Courses and Workshops From Now through Spring

New courses are available on Sculpture, Portrait Painting, and Oil Painting workshops led by experienced tutors. The courses cater to various skill levels. A new course offers a valuable opportunity to explore mindfulness through art. Sessions include tea, coffee, and in some cases, a light lunch. We have a new one day workshop, Sketch and Stroll event at Stourhead. For more information and registration please visit the website.

Sculpture, Life Size Portrait in Clay, with Alan Clarke

Alan Clarke, an award-winning sculptor, is teaching a three-day workshop on sculpting life size portraits in clay, taking place from March 4th to 6th, 2024. Suitable for all skill levels, the workshop will be held at Mottisfont Village Hall and costs £360 per course, with materials, equipment, as well as tea, coffee, and a light lunch included. Participants will not only learn from Clarke’s philosophies and techniques but will also have a completed sculpture by the end of the course.

Portraits, Painting, Sculpture

Next term, renowned Irish sculptor and illustrator Alan Clarke and British portrait painter James Bland will be leading workshops. Clarke, the only ever Irish member of the Society of Portrait Sculptors, will guide a life-sized portrait in clay class from March 4th-6th, 2024. Bland, member of the prestigious societies CBPP and NEAC, will conduct a portrait painting course on January 29th/30th, 2024. The classes will be held at Mottisfont Village Hall, Mottisfont, Romsey SO51 0LH