 09 Aug - Mon 12 Aug

Tutor: Lesley Smith

£395

Intermediate

This weekend course is for those who have had some previous experience in both watercolour painting and botanical illustration, covering more advanced techniques to help you achieve greater accuracy and vibrancy in your paintings. Every stage from drawing outlines to making finishing touches will be carefully demonstrated and explained to give you the confidence to paint to an even higher standard.

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Fri 01 Nov - Sun 03 Nov

£289

Tutor: Debbie Devauden

Open to all

This course will enable you to examine and draw the incredible detail nature in autumn and winter has provided us with. Create and paint your very own Christmas cards or create seasonal works that capture the flora of winter and autumn.You will begin by sketching the overall shape of your specimen and then gradually refine it. After this, you will use drawing pens over the pencil to create a black and white image which can, if you wish, have a watercolour wash applied.

Flower Painting Painting Spring Flowers Using Line and Watercolour Tutor: Jennifer Andrews

This unique course is for those with some previous experience in botanical illustration. During this week you will learn and practise more advanced techniques as demonstrated by Jenny on a group and individual basis.You will also benefit from sharing ideas and inspiration with other illustrators on the course whilst working on your chosen subject.

FM Fri 08 Mar - Sun 10 Mar £270 Open to all

Botanical Illustration for More Experienced Painters FM

Autumn and Winter Flora Illustration

This studio-based flower painting course is designed to help you capture the beauty of spring flowers, using pencil and various pens combined with watercolours on a variety of paper surfaces. The course starts with free work, moving on to a more controlled approach. There will be painting demonstrations and discussions throughout the course including how best to use a sketchbook. Beginners and those with some experience are equally welcome.

Sketching and Painting Flowers in a Suffolk Garden FM

Fri 21 Jun - Sun 23 Jun

Tutor: Jennifer Andrews

£270

Open to all

Colour and texture are everywhere in the varied planting of Natalie Finch’s garden in East Bergholt and the borders at Flatford Mill.There is a relaxed but focused atmosphere on this course - you can wander with a sketchbook or settle down to paint, perhaps looking along a path or through an archway. Demonstrations will be given in pencil and pen drawing, watercolour, gouache and combinations of these techniques, with individual help always available. A little experience of working outside is useful. Fees are inclusive of entry and refreshments in the garden.

Painting Meadow Flowers PM

Fri 28 Jun - Sun 30 Jun

Tutor: Kate Houghton

£295

Open to all

Use the medium of drawing and watercolour to celebrate summer by making a study of the flowers found in a Shropshire meadow.This course will lead you through basic watercolour techniques with short demonstrations in brush handling and guidance on composition. Learn how to mix the delicate hues of our wild flora from a simple range of colours. Each day will be structured to allow plenty time for developing your own response to the subject with individual help given where required making this a suitable course for both the beginner and accomplished alike.

Fri 08 Nov - Sun 10 Nov

Tutor: Jennifer Andrews

£270

Open to all

Portrait Painting Using Coloured Pencils FM

Wed 23 Oct - Fri 25 Oct

Tutor: Janie Pirie

£270

Open to all

Discover the wonderful world of coloured pencils and learn how to create rich and colourful drawings of all things in terms of portraiture all without adding water to the painting! This course is for all levels and is designed to show the simplicity and the effectiveness of using wax and oil based coloured pencils (not watercolour pencils) to create a likeness. (You will need to bring along a good quality photograph of who you want to draw. It needs to be about A5 size or a little larger.)

Wildlife Painting

Portrait Painting and Drawing

Pet Portraits

For those who wish to improve their portrait work, this is always a most stimulating, challenging and fun week. Working in your own choice of media (watercolours, pastels and/or acrylics), we explore ways to improve drawing skills and capture a likeness through studying the form, features, composition and pose. After the first “warm up” day of drawing exercises we will be working from models all week. Carole is a popular tutor, favoured for her support and understanding. As well as constant individual tuition throughout, there is a group appraisal at the end of each day and a demonstration on several evenings.

Fri 01 Feb - Sun 03 Feb

Tutor: Gaynor Goffe

£270

Open to all

Pet Portraits in chalk pastel for beginners and near beginners. This course will work towards making an A4 head and shoulders portrait from a photo of your pet. (If preferred you can use an image provided by the tutor.)

Painting the Coast and Coastal Wildlife MIL

Fri 02 Aug - Sun 04 Aug

Tutor: John Threlfall

£276

Open to all

This course focuses on the coastal habitat of Great Cumbrae Island. A range of habitats will be encountered and as the wildlife alters accordingly, you will be encouraged to incorporate the birds and mammals observed by way of animating your landscapes and bringing a narrative to the picture-making process. We will look at composition and the tonal qualities of your painting by way of bringing a stronger dimension to your work and at drawing/seeing techniques to be able to sketch wildlife.

Animals and Pets: Painting and Drawing FM

Fri 18 Oct - Sun 20 Oct

Tutor: Carole Massey

£275

Open to all

Painting Animals in Watercolour MA

Fri 01 Nov - Sun 03 Nov

Tutor: David Webb

£289

Open to all

Learn how to capture the character of animals in watercolour. Create lively portraits of domestic and wild creatures. Reference photos will be available but bring your own too, if you have a favourite

Portraits Portraits for the Absolute Beginner FM

Fri 26 Apr - Sun 28 Apr

Tutor: Carole Massey

£280

Open to all

£675

Open to all

Creative Writing Writing in Constable Country FM

Fri 23 Aug - Mon 26 Aug

Tutor: Rebecca Hubbard

£395

Open to all

Constable found endless inspiration for painting in the tranquil landscape and bountiful skies of the Suffolk countryside. During this creative writing course, you will explore the river path where Constable once sketched Flatford Mill to find your own creative response to its gnarled willows, gentle fields and rushing mill stream. New writing will be generated both through careful observation and also by making personal and imaginative connections to the land and its particular atmosphere. Constable’s paintings and the local buildings that he sketched will also provoke fresh ideas and exciting imagery for writing. Anyone who wants to write about the natural world is welcome on this course, whether a beginner or more experienced writer. Carefully structured yet enjoyable exercises will help sensitise your responses to landscape and develop your writing skills. Over the course you will produce several short pieces of writing and go away with plenty of ideas and inspiration to write more. Participants are free to write in the form they prefer - descriptive pieces, stories, poems.

Writing the Wild MT

Fri 13 Sep - Sun 15 Sep

Tutor: Mary-Jane Holmes

£260

Open to all

In this creative writing course, we will investigate the relationship between landscape and narrative, explore techniques to best define and describe landscape using more than just visual means and consider how the physical environment can be used as an effective tool to convey the complexity of human emotion and experience. This workshop is open to both emerging and experienced writers of prose or poetry.

Writing the Wild DF

Sat 26 Oct

Non-residential

Tutor: Susan Richardson

£60

Open to all

This course will encourage you to creatively respond, through writing, to the natural landscape and any wildlife you encounter while exploring the inspiring coastline around Dale Fort. At both the beginning and end of the day there will also be an indoor session, when you will learn valuable writing techniques and receive helpful feedback on what you create, in a fun and supportive setting. Both beginners and more experienced writers are very welcome. Guided by Susan Richardson and the writing prompts which she will provide, you will spend time walking and enjoying focused periods of writing on nature themes, sparked by the material you gather.

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Photography

This weekend course is a beginners’ guide to portraiture, working with drawing media, watercolour and pastels. Through demonstrations and exercises Carole will demystify this art, helping you to improve your drawing skills to assess proportions, features and form, enabling you to capture a likeness whether it is of a loved one, a grandchild or a celebrity. This is also an excellent introduction to the Portrait Painting and Drawing week, see 9 - 14 Dec.

Mon 09 Dec - Sat 14 Dec

Tutor: Carole Massey

Craf ts and Traditional Skills

Whether you wish to paint your pet or a wild animal, the demands are the same. Carole will show you how to paint features and form, texture and pattern, fur, hair, highlights and shadows, as well as how to capture character and expression using watercolours, pastels and pastel pencils. Please bring a good reference photograph or work from Carole’s photographs. There will be a demonstration after supper on Saturday. Suitable for all abilities.

Painting Drawing and the Ar ts

This studio-based flower painting course is equally suitable for beginners and those with some experience. It is an opportunity to create paintings or designs based on the autumn colours of late flowers, leaves and fruits.The use of pencil, pen and ink, watercolour and gouache will be discussed and there will be plenty of individual tuition to help you develop your own way of representing the subjects you select.You are welcome to bring your own design project if you wish.

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Painting Plants: Autumn Colours and Designs

Crafts and Traditional Skills

Get crafty and discover some of the crafts and traditional skills of our cultural heritage. These day courses and short breaks focus on using natural materials and inspiration to develop beautiful pieces like stained glass, wood carvings, jewellery or willow sculptures which represent the environment around us. Many of the activities are studio-based but the local area and surrounding Centre grounds will be useful sources of inspiration for your work, as well as offering a relaxing backdrop to your time away. There are opportunities for all abilities and our passionate tutors will bring locations and techniques to life with their expertise. More information about required materials and equipment is available from the website or our Centres. Please note materials (e.g. glass, lead, wood) are not usually covered by our fees.

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Beginner Introductory courses for those new or relatively new to the subject. Open to all Courses where tutors are able to support learners at all levels.

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Intermediate Courses aimed at those who want to know more about a subject which they are already familiar with.

Centres The price displayed for residential courses is for sole occupancy accommodation. You can choose to share a room or attend a course as a non-resident. Please visit our website or contact the Centre for these prices.

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Crafts Weaving with Recycled Materials FM

Fri 25 Jan - Sun 27 Jan

Tutor: Deb Hart

£270

Open to all

These are forms of weaving that are practiced all over the world; on this course you will be following directions and coaching to enable you to learn how to make a bag with recycled card using a technique called plaiting. If time allows during the final day we will coil some mats with recycled materials as well to give you more practice before trying it at home.

Stained Glass for Beginners and Near Beginners FM

Fri 08 Feb - Sun 10 Feb

Tutor: Sharon McMullin

£270

Beginner

Stained Glass Painting - Rob Ward

Make a Stained Glass Heart FM

Tue 12 Feb

Tutor: Carole Gray

Non-residential

£105

Open to all

Bookbinding and Book Repairs for Beginners and Improvers Mon 18 Feb - Fri 22 Feb

Tutor: Mark Cockram

£520

Open to all

Covering both restoration of existing books and the creation of new bindings, this course is equally suitable for beginners and those with previous experience, since tuition is given according to individual needs. The course emphasises the traditional skills and techniques of hand binding and helps you develop a deeper insight into this rewarding craft, whose origins go back over 2,000 years. Cutting tools, presses and other binding equipment and materials are all available for what is one of very few residential bookbinding courses offered in the UK each year. Please expect to reimburse the tutor for the card, coverings and other materials you use, which will depend on the number of projects you undertake in the week.

Art and Craft Week FM

Mon 18 Feb - Fri 22 Feb

£540

Open to all

Spend a lovely week enjoying the food, accommodation, surroundings and the company of others whilst learning and practicing a range of art and craft skills on offer at Flatford Mill. The course will be hosted by Claire Madder who will also be running a day workshop on beadweaving during the week. Carole Gray will be visiting for the day to give participants the opportunity to turn their hand to stained glass techniques and Deb Hart will be on hand during the week providing guidance on willow weaving. Evenings will be very informal after dinner, with opportunities to see what our bookbinding students are getting up to and perhaps finishing off projects from that day.

Fri 22 Feb - Sun 24 Feb

Tutor: Lesley Smith

£395

Open to all

Parchment craft (also known as Pergamano) is the art of embellishing and decorating parchment paper through the use of techniques such as embossing, perforating, stippling, cutting and colouring. If you are new to the craft you will learn how to trace and emboss, enabling you to make some simple greeting cards.The tutor will supply you with some basic tools for a small fee if you want to try out this easy yet effective craft.You do not need any artistic ability because the cards are traced from patterns, which you can then embellish. If you are a more advanced parchment crafter there will be a more intricate and complex card for you to try over the weekend.

Calligraphy for Beginners and Improvers FM

Fri 01 Mar - Sun 03 Mar

Tutor: Gaynor Goffe

£270

Open to all

Beginners and improvers are equally welcome on this weekend calligraphy course, since the tuition can easily be adapted to meet everyone’s individual needs.You will be encouraged to work in one or more calligraphy scripts, for example Formal or Cursive Italic, Foundational Hand, Uncial,Versal or other capitals.You can learn or revise the scripts of your choice, experiment with the letter-form variations and use the scripts in short projects to encourage rhythm in writing as well as good layout and design. Colour in the pen and background can be explored and simple decoration used where appropriate; drawing inspiration for subject material from the local countryside or from our extensive art and environment libraries.

Enamelling and Encaustic Art FM

Fri 01 Mar - Sun 03 Mar

Tutor: Toni Peers

£270

Open to all

An opportunity to explore two different jewellery disciplines in one weekend.Vitreous Enamelling is an ancient technique which works by fusing powdered glass to copper by firing in a small kiln, using both opaque and transparent glass you will create some beautiful and unique pieces. Silver clay is wondrous stuff, it enables you the flexibility of moulding clay into the shape and design you desire, whilst offering you the beauty of silver once fired, a real cheat for frustrated silversmiths. We will be using 10g of mouldable silver clay and a little paste to make pendants or earrings.

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Photography

Tutor: Claire Madder, Carole Gray and Deb Hart

Parchment Craft

Craf ts and Traditional Skills

This day course gives an opportunity to explore this traditional craft and create your own copperfoiled heart-shaped panel or mirror using a pattern and glass pack. The course is a practical one, including: glass cutting, copperfoiling and soldering. Packs of glass will be put together by the tutor and are included in the fee. All the other materials and tools you will need to complete your panel or mirror are also provided. Refreshments and lunch served in the Mill dining room are also covered by the all-inclusive fee. The course is suitable for all levels, including beginners.

Painting Drawing and the Ar ts

This practical, hands-on course is an introduction for beginners and will also welcome improvers who might appreciate the opportunity to expand their knowledge and develop their technique and creative ideas within a small group, under the supervision of an experienced tutor. Materials and methods will be introduced and skills taught to enable students to take home at least one finished piece of work. Participants should come prepared with an idea of what they want to make, either a drawing or a photograph of an image. The tutor can help with ideas.You will learn to use copper foil and do some basic decorative soldering. Tools and equipment are provided and a large selection of glass can be bought from the tutor as required.You should be prepared for expenditure of around £30-£40 depending on the size of the panel. Please note that the teaching element of this course will start before dinner on the Friday.

“A really enjoyable course, Richard is a great tutor, very relaxed and hands on. We also had a great team of participants, easy to get along with and happy to help each other along the way. Highly recommended” Coracle Making at Flatford Mill, July 2018 Coracles at Flatford Mill - Lizzie Earwaker

Beadweaving for Beginners and Improvers FM

Fri 08 Mar - Sun 10 Mar

Tutor: Claire Madder

£270

Open to all

Come and learn the ancient art of off-loom beadweaving. With nothing more than needle, thread and beads even a complete beginner can create a unique piece of jewellery or decorative beadwork. There will be a number of projects available over the weekend suitable for the complete beginner or those with a little more experience.

Mon 27 May - Fri 31 May

Tutor: Mark Cockram

£520

Open to all

See course description 18 Feb - 22 Feb.

Garden Stained Glass FM

Printmaking without a Press

Mon 22 Jul - Wed 24 Jul

Tutor: Carole Gray

£270

Open to all

Join local printmaker Hester Cox on this fun workshop that will show participants that you don’t need expensive studio equipment to be able to create lovely prints. Hester will demonstrate how to make stamps, relief collagraphs and monoprints so that you end the day full of ideas and your own handmade prints.

This two-day course gives an opportunity to explore this traditional craft and to make for yourself a 25cm square flower panel using the leaded technique. There will be a choice of colours to use for the flower and background.You will be able to use ‘etching’ cream to make a frosted pattern on some of the glass. The tutor will provide packs of glass for you to choose from. All the other materials and tools you will need to complete your panel are also provided, including a ’shepherds crook’ to hang your panel on. The course is suitable for all levels, including beginners.

Make a Stained Glass Panel in a Day!

Making Mosaics

Sat 30 Mar

Tutor: Hester Cox

Wed 03 Apr

Tutor: Carole Gray

Non-residential

£65

Non-residential

£90

Open to all

This beginners’ day course gives an opportunity to explore this traditional craft and to make for yourself a 20cm square stained glass panel using the leaded technique. The tutor will provide simple, non-representational designs and packs of glass for you to choose from. All the other materials and tools you will need to complete your panel are also provided. Refreshments and lunch served in the Mill dining room are also covered by the all-inclusive fee.

Make a Stained Glass Panel in a Day! FM

Thu 04 Apr

Tutor: Carole Gray

Non-residential

£90

Sun 14 Apr

Tutor: Emily Knight

Non-residential

£65

£405

Open to all

Make something beautiful for your house or garden with this ancient fascinating art. This course in mosaic art will teach you the basics through to some more advanced techniques in practice and theory. Suitable for all levels. Reasonable dexterity required to handle nippers.

Hand Built Ceramics MT

Sat 24 Aug

Tutor: Penny Hunt

Non-residential

£65

Open to all

Beginners Jewellery Enamelling

Throughout this one-day workshop we will explore two different enamelling processes on copper, allowing us to experiment with colour pattern and surface texture. Emily will demonstrate and guide you through each enamelling process as well as some of her own experimental mark making techniques. Everybody will go home with five experimental copper plates and two pendants.

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Fri 09 Aug - Mon 12 Aug

Tutor: Anne Cardwell

Come and spend some time developing your ceramics skills in a relaxing, supportive environment. A day spent learning hand building techniques so that you are able to roll out and build from slabs of clay. Workshops are open to all and numbers are kept low, to allow the day to be individually tailored to ability.

Beginners Jewellery Enamelling MT

Open to all

See course description 03 Apr.

Bookbinding and Book Repairs for Beginners and Improvers

Sun 25 Aug

Tutor: Emily Knight

Non-residential

See course description 14 Apr.

£65

Open to all

Mon 26 Aug - Fri 30 Aug

Tutor: Mark Cockram

£520

Open to all

See course description 18 Feb - 22 Feb.

Paper Sculpting and Casting in Nature MA

Fri 30 Aug - Sun 01 Sep

Tutor: David Johnson

£289

Open to all

Casting from nature in Papier Mâché and Carton-Pierre. The aim of the course will be divided into three arts; making casts of found and sculpted objects, casting in Papier Mâché and Carton-Pierre and decorating the assembled work. The aim is to use low cost materials found in the supermarket and do-it-yourself store to produce decorative resilient sculptures and objet d’art.

Stained Glass for Beginners and Near Beginners Fri 30 Aug - Sun 01 Sep

Tutor: Sharon McMullin

£270

Beginner

Calligraphy for Beginners and Improvers Fri 30 Aug - Sun 01 Sep

Tutor: Gaynor Goffe

£270

Open to all

See course description 01 Mar - 03 Mar.

Make a Stained Glass Panel in a Day! FM

Sat 07 Sep

Tutor: Carole Gray

Fri 25 Oct - Sun 27 Oct

Tutor: Gaynor Goffe

Non-residential

£90

£270

Open to all

See course description 01 Mar - 03 Mar.

Stained Glass: Painting with Light FM

Fri 25 Oct - Sun 27 Oct

Tutor: Carole Gray

£310

Open to all

This course is suitable for all abilities since there will be time for everyone to learn and practise the appropriate skills they need to design and create at least one leaded stained glass panel. Basic design concepts, different types of glass, glass cutting and leading techniques will all be covered so that you can design, assemble and finish at least one complete coloured panel during the weekend. Please expect to reimburse the tutor for the cost of materials you use, which will vary according to the size of panel you work on, but is likely to be between £35 and £55.

Jewellery Making Weekend: Enamelling and Silver Clay FM

Fri 25 Oct - Sun 27 Oct

Tutor: Toni Peers

See course description 08 Feb - 10 Feb.

£330

Open to all

An opportunity to explore two different jewellery disciplines in one weekend; plus a few general jewellery making techniques to make your pieces into wearable art.Vitreous Enamelling is an ancient technique which works by fusing powdered glass to copper by firing in a small kiln, using both opaque and transparent glass you will create some beautiful and unique pieces. Silver clay is wondrous stuff, it enables you the flexibility of moulding clay into the shape and design you desire, whilst offering you the beauty of silver once fired, a real cheat for frustrated silversmiths. For beginners and those wishing to develop their skills further.

Open to all Enamel Jewellery - Emily Knight

See course description 03 Apr.

Painting Drawing and the Ar ts

Calligraphy for Beginners and Improvers

E xploring the Natural World

Bookbinding and Book Repairs for Beginners and Improvers

Monoprinting MT

Sat 14 Sep

Tutor: Hester Cox

Non-residential

£65

Open to all

Introduction to Bobbin Lace FM

Sun 15 Sep

Tutor: Linda Haylock

Non-residential

£80

Open to all

Learn basic techniques in bobbin lace to produce a wearable piece of lace (brooch/pendant).Techniques include preparing the equipment to start, working and completing the piece of lace, to mounting the lace (if required).

Sun 15 Sep

Tutor: Emily Knight

Non-residential

Open to all

Tutor: Glenn Holman

Fri 15 Nov

Tutor: Deb Hart

£270

Beginner

Weaving Christmas Decorations FM

Woodblock Printmaking Fri 18 Oct - Sun 20 Oct

Fri 08 Nov - Sun 10 Nov

See course description 08 Feb - 10 Feb.

£65

See course description 14 Apr.

Tutor: Sharon McMullin

Beginners Jewellery Enamelling MT

Stained Glass for Beginners and Near Beginners

Open to all

Non-residential

£80

Open to all

Participants will learn how to create a willow wreath base which they will decorate with evergreen material and some festive items such as orange slices, basic ribbon, cones and apples. These will be provided but please feel free to bring some of your own, such as: cinnamon sticks, apple slices, specific ribbon, walnuts or any other things you would like to incorporate.

Stained Glass: Christmas Wreath FM

Sat 16 Nov Non-residential

Tutor: Carole Gray

£90

Open to all

On this one-day course you will make a copperfoiled glass Christmas wreath, (approximately 28cm circumference). The course is a practical one and includes glass cutting, copperfoiling and soldering. Refreshments and lunch served in the Mill dining room are also covered by the all-inclusive fee. The course is suitable for all levels, including beginners.

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Photography

Using the stunning landscape and natural environment of Flatford Mill as inspiration, this practical and hands-on course will introduce you to woodblock printing techniques. We will be using drawing as a starting point for investigating relief printmaking techniques that do not require specialist equipment to produce, and that you will be able to continue in your own time at home. Participants will be encouraged to develop their own designs and to work at their own pace in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. The course is suitable for beginners.

Craf ts and Traditional Skills

A one-day workshop exploring monoprinting using three different methods that are characterised by line, tone and texture. Local printmaker Hester Cox will demonstrate these spontaneous and direct techniques and then participants will try them for themselves. There will also be the chance to print from natural material including plants and feathers.

Making Glass Stars for Christmas! FM

Sun 17 Nov

Tutor: Carole Gray

Non-residential

£90

Christmas Felting Open to all

On this one-day course you will learn to make hanging copperfoiled glass stars.You will have time to make three stars, varying in size from 11 - 19cm. If there is enough time, you can make additional stars, although there will be a charge for the extra materials. The course is a practical one and includes glass cutting, copper foiling and soldering. The day is suitable for any level of experience, including total beginners. All the materials and tools required for the course will be supplied. Included in the course fee are enough materials for one large, one medium and one small star.

Weave an Angel FM

Fri 06 Dec

Tutor: Deb Hart

Non-residential

£80

Open to all

Sun 08 Dec

Tutor: Toni Peers

Non-residential

£90

Open to all

Spend a day creating presents or decorations using handcrafted feltmaking techniques. In this one-day class, Toni Peers will cover both wet and needle felting techniques that can be used to create decorations or presents. Handcrafted felt is made using pre-spun wool, the fibres are fused together to create felt either by force using a needle, or friction, heat and soap for the wet felted method, it is a wonderfully tactile craft. On this day you will learn how to needlefelt to create a robin, and other such decorations, which can stand alone or be joined together to create a Christmas wreath. If you prefer, you could spend the day making a handcrafted felted item for a loved one for Christmas – this might be a bag, phone cover, tea cosy – Toni will teach you how to make a hollow form using wet felting techniques so you don’t even need to sew it together. All materials are included.

Learn to weave this very popular willow angel which can be decorated with lights or any other touches that you would like to add to make it unique. This will be followed by weaving some traditional Christmas decorations.

Stained Glass: Make Your Own Christmas Decorations

Enamelling for Beginners and Improvers

Tutor: Carole Gray

Sat 07 Dec

Tutor: Toni Peers

Non-residential

£90

Open to all

In this one-day workshop you will use a choice of copper blanks in shapes such as dragonflies to embrace our natural environment.You will learn how to fuse glass to copper in the kiln at temperatures starting from 750°C to create wonderful glass jewellery. Toni will take you through the basics of enamelling, including counter-enamelling, sifting, wet-packing and applying glass media. By the end of the day you will have made around 4 enamelled pieces suitable for jewellery, or perhaps for mounting to make your own piece of art. Lunch is included.

Stained Glass: Christmas Wreath FM

Sat 07 Dec

Tutor: Carole Gray

Non-residential

See course description 16 Nov.

£90

Open to all

Sun 08 Dec

Non-residential

£105

Open to all

On this one-day course you will learn to make hanging copperfoiled glass Christmas decorations, with new designs for 2019 and, if there is enough time, you can make additional items, although there will be a charge for the extra materials. The course is a practical one and includes glass cutting, copper foiling and soldering. The day is suitable for any level of experience, including total beginners. All the materials and tools required for the course will be supplied. Included in the course fee are enough materials to make three pieces. Refreshments and lunch served in the Mill dining room are also covered by the all-inclusive fee.

Bookbinding and Book Repairs for Beginners and Improvers FM

Mon 09 Dec - Fri 13 Dec

Tutor: Mark Cockram

£520

Open to all

See course description 18 Feb - 22 Feb.

Stained Glass - Carole Gray

“I recently attended the Stained Glass Course on the 24th August and was very happy with everything the course and the Centre offered. I will definitely recommend your courses to friends and family.” Stained Glass for Beginners and Near Beginners, August 2018

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Photography

Enamelling Jewelery Workshop - Emily Knight

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Traditional Skills Basket Weaving FM

Thu 21 Feb

Tutor: Deb Hart

Non-residential

£80

Open to all

Learn how to make a traditional round basket using English willow.The day will start with instruction on types of willow, choosing, buying and planting your own materials.You will learn at least 3 different weaves plus a border technique.You will take home a completed basket which could be used for serving bread or many other things.This course is part of the art and craft week so you can book on other days as well.

Fri 22 Feb

Tutor: Deb Hart

Non-residential

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Sat 16 Mar

Non-residential

Tutor: Mark O’Connor

£80

Open to all

£35

Beginner

This Bushcraft for Beginners workshop based at Tollymore Forest Park will provide participants with the opportunity to develop lifelong skills in fire lighting, shelter building, knot work and campfire cooking.The group will have the opportunity to explore a range of bushcraft techniques to comfortably enjoy remote environments in a range of weather conditions. The course is aimed at those with little or no prior experience in bushcraft, or those wishing to refresh their skills.

Out to Learn Willow: Basket Making for Beginners Fri 03 May - Sun 05 May

Tutor: Out to Learn Willow

You will be able to master the construction of a basic bird base using English willow.This will then be transformed into a pheasant using a lovely random weave. Advice on what sort of materials to use and where to buy them for future projects will also be provided during the course.This day forms part of the art and craft week so you can book on other days as well if you wish.

Enamelling Jewellery - Emily Knight

Weave a Pheasant FM

Bushcraft for Beginners

£289

Beginner

Early baskets would have been made with wild materials gathered locally. In Britain oak, hazel and willow were commonly used and the weaving of willow using different techniques developed into a profession. On this course you will learn the techniques to make a beautiful round shopping basket of your own.The course is suitable for complete beginners or for those who want to expand their knowledge of weaves, borders and handles.

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Monoprinting - Hester Cox

Basic Bushcraft

Sun 05 May

Non-residential

Tutor: Richard King

£80

Beginner

This is a practical one-day course which will leave you with the skills to weave a variety of stick materials for hurdle making.We will work primarily with one and two year old willow but for those interested in weaving hazel you can be assured that the techniques are closely similar so you will find all you need to know.The course will include: the growing properties of willow, simple cultivation and a look at the history; material selection in two styles of weaving; safe effective use of a Bill Hook; weaving technique and weaving a finished panel approximately 3 ft square which you can take home to decorate your garden.

Next Step Bushcraft! Sat 11 May

Non-residential

Tutor: Mark O’Connor

£95

Beginner

This two-day Bushcraft course based at Tollymore Field Studies Centre will provide participants with the opportunity to take their Bushcraft skills to the next step, while using experience-based learning to build their knowledge, confidence and competence.The group will have the opportunity to explore the Bushcraft techniques to comfortably enjoy remote environments in a range of weather conditions.

Make a Traditional Three-Legged Stool JH

Fri 31 May - Sun 02 Jun

Tutor: Mervyn Mewis

£200

Open to all

Using locally sourced hardwood component parts, each participant will assemble and complete a traditional three-legged stool to take home. The weekend cost covers all materials prepared, the use of all tools and materials to make a three-legged stool, as well as the knowledge and confidence to make further items. No previous experience necessary.

Fri 05 Jul - Mon 08 Jul

Tutor: Peter Scholes

£278

Open to all

Learn basic bushcraft skills such as using tools for woodworking, shelter building, making fire and finding and cooking basic wild food. Participants must be over 16 years old.The course fee includes basic bushcraft kit which can be kept after the course.

Make Your Own Willow Coffin MA

Mon 05 Aug - Fri 09 Aug

£450

Tutor: Out to Learn Willow

Intermediate

Willow coffins are completely natural and biodegradable and are among the most environmentally friendly coffins available. On this course you will learn how to make a decorative oval willow coffin, with sisal rope handles, a wooden base and lid with a wooden centre.The coffin that you make will be yours to take home.The course is suitable for those who have some basket making experience, waling, single French randing, English randing, and borders. *Please note there will be an additional fee of £120 per participant for materials.

Coracle Making FM

Mon 05 Aug - Fri 09 Aug

Tutor: Richard King

£470

Open to all

A coracle is one of the most ancient boat designs, only a few small technical steps more advanced than a raft. During this week-long course you will be able to construct your own coracle using willows for the framework and thin canvas for the skin, and hew your own paddle if time allows.The group will be small, only four people maximum, to allow for individual tuition in the weaving and binding of the hull and gunwale of your craft. Expect to reimburse the tutor for materials, approximately £35.

Willow Sculpture Course

Fly Fishing Weekend MT

Fri 05 Jul - Mon 08 Jul

Tutor: Geoff Guy

Craf ts and Traditional Skills

Painting Drawing and the Ar ts

Hurdle Making

£420

Open to all

Fri 16 Aug - Sun 18 Aug

Tutor: Out to Learn Willow

£289

Open to all

Join us for an inspiring weekend creating your very own willow sculpture. This course provides an opportunity for you to learn all about willow, how to grow it, prepare it and sculpt it to form three-dimensional works of art.

Willow Crafts for Christmas MA

Sat 23 Nov - Mon 25 Nov

Tutor: Out to Learn Willow

£289

Open to all

Join us for a thoroughly festive willow weekend creating beautiful crafts to decorate your home or garden or to give away as lovely gifts.This course provides an opportunity for you to learn all about willow, how to grow it, prepare it and weave with it using a variety of techniques.

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Malham Tarn holds an excellent stock of genuinely wild brown trout.This weekend course provides the opportunity to enjoy the experience of fly fishing for them on the Tarn, and for brown trout and grayling in the Ribble and Ure rivers.You will learn the many techniques involved in fishing stillwaters and rivers, and something of the life of the trout and its diet. There will be plenty of instruction for those new to fly fishing who need to acquire basic skills and techniques.

Photography Capture the stunning beauty of the landscapes and wildlife found in and around our Centres on camera. This section is perfect if you love what you see in the natural world and want to develop your skills in photography. Tutors will give demonstrations to explain theory and practical techniques, complemented by plenty of opportunities to take your own photographs, either in the Centre grounds or on excursions to sites of interest such as local villages or nature reserves. Although you may already have some basic photographic experience, our tutors are happy to take time to explain techniques from first principles if necessary and our photography courses and holidays are offered at three levels. More information about required materials and equipment is available from the website or our Centres. Please note digital storage media and printing costs are not usually covered by our fees.

Levels

Beginner Introductory courses for those new or relatively new to the subject. Open to all Courses where tutors are able to support learners at all levels.

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Sutton

Intermediate Courses aimed at those who want to know more about a subject which they are already familiar with.

Centres

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BL DF EF FM MA PM SL

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*MMU Accredited by Manchester Metropolitan University. See page 40.

Mon 07 Jan - Fri 11 Jan

Tutor: Steve Hedges

£540

Open to all

This course is ideal for any photographer wanting to capture images with impact and mood. It is most suited to the intermediate photographers who know how to use the basic camera settings such as aperture and shutter priority.

Winter Outlines FM

Fri 08 Feb - Sun 10 Feb

Tutor: Jacqui Hurst

£270

Open to all

Spring Digital Photography DF

Fri 05 Apr - Tue 09 Apr

Tutor: John Archer-Thomson

£455

Open to all

Planning to get the most out of Pembrokeshire’s spectacular landscape and natural history, we will visit a number of different locations shooting not only fantastic landscapes, but also plant and animal life. Prior photographic knowledge is useful to get the most out of the course, but advice and guidance are on hand. Any type of camera is suitable for this course.

Springtime Photography in Epping Forest EF

Sat 13 Apr

Tutor: John Price

Non-residential

£35

Beginner

Photography Especially for Beginners

Fri 17 May - Mon 20 May

Tutor: Andrew Fusek-Peters

£455

Intermediate

This course is for keen amateur photographers, or those starting out who want to learn more about how to frame and capture light in the landscape at dawn, dusk and beyond, focusing on the two iconic Shropshire Nature reserves the Long Mynd and the Stiperstones, as well as the valleys between. Alongside visits to these beautiful spots, Andrew will work with participants both in improving their camera skills and how to bring out the best in their pictures through careful and subtle post-processing. If there are also some wildlife opportunities, we will take advantage of that and Andrew has several spare kit setups to lend out. Andrew is a highly experienced conservation photographer whose work regularly appears in the national papers.

Walks with a Camera SL

Mon 27 May - Fri 31 May

Tutor: Kel Portman

£460

Open to all

Discover artistic inspiration as we take short walks (of around 3-10 km) through some of Devon’s most attractive scenery and coastline, all of which make excellent subjects for landscape and nature photographers.The course programme is designed to be hands-on and practical, ideal for those who are inspired by landscape. During the course Kel will offer ideas and suggestions that will result in an improved understanding of photography. There will be individual feedback along with technical and aesthetic advice. You won’t be confused with jargon, rather you will be encouraged to look at ideas and approaches to help you take better photographs.

Lightroom and Other Software: How to Organise and Process Your Digital Nature Photographs SL

Fri 19 Jul - Mon 22 Jul

Tutor: Julian Cremona

£315

Open to all

Enhancement of your photographs in Lightroom is the emphasis of the course. Other software will be discussed as well as going on local walks to take photographs to use as examples in the classroom. By exporting images we will look at sorting and storage of your images too. See also 2226 July if you would like to join Julian on his Extreme Photography course and enjoy a £125 discount.

Photography for Beginners and Improvers FM

Mon 22 Jul - Fri 26 Jul

Tutor: Steve Hedges

£520

Open to all

This course is ideal for photographers looking to release the potential of their cameras and their own creativity. To be able to reach your potential as a photographer you first need to master the camera. The first part of this course is designed to help you achieve this. By learning about the menus and the controls of your own camera you will be able to get the camera to work the way you want it to rather than the other way around.

This course is open to all levels of photographer, although a basic understanding of your camera menus would be useful but not essential. During the course we will cover creative use of depth of field, exposure, creative use of shutter speeds, focus modes, composition, the use of colour and light before moving on to more complex techniques such as focus stacking, High Dynamic Range (HDR), spot and manual metering, photographic filters and shooting a digital panoramic. This course will suit those photographers that have a basic understanding of photography as well as the more experienced photographers because there is enough time available to start with the basic/intermediate techniques of photography and finish with more advanced subjects and techniques.

Steve Hedges

Extreme Close-up Photography and Focus Stacking

Mon 15 Apr - Thu 18 Apr

Tutor: Steve Hedges

Beginner

Mon 22 Jul - Fri 26 Jul

Tutor: Julian Cremona

£445

Open to all

Close-up photography reveals a whole new world. It is exciting and possible with any digital camera. This course will not only enable you to understand the basics but show how to get extreme close-ups just millimetres across. We will look at the lighting of small objects and how to achieve maximum focus. Most will be done in workshops within and around the Centre using simple material to practice on. Most equipment can be supplied and no prior knowledge is assumed. See also 19-22 July if you would like to join Julian on his How to Organise Your Digital Nature Photographs and enjoy a £125 discount.

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Photography

Steve has been a professional photographer for the last twenty-five years. During his career he has photographed a huge variety of subjects including public relations photography, commercial photography, portraiture, weddings, landscape and nature. Steve is fully qualified with the Master Photographer’s Association and the Royal Photographic Society. He has also been shortlisted in the 2011 and 2014 Outdoor photographer of the year competitions and once in the British Wildlife photographer of the year competition.

£405

Craf ts and Traditional Skills

Modern cameras, abundant with features, end up permanently set on the Auto function; so bewildering are the options! Come and learn how to use your camera to achieve interesting photographs of the spring flora and fauna in Epping Forest. Find out how to take good macro/close-up pictures using different angles in a beautiful woodland setting. Suitable for beginners and keen amateurs alike. A follow-up workshop in the afternoon will give participants the opportunity to see results, compare notes and learn how to use Photoshop to present artwork.

Painting Drawing and the Ar ts

This course is all about creating clear, minimal images from lines and forms. Come and explore the graphic potential of the winter outlines and structures in the countryside around Dedham Vale. Learn to identify the shapes, patterns and rhythms within the landscape, how they relate to each other and how to place them within the camera frame. We will work both in colour and black and white. Most of the time will be spent out and about taking pictures and honing our eye to create stunning compositions in camera rather than relying on post-image manipulation.

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Photography: Developing Skills with Techniques and Technology

Photographing the Nature of Devon SL

Mon 29 Jul - Fri 02 Aug

Tutor: Adrian Davies

£460

Open to all

This course, designed for all levels, will visit a number of different habitats (weather permitting) including the seashore, moorland and ancient woodland, and look at the techniques for photographing the flora and fauna of each habitat.

Garden Photography FM

Mon 26 Aug - Fri 30 Aug

Tutor: Jacqui Hurst

£420

Open to all

This five-day course is ideal for those who appreciate spending time in gardens and enjoy photography. We will immerse ourselves amongst late summer flowers and veg: dahlias, cosmos, rudbeckia, asters, verbena, tomatoes, chillies and early autumn berries. Most of the time will be spent taking pictures in and around Flatford Mill, at Beth Chatto’s, Helmingham Hall and other local gardens. We will explore a range of photographic styles from general vistas right through to close ups. The emphasis of the course is about composition and lighting rather than post-image manipulation. It is suitable for those who have a digital SLR or advanced compact camera.

Filming and Photography in the Mountains BL

Fri 06 Sep - Sun 08 Sep

Tutor: Terry Abraham

£250

Open to all

A relaxing course with critically acclaimed and award-winning outdoors filmmaker Terry Abraham out and about the iconic Blencathra. Terry will guide participants to some of his favourite locations for capturing this much-loved fell on camera, share tips and tricks and help those who wish to take outdoor photography or video more seriously.

Photography Tuition BL

Fri 06 Sep - Sun 08 Sep

Tutor: Rod Ireland

£325

Open to all

‘Lake District Photography’ - is a tour aimed at getting you to the right places at the right time to maximise photographic opportunities. A world class destination with an abundance of mountains, Lakes and verdant green valleys. Guided by Rod Ireland, you’ll benefit from his extensive knowledge of the area, developed through photography as well as his Mountain Leadership background. If you want to capture the Lake District at its best, this course is for you. Rod will always be on hand and happy to provide photography help and tips along the way for those who are less experienced with their camera.

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Autumn Digital Photography in Pembrokeshire DF

Tue 22 Oct - Sat 26 Oct

Tutor: John Archer-Thomson

£440

Intermediate

This course provides the perfect opportunity to photograph the superb land and seascapes of Pembrokeshire in autumn. It is intended for improving digital photographers who are keen to develop their skills. Some knowledge is useful and we will be utilising the superb Pembrokeshire landscapes to cover many key aspects of the camera as well as some computer enhancement.

Autumn Wildlife and Landscape Photography MA

Fri 25 Oct - Sun 27 Oct

Tutor: Paul Richards

£289

Open to all

This weekend course will give participants all the skills and knowledge required for successful nature and landscape photography. It will look at all aspects of nature photography including close-up and landscape work.With the autumn in full flow we will be getting close to fungi, experimenting with the camera and making the most of the woodland colour at Margam Country Park. We will also be following the deer rut, be prepared, you will get dirty so please wear old clothes. Please note that the course is best suited for those with SLR cameras with a telephoto facility. Digital processing and editing, and getting the best from your images on the computer using Photoshop CS3 will be covered in the evening sessions.

Autumn Photography in Epping Forest EF

Sat 02 Nov

Tutor: John Price

Non-residential

£35

Beginner

Learn how to capture the glorious autumn colours of Epping Forest with your camera on this very user-friendly photography course and achieve interesting photographs of the season’s woodland flora and fauna. Demystify your camera and find out how to take good close-up pictures using different angles. Suitable for beginners and keen amateurs alike. A workshop will follow with a chance to see the results and learn how to use Photoshop.

How to Make a Booking When you have chosen a course you would like to attend you can book your place securely in two different ways:

Book online through our website www.field-studies-council.org/arts Telephone or email the centre where your course is taking place. Contact details for each centre can be found on the back cover of this brochure. Full booking terms and conditions can be found on the FSC website www.field-studies-council/terms

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Course title

Tutor

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Date 18 Feb-22 Feb

Blencathra

The Lake District 02 Sep-06 Sep Develop Your Watercolours from Sketches and Photographs 06 Sep-08 Sep Filming and Photography in the Mountains 06 Sep-08 Sep Flora, Fauna and Geology in the Uplands 06 Sep-08 Sep Photography Tuition

Alan Goodall

Terry Abraham

Phil Houghton

Rod Ireland

Dale Fort

Pembrokeshire Coast 05 Apr-09 Apr Spring Digital Photography 15 Apr-20 Apr

The Pembrokeshire Coast National Park 22 Jul-29 Jul Exploring Pembrokeshire 22 Oct-26 Oct Autumn Digital Photography in Pembrokeshire 26 Oct Writing the Wild

John Archer-Thomson John Archer-Thomson Steve Morrell John Archer-Thomson Susan Richardson

31 7 7 32 21

Epping Forest

Essex 13 Apr

11 May 12 May 02 Nov

Springtime Photography in Epping Forest A One-Day Introduction to Drawing from Life A One-Day Introduction to Watercolour Landscapes Autumn Photography in Epping Forest

John Price

Linda Matthews

John Price

Flatford Mill

Suffolk ‘Constable Country’ 07 Jan-11 Jan Art New Year Detox Week 07 Jan-11 Jan 07 Jan-11 Jan 25 Jan-27 Jan 01 Feb-03 Feb 08 Feb-10 Feb 08 Feb-10 Feb 08 Feb-10 Feb 12 Feb 15 Feb-18 Feb 18 Feb-22 Feb

Exploring and Painting Winter Gardens Photography: Developing Skills with Techniques and Technology Weaving with Recycled Materials Pet Portraits Painting Constable Country in Oils Winter Outlines Stained Glass for Beginners and Near Beginners Make a Stained Glass Heart Watercolour for Absolute Beginners Art and Craft Week

Rob and Siân Dudley Jevan Watkins Jones Steve Hedges

Deb Hart Gaynor Goffe Kevin Scully

23 21 16

Jacqui Hurst Sharon McMullin

31 23

Carole Gray Andrew Pitt

23 13

Claire Madder, Carole Gray and Deb Hart

18 31

20 Feb-24 Feb 21 Feb 22 Feb 22 Feb-24 Feb 22 Feb-24 Feb

Course title

Tutor

Bookbinding and Book Repairs for Beginners and Improvers Life Drawing Basket Weaving Weave a Pheasant Parchment Craft Drawing Movement

01 Mar-03 Mar Enamelling and Encaustic Art 01 Mar-03 Mar Calligraphy for Beginners and Improvers 08 Mar-10 Mar Painting Spring Flowers Using Line and Watercolour 08 Mar-10 Mar Beadweaving for Beginners and Improvers 23 Mar-23 Mar Drawing from Scratch 03 Apr Make a Stained Glass Panel in a Day! 04 Apr Make a Stained Glass Panel in a Day! 05 Apr-07 Apr Working Dark to Light in Acrylics 08 Apr-12 Apr Suffolk Watercolour Landscapes; En Plein Air 12 Apr-14 Apr Improve Your Watercolours 12 Apr-15 Apr Drawing for Beginners 12 Apr-15 Apr Approaches to Drawing Spring Landscapes 15 Apr-18 Apr Botanical Illustration Using Coloured Pencils 15 Apr-18 Apr Photography Especially for Beginners 26 Apr-28 Apr Late Spring Walking Weekend: Exploring South Suffolk and 'Constable Country' 26 Apr-28 Apr Portraits for the Absolute Beginner 03 May-05 May Improve Your Watercolours with Pen and Wash 05 May-05 May Hurdle Making 24 May-27 May A Flatford Sketchbook 24 May-27 May Watercolour Painting and Drawing Character Buildings 27 May-31 May Botanical Illustration for Beginners 27 May-31 May Bookbinding and Book Repairs for Beginners and Improvers 31 May-02 Jun Navigable River: An Entertaining History of the River Stour 31 May-02 Jun Watercolour for Absolute Beginners 31 May-02 Jun Gardens to Inform and Inspire 21 Jun-23 Jun 07 Jul

Sketching and Painting Flowers in a Suffolk Garden Drawing and Sketching Outside

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Mark Cockram

Linda Matthews Deb Hart Deb Hart Lesley Smith Jevan Watkins Jones Toni Peers Gaynor Goffe

17 28 28 23 17

Jennifer Andrews

Claire Madder

Carole Massey Carole Gray

17 24

Carole Gray

Linda Matthews

Jem Bowden

John Tookey Teresa Norfolk Jevan Watkins Jones Janie Pirie

13 17 17

Steve Hedges

23 23

Neil Catchpole

Carole Massey

Andrew Pitt

Richard King Carole Massey Teresa Norfolk

29 17 18

Lesley Smith

Mark Cockram

Neil Catchpole

Andrew Pitt

Jennifer Andrews and Steve Flowerday Jennifer Andrews

Carole Massey

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Course title

22 Jul-24 Jul 22 Jul-26 Jul 26 Jul-02 Aug 29 Jul-31 Jul 02 Aug-05 Aug 02 Aug-05 Aug 03 Aug-05 Aug 05 Aug-09 Aug 05 Aug-09 Aug 05 Aug-09 Aug 09 Aug-12 Aug 09 Aug-12 Aug 09 Aug-12 Aug 12 Aug-16 Aug 12 Aug-16 Aug 12 Aug-16 Aug 16 Aug-19 Aug 16 Aug-19 Aug 16 Aug-19 Aug 19 Aug-23 Aug 19 Aug-23 Aug 23 Aug-26 Aug 23 Aug-26 Aug 26 Aug-30 Aug 26 Aug-30 Aug 26 Aug-30 Aug 30 Aug-01 Sep 30 Aug-01 Sep 30 Aug-01 Sep 02 Sep-04 Sep 02 Sep-06 Sep 02 Sep-06 Sep 04 Sep-06 Sep 06 Sep-08 Sep 06 Sep-08 Sep 07 Sep 14 Sep 15 Sep 18 Oct-20 Oct 18 Oct-20 Oct 18 Oct-20 Oct 21 Oct-25 Oct 21 Oct-25 Oct 23 Oct-25 Oct 25 Oct-27 Oct 25 Oct-27 Oct 25 Oct-27 Oct 08 Nov-10 Nov

Garden Stained Glass Photography for Beginners and Improvers Botanical Illustration for More Experienced Painters Painting Constable Views Watercolour: Awash with Ideas! Landscapes in Watercolour: From Inspirations to Finished Paintings Flowers in Pen and Ink Making Watercolours Work for You Watercolour Landscape Painting and Sketching Coracle Making Develop Your Style in Constable Country Making Mosaics Botanical Illustration for Improvers Contemporary Impressionism in Constable Country Exploring the Art of Adding Ink to Your Watercolours Flatford Mill Plein Air Group Having Fun with Watercolours Get Perspective Walking and Sketching Constable Country in Pencil, Ink and Watercolour Summer Guided Tour of Suffolk Gouache: Painting Landscape and Nature Watercolour: Painting Landscape and Nature Writing in Constable Country Garden Photography Exploring, Drawing and Painting Summer Gardens Bookbinding and Book Repairs for Beginners and Improvers Stained Glass for Beginners and Near Beginners Flatford Watercolour Adventure Calligraphy for Beginners and Improvers Further Your Drawing Skills Source to Sea: Painting the River Stour Painting Seascapes and Water Developing Your Own Sketchbook Water Soluble Pencils Freshen Up Your Watercolours Make a Stained Glass Panel in a Day! Figure Drawing Introduction to Bobbin Lace Animals and Pets: Painting and Drawing Woodblock Printmaking Adding Texture to Your Watercolours Expressing Autumn Hedgerows Exploring Autumn Landscapes Portrait Painting Using Coloured Pencils Stained Glass: Painting with Light Calligraphy for Beginners and Improvers Jewellery Making Weekend: Enamelling and Silver Clay Stained Glass for Beginners and Near Beginners

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Page No.

Carole Gray Steve Hedges

24 31

Jenny Jowett

Carole Massey Siân Dudley Rob Dudley

14 14 14

Debora Cane Rob and Siân Dudley Andrew Pitt

18 14

Richard King Pat Gavin

29 19

Anne Cardwell Lesley Smith

24 20

Pat Gavin

Linda Series and Caroline Furlong Gerald Green Sue Wieck Debora Cane Linda Matthews

Neil Catchpole Jeremy Ford

8 16

Jeremy Ford

Rebecca Hubbard Jacqui Hurst Jevan Watkins Jones Mark Cockram

21 32 19

Sharon McMullin

Thomas Plunkett Gaynor Goffe

15 25

Teresa Norfolk Rob Dudley

18 15

Carole Massey Debora Cane

16 18

Carole Massey Andrew Pitt Carole Gray

18 15 25

Carole Massey Linda Haylock Carole Massey

18 25 21

Glenn Holman Linda Series and Caroline Furlong Siân Dudley Rob Dudley Janie Pirie

25 15

Carole Gray Gaynor Goffe

25 25

Toni Peers

Sharon McMullin

19 15 18 18

15 15 21

Date

Course title

08 Nov-10 Nov Painting Plants: Autumn Colours and Designs 08 Nov-10 Nov Acrylic Landscapes 15 Nov Weaving Christmas Decorations 15 Nov-17 Nov Pastels:Vibrant and Loose 15 Nov-17 Nov Approaches to Drawing Autumn Landscapes 16 Nov Stained Glass: Christmas Wreath 17 Nov Making Glass Stars for Christmas! 06 Dec Weave an Angel 06 Dec-08 Dec Improve Your Watercolours 06 Dec-09 Dec First Steps in Pencil, Pen and Ink 07 Dec Enamelling for Beginners and Improvers 07 Dec Stained Glass: Christmas Wreath 08 Dec Stained Glass: Make Your Own Christmas Decorations 08 Dec Christmas Felting 09 Dec-13 Dec Suffolk Christmas Tour 09 Dec-13 Dec Bookbinding and Book Repairs for Beginners and Improvers 09 Dec-14 Dec Portrait Painting and Drawing

Tutor

Page No.

Jennifer Andrews

Carole Massey Deb Hart Linda Matthews Jevan Watkins Jones Carole Gray Carole Gray

16 25 16 18

Deb Hart John Tookey Debora Cane Toni Peers

26 15 18 26

Carole Gray Carole Gray

26 26

Toni Peers Neil Catchpole Mark Cockram

26 10 26

Carole Massey

The North Downs 31 May-02 Jun Make a Traditional Three-Legged Mervyn Mewis Stool

25 26

Juniper Hall

Kindrogan

Scottish Highlands 03 May-05 May Who Do You Think You Are? Using Heraldry as Modern Identity 03 May-05 May Geology and Scenery in Perthshire 14 Jun-17 Jun Legends in the Landscape 21 Jun-24 Jun Summer Walks to Perthshire Pubs 05 Jul-08 Jul Basic Bushcraft 19 Jul-26 Jul Introductory Geology in Perthshire 11 Oct-14 Oct Autumn Walks to Perthshire Pubs

Gordon Casely

Fiona McGibbon

Roddy Maclean Kindrogan Tutors Geoff Guy Fiona McGibbon Kindrogan Tutors

10 7 29 9 8

London 06 Jul

The Natural History of Bushy Park

Sharon Brown

Malham Tarn

Yorkshire Dales 30 Mar Printmaking without a Press 14 Apr Beginners Jewellery Enamelling 26 Apr-28 Apr Wandering Draw: Malham Tarn in Graphite and Charcoal 05 Jul-08 Jul Fly Fishing Weekend 24 Aug Hand Built Ceramics 25 Aug Beginners Jewellery Enamelling 02 Sep-06 Sep Landscape Adventures in Watermedia 13 Sep-15 Sep Writing the Wild 14 Sep Monoprinting 15 Sep Beginners Jewellery Enamelling 27 Sep-29 Sep Textures of the Landscape: Exploring Collagraph Printmaking 27 Sep-29 Sep First Steps in Pencil, Pen and Ink 28 Sep Painting with the Landscape

Hester Cox Emily Knight Margaret Uttley

24 24 17

Peter Scholes Penny Hunt Emily Knight Linda Hollingshead

29 24 24 15

Mary-Jane Holmes Hester Cox Emily Knight Hester Cox

21 25 25 19

Debora Cane Penny Hunt

18 19

David Johnson Out to Learn Willow Debbie Devauden

13 28

Margam

South Wales 03 May-05 May Welsh Watercolours 03 May-05 May Out to Learn Willow: Basket Making for Beginners 31 May-02 Jun Beautiful Botanical Illustration

Date

Course title

19 Jul-21 Jul

Walking and Natural History in Margam Park 19 Jul-21 Jul Dip into Pen and Ink 26 Jul-28 Jul Painting Acrylics 05 Aug-09 Aug Make Your Own Willow Coffin (Intermediate) 05 Aug-12 Aug Watercolours of Wales 16 Aug-18 Aug Willow Sculpture Course 16 Aug-19 Aug Beachcombing and Seashells 30 Aug-01 Sep Paper Sculpting and Casting in Nature 25 Oct-27 Oct Painting the Autumn Landscapes with Oils and Pastels 25 Oct-27 Oct Autumn Wildlife and Landscape Photography 01 Nov-03 Nov Painting Animals in Watercolour 01 Nov-03 Nov Autumn and Winter Flora Illustration 23 Nov-25 Nov Willow Crafts for Christmas 23 Nov-25 Nov Watercolours for Beginners

Tutor

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Date

June Chatfield

Debora Cane David Webb Out to Learn Willow David Johnson Out to Learn Willow June Chatfield David Johnson

17 16 29

David Johnson

Paul Richards

David Webb Debbie Devauden

21 20

Out to Learn Willow David Webb

14 29 8 25

Millport

Scottish Island 29 Mar-31 Mar Great Geology at Great Cumbrae 03 Jun-07 Jun Watercolour Landscape Painting - Craggy Coastline under Scottish Skies 07 Jun-09 Jun Seaweed for Sustenance 02 Aug-04 Aug Painting the Coast and Coastal Wildlife 05 Aug-09 Aug History of the Clyde

Fiona McGibbon

Jem Bowden

Jane Pottas John Threlfall

10 21

Tom Stevenson

Verity Jones Peter Boorman David Johnson

7 8 15

Nettlecombe Court

Somerset 19 Jul-22 Jul Exmoor Big 10 29 Jul-02 Aug Wild Walks in West Somerset 26 Aug-30 Aug Somerset Landscape Painting

Orielton

Pembrokeshire Coast 04 May-08 May Spring Wildlife Watch 18 Jul-22 Jul Summer Wildlife Watch 26 Jul-01 Aug Geology and Scenery of the Pembrokeshire Coast

7 7 9

Tutor

Page No.

30 Aug-06 Sep Landscape Painting in Snowdonia Jeremy Yates 04 Oct-06 Oct Exploring Painting – Snowdonia Nuala Dunn

19 19

Slapton Ley

South Devon 27 May-31 May Explore your Sketchbook in the Beauty of South Devon 27 May-31 May Walks with a Camera 19 Jul-22 Jul Making your Mark and Exploring Abstract Landscapes 19 Jul-22 Jul Making Watercolours Work for You 19 Jul-22 Jul Lightroom and Other Software: How to Organise and Process Your Digital Nature Photographs 22 Jul-26 Jul Extreme Close-up Photography and Focus Stacking 22 Jul-26 Jul Watercolour: Tips, Tricks and Techniques 26 Jul-29 Jul Summer Painting en Plein Air 28 Jul-02 Aug Introduction to Natural History Illustration 29 Jul-02 Aug Photographing the Nature of Devon 29 Jul-02 Aug Expressive Watercolour 29 Jul-02 Aug Creative Freedom using Mixed Media 02 Aug-09 Aug A Field Study of the Geology, Botany and Marine Biology in South Devon

Linda Hollingshead Kel Portman Bethany Holmes

Rob and Siân Dudley Julian Cremona

Julian Cremona

Rob and Siân Dudley Hilary Jean Gibson Rosie Martin

Adrian Davies

Hilary Jean Gibson Linda Hollingshead

14 16

Martin Summers

Mark O'Connor Mark O'Connor

28 29

31 19

19 20

Tollymore

Northern Ireland 16 Mar Bushcraft for Beginners 11 May Next Step Bushcraft

The following courses are not based at an FSC Centre. Please contact FSC Head Office to book a place: 07 May-14 May Hebridean Spring on Coll 12 Jul-20 Jul

Clive Hurford Clive Hurford Dave Green

Course title

The Hebrides: Harris and Lewis and the Shiants 02 Nov-09 Nov Islay - Autumn Wildlife Walks

Martyn Jamieson and Robin Sutton Martyn Jamieson and Robin Sutton Martyn Jamieson and Robin Sutton

8 9 9

Skomer Bluebells and Campion - Clive Hurford

Preston Montford

Shropshire Hills and Severn Valley 17 May-20 May Upland Photography 28 Jun-30 Jun 22 Jul-26 Jul

Painting Meadow Flowers Painting the LandscapeReflections of Shropshire 09 Aug-16 Aug Geology and Scenery of Shropshire and the Borderlands 19 Aug-23 Aug The Secret Hills of Shropshire

Andrew Fusek-Peters Kate Houghton Linda Hollingshead

David Cronshaw

Centre Staff

Nuala Dunn

Paul Gannon

Hanni Brett and Elwyn Edwards

David Cronshaw

20 18

Rhyd-y-creuau

Snowdonia 03 May-05 May Rambling in Snowdonia with My Sketchbook 03 May-06 May The Geology of Northern Snowdonia 11 Aug-16 Aug History and Natural History of the Conwy Valley from Source to Sea 16 Aug-23 Aug Geology and Scenery of North Wales 16 Aug-23 Aug Landscape Painting in Snowdonia

Jeremy Yates

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Contact details Please address all enquiries to Field Studies Council at the following locations: Blencathra Field Centre Keswick, Cumbria CA12 4SG Tel: 017687 79601 email: enquiries.bl@field-studies-council.org Dale Fort Field Centre Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire SA62 3RD Tel: 01646 636205 email: enquiries.df@field-studies-council.org Epping Forest Field Centre Loughton, Essex IG10 4AF Tel: 0208 502 8500 email: enquiries.ef@field-studies-council.org Flatford Mill Field Centre East Bergholt, Suffolk CO7 6UL Tel: 01206 297110 email: enquiries.fm@field-studies-council.org Juniper Hall Field Centre (Please also contact for London bookings) Dorking, Surrey RH5 6DA Tel: 01306 734501 email: enquiries.jh@field-studies-council.org Kindrogan Field Centre Blairgowrie, Perthshire PH10 7PG Tel: 01250 870150 email: enquiries.kd@field-studies-council.org Malham Tarn Field Centre Settle, North Yorkshire BD24 9PU Tel: 01729 830331 email: enquiries.mt@field-studies-council.org Margam Discovery Centre Margam Park, Port Talbot SA13 2UA Tel: 01639 895636 email: enquiries.mp@field-studies-council.org

Nettlecombe Court The Leonard Wills Field Centre Williton, Taunton, Somerset TA4 4HT Tel: 01984 640320 email: enquiries.nc@field-studies-council.org Orielton Field Centre Pembroke, Pembrokeshire SA71 5EZ Tel: 01646 623920 email: enquiries.or@field-studies-council.org Preston Montford Field Centre Montford Bridge, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 1DX Tel: 01743 852040 email: enquiries.pm@field-studies-council.org Rhyd-y-creuau The Drapersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Field Centre Betws-y-coed, Conwy LL24 0HB Tel: 01690 710494 email: enquiries.rc@field-studies-council.org Slapton Ley Field Centre Slapton, Kingsbridge, Devon TQ7 2QP Tel: 01548 580466 email: enquiries.sl@field-studies-council.org Tollymore National Outdoor Centre Bryansford, Newcastle BT33 0PZ Tel: 02843 726498 email: enquiries.tm@field-studies-council.org FSC Head Office Preston Montford, Montford Bridge, Shrewsbury SY4 1HW Tel: 01743 852100 email: enquiries@field-studies-council.org Website: www.field-studies-council.org Chief Executive: Mark Castle

Millport Field Centre Isle of Cumbrae KA28 0EG Tel: 01475 531420 email: enquiries.mil@field-studies-council.org

Also available from FSC Natural History Courses Real Family Holidays If you would like to find out more about our Natural History courses or our Real Family Holidays please request information from FSC Head Office or visit the website:

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