This is an opportunity to immerse yourself in the gardens at their best. Spend two days making large drawings, and 3 days painting, looking for structure, colour and texture, listening to the sounds. You will be guided through specific exercises using rhythm and repetition, aimed at easing you into abstract painting by building up layers of colour, evocative of the multitude of textures and sounds of the garden. Painting with acrylics/oils/gouache or mixed media, you will make large scale layered, abstract compositions.

Each day you will be guided with meditation to tune into your senses, and given warm up exercises to draw and paint directly from the garden, increasing your sense of connection to the visual and sensory world. The larger scale drawings and paintings can be made inside the studio or out in the garden, depending on the weather and your preference.

9am meet/9.30am start with tuition until 2pm each day (full access to the garden and limited access to studio until 5pm each day)

Cost: £400 (includes garden entry fee, tuition and studio space 9am - 2pm with hot drinks and biscuits available all day) Materials not included

Contact Katie for booking and info on katiesollohub@gmail.com or text 07905244623

NB This course would combine well with the Mixed Media course 29/30 June or the Sketchbook Course 11/12 July 2024