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Beginner Techniques in Watercolour Painting - Five Week Course

  • Hopewell Studios Hay-A-Park Lane Knaresborough, England, HG5 United Kingdom (map)

Key Information:

Start date: Wednesday, 9th October
End date: Wednesday, 13th November
(No session on the 30th October)

Every Wednesday
10:00 - 12:30

£150 (Total for Five Weeks)
Booking essential

Minimum to run: 4 People
Total of 8 Places Available


About the Class:

This 5-week course covers techniques to develop your watercolour skills and knowledge and is aimed at beginners. You will explore subjects such as stretching paper, laying different types of washes, wet-on-dry, wet-into-wet, lifting, dry brush, mixing colours, monochrome images, and hard and soft edges.

Each week, you will learn different techniques and build on previous work, discovering how to bring these skills together while working with a variety of subjects, including sky and clouds, still life, and landscapes.

All materials and equipment are provided, but feel free to bring your own brushes and mixing palette if you wish.

Suitable for complete beginners and beyond.

About your Tutor:

Lois Folkard is an experienced, award winning painter. Her art records her response to nature and people in a search to find the connections to the living and built world. Lois often paints in oils and watercolour, exhibiting and teaching regularly. Lois joins the Hopewell Studios team to share her knowledge and guide you on your painting journey.


What’s Included:

  • Qualified and experienced Tutor.

  • A fridge is available to use for food or drink storage!

  • You will be greeted with a hot tea or coffee and biscuits on arrival, drinks are provided throughout the day.

  • Onsite coffee machine (cash) Snack vending machine (card)

Most people attend these workshops alone and make friends with like-minded people on the day, so please don’t worry about coming solo!


CANCELLATION AND RESCHEDULING POLICY

Cancellations over four weeks before the course/class start date are eligible for a full refund or transfer to another date or course.

Cancellations up to and including 14 days before the event are non refundable. However you are free to send a substitute participant.

Cancellations between four weeks and 14 days before the start date of the course are non refundable. However we may transfer you at our discretion, this relies heavily on the ability to fill your place and may incur an admin fee. You may send a substitute participant. 

Any transfer that is subsequently cancelled is not eligible for a refund, whatever the time frame. A second rescheduling is at our discretion.

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