ART CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

Workshops Leaflet

Drawn to Nature with Emma Burleigh

A sketching workshop exploring the beauty of nature (pencils, pens & watercolour)

Friday 21st March 2025
Friday 25th April
Friday 23rd May
13:45 - 16:30
£30 each or book all three for £75
Attic Studio To book contact Emma by phone or by email

Are you drawn to nature and keen to explore its beauty through art? Draw closer to nature's healing powers and cultivate mindfulness and creativity in these three sketching workshops. Absolute beginners are very welcome, as are more experienced artists looking to improve their skills and come together with others. In these classes, you'll 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 drawing, from relieving stress to improving focus. Nature connection has been shown to enhance our health and wellbeing, and the classes will support you in developing a sketchbook or journal to document your journey. So, what do you feel drawn to? Come and explore your creativity in a welcoming, relaxed environment, and see how easily drawing and painting can become a part of your self-care or mindfulness practice.

Media covered will include pencils, pens and watercolour. This is a mini-series of three workshops that can be taken as 'one-offs' or as a complete course. No experience is required, and all basic art materials, tea and cake will be provided.

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

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 has been consciously exploring the relationship between meditative awareness and creativity in her teaching and her own work. She started meditating in 2003 to help her manage her stress as a busy school art-teacher, and from 2010 to 2012 she lived and worked as a member of the community at Gaia House, a meditation centre in Devon. Emma has a foundation in Relational Mindfulness from the Karuna Institute.

Emma's teaching approach is supportive, encouraging and non-judgemental, there are no mistakes, only interesting learning opportunities to which we can bring our curiousity and kindness!

To find out more about Emma go to her website here: emmaburleigh.com

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

To book contact Emma by phone or by email

The Painted Interior - with a nude model

A studio workshop with Roger Dellar ROI, RI, PS. ARSMA

Friday 16^th May 2025
10.00am - 4.00pm
£105.00
10 x students maximum
Attic Studio

*Roger will be painting in oil, but can advise on acrylic, pastel or watercolour.

Learn how to paint 'the figure in a setting'

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 teach a small group how to paint the interior with a nude model. Taking inspiration from another great British artist, Ken Howard, who painted beautiful interiors in the same medium. It's a challenging subject, but Roger will break it down into step by step, achievable chunks throughout the day. The Attic Studio will be set up with 'an interior' and a life model. This is an exciting opportunity to learn from a talented and admired British painter.

What you will learn;

• Roger will give an introduction and talk briefly about surfaces, paints, brushes, easels etc. He can give advice on anything you need to purchase in the shop
• Roger may give a short demo, and will certainly guide you in how to use lighting either natural or artificial, posing the model to create a dramatic scene
• Care will be used in trying to use lead-ins, navigating around the scene giving a narrative to the pose
• Colour mixing, light and darks / contrasts - looking for the 'colour in greys' and the 'greys in colours'
• How to paint quickly (impressionistically) & not get too stuck in the detail
• Advice will be given on figure painting, proportion, tones, planes of the face, how to mix colours.
• Textural elements like fabric and curtain - soft and hard edges - lay up of paint lost and found edges
• Finishing touches and highlights

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, Ceruleum Blue, Cobalt Blue Hue, Burnt Sienna, Cadmium Red Deep (when using a minimal colour range)
• Roger also uses Winsor & Newton Alkyd white for fast drying
• Mediums: Zest It flow medium or one third Damar Varnish (Cornellisons), 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: https://www.pegasusart.co.uk/da-vinci-series-5023-maestro-2-long-flat-brushes-hog-bristle.ir
• Ground: Roger recommends acrylic gesso primed boards (hardboard) in size 8” x 10” 12” x 10”, 12” x 12” or his favourite 12” x 16” We sell Winsor & Newton canvas boards: https://www.pegasusart.co.uk/winsor-newton-canvas-boards-all-rectangle-sizes.ir

Extras:

• View finder
• Towelling rag
• Zest It: https://www.pegasusart.co.uk/zest-it-oil-paint-dilutant-brush-cleaner-eco-solvent.ir
• Palette: https://www.pegasusart.co.uk/cappelletto-walnut-palette-25x35cm-rectangle.ir
• Sketchbook: https://www.pegasusart.co.uk/paper-sketchbooks.irc
• Slider box for wet oils and panels can be taped together with corks between if no pochade box or glue 4 matchsticks on the back of panels in advance
• Jam jars or solvent container (with lid!)

These products are only suggestions, don't feel you have to buy all of them.

*Please bring your own drinks and packed lunch with you. Easels, tables and chairs will be in the studio when you arrive. All attendees receive 5% off in our shop, so come and purchase before the day.

About Roger: Roger is a professional figurative artist working in oils, pastels, acrylics and water-based media. He is interested in observing people in their environments and attempts to interpret them, capturing light effects. Known for his deftness of hand, he paints quickly often alla prima. He was a member of the council of Royal Institute of Oil Painters and has now moved to the Royal Society of Watercolours council. He has exhibited widely in some of the most prestigious societies and is a member of many, just recently being elected as an Associate Member of the Royal Society of Marine Artists. This year he won the The Artist & Leisure painter magazine Daler Rowney Award. www.rogerdellar.com

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

'Dramatic Skies in Watercolour' with Kevin Scully

SATURDAY 17TH MAY 2025
10.00am - 4.00pm
£95
Studio One
Skill Level: All abilities welcome, including beginners

Drama and atmosphere can be created in a number of ways in watercolour, and we will be experimenting with a variety of techniques that convey different moods, from the enigmatic to the dramatic, and from the hot to the cold. And from the dry to the wet. We will be painting skies using the wet-in-wet method as well as on dry paper to convey different weather conditions. You will be shown how to suggest distance in a landscape and seascape and several ways in which colour, tone and composition can establish the mood of a painting. A workshop for all levels of experience.

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-artisti-classic-watercolour-block-300g-not-9x12.ir.
• 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-individual-colours-in-5ml-tubes.ir
• 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 covering large areas.
• Other:
• HB pencil and sharpener
• Putty rubber
• Masking tape
• Water container
• Watercolour palette – as large as possible. porcelain-palette-daisy-7-well-120mm-width.ir.
• Kitchen towel or tissues
• A small atomiser spray bottle to hold water for re-wetting your painting
• Ruler
• A couple of sheets of scrap A4 paper
• Craft knife or scalpel
• 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. www.kevinscully.co.uk.

Please take care to check our Terms & Conditions in relation to our cancellation policy:
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'Coastal Landscapes' with Wendy Rhodes

A drawing workshop with Wendy Rhodes PhD

Saturday 17th May 2025
10.00am - 4.00pm
£95
Attic Studio
All abilities welcome - working from your own images

Building up layers and tone through charcoal or graphite, you can get to grips with sea, cliffs and sky - everything that makes up a coastal landscape.

Working from photographs of coastal scenes, come away with a finished coastal landscape to be proud of! Learn how to use this medium to create dynamic drawings - exploring tonal values from bright seas to moody headlands. You will discover a wealth of techniques that enable you to describe sea and land. Create textures and enjoy the pleasure of achieving atmospheric skies. Make broad and loose marks alongside more detailed drawing and enjoy the blackest of blacks!

What you will learn:

Learn about the different types of charcoal
Tonal charcoal effects
Mark making for land, water and sky
Drawing light with erasers
Building effects in layers
Composition

About Wendy: Wendy has taught for over 25 years in Gloucestershire and brings an enormous wealth of experience of teaching courses in her specialist areas of drawing and creativity. Wendy also teaches printmaking courses at Gloucestershire Printmaking Co-operative and she 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.

Recommended Equipment

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

All students will need to bring the following materials:

• 4 sheets of A2 cartridge paper pegasusart.co.uk/snowdon-cartridge-sheet-drawing-paper-130gsm-a2-paper.ir
• Charcoal - we sell Musgrove Willow pegasusart.co.uk/musgrove-willow-charcoal-bulk-classroom-box-100-assorted.ir and Nitram Charcoal pegasusart.co.uk/nitram-charcoal-batons-5-soft-round-6mm.ir
• Landscape photos - You may like to print up to 3 x A4 size in black and white (or greyscale) - you could do this on your home printer. Also a good selection of landscape photos on your laptop, tablet or smartphone
• A putty or kneadable eraser and one Staedtler Hard Plastic Eraser or one Factis Softer Plastic Eraser S20 pegasusart.co.uk/staedtler-mars-plastic-eraser.ir
• If you have a sketchbook that contains some landscape sketches it would be a good idea to bring it along pegasusart.co.uk/paper-sketchbooks.irc
• Please bring a packed lunch, snacks and water with you. We will supply tea and coffee throughout the day.

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

'Moody Seascapes' - in Oils or Acrylics with David 'DJ' Johnson

SATURDAY 7th June 2025
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 will be taught through a series of demonstrations and one-to-one tuition, showing you a variety of techniques and methods for applying paint, including alternatives to brushes. You will study and play with colour, light and textures, allowing for individual creative expression.

The workshop involves exploring the marks and textures found in dramatic seascapes. DJ will be teaching a variety of techniques using palette knives, brushes (including a rigger brush), fingers, and possibly sponges to achieve a wide range of textures and patterns which emulate the marks and textures you find in seascapes. DJ will supply photographs of the seascapes and will also bring along some of his own paintings to show you!

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, and 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

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: Titanium White, Cadmium Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, Cadmium Red, Vermillion, Cerulean Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Prussian Blue, Dioxazine Purple, Raw Umber /winsor-newton-artist-quality-oils-individual-oil-colours-37ml-size.ir

Acrylic Paints:

• Whatever you already have. 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 like these: /daler-rowney-system-3-acrylic-selection-set-8x59ml.ir

Brushes:

• A range of brushes – 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 that you can find here: /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
• 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 will be provided. 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

Quick vibrant sketches - watercolour & nib pen with Barry Herniman

SATURDAY 21st June 2025
10.00am - 4.00pm
£95
Attic Studio & Stroudwater canal
All abilities welcome, including beginners

Quick sketches with a nib pen (Barry favours a Fude nib pen which you can buy online) and washes of watercolour can create vibrant and loose sketches that are really exciting. This workshop is all about learning how to approach this technique, which is so versatile for capturing outdoor scenes in town, on holiday or in bigger landscapes. Important documents for your sketchbook, they are also lovely artworks in their own, unfinished right. Nib pens allow you to produce both really thin and thick lines, they're great for tonal studies where you can dilute the wet ink to produce tones, but when dry it's waterproof, at which point you can add your washes. Scraping the tip of the pen across the paper surface produces a lovely texture of weathered woodwork.

About Barry: "I am a full time artist and have been painting landscapes and seascapes for many years both in the studio and en plein air with my trusty sketchbooks. My favourite medium is watercolour, its immediacy and transparency is hard to beat and I never tire of watching the colours mix and mingle on the paper. Landscapes are my first love but I am at home painting anything from portraits to steam locos. I travel extensively both home and abroad doing demonstrations and workshops to Art Clubs and Societies. I am also an author of Travelling Sketchbook, Successful and Creative Washes and Sketching Outdoors (2023)". www.barryherniman.com

Recommended Equipment List:

All workshop attendees receive an extra 5% off art materials from our extensive shop next to Studio One. The shop is open from 9am, so please do come before the workshop to purchase what you need.

• Some small pieces of watercolour paper for the initial exercises.
• A piece of watercolour paper, preferably not less than 140lb and either NOT or Rough depending on your personal preference and not less than 1/4 sheet ( 15 x 11") Please tape your sheet to a board. I use Saunders Waterford - For example: /saunders-waterford-sheet-paper-190-gsm-not-56x76cms.ir
• If you would like to invest in a block of watercolour paper take a look here: /paper-watercolour-blocks.irc
• Bring a watercolour sketchbook for the day. I recommend an A5 landscape sketchbook /fabriano-watercolour-hardback-sketchbooks-a5-a4.ir
• A palette with deep wells to carry sufficient colour mixes. There is a selection at Pegasus including this one: /buddy-cup-palette-with-12-x-10ml-containers.ir
• Schmincke Horadam watercolours. Recommended colours: Pure yellow, Aureolin, Indian Yellow, Rose Madder, Madder Red Dark, Madder Brown, Cobalt Blue, Ultramarine finest, Helio Turquoise and Manganese Violet. /schmincke-horadam-watercolour-now-140-colours-5ml-tubes.ir
• Barry recommends that pigments are transparent or semi-transparent. If you're not sure bring all your colours along and he will go through them with you.
• Brushes – Barry uses Da Vinci Cosmotops Round – they are a synthetic/sable mix and hold bags of water and come to a great point. Recommended sizes ~ 12,8, 6 and 4 and a few riggers no's 4 and 2. /da-vinci-series-5580-cosmotop-spin-synthetic-brushes-round.ir
• Whilst in the studio, we will work on tables. When outdoors, you are welcome to bring a lightweight camping chair or painting stool. Please also bring wet weather gear and comfortable shoes / boots. We can supply boards to paint on.
• If you would like to bring or buy some Derwent Inktense watersoluble ink pencils, they are highly recommended for sketching. /derwent-inktense-pencils-set-of-12.ir
• Fude Pen: Recommended by Barry £9.99 from Amazon amazon.co.uk/Jinhao-Fountain-Dragon-Variation-Silver/
• Other:
• 2B pencil and sharpener
• Putty rubber
• Masking tape
• Water container x 2 with lids
• Watercolour palette – as large as possible /porcelain-palette-daisy-7-well-120mm-width.ir
• Kitchen towel or tissues
• A small atomiser spray bottle to hold water for re-wetting your painting

Please bring a packed lunch, water and snacks. Tea & coffee available in the studio

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

Still life oil painting with Dan McDermott MA

Saturday 28th June 2025
Saturday 26th July 2025
Saturday 20th Sept 2025
Saturday 11th Oct 2025
Saturday 15th Nov 2025
10.00am - 4.00pm
£95
All abilities welcome

Join a one-day still life oil painting workshop to build your skills in shape, proportion, colour mixing, and composition. Through still life setups and techniques — from expressive brushwork to refined colour use — you'll explore fresh ways to capture your subject. With hands-on guidance from an experienced instructor, this workshop offers personalised support, artistic growth, and a full day of creative exploration.

Materials List:

Here's a list of materials you'll need for the workshop. There's no need to purchase everything new—feel free to bring what you already have, as long as it's comparable. Just make sure you have a primed surface to paint on and the basic color palette outlined below.

All attendees receive 5% off in our shop.

Oil paints:

If you're purchasing new paint, opt for tubes in the 30ml to 60ml range. Aim for 'Artist' quality (the highest grade) or 'Studio' quality (a step below), as these offer richer pigmentation and a smoother painting experience. It's best to avoid 'Student' or budget-grade paints, as they tend to have weaker pigments and can be more challenging to work with.

Basic palette:

• Titanium White
• Cadmium Yellow
• Alizarian Crimson (or Cranfield Studio 'Red')
• Ultramarine Blue
• Burnt Umber

Optional extra colours:

• Cadmium Red (or Cadmium Red Hue)
• Cobalt Blue
• Perminanat Green Light
• Yellow Ochre
• Lemon Yellow
• Burnt Sienna

Recommended: Cranfield Studio Oil Paint Set 6 x 60ml Tubes.

Surface to paint on:

1x stretched canvas, painting board, or primed painting paper—just ensure the surface is properly primed and ready for oil paint.

Size: 8x10 inch, or 10x12 inch, or 12x12 inch, or thereabouts.

I recommend the following products:

• /loxley-linen-canvas-boards-6-sizes-available.ir
• /winsor-newton-canvas-boards-all-rectangle-sizes.ir
• /loxley-clear-linen-stretched-canvases-transparent-primer.ir
• /canvas-pad-9x12-gesso-primed-10-sheets-380gsm.ir
• /loxley-canvas-tearoff-pads.ir

Mixing palette:

Either a tear-off or a wooden palette.

Recommended:

• A3 Tear Off Palette: /dalerrowney-a3-tear-off-palette-pad-40-sheets.ir
• Wooden palette: /wood-oval-palette-35cm-x-25cm.ir

Dipper pot:

To hold your painting medium/dilutant.

Recommended:

• /c-roberson-dipper-tinplate-single-dipper-without-lid.ir

Brushes:

You'll need 3 to 5 brushes suitable for oil painting. Both bristle and synthetic fiber brushes work well. Below is a suggested list of brush sizes and shapes. Try to get as close to these sizes as possible.

• 1x Shape: Round, Size: 2
• 1x Shape: Round, Size: 4 or 6
• 1x Shape: Flat, Size: 8 or 10
• 1x Shape: Flat, Size: 6
• 1x Shape: Filbert, Size: 4

Recommended:

• Pro Arte Bristlene Oil & Acrylic 5 Brush Set W16

Dilutent/medium:

To thin out your paint as you make your painting.

Recommended:

• /daler-rowney-low-odour-thinner-75ml
• /michael-harding-miracle-medium-solvent-free.ir

Brush cleaner:

Zest It Brush Cleaner

Other materials:

• Kitchen roll
• A glass jar (old small jam) with a lid that seals tightly.

Please bring a packed lunch, snacks and water with you. We will supply tea and coffee throughout the day.

Links:

www.danmcdermott.com

www.everydaycreativity.art

'Botanical Watercolour Painting - Summer Flowers' with Karen Green

SATURDAY 5th July 2025
10.00am - 4.00pm
£95
Attic Studio
All abilities welcome

Working from a chosen summer flower, 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.

Leading on from this, through a little bit of botany exploration, she will guide and support you to create a detailed observational drawing of the flower. With one to one support and class demonstrations, you will experiment with watercolour techniques and accurate colour mixing to paint your flower. 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.

www.karengreenart.com

facebook/karengreenart

insta/karengreenart

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:

• 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 https://www.pegasusart.co.uk/botanical-ultra-smooth-fat-pad-300gsm-a4.ir
• The Langton A4 Daler Rowney, Hot pressed smooth https://www.pegasusart.co.uk/daler-rowney-langton-watercolour-paper-pads-hot-pressed.ir
• The Langton A4 Daler Rowney, mould made, acid free https://www.pegasusart.co.uk/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
• https://www.pegasusart.co.uk/winsor-newton-watercolours-individual-colours-in-5ml-tubes.ir
• https://www.pegasusart.co.uk/cotman-watercolour-8ml-tubes.ir
• https://www.pegasusart.co.uk/cotman-watercolour-sketchers-pocket-box-12-half-pans.ir
• https://www.pegasusart.co.uk/winsor-newton-artist-watercolour-metal-box-set-12x5ml.ir
• Suggested colours: Lemon yellow, Cadmium yellow, Cadmium Red, Alizarin Crimson, Sap green, Hooker's green, Yellow ochre, Burnt Umber, Prussian Blue, Paynes Gray.

Brushes:

• Watercolour sable or synthetic paintbrushes with fine points – suggested sizes 2, 4 and 6
• https://www.pegasusart.co.uk/da-vinci-series-11-maestro-kolinsky-red-sable-round-watercolour-brush.ir
• https://www.pegasusart.co.uk/da-vinci-series-5570-cosmotop-nova-multiuse-synthetic-brush-round-short-handles.ir

Other:

• Small paint palette or white ceramic plate https://www.pegasusart.co.uk/jakar-daisy-shape-porcelain-palette-15cms-diametre.ir
• Pencils HB, 2B – sharp!
• Pencil sharpener
• Putty rubber, Ruler, Kitchen roll, Water pot

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

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

Drawing Workshops with Dan McDermott

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.

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.danmcdermott.com

www.everydaycreativity.art

Lively Travel Sketching & Painting with Simon Roberts

SATURDAY 19th July 2025
10.00am - 4.00pm
£95
Studio One, Pegasus Art
All welcome including beginners

Have you ever sat in a sunlit café and thought, 'I'd love to be able to catch this moment in a sketchbook - but I don't know where to start.' In this workshop, Simon will help you capture scenes and simplify them into loose sketches, brought to life with some watercolour washes. Simon will go through the rudiments of perspective, light and shade and the pros and cons of various travel journals. You will leave with a new confidence, ready to illustrate your next travel adventure whether at home or abroad!

About Simon: Simon worked for many decades as a freelance illustrator working commercially in a wide range of styles both conventional and digital in the UK and Europe. He now enjoys painting predominantly in watercolour. In his opinion, it is the perfect medium for capturing landscapes; whether en plein air or for adding a splash of colour to a sketch in a travel journal. He now lives in the South of France with his wife Monica from where they run painting holidays in France, Spain, Croatia and Morocco with an emphasis on watercolour sketching and painting in personal journals. www.painting-in-france.com

Recommended Equipment List

The shop will be open from 9am, so there is time to purchase art materials before the workshop begins at 10am. All attendees receive 5% off in our shop.

Paper:

• Watercolour block, loose paper or pad. 9” x 12” or 12” x 16” 300gsm NOT (cold pressed) surface. Arches, Fabriano or Saunders Waterford are all recommended. For more economical options, Bockingford or Langton. /fabriano-artisti-classic-watercolour-block-300g-not-9x12.ir

Watercolours:

• Artist quality watercolours in small tubes are the best, as these allow you to mix large amounts of colour for washes, ideally in a folding palette. Winsor & Newton, Schmincke or Daniel Smith are among the best quality. /winsor-newton-watercolours-individual-colours-in-5ml-tubes.ir
• Suggested colours, as used by Simon (not all are necessary, but useful to know what he uses) Naples yellow, Cadmium yellow, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber. Cadmium red, Alizarin crimson, Lime green, Sapo green, Hooker's green, Cerulean blue, Cobalt blue, Tropical Pthalo blue, French ultramarine, Quinacrodone magenta, Payne's grey. Plus a tube of Zinc white gouache paint.

Brushes:

• Round, watercolour brushes in sizes 4,8 & 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. Simon actually uses a set of 3 travel brushes (S, M & L). /da-vinci-series-1573-pocket-travel-brush-round-synthetic.ir

Other:

• HB pencil and sharpener
• BIC biro medium black
• Putty rubber / eraser
• Masking tape
• Water container
• Watercolour palette /jakar-folding-palette-rectangular-strong-plastic.ir
• kitchen towel or tissues
• Ruler
• A couple of sheets of scrap watercolour paper
• 2 x water jars
• Spirit of adventure
• A packed lunch, water, snacks etc. there is no café at Griffin Mill. Tea and coffee will be provided throughout the day.

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

Art for the Afraid with Emma Burleigh

SATURDAY 6^th September 2025
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 so called '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.

Recommended Equipment List

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

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.

• At least two sheets of A2 or four sheets of A3 cartridge drawing paper, any weight between 110 - 150gsm or an A3 sketchpad https://www.pegasusart.co.uk/recycled-cartridge-paper-a2-140gsm-seawhite-cupcycling.ir
• Plenty of scrap paper, A4ish sized ideally
• A variety of pencils (about 3) hardness: B - 6B /faber-castell-9000-set-of-6.ir
• A good pencil sharpener and rubber
• Some charcoal sticks /musgrove-willow-charcoal-box-12-thick-sticks.ir
• A piece of white chalk
• Optional: a stick of graphite
• If possible, please could you bring some interesting natural objects for us all to admire and draw (eg. Things collected on a walk: seed pods, a discarded bird's nest, feathers, a non-poisonous mushroom, a gnarly twig, a curling leaf!)

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.

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

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

Gelli Plate printmaking with Dan McDermott MA

13th September
1st November
10.00am - 4.00pm
£95
Suitable for all levels of experience.

Discover the art of printmaking in a fun, one-day Gelli plate workshop—no press or complex tools needed! Led by artist Dan McDermott, you'll learn to create bold, layered prints using paper stencils, exploring shape, colour, and composition on paper. Whether you're a beginner or building your skills, join a creative community for a hands-on day of exploration, connection, and artistic growth.

Equipment List:

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

• 1 x Gelli plate - size 6x6″ or 5x7″ or 8x10″
• A4 paper - smooth drawing paper or household printer paper. (Bring plenty of paper, as we will be using a lot of paper during the day.)
• • Roller: Recommended: Essdee, Soft Lino Roller, 10cm Wide or GELLI ARTS® | Ink roller — 10 cm wide

Acrylic paint (Essential):

• 1x 59ml tube Golden Open Acrylic paint. Colour: Carbon Black. /golden-open-acrylic-paint/

Extra Colours (Optional):

• Golden Open Acrylic paint, 59ml tube, 1 -3 other colours of your choice

This paint is not the cheapest acrylic paint, but it is the best one for the techniques we are doing. You can bring any other acrylic paint brands you already have to give you more colour options.

Other materials:

• A sketchbook (optional)
• Scissors
• Pencil
• Wet wipes or a J.cloth for cleaning plates
• Kitchen roll for drying plates

Please bring a packed lunch, snacks and water with you. We will supply tea and coffee throughout the day.

Links:

www.danmcdermott.com

www.everydaycreativity.art

Exploring Collage with Helen Norman

SATURDAY 20th September 2025
10.00am - 4.00pm
£95
Studio One
Beginners welcome

Learn how to express yourself through collage with no need for paint or brushes….with amazing outcomes! Using only newsprint and magazines you will learn how to create your very own impressionistic collage. Your collage will reflect either your own subject choice bought from home or from Helen's box of possible suggestions. She will guide you through your choice. You will be taken through every stage of creating your collage from the initial sketching to the finished piece including the framing. Come and join her and enjoy this eco friendly and amazingly mindful experience.

About Helen: Helen is a qualified teacher of art who trained at Bristol University / RWA. A multi-disciplinary artist, she finds creative outlet in impressionist painting and collage. She has taught in both schools and adult education and has run collage workshops for years from home and various locations. Commissions are frequently undertaken including one for a well-known BBC radio producer of the BBC building which coincided with the 100th year anniversary. Her collages have been exhibited at the Affordable Art Fair, Chapel Arts and other galleries in the Cotswolds. Helen is Artist in Residence at Nature in Art from 11th - 16th July this year.

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.

• Bring any old magazines or colour supplements of your choice (although Helen will be bringing many options too)
• A rubber
• Sketchbook and HB pencil pegasusart.co.uk/paper-sketchbooks.irc
• A print stick or tube of PVA glue pegasusart.co.uk/pva-glue-nontoxic-dries-fast.ir
• A packed lunch - there is no café at Griffin Mill. We will supply tea and coffee but please bring your own water and snacks.

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

'Botanical Watercolour Painting - Autumn Harvest' with Karen Green

SATURDAY 27th September 2025
10.00am - 4.00pm
£95
Attic Studio
All abilities welcome

Working directly from seasonal produce, botanical artist Karen Green will guide you through observational drawing; discussing various botanical features to consider. You will produce a finished botanical painting in watercolour that reflects a botanical understanding of your subject and captures the beauty of the plant. Karen, a botanical artist, will ease you into the workshop with some playful drawing exercises.

Leading on from this, through a little bit of botany exploration, she will guide and support you to create a detailed observational drawing of the flower. With one to one support and class demonstrations, you will experiment with watercolour techniques and accurate colour mixing to paint your flower. 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.

www.karengreenart.com

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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:

• 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 https://www.pegasusart.co.uk/botanical-ultra-smooth-fat-pad-300gsm-a4.ir
• The Langton A4 Daler Rowney, Hot pressed smooth https://www.pegasusart.co.uk/daler-rowney-langton-watercolour-paper-pads-hot-pressed.ir
• The Langton A4 Daler Rowney, mould made, acid free https://www.pegasusart.co.uk/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
• https://www.pegasusart.co.uk/winsor-newton-watercolours-individual-colours-in-5ml-tubes.ir
• https://www.pegasusart.co.uk/cotman-watercolour-8ml-tubes.ir
• https://www.pegasusart.co.uk/cotman-watercolour-sketchers-pocket-box-12-half-pans.ir
• https://www.pegasusart.co.uk/winsor-newton-artist-watercolour-metal-box-set-12x5ml.ir
• Suggested colours: Lemon yellow, Cadmium yellow, Cadmium Red, Alizarin Crimson, Sap green, Hooker's green, Yellow ochre, Burnt Umber, Prussian Blue, Paynes Gray.

Brushes:

• Watercolour sable or synthetic paintbrushes with fine points – suggested sizes 2, 4 and 6
• https://www.pegasusart.co.uk/da-vinci-series-11-maestro-kolinsky-red-sable-round-watercolour-brush.ir
• https://www.pegasusart.co.uk/da-vinci-series-5570-cosmotop-nova-multiuse-synthetic-brush-round-short-handles.ir

Other:

• Small paint palette or white ceramic plate https://www.pegasusart.co.uk/jakar-daisy-shape-porcelain-palette-15cms-diametre.ir
• Pencils HB, 2B – sharp!
• Pencil sharpener
• Putty rubber, Ruler, Kitchen roll, Water pot

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

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

Zorn palette portraits in oils with Mark Fennell (from a head model)

SATURDAY 4th October 2025
10.00am - 4.00pm
£120
Attic Studio
All skill levels welcome

This day workshop will focus on the basics of portrait painting, working from a live model with a limited palette of three colours plus white, famously used by Swedish painter Anders Zorn to create beautiful skin tones.

It is a painting style best practiced in a quick wet-into-wet fashion where every brushstroke counts. The workshop aims to help artists develop their paint and brush handling toward achieving expressive, yet realistic portraits in a more immediate way.

Mark will demonstrate and guide you through his simple structured approach, breaking everything down into easy to follow steps that will cover everything from mixing all the colours you need from a limited colour palette to working tonally, blocking in larger elements and leaving the finer details for the final stages of the painting.

About Mark: Mark Fennell is a professional portrait painter who works to commission from his home studio in the hilltop village of Brill in Buckinghamshire. He works predominantly in oils, notable sitters include Antony Worrall Thompson, John Hood, Lord Mayor of Birmingham and singer - songwriter John Otway. His work has been selected for exhibition with The Royal Society of Portrait Painters and The Royal Society of British Artists at the Mall galleries London.

As well as portraiture, Mark also enjoys the challenge of painting outdoors, working at speed to capture the fleeting effects of light over landscape. Mark was elected member of The Royal Birmingham Society of Artists in 2007. He is also a member of Oxford Art Society and Buckinghamshire Art Society.

Awarded the Winsor and Newton painting prize for his self-portrait 'The diagnosis' at The Royal Society of British Artists annual exhibition 2020. Selected for The Artist and Leisure Painter magazine competition at Patchings festival open art exhibition, 2014 and 2018. Awarded The Artists and Illustrators Artist of the Year West Design prize, People's Choice Award 2012 for his portrait of 2nd world war veteran Len Nixey and also shortlisted for A&I Artist of the Year in 2019. Awarded The Clairefontaine Award at the 2021 The Artist and Leisure Painters Open exhibition.

His self-portrait was shortlisted out of nearly 10,000 entries for the Daily Mail 'Not the Turner Prize' and exhibited at The Mall Galleries, London in 2005. Featured on ITV's 'A Brush With Fame' in 2005, portrait of Antony Worrall Thompson was chosen as his favourite. www.markfennell.co.uk

What to bring:

(This is a recommended list. If you are not sure, you can purchase products in the shop on the day.)

All workshop attendees receive an extra 5% off art materials from our extensive shop next to Studio One. The shop is open from 9am, so please do come before the workshop to purchase what you need.

• One pre-primed and grounded canvases or board. (pre ground your canvas with a thin wash of acrylic or oil paint made up of burnt sienna lightened down to a light to mid tan with titanium white, must be dry on the day) **Pegasus can prepare a 16" x 12" canvas for this course - please order a stretched traditional canvas upon booking. If you would like Pegasus Art to add the ground and prepare your canvas, this is an additional £2.50. Here is a link to the standard canvases that we sell: https://www.pegasusart.co.uk/loxley-gold-stretched-canvas-traditional-standard.ir
• https://www.pegasusart.co.uk/loxley-clear-linen-stretched-canvases-transparent-primer.ir
• A selection of long handle short flat hog paint brushes in a range of sizes from 2 -12, also a small round size 1 synthetic or hog brush. https://www.pegasusart.co.uk/da-vinci-series-5123-maestro-2-bright-short-flat-brushes-hog-bristle.ir
• Palette knives – R&M sizes 1 and 5 or similar. Example: https://www.pegasusart.co.uk/dalerrowney-palette-knife-set-in-zipped-case.ir
• Zest-It oil paint dilutant or similar low odour thinners and linseed oil or https://www.pegasusart.co.uk/zest-it-oil-paint-dilutant-brush-cleaner-eco-solvent.ir
• A dipper/pot to hold the thinners. https://www.pegasusart.co.uk/metal-twin-dipper-with-lids-seal.ir
• Good size flat mixing palette (no plates or paper palettes please) https://www.pegasusart.co.uk/cappelletto-walnut-palette-30x40cm-rectangle.ir
• Oil colours as follows - titanium white, yellow ochre, cadmium red light (cadmium red will suffice) and ivory black. We sell a wide range of oils at Pegasus Art, including starter sets.
• A good size jar for white spirit or low odour thinners for oil painters (solvents must be taken home with you and cannot be disposed of at Pegasus Art)
• Rags or kitchen rolls to clean brushes.
• Please ensure you bring a carrier for taking home your wet painting if painting in oils.

Please bring your own packed lunch, water and snacks with you. Tea & coffee available in the studio.

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

Soulful Skies with Emma Burleigh

SATURDAY 11th October 2025
10.00am - 4.00pm
£95
Attic Studio
All abilities welcome, including beginners

From soft orange sunrises to deep Prussian-blue nights, the sky is ever changing and always there for us, offering inspiration and fascination to those who look. Over his lifetime, the artist William Turner filled hundreds of sketchbooks with delicate watercolour studies of cloudy, moody, ethereal and atmospheric skies. In ancient times the skies foretold the moods of the gods, and from the age of Stonehenge to the present day, the sky has always been a stimulus for questions, imaginings, and interpretations.

You will explore the unique qualities of watercolour to convey atmosphere and feeling. You'll experiment with this exquisite medium in combination with a mix of simple household materials to create skies from observation and imagination. Suitable for complete beginners and also for those wishing to develop their capacity for expression and experimentation in watercolour.

Recommended Equipment List

Materials will 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:

• Watercolour paper - loose paper in A4 and A3 ish sizes, or a pad of any size you like but ideally A3 ish (or bigger). Go for 300gsm, NOT surface (cold pressed), ideally.
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Watercolours:

• watercolours tubes, or if you prefer, pans will do. Winsor & Newton, Schmincke, or Daniel Smith are good brands. Cotman is a decent, more economical option. Make sure you have the 3 primary colours, red, yellow and blue - ideally two hues of each, and bring a handful of other colours that you like. A little watercolour goes a long way so you can buy the smallest tubes if you want. If you already have paints of another brand bring them along too and I can tell you if they're any good!
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Brushes:

• Two or three round, watercolour brushes in sizes 4, 8, 10 & 12 or thereabouts. Plus, any other brushes you may already have of any shapes and sizes, including a couple of old brushes that won't mind a bit of rough treatment.
• Ideally a ½" or 1" brush for covering large areas, any shape is OK, square/chisel is best. I can provide a few spares if needed.
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Other:

• A pencil, sharpener and ruler
• Masking tape
• Watercolour palette / any old ceramic plate (but it needs to be a white one)
• Kitchen towel/tissues
• Plenty of sheets of scrap paper - A4 ish (or any size will do). And 5 sheets of A4 or larger cartridge paper (if you'd prefer to be economical with your watercolour paper, you can substitute cartridge paper for when we do warmups and games).
• 2 x jam jars/water pots
• Ideally, bring an apron or wear clothes suitable for an art studio, and bring a bag or portfolio for taking your work home at the end of the session.
• If you wish, bring along some images, poems, photos and so on, on the theme of skies, for inspiration!

About Emma: Emma Burleigh is an artist, author, illustrator and art tutor with a passion for the vibrant and mercurial medium of watercolour.

She has exhibited large scale watercolour paintings around the South West including at The Royal West Academy in Bristol, where she is also a tutor. She's the author of two art course books, Soul Colour, a watercolour course to cultivate creativity and mindfulness, and Earth Colour, a course to enhance nature-connection, which are published by Liminal 11 in the UK. She's illustrated several poetry publications in watercolour and recently completed her award-winning 260 page watercolour graphic-novel.

Emma's teaching approach is supportive and non-judgemental, she encourages you to embrace the 'happy accidents' and enjoy the unexpected! emmaburleigh.com

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

Painting Light in the style of Turner (oils)

with Mark Stopforth

SATURDAY 1^st November 2025
10.00am - 4.00pm
£95
Attic Studio
Maximum 10 people
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! A one-day workshop that explores the art of painting an ephemeral light with leanings towards the art of J.M.W Turner, looking in particular at his Venetian themed works. The workshop will be exploring the use of oils in a limited palette (see list of materials). Initially working on paper with the option of either going large scale or working directly onto canvas.

The session will be broken down into an introduction, then some quick sketches in oils, experimenting in a ragged technique, painting largely with rags and kitchen towel but a range of brushes for detailing and blending will be required. These sketches will then lead into an afternoon of painting on a larger scale using the new techniques you've acquired. 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 /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
• 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
• A small range of brushes small to medium for detailing and blending
• Gloves (disposable) · Gesso treated canvas 60 x 40cm /loxley-gold-stretched-canvas-traditional-standard.ir (Loxley standard depth canvases have a 61cm x 45.7cm size)
• Bring plenty of rags
• Please bring a packed lunch, water and snacks with you. We will provide tea and coffee.

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

Snowy Winter Landscapes in oils or acrylics

with David 'DJ' Johnson

SATURDAY 8th November 2025
10.00am - 4.00pm
£95
Attic Studio
All abilities welcome, including beginners

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

Available for both Oils and Acrylics, this workshop involves exploring the light and colours that can be found in a snowy winter landscape. You will be painting snow covered hills and fields, with trees and branches laden with snow and illuminated by winter sunlight. DJ will be teaching a variety of techniques using brushes, palette knives, fingers, canvas wedges and possibly even sponges to help achieve a range of marks and textures that can be found in a Snowy Winter landscape.

DJ will guide you step by step, working from an image he has selected - return home with a finished (or almost finished) painting.

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

Recommended Equipment List

• Whatever oil paints you already have. DJ favours Winsor & Newton and Michael Harding paints. You can buy starter sets like this: /winsor-newton-artists-oil-colour-introductory-set-10x21ml.ir
• 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 Available as 37ml tubes /winsor-newton-artist-quality-oils-individual-oil-colours-37ml-size.ir
• range of brushes - hog hair brushes, preferably flats sizes 2, 5, 3 or 6. /roberson-fine-hog-bristle-brushes-s42b-flat-maroon-handle.ir
• Container/ jar with a lid for cleaning brushes and taking away your Zest It
• Zest It /zest-it-oil-paint-dilutant-brush-cleaner-eco-solvent.ir
• Palette /cappelletto-walnut-palette-25x35cm-oval.ir
• Jam jars with lids
• Rags or paper towels

*Please bring your own drinks and packed lunch with you. Tea and coffee will be available in the studio all day.

*Don't worry if you're not sure about the above materials list - DJ can help you choose from the art shop on the day. All attendees receive 5% off in our shop adjacent to Studio One at Pegasus Art.

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

'Coastal Landscapes' with Wendy Rhodes

A drawing workshop with Wendy Rhodes PhD

Saturday 15th November 2025
10.00am - 4.00pm
£95
Attic Studio
All abilities welcome - working from your own images

Building up layers and tone through charcoal or graphite, you can get to grips with sea, cliffs and sky - everything that makes up a coastal landscape.

Working from photographs of coastal scenes, come away with a finished coastal landscape to be proud of! Learn how to use this medium to create dynamic drawings - exploring tonal values from bright seas to moody headlands. You will discover a wealth of techniques that enable you to describe sea and land. Create textures and enjoy the pleasure of achieving atmospheric skies. Make broad and loose marks alongside more detailed drawing and enjoy the blackest of blacks!

What you will learn:

Learn about the different types of charcoal
Tonal charcoal effects
Mark making for land, water and sky
Drawing light with erasers
Building effects in layers
Composition

About Wendy: Wendy has taught for over 25 years in Gloucestershire and brings an enormous wealth of experience of teaching courses in her specialist areas of drawing and creativity. Wendy also teaches printmaking courses at Gloucestershire Printmaking Co-operative and she 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.

Recommended Equipment

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

All students will need to bring the following materials:

• 4 sheets of A2 cartridge paper pegasusart.co.uk/snowdon-cartridge-sheet-drawing-paper-130gsm-a2-paper.ir
• Charcoal - we sell Musgrove Willow pegasusart.co.uk/musgrove-willow-charcoal-bulk-classroom-box-100-assorted.ir and Nitram Charcoal pegasusart.co.uk/nitram-charcoal-batons-5-soft-round-6mm.ir
• Landscape photos - You may like to print up to 3 x A4 size in black and white (or greyscale) - you could do this on your home printer. Also a good selection of landscape photos on your laptop, tablet or smartphone
• A putty or kneadable eraser and one Staedtler Hard Plastic Eraser or one Factis Softer Plastic Eraser S20 pegasusart.co.uk/staedtler-mars-plastic-eraser.ir
• If you have a sketchbook that contains some landscape sketches it would be a good idea to bring it along pegasusart.co.uk/paper-sketchbooks.irc
• Please bring a packed lunch, snacks and water with you. We will supply tea and coffee throughout the day.

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

Meditative Drawing with Emma Burleigh

SATURDAY 29^th November 2025
10.00am - 4.00pm
£95
Attic Studio
All abilities welcome, including beginners

An abundance of research has affirmed the healing power of art. Meditative drawing enhances these healing effects by intentionally placing the emphasis on drawing as a process rather than a product. We are here to express rather than impress! We are here to sensitively notice what we see and feel, rather than to be noticed for our achievements as great artists! Making art with a mindful approach can take the pressure off your shoulders to be a 'good artist', relieve stress, sharpen your powers of observation and imagination, and open up your awareness to more beauty and joy.

No previous experience of drawing is required. During this workshop Emma will guide you through a series of exercises and reflections that will nurture creativity and develop mindfulness. This workshop is suitable for beginners to either meditation or drawing, (or both) and can also be helpful to more experienced artists struggling with creative block.

Recommended Equipment List

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

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.

• Plenty of sheets of A3 and A4 cartridge drawing paper, any weight between 110 - 150g or an A3 or A4 sketchpad /recycled-cartridge-paper-a2-140gsm-seawhite-cupcycling.ir
• Plenty of scrap paper, A4 ish sized ideally
• A variety of pencils (any hardness), sharpener and ruler /staedtler-mars-lumograph-set-of-6-pencils.ir
• Some scissors and a glue stick
• Optional: a variety of drawing materials you happen to have at home, such as some charcoal sticks, oil pastels, coloured pencils, chalks and/or pens - ideally some colourful materials
• Optional: a pen to write with and a journal to write in
• If possible, please could you bring some interesting natural objects for us all to enjoy and draw (eg. Things collected on a walk: seed pods, a discarded birds nest, feathers, a non-poisonous mushroom, a gnarly twig or a curling leaf!)

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.

About Emma: Emma Burleigh is an artist, illustrator and art tutor. She is the author of two published Art books: Soul Colour, a watercolour course to cultivate mindfulness and creativity, 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 has been consciously exploring the relationship between meditative awareness and creativity in her teaching and her own work. She started meditating in 2003 to help her manage her stress as a busy school art-teacher, and from 2010 to 2012 she lived and worked as a member of the community at Gaia House, a meditation centre in Devon. Emma has a foundation in Relational Mindfulness from the Karuna Institute.

Emma's teaching approach is supportive, encouraging and non-judgemental, there are no mistakes, only interesting learning opportunities to which we can bring our curiousity and kindness! emmaburleigh.com

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