The Old Lock Up Gallery set in Derbyshire and on the edge of The Peak District National Park is the perfect setting for art, artisan crafts and creative workshops - a unique and peaceful venue - with a log burning stove, beautiful natural light, original oak beams and wooden floor.
Our workshops are designed for small groups ranging in size from 5 - 10 people - providing each participant ample space to learn, relax, enjoy and create in our beautiful art gallery.
Truly indulgent experiences - led by exceptional creative practitioners, artisans and artists.
All of our workshops, courses and classes can be purchased as gifts - both birthday and Christmas - or simply a act of self indulgence. If booking as a gift we’ll send you a gift card for the recipient.
We also provide gift vouchers from £25 - £250 that can be redeemed against any of our workshops, ceramics and art.
For further information don’t hesitate to contact us - we’ll happily help with your enquiry.
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Watercolour Painting Nature in Detail - Autumn - with Amber Halsall 16th & 17th November
Watercolour Painting Nature in Detail - Autumn - with Amber Halsall 16th & 17th November
This course will help you improve your watercolour skills and painting accuracy, encouraging you to look closely at your subject in order to to portray it in as much detail as possible. You will learn how to use a variety of watercolour techniques to create textures, and how to mix colours from a limited palette.
Learning how and when to use wet-in-wet, wet-on-dry and dry brush techniques, you will also learn measuring and an understanding of negative space to create a balanced composition and different mark-making techniques to create texture.
Sketchbook studies will be used to develop drawing skills and to gather information about your subjects. There will be tutor demonstrations and one-to-one tuition.
By the end of the course, you will have produced a small completed composition or a series of small detailed studies. You will have developed your knowledge of the various watercolour techniques, colour mixing and an understanding of how to build a painting from start to finish.
Amber trained at the University of Creative Arts in Canterbury. She then went on to specialise in watercolour and coloured pencil in botanical art. Amber currently works on private commissions and teaches botanical and watercolour classes. Her work is highly detailed with a contemporary style. She is a Fellow Member of the Society of Botanical Artists, exhibits regularly in London and Germany, and has sold work to private collections in the UK, Germany, France and China.
Price includes refreshments and lunch.