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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.
25 October 2025. Expressive Woodland with Derwent Inktense - Hovingham Village Hall, North Yorkshire
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Hovingham Village Hall
'EXPRESSIVE WOODLANDS' WORKSHOP WITH DERWENT INKTENSE
SATURDAY 25 OCTOBER 2025
Hovingham Village Hall, North Yorkshire
10.00am - 4.00pm
NEW AND EXCITING WAYS of using Derwent Inktense media (sticks and pencils provided) await in this Autumn seasons workshop at Hovingham Village Hall.
We will be on creating multiple smaller looser paintings in the morning to begin with (on different sizes and textures of watercolour papers to bring with you), to get a feel for the Inktense media. Then, soon after, a larger more focused piece for the afternoon using all your learnt techniques with a more 'splashy' and expressive use of colour with multi layerng techniques in your 'main' painting.
The emphasis will be on the experimental and the creative freedom of expression on different surface papers you choose to bring with you, rather than a focus on one single finished painting throughout the day.
Your subject for this workshop is based on the theme of woodland. Bring with you any seasonal aspect of a woodland with you (or several) with your own photo reference to work from.
Just 5 places left only!
15 November 2025. Expressive Landscape with soft pastel - Hovingham Village Hall, North Yorkshire
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Hovingham Village Hall
'EXPRESSIVE LANDSCAPE' WORKSHOP WITH SOFT PASTEL
SATURDAY 15 NOVEMBER 2025
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 with the way they work. The versatile and immediacy of soft pastel is ideal to do just that!
Using colourful and vibrant multi layering techniques of the media we will develop several expressive pastel paintings applying rich deep colours and luminous darks and contrasting highlights to create real depth in all your expressive landscape pastel paintings filled with dramatic light effects and atmospheric mark making.
About the workshop
Pastels are so easy to use - colours resonate with this beautiful media each and every time! During short yet informative demonstrations on multiple papers I will show you how!
Group and one to one tuition throughout the day you will help build your confidence to create a more 'sketchy', expressionistic and direct approach to pastel painting throughout this exciting expressive landscape 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!
1 final place remaining only!