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Creative Workshops
In studio based workshops Robert encourages a more experimental approach to painting and drawing with a variety of chosen media. The learning experience for participants is always an exciting one with a loose and contemporary style being encouraged. Experimentation is the key to success and as such students are given the confidence to ‘let go’ and enjoy the day for a creatively engaging learning experience.
With regular demonstrations, group and one to one tuition throughout each workshop students will gain a greater insight into studio working practices to get the best from their photographs, sketches and support material so students personal goals and creative ideas are achieved.
"Workshops, talks and presentations are an ongoing part of my professional creative activities and now and then I will organise my own. Workshops are very popular too with many art clubs and art societies with many having repeat bookings!"
If you wish to discuss a workshop for your particular group and have a particular subject in mind, please do get in touch.
Future and current workshops to suit many levels of ability to include The Peak District, The Wirral and North Norfolk are featured below.
26 and 27 SEPTEMBER 2026 - Norfolk Marshes with soft pastel at Norfolk Creative Arts
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Norfolk creative Arts
Back by popular demand - 'Marsh Light' with soft pastel at Norfolk Creative Arts for 2026!
An exciting two day pastel short art course awaits at Norfolk Creative Arts on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 September.
The theme is ‘marsh light’ and will encompass an expressive use of soft and hard pastel techniques each day to capture the beauty of (day 1 - Saturday 26 September) soft morning light through the fens, reeds and marshes of the Norfolk Broads and (day 2 -Sunday 27 September) the romantic glowing light that North Norfolk has to offer across the inspiring salt marshes.
I will teach you how to master depth, express the captivating light and use expressive layering with ust the right amount of detail to create really atmospheric pastel paintings each day with that added wow factor!
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.
Exclusive 'once a year' event in North Norfolk. Not to be missed. Bookings now being taken!
10 October 2026 Hillside wild flower fields with Derwent Inktense - Hovingham Village Hall, North Yorkshire
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Hovingham Village Hall
HILLSIDE WILD FLOWER FIELDS WORKSHOP WITH DERWENT INKTENSE
SATURDAY 1O OCTOBER 2026
Hovingham Village Hall, North Yorkshire
10.00am - 4.00pm
NEW AND EXCITING WAYS of using Derwent Inktense media (sticks and pencils provided) await this Autumn for this workshop at Hovingham Village Hall.
This is a great opportunity for you to explore and create an expressive, loose and atmospheric painting of wildflower meadow - a joy to paint! This workshop gives you the chance to use the media with real expression and creative freedom.
The versatile and easy to use media of Derwent Inktense (24 colours to use per student during the workshop) is both a painting and drawing media too.
Think watercolour, ink and a pastel all in one. This is Derwent Inktense! We will both paint and draw with the media in lots of creative ways during this full day workshop creating paintings with real depth and sumptuous colour.
It is no wonder Derwent Inktense is so popular with so many artists and this workshop is your opportunity to find out why!
17 October 2026. Late Summer cornfields with soft pastel - Hovingham Village Hall, North Yorkshire
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Hovingham Village Hall
'LATE SUMMER CORNFIELDS ' WORKSHOP WITH SOFT PASTEL
SATURDAY 17 OCTOBER 2026
Hovingham Village Hall, North Yorkshire
10.00am - 4.00pm
This workshop has been created for artists with some some previous painting experience (not necessarily with pastel) who want to loosen up, become more expressive with their media and develop a more dynamic and confident approach to the way they work. The versatile and immediacy of soft pastel is ideal to do just that!
Using colourful and vibrant multi layering techniques you will create a pastel paintings during the workshop that will visually show rich deep colours, luminous darks and contrasting highlights which together will create real depth in all your expressive cornfield landscape pastel paintings.
About the workshop
Pastels are so easy to use - colours resonate with this beautiful media each and every time! During your group demonstration you'll quickly see how so you too can experience the same for yourself.
Group and one to one tuition throughout the day you will help build your confidence to create a more expressionistic pastel painting in this exciting and rewarding pastel workshop.
Please note - but this workshop is not suitable for pure 'art' beginners as the techniques taught may well be too advanced. If in doubt, please do get in touch and we can discuss if the course is suitable for you. I want you to get the best out of the day and from yourself too.
Early booking IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED as places are limited to just 12 students only!