Course Fee
Dates
Thursday 8th October
Friday 9th October
Duration
1 Session
Times
10am-1pm, 2pm-5pm
or 6:30pm-9pm
Tutor(s)
Availability:
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Celebrate the start of our watercolour series with this gentle, autumn‑inspired taster session. You’ll paint a loose composition of acorns and leaves, exploring how soft washes and fluid brushwork can create natural transitions and expressive colour blends. The focus is on keeping the painting relaxed and spontaneous, allowing shapes to form organically without overworking the details.
Throughout the session, you’ll learn how to combine wet‑in‑wet and wet‑on‑dry techniques to achieve variation in edges, colour flow and subtle texture. It’s a calm, creative workshop designed to help you enjoy the freedom of watercolour while discovering how simple techniques can bring warmth and movement to an autumn study.
What will I learn?
Who is it for?
What's provided?
What to bring?
Just yourself and a willingness to experiment! Sketchbooks are provided
"I graduated from Falmouth School of Art with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art Painting, and I've spent over 26 years in mental health education as a Thrive Practitioner. I've also taught art at GCSE, A level and within FE colleges, which has strengthened my belief in how powerfully creativity supports wellbeing and self-expression. My own work is inspired by music, colour and the natural world, exploring rhythm and atmosphere through both observation and intuitive mark-making. Creativity, for me, is a way of connecting with others, and that belief shapes my teaching - supportive, expressive and grounded in helping people find resilience and balance."
Emma Richter
Chantal Pitts
“Art has been my whole life — which probably explains the paint on my shoes and the sketchbook in my shopping bag. Teaching is my way of passing on the passion. I don’t expect perfection, just a willingness to try and an openness to learning when things go sideways. My sessions are practical, relaxed, and occasionally interrupted by the sound of someone discovering that acrylic paint does, in fact, get everywhere. If you’re curious, you’re ready!”