Pegasus Art Workshops & Talks

Dappled Woodland Light ~ in oils or acrylics with David ‘DJ’ Johnson Saturday 25th January 2025 10am – 4pm 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 t…

Sublime Skies in oils – in the style of Constable with Mark Stopforth Saturday 15th February 2025 Attic Studio 10am – 4pm 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 cloudscapes reminiscent…

ART TALK ‘From Bristol to Kathmandu’ A watercolour talk & demo with Simon Roberts who travelled by motorcycle from Bristol to Kathmandu and documented the journey in watercolour Saturday 1st March 2025 11am – 12.30pm FREE EVENT (50p booking charge) + 10% off in the art shop for attendees Studio One We are delighted to welcome Simon Roberts, a professional artist and illustrator, who runs painting…

Texture in Watercolour with Kevin Scully Saturday 1st March 2025 10am – 4pm Attic Studio All abilities welcome, including beginners As well as the more established watercolour techniques, we will be looking at some other slightly less conventional approaches to rendering flaking plaster and peeling paint, rusty iron, and the rough surfaces of brick and stone without resorting to the usual gimmicks…

Light & Shadow in the Landscape A pencil and water-soluble workshop with Wendy Rhodes PhD Saturday 8th March 2025 Attic Studio All abilities welcome Inspired by her ongoing collection of Shadow Drawings, Wendy wants to share with you the relationship between object and shadow, light and dark, tangible and ethereal. Just when you think you’ve created the darkest dark… there’s room for even greater…

Exploring Collage with Helen Norman Saturday 8th March 2025 10am – 4pm 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…

Botanical Watercolour Painting ~ Spring Flowers with Karen Green Saturday 22nd March 2025 10am – 4pm Attic Studio All abilities welcome Working from a chosen spring flowering bulb, 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 botanica…

Expressive portrait painting in oils or acrylics (from photographs) with Mark Fennell Saturday 29th March 2025 10am – 4pm Attic Studio Beginners or intermediates This is a great painting course for beginners or intermediate levels, if you are looking to try a portrait for the first time or improve your portrait painting skills. Mark will demonstrate and guide you through his well-structured approa…

Dramatic Skyscapes ~ in oils or acrylics with David ‘DJ’ Johnson Saturday 5th April 2025 10am – 4pm 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 t…

Sublime & Stormy Seas in oils with Mark Stopforth Saturday 12th April 2025 Attic Studio 10am – 4pm 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! This is a day workshop exploring the art of capturing a storm at sea through expressive mark making and l…

Exploring Collage with Helen Norman Saturday 12th April 2025 10am – 4pm 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 bo…

Painting Trees in the Landscape ~ in oils with Georgie Potter Saturday 26th April 2025 10am – 4pm Attic Studio All abilities welcome, including beginners From oaks to cyprus’s, many artists struggle with the portrayal of trees in their paintings and so during this day long workshop I will give you ideas and techniques to achieve believable structures. Through demonstration and a series of exercise…

Botanical Watercolour Painting ~ Spring Harvest with Karen Green Saturday 3rd May 2025 10am – 4pm Attic Studio All abilities welcome Working directly from vegetables of the season, botanical artist Karen Green will guide you through observational drawing, discussing various botanical features to consider, cutting it open as a cross section to observe and draw the inside. You will produce a finishe…

Get Going with Gouache with Barry Herniman Saturday 3rd May 2025 10am – 4pm Studio One All abilities welcome, including beginners Sponsored by Schmincke Paints This is a chance to ‘get going with gouache’ and really understand its versatility. Barry will be highlighting their unique quality of transparency and opacity due to the inclusion of naturally opaque pigments. With kind thanks to Schmincke…

Painswick Plein Air 2025 An oil painting plein air workshop with Tom Hughes Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th May 2025 10am – 4pm both days The Assembly Hall, Church Rooms, Painswick Church Hall, Painswick, GL6 6XH Parking: Stamages Lane Car Park, pay for the day or find free parking in the village. Skill Level: Intermediates Learn how to paint plein air with award-winning Bristol artist Tom Hughes. We’…

Coastal Landscapes A drawing workshop with Wendy Rhodes PhD Saturday 17th May 2025 10am – 4pm Studio One 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…