Imagine yourself on the beach in Cornwall, sketching the shapes and colours of the shoreline at low tide, breathing in the salty air and gazing out over the ocean to the horizon.  We’ll do some mindfulness on the beach: breathing… listening… then looking for treasure in rockpools, collecting the many kinds of seaweed, seashells and pebbles to sketch and paint. 

This is how my Shoreline Treasures workshops begins, and you’ll love being introduced to the way in which an artist looks and sees on that first morning on the beach. It’s no surprise that this is one of my most popular workshops. You will need to be able to walk the fifteen mins from studio to the beach and back. A taxi will be around £5 each way if this would be difficult for you

The rest of the course is studio based, (although we may well have another session on the beach if the mood takes us!) But of course, to interpret it all you’ll need some skills too, and so back at the studio I’ll be teaching you some invaluable artists’ secrets.

NB: We use a small watercolour paint box for this course, so please be aware this is not my usual studio based Three Tube System I teach on other workshops. 

“Sarah is a wonderful teacher – she does lots of demonstrating and guides you through all the basics of watercolour painting, so that you feel confident that you can actually paint … with paints … on proper paper … with a brush … and know what you’re doing! ”

— Kirsty

Who is this course for? 

All abilities including beginners. The group size is maximum just eight people so I can teach you all at your own level. 

You’ll learn:

·      easy ways to sketchoutdoorsboth quickly and confidently

·      how to use watercolour from a tiny, portable paint box both indoors and outdoors

·      how to mix the most useful colours for beach themed watercolours with them

·      simple ways to draw shapes and proportionsof seashells, seaweed and other shoreline treasures

·      How to understand and use light and shadow to make your drawings and paintings of beach finds look more real and three dimensional

·      to simply immerse yourself in sketching and painting the treasures of the sea. 

. Which essential art materials you’ll need to sketch and paint outdoors and in the studio

What’s included:

• More than thirty years of Sarah’s experience. Priceless!

• All your art materials and equipment including watercolour paper, tubes of the correct paint colours, brushes, palettes, boards, etc.

• Basic tea and coffee. (If you drink particularly exotic teas, or use non dairy then please remember to bring some along

And not included?

• Accommodation ( I can  email you a list of possibilities in the area)

• Lunch. Please bring along a packed lunch: there are no shops on the village to grab a sandwich from.

Walking:

You will need to be able to walk the fifteen mins from studio to the beach and back. A taxi will be around just £5 each way if this would be difficult for you