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These workshop days will run from 10am-4pm and will work as a mini ‘Plein Air’ Landscape Course which covers key aspects of how to paint successful landscapes using any medium. Suitable for beginners and skilled artists alike, it is designed for those wanting to learn and improve their general drawing and painting skills and get really immersed in the landscape. We will also be covering more complex ideas such as notans for composition, colour groupings and the 80/20 rule. There will demonstrations and advise on some quirky techniques and, as usual, I'm very happy for you to paint step-by-step with me or go completely off-piste and enjoy this wonderful space, food and camaraderie with as much input and advice as you need.

DATES: This summer they will be on three consecutive Tuesdays 13th, 20th & 27th August, at Sullington Manor Farm Café, Sullington Lane, Storrington, West Sussex, RH20 4AE, from 10am-4pm. Please contact Kate to find out more.

COST: £165 per day includes a delicious homemade lunch of soup with soda bread, salad plate and cake plus tea & coffee. Please let me know of any dietary requirements when booking. On-site accommodation is also available on request.

Landscape Day Outline

Each day includes a short amble around the 11th century church, farm and fields at the foot of the Downs (weather permitting!), a teaching session in the barn with a painting demo and notes on the key lesson of the day, and time painting in or outdoors. We meet back at the café for lunch and afternoon tea and Kate is available for personal tuition throughout the day with a discussion at the end.

Materials List

You will need to bring your favoured drawing/painting art materials (please see material lists on other course pages on this website for extra ideas). I recommend A4-size (or preferably bigger) paper or canvas boards; artist quality paints*; a board, easel or table easel to lean on; a Staywet palette for acrylics; a wooden or tear-off palette for oils; a plate or plastic palette for watercolours; a small selection of appropriate brushes (rounds, a rigger, a wide flat for washes, fan brush**); palette knives for oils and acrylics; small jam jars for water and/or Zest-it thinner; HB or 2B pencils; charcoal; eraser; kitchen towel; apron; baby wipes; a camera or paper ‘viewfinder’ for getting inspiration. Please wear old clothes, warm clothes, sunscreen and shades (ever the optimist)… pack some waterproofs too! We have use of chairs but you may also wish to bring a portable chair of your own if you fancy a hike up the hill.

Lunches are provided by Gail and Anna at the café. Homemade cake, tea and coffee is provided throughout the day. For more about Sullington Manor Farm Café and their accommodation please visit: sullingtonmanorfarm.co.uk

Photos of Sullington

** For brushes I particularly recommend Rosemary & Co's Shiraz, Ivory and Red Dot ranges. Please ask to see the catalogue and the brushes I use as they are all great quality at reasonable prices and they last! There is a basic set of acrylic brushes that Rosemary & Co. put together for me. Please enquire if you would like a set before the course starts so I can order them in. 

* When buying paints it is always prudent to buy from quality manufacturers as cheap, student or academy quality paints can put you off the medium before you have even started. I would recommend buying professional or artist’s quality tubes from: Winsor & Newton, Daler Rowney (Cryla or System 3 are good for acrylics), Sennelier, Golden or Liquitex. You will only need a small range of colours and they should include a warm and cool version of each of the three primaries ie. Cadmium Red, Crimson Red, Cadmium Yellow, Lemon Yellow, Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean Blue, plus Titanium White and Mars Black. You may also wish to add in some pre-mixed colours like Sap Green or Hookers Green, if you like painting landscapes or Flesh Tint if you want to paint people. Some of the earth colours like Raw Umber and Burnt Umber, Yellow Ochre, Raw Sienna and Burnt Sienna are also useful to have in your paintbox.

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