Pegasus Art Workshops & Talks

Cottages & Countryside with Max Hale Oil, acrylic, watercolour or pastel Saturday 27th July 2019 10am – 4pm Studio One Intermediates The aim of this one day workshop is to explore our heritage and countryside with it’s myriad of beautiful and picturesque cottages, houses and gardens. Some of the most amazing yet simple scenes involve traditional, old or handsome buildings within ‘perfect’ or beaut…

Simple Woodblock Printing A two day workshop with Rod Nelson Friday 6th & Saturday 7th September 2019 10 – 4pm in our Attic Studios £140 for both days 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…

Pen & Wash Landscapes with Max Hale Saturday 14th September 2019 10am – 4pm Studio One All abilities This one day workshop is a taster session for a totally new course coming up in 2019 where ink pen and watercolour wash is applied to make interesting and beautiful pieces of art. During this day session you will learn the structure and methods of using ink and watercolour in harmony, how to balanc…

Woodland Textures in Acrylic, An Autumn workshop with David ‘DJ’ Johnson Saturday 28th September 2019 10am – 4pm Pegasus Art Attic Studio All abilities welcome, including beginners Join artist David ‘DJ’ Johnson in exploring different ways of applying paint to achieve a variety of textures that you will find in an Autumnal woodland scene! Don’t worry if you’ve never worked with acrylic before – Da…

Charcoal Portraits with Fiona McIntyre Saturday 5th October 2019 Studio One, Pegasus Art 10am – 4pm All abilities Capture the mood of the model and the structures below the skin. Learn how to fully utilise this simple yet incredibly versatile medium of charcoal. Fiona will demonstrate rapid, dynamic mark-making techniques that are fluid and painterly which will help you to be more intuitive in you…

Dreamy watercolour landscapes with well known Scottish Artist Colin Joyce Saturday 5th October 10am – 4pm All abilities welcome We are delighted to welcome experienced painter, Colin Joyce, to teach this watercolour landscapes workshop at Pegasus Art. His aim is that you have a really enjoyable day, working from images that really mean something to you. This love for your subject and/or place will…

Botanical Painting ~ Autumn leaves with Karen Green in watercolour Saturday 19th October 10am – 4pm  Studio One All abilities welcome Working from a variety of colourful Autumn leaves you will learn how to compose, draw from observation and paint in detail, using watercolour, to create a finished botanical painting reflecting an understanding of the subject whilst capturing the beauty the leaf. Wi…

Paint the Aurora with David ‘DJ’ Johnson Saturday 26th October 10am – 4pm Pegasus Art 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. He will teach you how to create this aurora effect through a series of guidelines and techni…

Rembrandt Portraits, a portraiture workshop in oils with Max Hale Kindly sponsored by Royal Talens Saturday 2nd November 2019 10 – 4pm Studio One All welcome To celebrate 350 years since the death of Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, the famous Dutch paint manufacturer, Royal Talens, is hosting ‘The Year of Rembrandt.’ Max Hale is a UK ambassador for the brand and is using the great painter as the i…

Sunlight Seascapes in acrylics with David ‘DJ’ Johnson Saturday 16th November 10am – 4pm A beginners or refreshers course ‘DJ’ is a talented artist (shortlisted for Artist & Illustrator Artist of the Year 2016) and adventurer with a passion for the sea and mountains. This workshop will be taught through a series of demonstrations and one to one tuition, showing you a variety of techniques and meth…

‘Extreme en plein Air’ A painting demonstration and talk with David ‘DJ’ Johnson Saturday 16th November 2019 Attic Studios, Pegasus Art 5 – 7pm Join David ‘DJ’ Johnson as he demonstrates how to swiftly paint a mountain landscape, capturing the light, colours and textures of the scenery whilst simultaneously regailing you will tales of his extreme en plein air adventures! He has cleverly paired his…

Paint portraits with character – in oils or acrylics Saturday 23rd November 2019 with Mark Fennell RBSA 10am – 4pm Pegasus Art are delighted to have a new date for Mark Fennell's workshop having had to cancel the February 2019 date due to snow conditions. Beginners and Intermediates : No experience is needed for this course and is suitable for the complete beginner to portraiture This is an inspir…

Botanical Painting ~ Winter foliage with Karen Green in watercolour Saturday 30th November 10am – 4pm  Attic Studio Pegasus Art All abilities welcome Working from a selection of Winter foliage; holly, ivy and mistletoe, you will learn how to compose, draw from observation and paint in detail, using watercolour, to create a finished botanical painting reflecting an understanding of the subject whil…

Experimental, evocative landscapes – mixed media with Mel Cormack-Hicks Saturday 7th December 2019 10am – 4pm All abilities ebunking composition! Melanie will show you how to create dynamic compositions with her easy to follow hands on teaching methods. You will experiment with composition and leave with the skills that will allow you to make use of composition with impact. Colour Theory Using col…

Art of the Sketchbook – mixed media, paint, collage with Mel Cormack-Hicks Saturday 18th January 2020 10am – 4pm All abilities Create an engaging, exciting sketchbook that feeds your creativity! Do you have ideas that you can’t seem to translate? Does your proudly purchased sketchbook leave you feeling flat? Mel can show you how to create a sketchbook that will feed your desire to work within its…

Expressive portraits in acrylic with Mark Fennell RBSA Saturday 25th January 2020 10am – 4pm Beginners or Intermediate Level This is an inspiring painting day course for beginners or intermediates. If you are painting a portrait for the first time or if you are looking to improve your portrait painting skills and learn new techniques this is a great workshop. Mark will demonstrate and guide you th…

Experimental, evocative landscapes – mixed media with Mel Cormack-Hicks Saturday 14th March 2020 10am – 4pm All abilities welcome Debunking composition! Melanie will show you how to create dynamic compositions with her easy to follow hands on teaching methods. You will experiment with composition and leave with the skills that will allow you to make use of composition with impact. Colour Theory ~…

Botanical Painting ~ Spring flowers with Karen Green in watercolour Saturday 21st March 2020 10am – 4pm Studio One All abilities welcome Working from a selection of Spring flowers, you will learn how to compose, draw from observation and paint in detail, using watercolour, to create a finished botanical painting reflecting an understanding of the subject whilst capturing the beauty of these season…

ART TALK The Secret Life of Colour – Five colourful histories with Kassia St Clair Thursday 26th March 6 – 8pm Attic Studios Illustrated Talk & book signing We are delighted that Kassia St Clair, author of top-ten bestseller The Secret Lives of Colour is coming to Pegasus Art to give an illustrated talk. You may have heard snippets on Radio 4 when it was Book of the Week, you may have seen it’s co…

Loosen up with oils with Mark Fennell RBSA Saturday 4th April 2020 10am – 4pm All skill levels welcome Loosen up and paint more freely in oils with Mark Fennell. This course is aimed at artists that feel their painting is too tight and want their work to appear looser and more painterly. Mark will demonstrate and guide you through his simple, structured approach to painting wet-on-wet or ‘Alla pri…