ART CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

Workshops Leaflets

Autumn/Winter '25

Spring '26

Drawing Workshops with Dan McDermott

Choice of dates:

12th July 2025
4th October 2025
13th December 2025
10.00am - 4.00pm
£95
All abilities welcome, including beginners

This one-day drawing workshop will sharpen your observational skills and deepen your understanding of shape and proportion through still-life setups, as well as the option to bring some personal photo references. You'll explore various media and mark-making techniques with guided support, making it a creative, hands-on experience for all skill levels. Dan is an experienced artist and arts educator with a focus on drawing, painting and printmaking. His works have been placed in private and corporate art collections worldwide. He has had numerous solo exhibitions and has been included in over 60 group shows and international art fairs. Dan is a fine art lecturer at Stroud School of Art as well as running a successful private teaching and mentoring business. www.danmcdermott.com

Equipment List

The shop will be open from 9 am, so you will have time to purchase materials before the workshop. All students will need to bring the following materials;

• At least two sheets of A2 or four sheets of A3 cartridge drawing paper, any weight between 110 - 130gsm /paper-sheet-paper-drawing-paper.irc
• A variety of pencils (about 3) hardness: 2B - 6B /drawing-drawinggraphite.irc
• A putty or kneadable eraser and a hard plastic eraser /drawing-erasers.irc
• One or two still-life objects that you might like to draw (optional)
• One or two photo references that you might like to draw (optional)

Please bring a packed lunch, snacks and water with you. We will supply tea and coffee throughout the day. Attendees receive 5% off in our shop.

Links:

www.everydaycreativity.art

'Botanical Watercolour Painting ~ Eucalyptus'

A watercolour workshop with Karen Green

SATURDAY 6th December 2025
10.00am - 4.00pm
£95
Attic Studio
All abilities welcome

Celebrate the festive season by experimenting with mixing greens in watercolour. Look at how temperatures of pigments and complimentary colours can affect your mixes to create vivid or muted greens. Explore different methods for the challenging subject of veinage and choose your favourite. Then combine these skills to produce a botanical painting of eucalyptus leaves – you could even decide to make it into a Christmas card. All accompanied by mince pies.

Working from a selection of eucalyptus leaves, you will learn how to compose, draw and paint from observation, using watercolour, to create a botanical painting that reflects an understanding of the subject whilst capturing the beauty of the plant.

Karen, a botanical artist, will ease you into the workshop with some playful drawing exercises, to lead you into observational drawing, looking at the different shape and direction of the leaves; and creating interesting compositions on the page. With one to one support and class demonstrations, you will experiment with different watercolour techniques from glazing, building up depth through layers, to wet-in-wet to create textures. Karen will guide you in accurate colour mixing, with a focus on mixing greens, to paint your eucalyptus leaves. During the session you will familiarize yourself with the materials and tools needed for botanical art and the techniques used, slowly building up layers of paint to create luminosity and depth.

About Karen: Karen works as a Botanical Artist, painting flowers and fruits and vegetables. She paints with intricate detail, retaining the technical accuracy of the plant but placing emphasis on the aesthetics and artistry. She explores themes of femininity, loss and healing through the botany and life cycle of plants; flower language and their use in medicine, folk lore and religion. After receiving a First- Class honours degree at The Arts Institute in Bournemouth, Karen went on to work as a Primary School teacher before resigning in 2011 to focus on her art career. She holds solo and shared exhibitions regularly and has been teaching botanical art workshops for over eight years including Botanical Art Retreats in Andalusia, Spain. www.karegreenart.com   Facebook: karengreenart   Instagram: karengreenart

Recommended Equipment List

Please bring a packed lunch, water & snacks with you. All attendees receive 5% off in our shop.

The shop will be open from 9am, so you will have time to purchase materials before the workshop. Our staff can offer you any advice you need.

Paper:

• Hot pressed watercolour paper - roughly A4 or A3 size, 300gsm - 2 or 3 loose pages or Sketchbook Options:

Sketchbook Options:

• RK Burt Botanical Fat Pad Ultra Smooth specialist pad link
• The Langton A4 Daler Rowney, Hot pressed smooth link
• The Langton A4 Daler Rowney, mould made, acid free link

There is plenty of choice in the shop which Karen can guide you to. Large sheets of hot-pressed watercolour paper can be bought in the shop which can be cut down to size.

Watercolour Paints:

• 5ml tubes or pans or a basic set
• Karen recommends Winsor & Newton, professional range or student quality Cotman range
• Winsor & Newton 5ml tubes
• Cotman 8ml tubes
• Cotman Watercolour Sketchers Box
• Winsor & Newton 12x5ml Box
• Suggested colours: Lemon yellow, Cadmium yellow, Cadmium Red, Alizarin Crimson, Sap green, Hooker's Geren, Viridian Green, Yellow ochre, Burnt Umber, Ultramarine Blue or Cobalt Blue, Paynes Gray. You may not need all these colours so don't feel you have to have them all, please just bring what you have or buy a beginners set of watercolours.

Brushes:

• Round or Pointed spotters - watercolour sable or synthetic paintbrushes with fine points - suggested sizes 2, 4 and 6
• Da Vinci Maestro Sable Round
• Da Vinci Cosmotop Synthetic
• Small paint palette or white ceramic plate link
• Pencils HB, 2B - sharp!
• Pencil sharpener, Putty rubber, Ruler, Kitchen roll, Water pot

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Art for the Afraid with Emma Burleigh

SATURDAY 10^th January 2026
10.00am - 4.00pm
£95
Attic Studio
All abilities welcome, including beginners

Yes, everyone can learn to draw! No special abilities are required! In this drawing workshop for beginners, Emma will offer an easeful and enjoyable method to learn to draw 'things that actually look like things', with your own expressive twist. Emma's teaching methods are designed to calm down your 'inner critic' and help you enjoy your creativity without worrying so much about whether your drawing is “good enough”. There will be guided drawing exercises to gently introduce you to the fundamentals of drawing and plenty of support to build up your confidence. All are welcome and no special 'talent' whatsoever is required!

Drawing has been found to have tremendous health benefits - it can improve your memory, enhance your communication skills, develop your co-ordination and motor skills, and boost your happiness, confidence and problem-solving abilities. This workshop is most suitable for beginners or nervous returners to art.

About Emma: Emma Burleigh is an artist, illustrator and art tutor. She is the author of two published Art course books: Soul Colour, a watercolour course to cultivate creativity and mindfulness, and Earth Colour, a mixed media course to enhance nature-connection.

Emma creates large scale watercolour paintings, makes zines and comics, and illustrates books. Over the last decade she has exhibited paintings around the South West including at The Royal West Academy in Bristol, where she is also a tutor.

Emma's teaching approach is supportive, encouraging and non-judgemental, there are no mistakes, there are just interesting learning opportunities! emmaburleigh.com

Recommended Equipment List

Art Materials can be provided for those who wish at a small extra cost, just contact Emma to arrange.

Please bring a packed lunch, water and snacks with you. Tea and coffee are available in the studio. Attendees receive 5% off in our shop.

Paper: several sheets of good quality cartridge paper at A4 or larger, and plenty of cheap scrap paper such as A4 printer paper. Or bring along a sketchbook, A4 or bigger.

Drawing materials: Charcoal, 2 or 3 pencils (ideally a B or 2B and a 3B/4B/5B and/or a 6B), a good rubber and sharpener, a small pot of drawing ink (any dark colour but if in doubt, black). Scissors, and a paintbrush if you happen to have one would be useful.

Please take care to check our Terms & Conditions in relation to our cancellation policy: https://www.pegasusart.co.uk/terms-and-conditions.irs#workshopterms

'Think Big - Draw Big'

Drawing on a large scale with Wendy Rhodes PhD

SATURDAY 17th January 2026
10.00am - 4.00pm
£95
Studio One
All abilities welcome

Throw caution to the wind… go big!

In this workshop you are allowed to draw on the walls! On large sheets of paper, you'll be happily sketching all day long. Scaling up smaller objects or landscape imagery is fun and challenging, presenting new ways of looking and observing. Working upright is energising and freeing - you'll be amazed at the results.

What You Will Learn

• Learn how to scale up, from small to huge!
• Learn how to free your arm to draw in sweeping gestures
• Explore ways of using drawing materials to create bigger, bolder marks
• How to build a drawing and add detail
• Build confidence and enjoy drawing

Recommended Equipment List

The shop will be open from 9am, so you will have time to purchase materials before the workshop with an extra 5% off.

• 4 sheets of A1 cartridge paper
• A putty or kneadable eraser and one Staedtler Hard Plastic Eraser or one Factis Softer Plastic Eraser S20: /factis-putty-rubber-k20.ir, /staedtler-mars-plastic-eraser.ir
• Charcoal - Wendy likes to use Musgrove Willow box of 18 or Nitram charcoal: /musgrove-willow-charcoal-box-of-18-assorted.ir, /nitram-charcoal-batons-5-soft-round-6mm.ir
• A well-stocked everyday pencil case with drawing pencils, sharpeners, etc.
• Small objects that you can hold in your hand (to study closely while you are drawing) Examples of suitable objects would include sea-shells, small toys, an old shoe, items of jewellery and dried seedheads. Please don't bring anything fragile in case you drop it while you are working.
• A packed lunch, water and snacks - tea and coffee are provided

About Wendy: Wendy has taught for over 25 years in Gloucestershire and brings a wealth of experience in teaching courses focused on drawing and creativity. Wendy also teaches printmaking courses at Gloucestershire Printmaking Co-operative and writes for the RE magazine, Printmaking Today. She attended UWE, Bristol, where she completed her MA in Multi-Disciplinary Printmaking. This was followed by her practice-led doctoral research that asked questions of the material and experiential links between etching and drawing. Wendy is an RWA artist network member and a member of Insight Printmakers.

Please take care to check our Terms & Conditions in relation to our cancellation policy: /terms-and-conditions.irs#workshopterms

'Minimalist Still Life' in Oils

with Mark Stopforth

SATURDAY 17th January 2026
10.00am - 4.00pm
£95
Attic Studio
All abilities welcome

We're delighted to welcome Mark Stopforth as a visiting tutor at Pegasus Art. As a professional artist and art teacher for many years, Mark has the perfect CV for this role! He will share with you his unique techniques for creating minimalist still life paintings using oils on paper.

This workshop is an introduction to using oil paints on paper and the 'alla prima' technique of relying on mark making to create simple but highly charged still life paintings that explore form, pattern and composition.

Everything you need for this workshop is available to buy in our warehouse shop with an extra 5% discount.

About Mark

Mark is inspired by the landscapes of Constable, Claude, Cotman and Turner among others. He has exhibited around the country, notably at the Royal West of England Academy and has been painting (and writing award winning poetry) for over twenty years. He is represented by the Hope Gallery, and works exclusively in charcoal, pencil and oil. "Stopforth captures the majesty and drama of the British landscape at its wildest while expressing a profound reverence for the sublime tradition."

Recommended Equipment List

The shop will be open from 9am, so you will have time to purchase materials before the workshop. Our artist staff are here to advise you on any of the following products:

• Pencil/s
• Paper: Mark recommends Fabriano Academia - buy four sheets of Fabriano Academia Fabriano Academia Drawing Sheets
• You can also bring some cartridge paper for sketching and/or your sketchbook
• Zest It Zest It Oil Paint Dilutant & Brush Cleaner
• Kitchen towel paper x 2 rolls
• White spirit (low odour)
• Gloves (disposable)
• Oil paints: Mark suggests the following colours: Prussian blue, Cobalt blue, Yellow ochre, Black, Titanium White, Green, Pink, Flesh tone pink plus any others that you have. We sell many ranges of oil paints - try and buy the best quality you can afford 'artists oils' rather than 'student quality oils'. Browse here: Oil Paints at Pegasus Art
• Brushes: A small range of brushes from small to medium for detailing and blending
• Bring some old brushes for stippling
• Please bring a packed lunch with you, plus water and snacks. Tea and coffee will be provided.

Please take care to check our Terms & Conditions in relation to our cancellation policy: Terms & Conditions

'Waterfalls' - in acrylics

with David 'DJ' Johnson

SATURDAY 24th January 2026
10.00am - 4.00pm
£95
Attic Studio
All abilities welcome, including beginners

Artist David 'DJ' Johnson is well known for his stunning plein air paintings - he is an adventurer who likes to climb mountains and paint extraordinary landscapes.

This workshop involves exploring how to paint movement found in waterfalls and fast flowing waters, as well as the textures you find in the trees, leaves and rock. DJ teaches a variety of techniques including using palette knives, sponges and brushes to achieve a wide range of textures and patterns found in these landscapes. We also use drybrushing techniques combined with colour washes to emulate the feeling of movement in water. These are techniques that DJ has been exploring and developing for a few years now.

This workshop will be taught through a series of demonstrations and one to one tuition. You will study and play with colour, light, tonal values and textures, allowing for individual creative expression.

Recommended Equipment List

Acrylic Paints:

• Whatever you have already. Useful but not essential colours are - Titanium White, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, Alizarin Crimson, Cerulean Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Prussian Blue, Dioxazine Purple and Raw Umber. We recommend starter sets such as these: /daler-rowney-system-3-acrylic-selection-set-8x59ml.ir

Canvas:

• DJ recommends a 40.6 x 30.5cm canvas (it's already primed and ready to paint) or similar: /loxley-gold-stretched-canvas-traditional-standard.ir

Brushes:

• Bring a selection of brushes including a large bristle brush for dry brushing - any Hog bristle brush (flat or filbert) from size 6 upwards: /roberson-fine-hog-bristle-brushes-s42b-flat-maroon-handle.ir
• Same sizes for acrylic brushes: /painting-brushes-acrylic-paint-brushes.irc?pg=3

Other:

• Container for cleaning brushes and taking your Zest It away with you
• Zest It: /zest-it-oil-paint-dilutant-brush-cleaner-eco-solvent.ir
• Paper palettes suitable for acrylic painting: /dalerrowney-a3-tear-off-palette-pad-40-sheets.ir

Please bring a packed lunch, water and snacks with you. Tea and coffee are provided. All attendees receive 5% off in our shop.

About DJ: DJ has developed his style through many years working in professional fine art studios - designing and producing artwork for commercial spaces, public areas and private estates around the world. He paints every day and teaches on a regular basis - he has so much energy and enthusiasm! He was shortlisted for Artists & Illustrators Artist of the Year 2016, a finalist in International Artist magazine multiple times, 2109 Leamington Spa Biennial award winner, 2019 Highly Commended Patchings Artist of the Year, 2020 Wales Contemporary Art prize winner.

His workshops are great for building confidence, tackling unusual subjects and picking up techniques and tips.

www.artbydj.co.uk

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'There are No Rules in Watercolour'

with Kevin Scully

Saturday 24th January 2026
10am - 4pm
£95
Studio One
All abilities welcome, including beginners

If you've ever wanted to use watercolours in a loose and expressive way, free from the constraints of all the dos and don'ts associated with this medium, this is your chance to throw caution to the wind and let your hair down. We will be looking at the different ways in which dramatic effects can be achieved using a variety of techniques and applications. The subject matter will be varied, and you will have the opportunity to experiment with a variety of less conventional methods of applying paint, resulting in some unusual and exciting pictures.

There will be demonstrations employing a variety of techniques, all painted in an adventurous and exploratory way, which will allow you to create some dynamic and individual paintings.

Recommended Equipment List

The shop will be open from 9am, so you will have time to purchase materials before the workshop. All attendees receive 5% off in our shop adjacent to Studio One at Pegasus Art.

• Paper: Watercolour block, loose paper, or pad approx.. 9” x 12” or 12” x 16” 300gsm, NOT surface (cold pressed). Arches, Fabriano or Saunders Waterford are all recommended. More economical brands are Bockingford or Langton. Fabriano Artistico Classic Watercolour Block
• Watercolours: Artist quality watercolours in small tubes are the best, as these allow you to mix large amounts of colour for washes. Or if you prefer, pans of colour in a folding palette. Winsor & Newton (not Cotman) Schmincke or Daniel Smith are among the best quality. Winsor & Newton Watercolours
• Suggested colours, as used by Kevin. Not all are necessary, but useful to know what he uses: Cadmium yellow light or lemon yellow, cerulean blue, cobalt blue, French ultramarine, viridian green or phthalo green, hooker's green, raw sienna, yellow ochre, burnt sienna, raw umber, burnt umber, cadmium red, alizarin crimson, permanent rose or magenta, winsor violet or dioxazine purple, payne's grey, neutral tint.
• Brushes: Round, watercolour brushes in sizes 3, 8, 10 & 12. It's important that these brushes are of good quality and that they form a point when wet. Sables are expensive, so synthetic ones are a good substitute.
• A couple of old brushes that won't mind a bit of rough treatment - any sizes between 3 and 8, plus an old hog hair oil painting brush with stiff bristles or similar.
• A square ½” or 1” brush and a larger brush for larger washes.
• Other:
  • HB pencil and sharpener
  • Putty rubber
  • Masking tape
  • Water container
  • Watercolour palette - as large as possible Porcelain Daisy Palette
  • Kitchen towel or tissues
  • A small tube of white gouache
  • A small atomiser spray bottle to hold water for re-wetting your painting
  • Ruler
  • A couple of sheets of scrap A4 paper
  • 2 x jars with lids
  • A packed lunch, water, snacks etc. - there is no café at Griffin Mill. Tea & coffee will be provided throughout the day.

About Kevin

Kevin Scully is a professional artist, writer, illustrator, and tutor. He trained at Wimbledon School of Art and is an experienced teacher in drawing and painting in all mediums. His experience has included painting scenery for the theatre and television, illustration work in advertising and publishing, and designing an award-winning garden at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. He is a winner of The Artist Winsor & Newton Painting Prize and the Clairefontaine Art Award. He has led groups on painting holidays all over the world.

He currently teaches at The Sunningwell School of Art, at The Cornwall School of Art, City Arts Newbury, Ardington School of Arts and Crafts, Bullclough School of Art and Blackdowns Artist Retreat. He runs workshops at Marlborough College Summer School and at the Oxford Summer School. He exhibits with The Oxford Art Society, of which he is an elected member, and The West Berkshire Open Studios scheme. https://www.kevinscully.co.uk/

Please take care to check our Terms & Conditions in relation to our cancellation policy: Terms & Conditions

Trees in the landscape - in oils

with Benedict Lovering

SATURDAY 7th February 2026
10.00am - 4.00pm
£95
Attic Studio
All abilities welcome

We are thrilled to welcome new tutor, Benedict Lovering, to teach at Pegasus Art. This one-day course explores the beauty and complexity of trees within the landscape. Benedict will guide you through the basics of painting trees in oils, showing how to capture their unique character, rhythm and gesture. You'll learn how light, atmosphere, edges and brushwork can transform your painting and bring your subject to life, while developing practical skills to strengthen your painting skills. *Please feel free to bring in references of trees you would like to capture in paint.

About Benedict

Benedict Lovering is a landscape painter, illustrator and educator whose work celebrates the use of colour, light and the rhythms of nature. Splitting his time between teaching, the studio and outdoors, Benedict often begins his paintings en plein air before developing them into larger, expressive oil works.

He studied Illustration at Falmouth University and UAL, later deepening his practice at London Fine Art Studios where he trained in classical drawing and painting techniques, with a particular focus on plein air.

Benedict's paintings are rooted in everyday experience, drawing beauty from the familiar and transforming it through observation of atmosphere and light. Alongside his own practice, he teaches and shares his love of painting with others. www.benedictlovering.com insta/benedictlovering

Recommended Equipment List

The shop will be open from 9am, so you will have time to purchase materials before the workshop. Our staff can offer you any advice you need.

• Board: Winsor & Newton artist boards 14” x 10” £6.80 Winsor & Newton boards
• Water based oil paints:
  • Benedict likes working in both traditional oils and, for ease, water based Cobra oils too. Our Primary Colour Mixing Sets are the perfect introductory sets £20.45 Cobra Primary Colour Set
  • Or buy single tubes of the primary colours in Titanium White, Primary Yellow, Primary Magenta, Primary Cyan and Ivory Black Cobra single tubes
• Brushes:
  • Please bring a range of sizes of hog bristle flats: Pro Arte hog bristle flats sizes 8 and 12
  • A few smaller size synthetic brushes for detail: Pro Arte synthetic flats sizes 2 and 4 (or similar!) Ask Benedict if not sure.
• Mixing palette Jakar palette
• Water pots x 2, kitchen roll

Please bring a packed lunch, water & snacks with you. All attendees receive 5% off in our shop.

Please take care to check our Terms & Conditions in relation to our cancellation policy: /terms-and-conditions.irs#workshopterms

Imaginative Oil Painting

with Emma Burleigh

Saturday 14th February 2026
10am - 4pm
£95
Attic Studio
Beginners, rusty returners and more experienced artists are welcome to join us!

Explore your creative voice through relaxing, supportive exercises designed to build confidence and encourage expressive, intuitive painting. Using the rich, jewel-like colours and sensual textures of oil paints, you'll learn to capture moods, memories, dreams and visions in a way that feels personal and alive. Simple technical skills will be taught and beginners are welcome, but the emphasis is on art-making as a joyful, mindful practice that fosters insight and wellbeing.

Happy accidents will be celebrated - unexpected brushstrokes and bold colour choices can open new doorways to creativity! Whether you're a beginner, a rusty returner, or an experienced painter looking for a more imaginative approach, this class offers a friendly, non-judgemental space to experiment and reconnect with your artistic flow.

About Emma Burleigh: Emma Burleigh is an artist, illustrator and art tutor. She is the author of two published Art course books: Soul Colour, a watercolour course to cultivate creativity and mindfulness, and Earth Colour, a mixed media course to enhance nature-connection. Emma creates large scale watercolour paintings, makes zines and comics, and illustrates books. Over the last decade she has exhibited paintings around the Southwest including at The Royal West Academy in Bristol, where she is also a tutor. Emma's teaching approach is supportive, encouraging and non-judgemental, there are no mistakes, there are just interesting learning opportunities!

emmaburleigh.com

Recommended Equipment List

(If you already have oil painting materials, please bring them along — otherwise, here's a suggested starter list.)

Please bring a packed lunch, water and snacks with you. Tea and coffee are available in the studio. Attendees receive 5% off in our shop.

Essential:

• A basic set of oil paints at whatever level of quality you choose (you'll get what you pay for!). If you choose to buy individual tubes it would be a good idea to have white, 2 hues of yellow, red and blue and something earthy and darker such as Burnt Sienna or Burnt Umber. (For example you could choose titanium white, lemon yellow, yellow ochre, cadmium red, alizarin crimson, ultramarine blue, phthalo blue, burnt sienna, Burnt Umber and/or any colours that sing out to you. Small tubes will be plenty big enough.) /painting-oil-paints.irc
• A small container of Linseed oil or painting medium /mediums-painting-mediums.irc
• A palette (wood, glass, or disposable)
• An old white/light coloured bed-sheet, or pillowcase, or similar, and a pair of scissors ready for us to cut it up into rags. For those who wish, you can paint entirely with fingers and rags and avoid using brushes all day. This is Emma's favourite method! Plastic gloves are a good idea too, so bring some if you have a few. (Emma will bring some extra pairs).
• A selection of brushes if you wish: any shapes you like, in small, medium, and large sizes. If you have some brushes already just bring those. Brushes used for acrylics are suitable for oil painting, you could even try a household paint brush if you like. /painting-brushes-oil-paint-brushes.irc
• Zest-It or Odourless solvent for cleaning brushes, (if you do choose to use brushes) and two jam jars with lids (for storing the solvent and oil and for taking home with you). /zest-it-oil-paint-dilutant-brush-cleaner-eco-solvent.ir
• Primed paper - a few pieces, or a primed pad suitable for oil painting (A3 size recommended). (If you already have boards or canvases, bring them along instead, they'll do fine too.) /arches-paper-oil-painting-pad-12-x-16-31x41cm.ir
• Kitchen roll, apron or old clothes.

Optional:

• If you have any extra old sheets, pillowcases etc we can cut up to use for making painting rags that would be very helpful! As would spare plastic gloves to save everyone having to buy a whole box each. A palette knife if you have one, and an old plastic card (eg old shop loyalty card) if you have one spare.
• If you have any extra old sheets, pillowcases etc we can cut up to use for making painting rags that would be very helpful! As would spare plastic gloves to save everyone having to buy a whole box each.

Please take care to check our Terms & Conditions: Workshop Terms

'Painting Seascape Nocturnes' in oils

with Mark Stopforth

Saturday 28th February 2026
10.00am - 4.00pm
£95
Attic Studio
All abilities welcome

We're delighted to welcome Mark Stopforth as a visiting tutor at Pegasus Art. As a professional artist and art teacher for many years, Mark has the perfect CV for this role! He will share with you his unique techniques for creating nighttime seascapes.

This workshop is an introduction into evening seascapes, otherwise known as 'nocturnes' using oils on paper. The technique used will be Alla Prima relying on intuitive mark making to create emotive seascapes.

Everything you need for this workshop is available to buy in our warehouse shop with an extra 5% discount.

About Mark

Mark is inspired by the landscapes of Constable, Claude, Cotman and Turner among others. He has exhibited around the country, notably at the Royal West of England Academy and has been painting (and writing award winning poetry) for over twenty years. He is represented by the Hope Gallery, and works exclusively in charcoal, pencil and oil. “Stopforth captures the majesty and drama of the British landscape at its wildest while expressing a profound reverence for the sublime tradition.” https://markstopforth.co.uk/

Recommended Equipment List

The shop will be open from 9am, so you will have time to purchase materials before the workshop. Our artist staff are here to advise you on any of the following products.

• Pencil/s
• Paper: Mark recommends Fabriano Academia - buy four sheets of Fabriano Academia /fabriano-accademia-drawing-sheets-200gsm-70x50cm.ir
• You can also bring some cartridge paper for sketching and/or your sketchbook
• Zest It /zest-it-oil-paint-dilutant-brush-cleaner-eco-solvent.ir
• Kitchen towel paper x 2 rolls
• White spirit (low odour)
• Gloves (disposable)
• Oil paints: Mark suggests the following colours: Prussian blue, Cobalt blue, Yellow ochre, Black, Titanium White, Green, Pink, Flesh tone pink plus any others that you have. We sell many ranges of oil paints - try and buy the best quality you can afford 'artists oils' rather than 'student quality oils'. Browse our ranges online here: /painting-oil-paints.irc
• Brushes: A small range of brushes from small to medium for detailing and blending
• Bring some old brushes for stippling
• Please bring a packed lunch with you, plus water and snacks. Tea and coffee will be provided.

Please take care to check our Terms & Conditions in relation to our cancellation policy: /terms-and-conditions

'Making Marks - an introduction to Linocut'

with Liz Freedman

SATURDAY 28th February 2026
10.00am - 4.00pm
£95
Studio One
All abilities welcome, especially beginners

This beginner's linocut course will introduce you to the fundamentals of linocut printmaking, including sketching for print, carving, inking and printing techniques.

You will begin the course exploring the different mark making techniques you can achieve with lino and follow this with some time to sketch out ideas for a linocut print. Liz will guide you along the way helping you to work independently and make appropriate decisions for printmaking. Liz will bring along some stimulus but you are welcome to bring sketchbooks and images of your own as well.

After some time sketching, you will learn how to transfer your sketches to lino and how to use the specialised tools to create interesting marks, ink the block and create your own print. This is a great workshop for anyone looking to try linocut for the first time and should hopefully get you excited about the wonderful discipline of relief printmaking.

Recommended Equipment List

The shop will be open from 9am, so you will have time to purchase materials beforehand. Some equipment is quite specialist so it might be worth ordering in advance if you can.

• Sketchbook - this can be any size that you like to work in. If you prefer to sketch on loose paper this is fine as well but cartridge paper is advisable.
• Pencils - HB, 4B, 6B
• Pencil sharpener and rubber
• Lino tools: /lino-cutting-set-handle-10-assorted-cutting-blades.ir
• Lino blocks x2 (150mm x 100mm): /lino-blocks-32mm-thick-various-sizes.ir
• Tracing paper - 1 or 2 sheets of A4 is plenty
• An apron or shirt to protect your clothes

Liz will be supplying printmaking paper and relief inks and can recommend good paper to use should you with to continue to explore print. For this workshop we will be working in black and white but I can recommend coloured inks to use.

Please bring a packed lunch, water and snacks with you. Tea and coffee are provided. All attendees receive 5% off in our shop.

About Liz: Liz is a printmaker from Gloucestershire. Working primarily in collograph, mono print and linocut, her work focuses on the landscape of the British Isles, from rugged cliff faces to rolling Cotswold hills. Working from her home studio, she creates prints that explore the shapes, lines and textures of the landscape around her, sometimes focusing on the small details and other times trying to capture a sense of place.

Having received a first class honours degree from Manchester Metropolitan in Fine Art Printmaking she has worked as a secondary school art teacher for 15 years. In September 2024 she finally took the leap and became a full time artist and hasn't looked back. In her first year working as an artist she has exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer show, Ironbridge Printmaking 2024, the Small Works winter show at Spring gallery, Cheltenham Open Studios 2025 and has won two en plein air competitions at Painswick Rococo Gardens. She runs regular bespoke and group workshops and her work can be found on her Instagram and website.

www.lizfreedman.co.uk
@lizfreedmanprints

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Creating distance, space & atmosphere - in oils

with Benedict Lovering

Saturday 7th March 2026
10.00am - 4.00pm
£95
Attic Studio
All abilities welcome

We are thrilled to welcome new tutor, Benedict Lovering, to teach at Pegasus Art. Learn how to create the illusion of space in your paintings with this focused one-day workshop. Through a mix of discussion, demonstration and hands-on practice, we'll explore key techniques such as atmospheric perspective, colour relationships, brushwork, and the use of overlapping forms to build convincing depth in your paintings.

About Benedict

Benedict Lovering is a landscape painter, illustrator and educator whose work celebrates the use of colour, light and the rhythms of nature. Splitting his time between teaching, the studio and outdoors, Benedict often begins his paintings en plein air before developing them into larger, expressive oil works.

He studied Illustration at Falmouth University and UAL, later deepening his practice at London Fine Art Studios where he trained in classical drawing and painting techniques, with a particular focus on plein air.

Benedict's paintings are rooted in everyday experience, drawing beauty from the familiar and transforming it through observation of atmosphere and light. Alongside his own practice, he teaches and shares his love of painting with others. www.benedictlovering.com insta/benedictlovering

Recommended Equipment List

The shop will be open from 9am, so you will have time to purchase materials before the workshop. Our staff can offer you any advice you need.

• Board: Winsor & Newton artist boards 14” x 10” £6.80 Winsor & Newton boards
• Water based oil paints:
  • Benedict likes working in both traditional oils and, for ease, water based Cobra oils too. Our Primary Colour Mixing Sets are the perfect introductory sets £20.45 Cobra Primary Colour Set
  • Or buy single tubes of the primary colours in Titanium White, Primary Yellow, Primary Magenta, Primary Cyan and Ivory Black Cobra single tubes
• Brushes:
  • Please bring a range of sizes of hog bristle flats: Pro Arte hog bristle flats sizes 8 and 12
  • Also a few smaller size synthetic brushes for detail: Pro Arte synthetic flats sizes 2 and 4 (or similar!) Ask Ben if not sure.
• Mixing palette Jakar palette
• Please bring a packed lunch, water & snacks with you. All attendees receive 5% off in our shop.

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Nature Journaling

with Emma Burleigh

Saturday 14th March 2026
10am - 4pm
£95
Attic Studio
Beginners, rusty returners and more experienced artists are welcome to join us!

Draw closer to nature's healing powers and cultivate mindfulness and creativity during this sketching and painting workshop. You will learn to draw naturally through gentle, guided exercises that open up new ways of seeing the world afresh. As we immerse ourselves in the grounding practice of noticing nature's intricate beauty, you'll experience the therapeutic benefits of sketching and painting, from relieving stress to improving focus and wellbeing. Nature connection has been shown to enhance our health and boost our state of mind, and Emma will support you throughout the day in developing a nature journal to begin documenting your discoveries.

Media introduced will include a variety of drawing materials along with watercolour painting. No experience is required, and you will be well-supported to learn a variety of new techniques. If you feel drawn to nature's beauty and would like to explore your creativity in a welcoming, relaxed environment, then this is for you!

About Emma: Emma Burleigh is an artist, illustrator and art tutor. She is the author of two published Art course books: Soul Colour, a watercolour course to cultivate creativity and mindfulness, and Earth Colour, a mixed media course to enhance nature-connection.

Emma creates large scale watercolour paintings, makes zines and comics, and illustrates books. Over the last decade she has exhibited paintings around the South West including at The Royal West Academy in Bristol, where she is also a tutor.

Emma's teaching approach is supportive, encouraging and non-judgemental, there are no mistakes, there are just interesting learning opportunities!

emmaburleigh.com

Recommended Equipment List

If you already keep a sketchbook or have favourite materials, please bring them along - there's no need to buy everything new. A few basic items will be provided, or if you would prefer all your Art Materials to be provided by Emma for a small extra cost, just contact Emma to arrange.

Please bring a packed lunch, water and snacks with you. Tea and coffee are available in the studio. Attendees receive 5% off in our shop.

Suggested materials:

• A sketchbook or journal with good quality cartridge paper (A4ish size ideally) /paper-sketchbooks.irc
• A small set of watercolours (either tubes or pans) /painting-watercolours.irc
• A few watercolour brushes (any sizes 4-12) /painting-brushes-watercolour-paint-brushes.irc
• Pencil (HB or, ideally, 2B), sharpener, and eraser
• A fineliner or waterproof ink pen /sakura-pigma-micron-pens-black-archival.ir
• Please bring selection of natural objects to draw (e.g. leaves, feathers, seed heads, etc. that you have found on a walk or in your garden…)
• Optional extras: coloured pencils, graphite sticks, oil pastels, soft pastels, gel pens - whatever you have at home.

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Simple Woodblock Printing with Rod Nelson

SATURDAY & SUNDAY, 14th & 15th March 2026
10am - 4pm
£190
Studio One
Suitable for beginners

Join this two day workshop with experienced tutor Rod Nelson and learn how to create prints from woodblock.

Making prints from woodblock produces images that cannot be made in any other way. It is a fascinating and versatile art and craft of ancient origin and modern artistic relevance. This basic course will familiarize you with techniques, processes, tools and materials sufficient to make a small print using more than one single colour. You will learn methods to ensure accurate placement of colour onto a previously printed block. It will be an eye opener for beginners and experienced artists alike. No previous experience is necessary.

About Rod Nelson: Rod, who lives near Nailsworth, has made prints most of his life. Having professionally worked with wood, he has very good technical understanding of the possibilities of the medium. He takes inspiration from many different sources - from nature, from landscape, and of course, from other artists and printmakers.

The artist who has had the greatest influence on his work was the maverick Japanese woodblock artist, Shiko Munakata whose work has a great sense of freedom, and respect for beauty and decoration. However, he has also drawn inspiration from other woodcut artists Europe (notably Germany), China and Japan.

As well as having work in exhibitions around the country, Rod's work has been shown in various UK galleries, Shanghai, and in Germany. He was a founder member of the print-making cooperative Pine Feroda, and currently teaches woodcut at the renowned college of the arts and crafts at West Dean in Sussex, as well as at the Royal West of England Academy Drawing School, in Germany, in Holland, and in Nailsworth.

Rod has recently been awarded Associate Membership of the Royal Society of Painter Printmakers.

Read a blog post about famous printmaker Katsushika Hokusai written by Rod on our blog here: blog/a-printmakers-view-of-katsushika-hokusai-the-restless-artist/

https://www.rodnelson.studio/

Recommended Equipment List

Please bring your own packed lunch, water, tea and coffee for refreshments throughout the day.

Rod will bring all the basic equipment required for printmaking. The cost of the day workshop includes the cost of the materials you will use. The only thing you will need to buy is good quality paper for final printing - we recommend Somerset Velvet Printmaking paper in Soft White which can be purchased in the shop for £7.50 per sheet.

Bring a sketchbook, pencils and rubber. (Available from the shop on the day).

Bring a packed lunch, water, tea & coffee with you.

All workshop attendees receive a 5% discount in our extensive fine art materials shop. If you would like to pre-order anything before this workshop, please call ahead.

Papers recommended for this workshop:

• /somerset-printmaking-paper-satin-soft-white-300gsm-56x76cm.ir
• /somerset-printmaking-paper-satin-white-300gsm-56x76cm.ir
• /somerset-velvet-printmaking-paper-soft-white-300gsm-56x76cm.ir
• /arches-bfk-rives-blanc-printmaking-paper-250gsm-56x76.ir
• /kosuke-white-paper-pack-x-10-85x-11.ir

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'Bright & Breezy Skies' - in oils or acrylics with David 'DJ' Johnson

SATURDAY 21st March 2026
10.00am - 4.00pm
£95
Attic Studio
All abilities welcome, including beginners

Artist David 'DJ' Johnson is well known for his stunning plein air paintings - he is an adventurer who likes to climb mountains and paint extraordinary landscapes.

The workshop involves exploring how to paint the light, colours and marks that can be found in a dramatic skyscape. You will learn techniques to add drama and depth to your painting, plus simple but effective tricks to create the illusion of distance. Explore new tools and achieve a variety of marks and textures using brushes, palette knives (including fan blenders), and large brushes.

This workshop will be taught through a series of demonstrations and one-to-one tuition. You will study and play with colour, light, tonal values and textures, allowing for individual creative expression.

Recommended Equipment List

Oil Paints:

• Whatever oil paints you already have. DJ favours Winsor & Newton and Michael Harding paints. You can buy a starter set like this: Michael Harding Intro Set
• Recommended oil colours: Titanium White, Cadmium Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, Cadmium Red, Vermillion, Cerulean Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Prussian Blue, Dioxazine Purple, Raw Umber. Winsor & Newton Colours

Acrylic Paints:

• Whatever you have already. Useful but not essential colours are: Titanium White, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, Alizarin Crimson, Cerulean Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Prussian Blue, Dioxazine Purple, Raw Umber.
• We recommend starter sets such as these: System 3 Acrylic Set

Canvas:

• DJ recommends a 40.6 x 30.5cm canvas (it's already primed and ready to paint) or similar.
• Recommended example: Loxley Gold Canvas

Brushes:

• Fan blender and a large nylon brush (1" or 2" if possible)
• Hog hair brushes for oils - flats sizes 2, 5, 3 or 6: Roberson Hog Brushes
• Same sizes for acrylic brushes that you can find here: Acrylic Brushes

Other:

• Containers or jam jars for cleaning brushes, and taking your Zest It away with you.
• Zest It: Zest It
• Palette: Walnut Palette
  
• Paper palettes for acrylics: Tear-Off Palette Pad
• A packed lunch, drinks and snacks - there is no café at Griffin Mill

Please bring a packed lunch, water and snacks with you. Tea and coffee are provided. All attendees receive 5% off in our shop.

About DJ: DJ has developed his style through many years working in professional fine art studios - designing and producing artwork for commercial spaces, public areas and private estates around the world. He paints every day and teaches on a regular basis - he has so much energy and enthusiasm! He was shortlisted for Artists & Illustrators Artist of the Year 2016, a finalist in International Artist magazine multiple times, 2019 Leamington Spa Biennial award winner, 2019 Highly Commended Patchings Artist of the Year, 2020 Wales Contemporary Art prize winner.

His workshops are great for building confidence, tackling unusual subjects and picking up techniques and tips.

www.artbydj.co.uk

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'Botanical Watercolour Painting ~ Buds of Spring, Willow & Ash'

A black and white watercolour workshop with Karen Green

SATURDAY 28th March 2026
10.00am - 4.00pm
£95
Attic Studio
All abilities welcome

Working from a selection of tree twigs showing the first signs of Spring, particularly the Pussy Willow and Ash, you will learn how to compose, draw and paint from observation, using watercolour, to create a botanical painting that reflects an understanding of the subject whilst capturing the beauty of the plant.

Karen, a botanical artist, will ease you into the workshop with some playful sketching exercises alongside some botany exploration to help lead you into observational drawing and creating interesting compositions on the page. With one to one support and class demonstrations, you will experiment with watercolour techniques and accurage colour mixing, with a focus on painting black, white and botanical greys in watercolour, and why we don't use it 'straight from the tube!'

During the session you will familiarize yourself with the materials and tools needed for botanical art and the techniques used, slowly building up layers of paint to create luminosity and depth.

About Karen: Karen works as a Botanical Artist, painting flowers and fruits and vegetables. She paints with intricate detail, retaining the technical accuracy of the plant but placing emphasis on the aesthetics and artistry. She explores themes of femininity, loss and healing through the botany and life cycle of plants; flower language and their use in medicine, folk lore and religion. After receiving a First- Class honours degree at The Arts Institute in Bournemouth, Karen went on to work as a Primary School teacher before resigning in 2011 to focus on her art career. She holds solo and shared exhibitions regularly and has been teaching botanical art workshops for over eight years including Botanical Art Retreats in Andalusia, Spain. www.karegreenart.com   Facebook: karengreenart   Instagram: karengreenart

Recommended Equipment List

Please bring a packed lunch, water & snacks with you. All attendees receive 5% off in our shop.

The shop will be open from 9am, so you will have time to purchase materials before the workshop. Our staff can offer you any advice you need.

Paper:

• Hot pressed watercolour paper - roughly A4 or A3 size, 300gsm - 2 or 3 loose pages or Sketchbook Options:
• RK Burt Botanical Fat Pad Ultra Smooth specialist pad link
• The Langton A4 Daler Rowney, Hot pressed smooth link
• The Langton A4 Daler Rowney, mould made, acid free link

There is plenty of choice in the shop which Karen can guide you to. Large sheets of hot-pressed watercolour paper can be bought in the shop which can be cut down to size.

Watercolour Paints:

• 5ml tubes or pans or a basic set
• Karen recommends Winsor & Newton, professional range or student quality Cotman range
• Winsor & Newton 5ml tubes
• Cotman 8ml tubes
• Cotman Watercolour Sketchers Box
• Winsor & Newton 12x5ml Box
• Suggested colours: Lemon yellow, Cadmium yellow, Cadmium Red, Alizarin Crimson, Sap green, Hooker's green, Yellow ochre, Burnt Umber, Prussian Blue, Paynes Gray, Viridian Green, Burnt Sienna, Ultramarine Blue. You may not need all these colours so don't feel you have to have them all, please just bring what you have or buy a beginners set of watercolours.

Brushes:

• Round or Pointed spotters - watercolour sable or synthetic paintbrushes with fine points - suggested sizes 2, 4 and 6
• Da Vinci Maestro Sable Round
• Da Vinci Cosmotop Synthetic
• Small paint palette or white ceramic plate link
• Pencils HB, 2B - sharp!
• Pencil sharpener, Putty rubber, Ruler, Kitchen roll, Water pot

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Local landscape painting in gouache

with Benedict Lovering

SATURDAY 11th April 2026
10.00am - 4.00pm
£95
Studio One
All abilities welcome

We are thrilled to welcome new tutor, Benedict Lovering, to teach at Pegasus Art. Spend a day painting the local landscape from the studio using gouache - a versatile medium that is perfect for painting outdoors. Benedict will demonstrate how to capture light, colour and atmosphere from the studio, guiding you through creating your own expressive studies. The techniques you learn in the studio will prepare you for painting both indoors and outdoors, giving you the tools to enjoy gouache wherever you choose to work.

About Benedict

Benedict Lovering is a landscape painter, illustrator and educator whose work celebrates the use of colour, light and the rhythms of nature. Splitting his time between teaching, the studio and outdoors, Benedict often begins his paintings en plein air before developing them into larger, expressive oil works.

He studied Illustration at Falmouth University and UAL, later deepening his practice at London Fine Art Studios where he trained in classical drawing and painting techniques, with a particular focus on plein air.

Benedict's paintings are rooted in everyday experience, drawing beauty from the familiar and transforming it through observation of atmosphere and light. Alongside his own practice, he teaches and shares his love of painting with others. www.benedictlovering.com insta/benedictlovering

Recommended Equipment List

The shop will be open from 9am, so you will have time to purchase materials before the workshop. Our staff can offer you any advice you need.

• Paper: Langton watercolour block, hot pressed - either 9” x 12” or 10” x 7” £11.40 Langton watercolour block
• Gouache Paints:
  • Benedict always recommends gouache paint from tubes, rather than pans. Either our Winsor & Newton range or Schmincke at the upper end, or the Royal Talens sets would work well also. If you are buying single tubes, he recommends Van Dyke brown, Black, White, Yellow Ochre, Ultramarine, Lemon Yellow and Alizarin Crimson
  • Schmincke Gouache 15ml tubes
  • Winsor & Newton Designer Gouache 14ml
  • Art Creation Gouache set
• Brushes: Please bring a range of sizes of synthetic flats Pro Arte synthetic flats
• Small palette or sealed paint pot Jakar porcelain palette
• Water pots x 2, kitchen roll

Please bring a packed lunch, water & snacks with you. All attendees receive 5% off in our shop.

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'Portraits in Watercolour'

with Kevin Scully

SATURDAY 25th April 2026
10.00am - 4.00pm
£95
Attic Studio
Some painting experience preferred

The first part of the day will be spent learning how to mix colours to represent realistic skin tones, and the various techniques that can be applied when striving for a likeness in a watercolour portrait. We will examine shadows and lighting, and how these can be used to dramatic effect. As well as painting portraits in a traditional style, later in the day we will be experimenting with more contemporary approaches to painting portraits, and the chance to experiment with some slightly less conventional techniques and colour combinations. You will be encouraged to paint in a loose and lively way. We will be painting from photographs and all reference material will be provided, but please feel free to bring in any images that you might like to paint. A course for those with some experience of watercolour painting.

Recommended Equipment List

The shop will be open from 9am, so you will have time to purchase materials before the workshop. All attendees receive 5% off in our shop adjacent to Studio One at Pegasus Art.

• Paper: Watercolour block, loose paper, or pad approx. 9” x 12” or 12” x 16” 300gsm, NOT surface (cold pressed). Arches, Fabriano or Saunders Waterford are all recommended. More economical brands are Bockingford or Langton. Fabriano Artistico Watercolour Block
• Watercolours: Artist quality watercolours in small tubes are the best, as these allow you to mix large amounts of colour for washes. Or if you prefer, pans of colour in a folding palette. Winsor & Newton (not Cotman) Schmincke or Daniel Smith are among the best quality. Winsor & Newton Watercolours

  Suggested colours, as used by Kevin. Not all are necessary, but useful to know what he uses: Cadmium yellow light or lemon yellow, cerulean blue, cobalt blue, French ultramarine, viridian green or phthalo green, hooker's green, raw sienna, yellow ochre, burnt sienna, raw umber, burnt umber, cadmium red, alizarin crimson, permanent rose or magenta, winsor violet or dioxazine purple, payne's grey, neutral tint.

• Brushes: Round, watercolour brushes in sizes 3, 8, 10 & 12. It's important that these brushes are of good quality and that they form a point when wet. Sables are expensive, so synthetic ones are a good substitute.
• A couple of old brushes that won't mind a bit of rough treatment - any sizes between 3 and 8, plus an old hog hair oil painting brush with stiff bristles or similar.
• A square ½” or 1” brush and a larger brush for larger washes.
• Other:
  • HB pencil and sharpener
  • Putty rubber
  • Masking tape
  • Water container
  • Watercolour palette - as large as possible Porcelain Palette
  • Kitchen towel or tissues
  • A small tube of white gouache
  • A small atomiser spray bottle to hold water for re-wetting your painting
  • Ruler
  • A couple of sheets of scrap A4 paper
  • 2 x jars with lids
  • A packed lunch, water, snacks etc. - there is no café at Griffin Mill. Tea & coffee will be provided throughout the day.

About Kevin: Kevin Scully is a professional artist, writer, illustrator, and tutor. He trained at Wimbledon School of Art and is an experienced teacher in drawing and painting in all mediums. His experience has included painting scenery for the theatre and television, illustration work in advertising and publishing, and designing an award-winning garden at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. He is a winner of The Artist Winsor & Newton Painting Prize and the Clairefontaine Art Award. He has led groups on painting holidays all over the world.

He currently teaches at The Sunningwell School of Art, at The Cornwall School of Art, City Arts Newbury, Ardington School of Arts and Crafts, Bullclough School of Art and Blackdowns Artist Retreat. He runs workshops at Marlborough College Summer School and at the Oxford Summer School. He exhibits with The Oxford Art Society, of which he is an elected member, and The West Berkshire Open Studios scheme. https://www.kevinscully.co.uk/

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'Spring Blossom' - in oils or acrylics with David 'DJ' Johnson

SATURDAY 9th May 2026
10.00am - 4.00pm
£95
Attic Studio
All abilities welcome, including beginners

Artist David 'DJ' Johnson is well known for his stunning plein air paintings - he is an adventurer who likes to climb mountains and paint extraordinary landscapes.

This workshop involves exploring how to paint the light, colours and shapes found in spring blossom. You will learn techniques to enable you to play around with the focal point of a painting, and how softening marks helps bolder marks to 'stand out'. Learn how to achieve a variety of marks and textures using palette knives and brushes - including fan blenders and large brushes.

This workshop will be taught through a series of demonstrations and one to one tuition. You will study and play with colour, light, tonal values and textures, allowing for individual creative expression.

Recommended Equipment List

Oil Paints:

• Whatever oil paints you already have. DJ favours Winsor & Newton and Michael Harding paints. You can buy a starter set like this: /michael-harding-oil-paints-introductory-set.ir
• Recommended oil colours are: Titanium White, Cadmium Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, Cadmium Red, Vermillion, Cerulean Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Prussian Blue, Dioxazine Purple and Raw Umber: /winsor-newton-artist-quality-oils-individual-oil-colours-37ml-size.ir

Acrylic Paints:

• Whatever you have already. Useful but not essential colours are - Titanium white, Yellow ochre, Burnt Sienna, Alizarin Crimson, Cerulean Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Prussian Blue, Dioxazine Purple and Raw Umber.
• We recommend starter sets such as these: /daler-rowney-system-3-acrylic-selection-set-8x59ml.ir

Canvas: DJ recommends a 40.6 x 30.5cm canvas (already primed and ready to paint) or similar: /loxley-gold-stretched-canvas-traditional-standard.ir

Brushes:

• Fan blender and a large nylon brush (1” or 2” if possible)
• Hog hair brushes for oils, preferably flats sizes 2, 5, 3 or 6: /roberson-fine-hog-bristle-brushes-s42b-flat-maroon-handle.ir
• Same sizes for acrylic brushes: /painting-brushes-acrylic-paint-brushes.irc?pg=3
• Bring a few palette knives, fan blenders and/or large nylon brushes (1" or 2")

Other:

• Containers/jam jars for cleaning brushes and taking your Zest It away with you
• Zest It: /zest-it-oil-paint-dilutant-brush-cleaner-eco-solvent.ir
• Palette: /cappelletto-walnut-palette-25x35cm-oval.ir
• Paper palettes suitable for acrylic painting: /dalerrowney-a3-tear-off-palette-pad-40-sheets.ir

Please bring a packed lunch, water and snacks with you. Tea and coffee are provided. All attendees receive 5% off in our shop.

About DJ: DJ has developed his style through many years working in professional fine art studios - designing and producing artwork for commercial spaces, public areas and private estates around the world. He paints every day and teaches on a regular basis - he has so much energy and enthusiasm! He was shortlisted for Artists & Illustrators Artist of the Year 2016, a finalist in International Artist magazine multiple times, 2109 Leamington Spa Biennial award winner, 2019 Highly Commended Patchings Artist of the Year, 2020 Wales Contemporary Art prize winner.

His workshops are great for building confidence, tackling unusual subjects and picking up techniques and tips.

www.artbydj.co.uk

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'Plein Air Painswick 2026'

with Roger Dellar ROI, RI, PS, ARSMA

FRIDAY 15th May 2026
10.00am - 4.00pm
£110.00
The Painswick Centre, Bisley St, Painswick, Stroud GL6 6QQ
Parking: Stamages Lane Car Park (pay for the day) or find free parking in the village
All welcome including beginners

Learn how to paint plein air in beautiful Painswick village.

We're thrilled to welcome back Roger Dellar as a visiting tutor to Pegasus Art. With many years of painting and teaching experience under his belt, Roger will lead a small group in and around the pretty village of Painswick in the Cotswolds. The Assembly Room in Painswick Church Rooms will be our base for the day. This is an exciting opportunity to learn from a talented and admired British painter. Roger will be painting in oils, but you can use acrylics or watercolour if you prefer - he can teach in any medium.

Here is a rough outline of what to expect:

• Roger will give his approach to painting plein air talking about surfaces, paints, brushes, easels etc.
• You'll discuss 'alla prima' (painting in one go) on the spot, and the method of working from general into detail.
• Roger will give a short demo showing you how to select your subject, choose your palette of colours and layout and explaining his thought process - what to leave in and what to take out.
• Refuel at lunchtime - please bring a packed lunch, flask of tea, water and snacks. Also appropriate clothing and footwear for both sun or rain!
• Spend the afternoon painting a subject of your choice with help where needed until 3.40pm when there will be a critique to wind up the day.

Recommended Equipment List

• Paints: Try and buy the highest quality oil paints you can. Roger recommends the Winsor & Newton range in these colours (but don't feel you have to buy them all); Titanium White, Cadmium Yellow Hue, Cadmium Yellow Pale, Cadmium Yellow Deep, Scarlet Lake, Permanent Rose, Ultramarine, Cerulean Blue, Cobalt Blue Hue, Burnt Sienna
• Roger also uses Winsor & Newton Alkyd white for fast drying
• Mediums: Zest It flow medium or one third Damar Varnish, one third Linseed Oil, one third Zest It
• Brushes: Rosemary's Brushes do a Roger Dellar bespoke selection Series 2 Evergreen long flat and Pegasus Art sell Da Vinci long flats in a variety of sizes: Da Vinci Series 5023
• Ground: Roger recommends acrylic gesso primed boards in size 8" x 10" 12" x 10", 12" x 12" or his favourite 12" x 16" We sell Winsor & Newton canvas boards: Winsor & Newton Canvas Boards
• Extras: View finder
• Towelling rag
• Easel - a field easel with tripod or pochade box - we sell a selection at Pegasus Art: Jakar Folding Metal Easel
• Flip chair or painters stool: Cappelletto Folding Stool
• Zest It solvent
• Palette
• Sketchbook
• Slider box for wet oils and panels can be taped together with corks between if no pochade box
• Cap or hat as sunshade
• Jam jars or solvent container (with lid!)

Please bring your own drinks and packed lunch with you. All attendees receive 5% off in our shop if you wish to purchase materials before the workshop.

About Roger: Roger is a professional figurative artist working in oils, pastels, acrylics and water-based media. He is known for his deft alla prima style, capturing people and light in their environments. He has exhibited widely and is a member of several prestigious societies, including the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and the Royal Society of Watercolours. Recently he became an Associate Member of the Royal Society of Marine Artists and won the Artist & Leisure Painter Magazine Daler Rowney Award. www.rogerdellar.com

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'Botanical Watercolour Painting ~ Lemons'

A watercolour workshop with Karen Green

SATURDAY 16th May 2026
10.00am - 4.00pm
£95
Attic Studio
All abilities welcome

Working from a joyous lemon, you will learn how to compose, draw and paint from observation, using watercolour, to create a botanical painting that reflects an understanding of the subject whilst capturing the beauty of the fruit.

Karen, a botanical artist, will ease you into the workshop with some quick tonal sketches to show shadows and hi-lights. She will guide you through the steps, beginning with creating a shadow underlay using complimentary colours; show you how to use the wet-in-wet technique to create your first washes of yellow, then build layers of paint using the glazing technique to deepen your colours. There will be the opportunity to add leaves or cut open your lemon and paint the segments inside. During the session you will familiarize yourself with the materials and tools needed for botanical art and the techniques used, slowly building up layers of paint to create luminosity and depth.

About Karen: Karen works as a Botanical Artist, painting flowers and fruits and vegetables. She paints with intricate detail, retaining the technical accuracy of the plant but placing emphasis on the aesthetics and artistry. She explores themes of femininity, loss and healing through the botany and life cycle of plants; flower language and their use in medicine, folk lore and religion. After receiving a First- Class honours degree at The Arts Institute in Bournemouth, Karen went on to work as a Primary School teacher before resigning in 2011 to focus on her art career. She holds solo and shared exhibitions regularly and has been teaching botanical art workshops for over eight years including Botanical Art Retreats in Andalusia, Spain. www.karegreenart.com   Facebook: karengreenart   Instagram: karengreenart

Recommended Equipment List

Please bring a packed lunch, water & snacks with you. All attendees receive 5% off in our shop.

The shop will be open from 9am, so you will have time to purchase materials before the workshop. Our staff can offer you any advice you need.

Paper:

• Hot pressed watercolour paper - roughly A4 or A3 size, 300gsm - 2 or 3 loose pages or Sketchbook Options:

Sketchbook Options:

• RK Burt Botanical Fat Pad Ultra Smooth specialist pad link
• The Langton A4 Daler Rowney, Hot pressed smooth link
• The Langton A4 Daler Rowney, mould made, acid free link

There is plenty of choice in the shop which Karen can guide you to. Large sheets of hot-pressed watercolour paper can be bought in the shop which can be cut down to size.

Watercolour Paints:

• 5ml tubes or pans or a basic set
• Karen recommends Winsor & Newton, professional range or student quality Cotman range
• Winsor & Newton 5ml tubes
• Cotman 8ml tubes
• Cotman Watercolour Sketchers Box
• Winsor & Newton 12x5ml Box
• Suggested colours: Lemon Yellow, Cadmium Yellow, Lemon Yellow (Nickel Titanate), Alizarin Crimson, Sap Green, Hooker's Green, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Umber, Cobalt Blue, Dioxazine Violet, Paynes Gray. You may not need all these colours so don't feel you have to have them all, please just bring what you have or buy a beginners set of watercolours.

Brushes:

• Round or Pointed spotters - watercolour sable or synthetic paintbrushes with fine points - suggested sizes 2, 4 and 6
• Da Vinci Maestro Sable Round
• Da Vinci Cosmotop Synthetic
• Small paint palette or white ceramic plate link
• Pencils HB, 2B - sharp!
• Pencil sharpener, Putty rubber, Ruler, Kitchen roll, Water pot

Please take care to check our Terms & Conditions in relation to our cancellation policy: link

Plein Air in gouache - Stroudwater Canal

with Benedict Lovering

Saturday 23rd May 2026
10.00am - 4.00pm
£95
Attic Studio & Canal
All abilities welcome

We are thrilled to welcome new tutor, Benedict Lovering, to teach at Pegasus Art. Spend a day of painting outdoors on the Stroudwater Canal. Using gouache, a versatile medium that's perfect for painting outdoors. You'll explore how to choose a subject and painting spot, arrange a composition, and work step by step from drawing through to finished painting. Along the way, we'll cover tone, colour mixing and brushwork with plenty of guidance. This day is suitable for all abilities. If you've taken the local landscape gouache course, you'll find this a perfect next step, but complete beginners are also very welcome and will gain a lot from the experience.

About Benedict

Benedict Lovering is a landscape painter, illustrator and educator whose work celebrates the use of colour, light and the rhythms of nature. Splitting his time between teaching, the studio and outdoors, Benedict often begins his paintings en plein air before developing them into larger, expressive oil works.

He studied Illustration at Falmouth University and UAL, later deepening his practice at London Fine Art Studios where he trained in classical drawing and painting techniques, with a particular focus on plein air.

Benedict's paintings are rooted in everyday experience, drawing beauty from the familiar and transforming it through observation of atmosphere and light. Alongside his own practice, he teaches and shares his love of painting with others. www.benedictlovering.com | insta/benedictlovering

Recommended Equipment List

The shop will be open from 9am, so you will have time to purchase materials before the workshop. Our staff can offer you any advice you need. All attendees receive 5% off in our shop.

• Paper: Langton watercolour block, hot pressed - either 9” x 12” or 10” x 7” (£11.40) Buy here
• Gouache Paints: Benedict recommends gouache paint from tubes rather than pans. Either our Winsor & Newton range or Schmincke at the upper end, or the Royal Talens sets would work well also.
  • If you are buying single tubes, he recommends: Van Dyke Brown, Black, White, Yellow Ochre, Ultramarine, Lemon Yellow and Alizarin Crimson.
  • Schmincke Horadam Gouache
  • Winsor & Newton Designer Gouache
  • Royal Talens Gouache Set
• Brushes: Please bring a range of sizes of synthetic flats Buy here
• Small palette or sealed paint pot: Buy here
• Water pots x 2, kitchen roll

Please bring a packed lunch, water & snacks with you. All attendees receive 5% off in our shop.

Please take care to check our Terms & Conditions in relation to our cancellation policy: Read here

'Paint like a Master: Van Gogh' - in oils or acrylics

with David 'DJ' Johnson

SATURDAY 13th June 2026
10.00am - 4.00pm
£95
Attic Studio
All abilities welcome, including beginners

Artist David 'DJ' Johnson is well known for his stunning plein air paintings - he is an adventurer who likes to climb mountains and paint extraordinary landscapes.

This workshop involves exploring the bold, energetic and painterly style of Vincent Van Gogh. You will learn how to paint expressively using thick paint applied generously, and how to play with the vibrant bold colours he sometimes favoured. DJ will supply reference images and will also bring along some of his own paintings to show you!

This workshop will be taught through a series of demonstrations and one to one tuition. You will study and play with colour, light, tonal values and textures, allowing for individual creative expression.

Recommended Equipment List

Oil Paints:

• Whatever oil paints you already have. DJ favours Winsor & Newton and Michael Harding paints. You can buy a starter set here: /michael-harding-oil-paints-introductory-set.ir
• Recommended oil colours: Titanium White, Cadmium Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, Cadmium Red, Vermillion, Cerulean Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Prussian Blue, Dioxazine Purple and Raw Umber: /winsor-newton-artist-quality-oils-individual-oil-colours-37ml-size.ir

Acrylic Paints:

• Whatever you have already. Useful but not essential colours are - Titanium White, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, Alizarin Crimson, Cerulean Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Prussian Blue, Dioxazine Purple and Raw Umber. We recommend starter sets such as: /daler-rowney-system-3-acrylic-selection-set-8x59ml.ir

Brushes:

• Please bring a range of brushes in various sizes – whatever you have. Browse our brush selection here: /painting-brushes.irc

Canvas:

• DJ recommends a 40.6 x 30.5cm canvas (primed and ready to paint): /loxley-gold-stretched-canvas-traditional-standard.ir

Other:

• Container (jam jar) for water and cleaning brushes
• Palette for oils: /cappelletto-walnut-palette-30x40cm-oval.ir
• Paper palettes for acrylics: /dalerrowney-a3-tear-off-palette-pad-40-sheets.ir

Please bring a packed lunch, water and snacks with you. Tea and coffee are provided. All attendees receive 5% off in our shop.

About DJ: DJ has developed his style through many years working in professional fine art studios - designing and producing artwork for commercial spaces, public areas and private estates around the world. He paints every day and teaches on a regular basis - he has so much energy and enthusiasm! He was shortlisted for Artists & Illustrators Artist of the Year 2016, a finalist in International Artist magazine multiple times, 2109 Leamington Spa Biennial award winner, 2019 Highly Commended Patchings Artist of the Year, 2020 Wales Contemporary Art prize winner.

His workshops are great for building confidence, tackling unusual subjects and picking up techniques and tips.

www.artbydj.co.uk

Please take care to check our Terms & Conditions in relation to our cancellation policy: /terms-and-conditions.irs#workshopterms

Botanical watercolour workshop - Dahlias

SATURDAY 26th September 2026
10am - 4pm
£95
Attic Studio
All abilities welcome, including beginners

Working from a selection of gorgeous dahlia flowers, you will learn how to compose, draw and paint from observation, using watercolour, to create a botanical painting that reflects an understanding of the subject whilst capturing the beauty of the plant.

Karen, a botanical artist, will ease you into the workshop with some playful sketching exercises alongside some botany exploration to help lead you into observational drawing and creating interesting compositions on the page. With one to one support and class demonstrations, you will experiment with watercolour techniques and accurate colour mixing, focusing on the ‘glazing’ technique where you build up layers of watercolour. During the session you will familiarize yourself with the materials and tools needed for botanical art and the techniques used, slowly building up layers of paint to create luminosity and depth.

About Karen: Karen works as a Botanical Artist, painting flowers and fruits and vegetables. She paints with intricate detail, retaining the technical accuracy of the plant but placing emphasis on the aesthetics and artistry. She explores themes of femininity, loss and healing through the botany and life cycle of plants; flower language and their use in medicine, folk lore and religion. After receiving a First- Class honours degree at The Arts Institute in Bournemouth, Karen went on to work as a Primary School teacher before resigning in 2011 to focus on her art career. She holds solo and shared exhibitions regularly and has been teaching botanical art workshops for over eight years including Botanical Art Retreats in Andalusia, Spain.

www.karengreenart.com

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What to bring

The shop will be open from 9am, so you will have time to purchase materials before the workshop.

Paper: Hot pressed watercolour paper - roughly A4 or A3 size, 300gsm - 2 or 3 loose pages or Sketchbook Options:

• RK Burt Botanical Fat Pad Ultra Smooth specialist pad /botanical-ultra-smooth-fat-pad-300gsm-a4.ir
• Pegasus Art A4 landscape NOT 300gsm pad /daler-rowney-langton-watercolour-paper-pads-hot-pressed.ir
• The Langton A4 Daler Rowney, Hot pressed smooth. /dalerrowney-langton-watercolour-paper-pad-a4-not-surface.ir
• There is plenty of choice in the shop which Karen can guide you to. Large sheets of hot-pressed watercolour paper can be bought in the shop which can be cut down to size.

Watercolour Paints: 5ml tubes or pans or a basic set. Karen recommends Winsor & Newton, professional range or student quality Cotman range:

• Winsor & Newton Watercolours - Individual 5ml Tubes /winsor-newton-watercolours-individual-colours-in-5ml-tubes.ir
• Cotman Watercolour 8ml Tubes /cotman-watercolour-8ml-tubes.ir
• Cotman Watercolour Sketchers Pocket Box 12 Half Pans /cotman-watercolour-sketchers-pocket-box-12-half-pans.ir
• Winsor & Newton Artist Watercolour Metal Box Set 12 x 5ml /winsor-newton-artist-watercolour-metal-box-set-12x5ml.ir
• Suggested colours are: Lemon yellow, Cadmium Yellow, Alizarin Crimson, Permanent Rose, Sap Green, Hooker's Green, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Umber, Ultramarine Blue or Cobalt Blue, Paynes Gray. You may not need all these colours so don't feel you have to have them all, please just bring what you have or buy a beginners set of watercolours.

Brushes: Round or Pointed spotters - Watercolour sable or synthetic paintbrushes with fine points - suggested sizes 2, 4 and 6. Such as...:

• Da Vinci Series 11 Maestro Kolinsky Red Sable Round Watercolour Brush /da-vinci-series-11-maestro-kolinsky-red-sable-round-watercolour-brush.ir
• Da Vinci Series 5570 Cosmotop Nova Multiuse Synthetic Round Brush /da-vinci-series-5570-cosmotop-nova-multiuse-synthetic-brush-round-short-handles.ir

Other:

• Small paint palette or white ceramic plate such as Jakar Daisy Shape Porcelain Palette /jakar-daisy-shape-porcelain-palette-15cms-diametre.ir
• Pencils HB, - sharp!
• Pencil sharpener
• Putty rubber, Ruler, Kitchen roll, Water pot
• A packed lunch, drinks and snacks - there is no café at Griffin Mill. Tea and coffee are provided. All attendees receive 5% off in our shop.

Please take care to check our Terms & Conditions: Workshop Terms

Botanical watercolour workshop - Mistletoe

with Karen Green

SATURDAY 5th December 2026
10am - 4pm
£95
Attic Studio
All abilities welcome, including beginners

Working from the mistletoe plant, you will learn how to compose, draw and paint from observation, using watercolour, to create a botanical painting that reflects an understanding of the subject whilst capturing the beauty of the plant.

Karen, a botanical artist, will ease you into the workshop with some playful sketching exercises alongside some botany exploration to help lead you into observational drawing and creating interesting compositions on the page. With one to one support and class demonstrations, you will experiment with watercolour techniques and accurate colour mixing, focusing on the colour green, bright and muted, and how to tackle painting white using botanical greys. During the session you will familiarize yourself with the materials and tools needed for botanical art and the techniques used such as ‘glazing’, slowly building up layers of paint to create luminosity and depth.

About Karen: Karen works as a Botanical Artist, painting flowers and fruits and vegetables. She paints with intricate detail, retaining the technical accuracy of the plant but placing emphasis on the aesthetics and artistry. She explores themes of femininity, loss and healing through the botany and life cycle of plants; flower language and their use in medicine, folk lore and religion. After receiving a First- Class honours degree at The Arts Institute in Bournemouth, Karen went on to work as a Primary School teacher before resigning in 2011 to focus on her art career. She holds solo and shared exhibitions regularly and has been teaching botanical art workshops for over eight years including Botanical Art Retreats in Andalusia, Spain.

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What to bring

The shop will be open from 9am, so you will have time to purchase materials before the workshop.

Paper: Hot pressed watercolour paper - roughly A4 or A3 size, 300gsm - 2 or 3 loose pages or Sketchbook Options:

• RK Burt Botanical Fat Pad Ultra Smooth specialist pad
• Pegasus Art A4 landscape NOT 300gsm pad
• The Langton A4 Daler Rowney, Hot pressed smooth.
• There is plenty of choice in the shop which Karen can guide you to. Large sheets of hot-pressed watercolour paper can be bought in the shop which can be cut down to size.

Watercolour Paints: 5ml tubes or pans or a basic set. Karen recommends Winsor amp; Newton, professional range or student quality Cotman range.

• Winsor & Newton Watercolours - Individual 5ml Tubes
• Cotman Watercolour 8ml Tubes
• Cotman Watercolour Sketchers Pocket Box 12 Half Pans
• Winsor & Newton Artist Watercolour Metal Box Set 12 x 5ml
• Suggested colours are: Lemon yellow, Cadmium Yellow, Alizarin Crimson, Permanent Rose, Sap Green, Hooker's Green, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Umber, Ultramarine Blue or Cobalt Blue, Paynes Gray. You may not need all these colours so don't feel you have to have them all, please just bring what you have or buy a beginners set of watercolours.

Brushes: Round or Pointed spotters - Watercolour sable or synthetic paintbrushes with fine points suggested sizes 2, 4 and 6. Such as...

• Da Vinci Series 11 Maestro Kolinsky Red Sable Round Watercolour Brush
• Da Vinci Series 5570 Cosmotop Nova Multiuse Synthetic Round Brush

Other:

• Small paint palette or white ceramic plate such as Jakar Daisy Shape Porcelain Palette
• Pencils HB, - sharp
• Pencil sharpener
• Putty rubber, Ruler, Kitchen roll, Water pot
• A packed lunch, drinks and snacks - there is no café at Griffin Mill. Tea and coffee are provided. All attendees receive 5% off in our shop.

Please take care to check our Terms & Conditions: Workshop Terms