Friday 16 May 2025 
11am - 4pm 
Expressive pastel workshop at National Trust Nunnington Hall
£50 per person (excluding entrance fee of £9.50 paid on the day). National Trust members enter for free.

This one off exclusive outdoor painting and pastel workshop at Nunnington Hall for 2025 will teach you, with your prefered media, how to create an expression of the beautiful inspirational gardens of your chosen view at Nunnington Hall.

The aim of the workshop is to teach you expressive painting techniques with quick and easy soft pastels but you may bring other drawing or painting media with you if you wish. 

There is lots to inspire artists in the beautiful gardens of Nunnington Hall - painting subjects are everywhere! Nunnington Hall is a real gem - the historic hall in the heart of Ryedale not too far from Helmsley, is really awe inspiring. 

This exclusive and rewarding workshop is suitable for all abilities and with expert tuition I will help you gain a much greater knowledge and confidence with your chosen media in exciting and rewarding ways. With easy to follow and informative demonstrations, one to one and group tuition throughout the day, no student will be left behind of out of their depth.  

This relaxing, inspirational and exciting workshop will be the perfect opportunity for you to be absorbed by and work within nature in the company of like minded artists.

I shall be demonstrating with soft and hard pastel combinations to hel you get started. The morning demonstration will last approximately 40 minutes or so is aimed at give you a great foundation and 'way in' to your subject to paint with confidence with it throghout the rest of the day.

I shall be giving you all individual tuition each step of the way for your own particular creative needs throughout the day.

Early booking is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED as this is the only workshop at Nunnington Hall for 2025!

Places are limited to just 10 students only to ensure plenty of tuition for each participant so don’t miss out!

Workshop duration 10.30am - 3.30pm
£60 only to include usual entrance fee of £6 and complimentary hot or cold drink and tray bake on arrival

A great outdoor creative workshop suitable for all artists with different levels of ability who wish to explore a looser more impressionistic style. Whether you are a beginner, intermediate or advanced in skill level, regular one to one tuition throughout the day will teach you lots of new and exciting techniques for landscape painting.

On this workshop I will show you how to quickly combine Watercolour, Gouacheand soft pastel in a direct response to subject. The expressive and colourful techniques demonstrated, together with gestural mark making, will most certainly inspire you with confidence to have a go yourself with the media you choose to bring.

The initial group demonstration (about 35/40 mins with tuition) shows you how a painting is developed. The Lavendar fields at this special North Yorkshire venue with their far reaching views towards the Vale of York are really inspiriring!

A fabulous and rewarding day 'at Yorkshire Lavender' in the heart of Ryedale, North Yorkshire that every artist enjoys.

A very popular workshop indeed so early booking is highly recommended to secure your place!

12 STUDENTS ONLY to ensure maximum tuition for all.

Workshop duration 10.30am - 3.30pm
£60 only to include usual entrance fee of £6 and complimentary hot or cold drink and tray bake on arrival

This is an ideal workshop for artists who want to explore the lovely and versatile media of soft pastels in this unique and spectacular setting in North Yorkshire. There are creative and colourful compositions everywhere! 

Hillsides of clipped Lavender stretch into the valley with lovely scenic views of beautiful farmland beyond just so inspire! Beautuful Yorkshire Lavender has proved time and time again to be a real success for us all l in terms of painting subjects over several seasons and when you are here it's clear to see why!  We are totally spoilt for choice for great painting subjects in this relaxed and inspiring location.

Whether you are a beginner, intermediate or advanced artist, the tuition you'll receive will help you personally develop your art skills. No student will be out of their depth, left behind or otherwise. 

Demonstrations will be in pastel  but...if you want to learn practical experiences with a particular media I'm open to you bringing that too. I'm conversant with many and use them regularly myself (except oils) so this will be an enriching experience for you too.

What a great weekend workshop this is going to be at Norfolk Creative Arts!

Pastels are fabulous to use - so many colours are premixed for you in different ranges and sets that as a ‘pick up and go’  media you can immediately get to work with them drawing and painting at the same time.

Our subjects each day will keep you more than engaged. The glowing Autumn colours will be brought to life in this really exciting 2 day workshop event using a theme of landscapes to work from. I teach you how to layer and build depth in your pastel paintings as we create impact and 'glow' in your paintings. 

By focusing on a variety of pastel techniques to create eye catching tones, deep shadows and a real atmospheric sense of light in your paintings, the expressive use of pastels will impress even yourself let alone those who see your paintings after the workshop!

You will learn how to layer your pastels, blend them cleanly, create meaningful and expressive marks - all to give the ‘wow’ factor to your paintings. You will learn when and how to get the best effects from both hard and soft pastels and fixative in combination…and so much more!