15 November 2025. Expressive Landscape with soft pastel - Hovingham Village Hall, North Yorkshire
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Hovingham Village Hall
Bookings now being taken
'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!

Hovingham Village Hall
Hovingham village Hall is a clean, bright, well lit and well appointed, warm and spacious village hall and is ideal for our workshop. There is a large kitchen with all the facilities, toilets etc, modern folding tables etc and comfortable chairs for use during the workshop - plenty of room to spread out and thoroughly enjoy your day in comfortable surroundings.
There is ample parking space at the village hall and with plenty of on street parking close to the village hall too (which is free), there is plenty of space for everyone.
Lunch
Lunch is not included in this workshop so please bring your own packed lunch if you wish.
However, there are several great choices for food in the village if you dont want to bring your own. The local Hovingham Bakery a short walk away from the hall, has a wide range of great sandwiches and cakes to choose from. There is a great tea shop adjacent to the village hall, The Hovingham Inn or the Worsley Arms are close also if you want to have a sit down meal - but be mindful of the time! The village store (again close to Hovingham Village Hall) also has a range of snacks and food items to choose from too. Plenty of choices!

What is provided
A choice of top quality A4 photographic references of North Yorkshire landscapes to work from and use during the course of the workshop only. They cannot be taken away.
Tea, coffee and buscuits (included) provided throughout the workshop.
What you need to bring to the workshop.
Essential: Fixative - any brand
Your own hard and soft pastels
A drawing board (to fit the sizes of paper you choose to work on
A variety of different pastel papers (if you have them) or a favorite type. Bring several pieces - not just one!
Highly recommended - Sennelier Le carte, Clairefontaine pastelmat 350gsm, Canson Mi-Tientes 'Touch' 350gsm, Fisher 500 etc
Please note: Thinner pastel papers don't hold pastel so well, the heavier weight pastel papers are bewtter to work on for the workshop
Masking tape,
Bulldog clips,
An easel - table or upright
If you are a messy worker (a bit like me I guess) then please do bring a dust sheet for your working area.
Please bring your own packed lunch as lunch is not provided during the workshop









Please note
The workshop starts promptly at 10am and finishes at approximately 4.30pm (lunch break 12.30 - 1.30pm)
Please arriveat at least 30 minutes before the workshop to set up your things to ensure a prompt start.
Thank you.
To book your workshop please follow the link provided. Payment is via Paypal.
If you preffer to pay via another method, please get intouch.
Terms and conditions of booking
Once booked and in the event of cancellation 50% refund will be given only.
Cancellation 1 week or less prior to the workshop 0% refund will be given.
Thank you
Further information
For further information about the village hall visit https://hovingham.org.uk/community_villagehall.php
For any enquires about any aspect of the workshop please do get in touch by email or phone
rdcreativeartist@gmail.com
mobile 07522238822
Thank you and look forward to teaching you soon.
Costs
- Per person : £65.00