Springtime Joy in Mixed Media

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Join mixed media artist Emmeline Webb for a colourful and creative day, exploring and experimenting with new techniques in this mixed media workshop, where you’ll combine materials such as paint, collage and fabrics to create a textured work of art.

Whether you’re a seasoned professional or a beginner, this hands-on, friendly and artistically playful workshop will spark your creativity and offer up fresh inspiration. All drawn from nature and the natural world, we will be looking closely at plant forms, tree structures and beautiful botanical blooms.

The day will include watercolour and acrylic painting using mixed media techniques and drawing from observation to create a collaged arrangement of flowers and foliage in a vase. Towards the end of the day, you will frame your finished work, ready to take home, hang and feel proud of.
 

• Tutor: Emmeline Webb returned to art education as a mature student, gaining a BA (hons) in Illustration from Cambridge School of Art in 2008. Since then, she has been encouraging others to find their artistic voice and benefit from the restorative effects of making art, and she has 15 years of experience teaching art workshops to teens and adults. Emmeline's workshops are suited to all abilities, with an emphasis on relaxation, exploration of art materials and ultimately fun.

 

• Location and arrival information: The workshop will take place mostly in the Peter Buckley Learning Centre, with some time also spent outside in the Garden. Please allow 15 minutes to park in the main visitor car park, enter the garden and get to the Learning Centre.

 

• Catering: Tea/coffee and biscuits will be available in the classroom at the start of the workshop and again in the afternoon. As part of the booking process, you will choose a picnic lunch option, which is included in the workshop price.

For this workshop, you will need:

• Your booking reference number to show to the team at the Garden Entrance. 
• A notebook and a pencil to make notes.
• Wear older clothes or bring an apron to protect clothes from paint, and closed-toe shoes.
• Bring a coat or suitable outer layer, as part of the day will be spent seeking inspiration from the garden.
• Watercolours, acrylic paints, pastels, and paintbrushes will be available for use in the session. However, if you have your own tools and materials you would like to use, please bring them along as well.

Skill Level: General – I want to enjoy, discover or learn from this workshop, regardless of my existing skill level.