Monday 10am-12.00pm

Painting from a life Model

Members only.

Autumn Dates: 14/9, 21/9, 28/9, 5/10, 12/10, 19/10, 2/11, 9/11, 16/11, 23/11, 30/11, 7/12 

£132 for 12 weeks.

There is no tutor on this course. The model will do one long pose, making it suitable for painting as well as other mediums. Suitable for experienced artists. Book via our store or email Lisa on workshops@stratforduponavonartsociety.com

A few places remainning

Monday 12.30-2.30pm

Drawing from a life model

Members only

Dates as above.

£180 for 12 weeks. This course has tuition and there are various poses with a few short poses for a warm up and finishing with a longer pose. Suitable for all ability levels.

A few places remaining

 To add you name to the waiting list, email Lisa on workshops@stratforduponavonartsociety.com

Monday 3-5.30pm

Painting with Angela Webb

Fully Booked.

'The Painters' Studio class will follow a mentoring format. The aim of the class is to help you find and develop your own artistic voice whilst increasing the variety of skills and techniques in your artistic toolkit. You will bring in your own equipment and painting projects to work on during the class, and I will give individual, tutorial style feedback and advice.'

Angela mainly works in oils and acrylics but is also experienced in tutoring watercolour students.

Autumn Dates: 14/9, 21/9, 28/9, 5/10, 12/10, 19/10, 2/11, 9/11, 16/11, 23/11, 30/11, 7/12 

£136 for 12 weeks.

Any spaces will go on sale on 16th March -to put your name on the waiting list, email Lisa on workshops@stratforduponavonartsociety.co.uk

Lizzie Bentley  Monday Evenings Life Drawing Class  7-9pm 12 week course

Shottery Memorial Hall Art Studio, Hathaway Lane,

CV37 9BL

Members only.

Autumn Dates: 14/9, 21/9, 28/9, 5/10, 12/10, 19/10, 2/11, 9/11, 16/11, 23/11, 30/11, 7/12 

£180 for 12 weeks.

A few spaces available

This is a friendly class and members of all abilities are welcome. Refreshments will be provided.

In each class there will be a life model to draw from. The class will typically start with 15 mins of short poses and then followed by a longer sustained pose. 

Lizzie Bentley studied her Fine Art degree at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art.

NEW! Impressionist Oil Painting with Andrew Field

Tuesday Evenings 7-9.30pm

15/9, 22/9, 29/9, 6/10, 13/10, 20/10, 3/11, 10/11, 17/11, 24/11, 1/12, 8/12, 

£130

For members only but you can become a member by visiting our store.

Andrew has done extensive research and will guide you through the origins of Impressionism, exploring artists materials and techniques, whilst creating your own impressionist pictures based on their work.

Topics to be covered:

The Origins of Impressionism, Materials and Techniques (Gustave Courbet)

The Early Years - Corot and The Barbizon School

Eugène Boudin – fleeting effects of weather

The Impression of Light and Colour’ - Claude Monet

Monet, Renoir and Sisley - Interest in Landscape

Poppy Field’s at Argenteuil - Exploring the compositional techniques and colour combinations of one of Monet’s most easily recognizable paintings.

In The Countryside - Exploring the wok of Pissarro, Sisley and Monet as they depicted rural scenes.

Atmospheric Beauty and the Effects of WinterFog, Smoke and Water- Monet’s Impression of London

Refreshments provided but please bring your own mug.

Keith Billington Art Studio Time. 

This is a sociable art session where members can bring their preferred medium and be mentored by Keith. Beginners will benefit from mini demonstrations and be given projects to get them started on their art journey but more experienced artists can get advice on whatever medium or project they are working on. Keith will also provide projects for this group for those who want them.

Keith is a very successful professional artist who was known for his watercolour and gouache paintings but is increasingly becoming known for his wonderful abstract acrylics and pastel landscapes. He is an expert at helping members to experiment with new mediums and has received excellent reviews on all of is workshops. 

For members only but you can become a member by visiting our store.

Cost £120 for 12 weeks and will take place on Wednesday afternoons from 1.30pm to 4pm at Shottery Memorial Hall Art Studio, Hathaway Lane, CV37 9BL

The dates for the new course are:

16/9, 23/9, 30/9, 7/10, 14/10, 21/10, 4/11, 11/11, 18/11, 25/11, 2/12, 9/12

Places will be limited so book early. 

For more information email:

Lisa Musgrove at workshops@stratforduponavonartsociety.co.uk

Kathryn Wickson  Wednesday Evenings Watercolour Class  7-9.30pm

Shottery Memorial Hall Art Studio, Hathaway Lane,

CV37 9BL

Members only. Cost: £100 for a 10 week term.

Have Fun with Watercolour for Beginners and Improvers  

 Kathryn will do lots of mini demonstrations and will encourage you to practise different techniques, and show you how to include them in your paintings.

Kathryn will guide you step-by-step through a variety of different projects.  She will encourage you to have some fun with the medium, and experiment with using salt and clingfilm to create interesting effects.

 She has been painting in watercolour for many years, and has been doing demonstrations and workshops for over 15 years now. She grew up on a farm and her paintings are very much inspired by a love of nature, and the countryside. 

The dates of the next course are:

Sept 16th, 23rd, 30th, Oct 7th, 14th, Nov 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th, Dec 2nd

Join Watercolour Art Lessons with Popi Koutentaki! 

Thursdays: 12.30pm-3pm

at Shottery Memorial Hall Art Studio, Hathaway Lane, CV37 9BL

£120 for 10 weeks

Autumn Term dates: 1/10, 8/10, 15/10, 22/10, 5/11, 12/11, 19/11, 26/11, 3/12, 10/12

Whether you’re just beginning your artistic journey or already have experience with a brush in hand, Popi Koutentaki invites you to explore the magical world of art in a friendly, inspiring atmosphere.

What to Expect:

• Learn essential techniques.
  
• Explore how to choose, mix, and combine colours for natural, vibrant results
• Develop your eye for real-life subjects, working from flowers, objects, interiors, and more
• Get step-by-step guidance on starting and finishing a painting
• Practice using various brushes and tools to create unique textures and effects.
• How to blend, layer, and control paints
• Gain confidence in choosing subjects and composing an artwork

These lessons are ideal for anyone ready to deepen their connection to the world around them—through the expressive, flowing medium of watercolour.

Kathryn Wickson  Thursday afternoons Watercolour Class  3-5.30pm

Painting Plants and Flowers in Watercolour

Shottery Memorial Hall Art Studio, Hathaway Lane,

CV37 9BL

Members only. Cost: £100 for a 10 week term.

Autumn Term dates: Sept 17th, 24th, Oct 1st, 8th, 15th, Nov 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th, Dec 3rd

This is a new course and is suitable for beginners and more advanced painters in watercolour.

Kathryn will lead you with mini-demonstrations plus one to one guidance.

You will learn many techniques for creating texture and drama in watercolour as well as colour mixing, washes, layering etc.

Thursday 7 till 9:30 pm

‘Contemporary art class with Julie Swinsco’  

Taking your artwork to  next level. 

Dates of course: 17/9, 24/9, 15/10, 22/10, 5/11, 19/11, 26/11, 10/12, 17/12

(Although this course is on Thursdays, it will not take place on the weeks where the society is putting on demonstrations at our meetings.)

£108 for 9 sessions

Members only

This course can be tailored for both beginners and artists who want to develop their knowledge and skills further to evolve their own artistic style. 

You will bring your own drawing, painting projects and equipment to work on during the class, and Julie can provide short demonstrations on a variety of techniques including drawing, working with pastels, watercolours, acrylics, oils et cetera., whilst also giving one to one mentoring support, throughout the sessions. 

We will start the course by looking at how to prepare to create a piece of artwork, including planning interesting compositions, griding up from your photographs, or you can bring a still life set up to work from. You will also study the use of values, tone and temperature, and how to evolve your artwork by working in layers, with your chosen medium, through to completing original, final outcomes.

 Refreshments will be provided, do bring your own mug. 

Julie is a full-time artist, who was trained at Central/St Martin’s, in London. She works in a variety of media, including oils, acrylics, watercolours, pastels, etc. and currently teaches the popular Life Drawing class at Shottery on Monday mornings. 

To see more of her artwork visit her website at https://www.julieswinsco.com/

Still Life Painting from Observation Class with Keith Billington and Popi Koutentaki is 9am to 12 midday on Friday Mornings at Shottery Memorial Hall Art Studio.

Cost £144 for 12 weeks

Just a few spaces left

 The dates are: 18/9, 25/9, 2/10, 9/10, 16/10, 23/10, 6/11, 13/11, 20/11, 27/11, 4/12, 11/12, 

In this Still Life Painting from Observation class, Keith and Popi encourage you to paint from life. As you enter the class, you will find 3 or 4 still life set-ups to paint from (lemons, pears, dried flowers, silk flowers, various objects). These still life set-ups will be repeated for 3 weeks to enable each artist a sustained period to finish their work. 

Keith and Popi will take it in turns to tutor the group, giving plenty of 1:1 attention.

Regular Art Classes in Warwickshire with Sarah Miles

Wednesday & Friday evenings, fortnightly

Our member, Sarah Miles, is a full time artist and art teacher.  She has demonstrated and delivered a number of workshops for us, with excellent teaching and has even sent out notes and video tutorials to catch people up.

Sarah teaches her own classes, and covers all the fundamentals in art including: using shape, perspective, tonal values, and colour theory; and explores a range of mediums including: charcoal, oil, watercolours, acrylics, plus other textures and mediums to use alongside. 

Sarah plans her regular classes according to a 'learning focus', and advertises her classes as 'courses' on her website, although she makes it clear there is no obligation for her students to follow the planning.  You are always welcome to bring your own project and work in different mediums, and she'll advise you as you require.

You have a choice of two evenings and venues, and you are welcome to swap an evening if you can't make one week.  Sarah's regular classes take place fortnightly at:

Kineton Village Hall, Mill Street, Kineton, CV35 0LB on Wednesday evenings 7:30-9:30pm

and

Ladbroke Village Hall, Southam, CV47 2BY on Friday evenings 7-9pm

For more information, visit her website:https://www.sarahmilesartstudio.com/workshops

or find out mor from her blog posts: https://www.sarahmilesartstudio.com/blog/200095/adult-art-classes-in-warwickshire