Pegasus Art Workshops

Fast & Loose oil painting with Sarah Wimperis Saturday 19th January 10am – 4pm All Abilities About Sarah A professional artist and illustrator, the only English artist-animator to work on the film ‘Loving Vincent’ and through sheer practice, an expert in the style of Van Gogh. Sarah has exhibited with the Sunday Times Watercolour Competition, The Discerning Eye, the RI and RWS aswell as numerous s…

Paint portraits with character – in oils or acrylics Saturday 2nd February 2019 with Mark Fennell RBSA 10am – 4pm £60 Beginners and Intermediates : No experience is needed for this course and is suitable for the complete beginner to portraiture This is an inspiring painting day course for beginners or intermediate levels, if you are looking to try a portrait for the first time or improve your port…

Drawing with traditional dip pen and ink with Sarah Wimperis Friday 15th February Attic Studios, Pegasus Art 10am – 4pm All abilities Join our NEW workshop drawing with pen and ink, using a traditional dip pen. Learn how to make your own from genuine Cornish bamboo, supplied by Sarah! You will explore different tools and mark making as well as the various techniques used with pen and ink by lookin…

Pen & Wash Landscapes with Max Hale Wednesday 20th February 2019 10am – 4pm New Attic Studio Space at Pegasus Art 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 watercolou…

An Introduction to Oil Painting using Michael Harding Oil Paints with Vicki Norman Wednesday 6th March – Attic Studios 10am – 3pm Join Vicki as she takes a relaxed, methodical approach to this versatile, traditional painting medium. There are many ways to use oil paint and we will learn how to apply, control and enjoy all of its capabilities. We will look at how to get started, what paints and equ…

Relax with gouache! With Sarah Wimperis Saturday 16th March Studio One, Pegasus Art 10am – 4pm All abilities Join our NEW workshop intended to be an introduction to working with gouache and watercolour. It is also a chance to have fun and exercise the right side of your brain! It is open to all levels of artist from professional to complete beginner. Gouache is an opaque watercolour with its own u…

'Palette Knife Portraits' – in Oil with Mark Fennell RBSA Saturday 9th March 10.00am - 4.00pm Intermediates If you’ve always wanted to paint with a palette knife, this is the ideal workshop full of practical tips on how to use your knife to its greatest effect. Learn how to paint bold expressive portraits with painting knives. Explore Knife painting techniques, laying the paint on thick to create…

Painting with Oil and Cold Wax with Nicki Heenan Saturday 30th March 2019 Studio One, Pegasus Art 10am – 4pm All Abilities An introductory course on working with oil paint and Cold Wax. You will explore the variety of ways cold wax can be used to ad translucency, texture and depth in oil painting. No matter whether you are an abstract or figurative artist, cold wax can be used in many different wa…

Paint like Van Gogh An oil painting workshop with Sarah Wimperis Friday 12th April 2019 Attic Studios 10am – 4pm All abilities Join our NEW oil painting workshop led by Sarah Wimperis, one of the painter-animators of ‘Loving Vincent’ the first, ever, animated film based on the life of Vincent Van Gogh. Six years of development, over 1,345 paintings and 65,000 frames re-imagined a period of Van Gog…

Monoprinting from the Human Figure with Steve Dixon Saturday 13th April 2019 10am – 4pm Discover the exciting, expressive possibilities of mono printing in this one-day life drawing workshop with experienced tutor Steve Dixon. Through a series of short, dynamic poses we’ll explore how mono printing is an ideal medium for capturing light and atmosphere. The workshop focuses on the pioneering develo…

Oil Painting for complete beginners ~ a two day workshop with Max Hale Tuesday 23rd & Wednesday 24th April 2019 10am – 4pm Intended for beginners, but refreshers are most welcome! Sponsored by Cranfield Colours Have you always wanted to try oil painting but didn’t know where to start? Max Hale, one of our regular tutors at Pegasus Art, teaches many mediums at all skill levels, but loves teaching t…

Art of the Sketchbook with Mel Cormack-Hicks Saturday 27th April 2019 10am – 4pm All abilities welcome 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? Melanie can show you how to create a sketchbook that will feed your desire to work within its pages and fuel your…

Coast & Beaches in watercolour with Max Hale Saturday 4th May 2019 10am – 4pm Studio One (1st Floor at Pegasus Art) All abilities The aim of this one day workshop is to encourage a confident but loose style of watercolour painting within coastal and beach environments. Many artists paint with watercolour on holiday and very often in a relaxing situation on the beach or close to the coastal path fo…

‘Travels with my paintbrush’ An illustrated Talk by Sarah Wimperis Saturday 12th May Attic Studios, Pegasus Art  7 – 8 pm We are very fortunate that Sarah Wimperis is our Guest Exhibitor during Open Studios 2019, exhibiting in our newly refurbished Attic Studios on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th May. In the evening she will delight us with stories of travelling with her paintbrush. “For over forty…

Painting Tree Landscapes, Mixed media – ink, acrylic and collage with Fiona McIntyre MA Saturday 25th May – Attic Studios at Pegasus Art £60 All abilities welcome Fiona has been drawing and painting trees and landscapes for the last 30 years. As a member of the contemporary art movement The Arborealists she is uniquely qualified to bring her skills, knowledge and passion for nature to this unique…

Plein Air for beginners with David ‘DJ’ Johnson Saturday 1st June 10am – 4pm A beginners or refreshers course Set out on an adventure with professional artist, David ‘DJ’ Johnson to paint the pretty Stroud canal and towpath near Pegasus Art! Don’t worry if you have never painted en plein air before – it’s what you’re here for! David is very enthusiastic and well practised at painting outdoors in a…

Experimental, evocative landscapes – mixed media with Mel Cormack-Hicks Saturday 8th June 2019 10am – 4pm Suitable for all abilities 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…

‘Becoming Vincent’ An illustrated Evening Talk by Sarah Wimperis Friday 14th June Attic Studios, Pegasus Art 5 – 7pm    £8 Tickets available online PLEASE CHOOSE 'CLICK & COLLECT' OPTION WHEN BUYING AND YOU WILL NOT BE CHARGED FOR DELIVERY.  INFORMATION AND CONFIRMATION WILL BE EMAILED. Sarah Wimperis is a professional artist and the only English artist to join the team of one hundred and twenty f…

Van Gogh Portraits with Sarah Wimperis Friday 14th June 2019 Attic Studios, Pegasus Art 10am – 4pm All Abilities Sarah Wimperis is a professional artist and illustrator and the only English artist to be part of a team of 125 artists from across the globe to inhabit the works of Vincent Van Gogh in order to create the Oscar nominated animated film Loving Vincent. Sarah’s workshop is intended to gai…

Painting the vines An oil painting Masterclass at Woodchester Valley Vineyard Monday 17th & Tuesday 18th June 2019 with Lucy Kent 10am – 4pm All abilities welcome Sponsored by Michael Harding paints Lucy Kent is a seasoned landscape painter with a passion for the great outdoors, painting in all weathers, all over the world. She has a strong focus on the visceral quality of the paint itself, often…