Current Events & Workshops
If you have any questions or special considerations to which we should be made aware, please contact the tutor or organiser for that listing and they will be happy to help. Please do not attend our events if you are unwell and your symptoms could be contagious. Thank you.
Creative Evening Workshop - Summer Term
This course is for all skill levels and is designed to inspire, encourage, and support your creative journey. Over the term, we’ll build momentum andevolve together—led by curiosity, guided prompts, and your own unique mark-making style. Playful use of varied materials—ink, collage, pastels, acrylic, textiles, etc. (these may shift with the theme & mood of the term)
Go Wild with Flowers
Explore creativity and experiment with drawing in mixed media to make a collaborative large floral mural.
Led by Josie Clouting & Lin Kerr.
Free drop-in event for adults and kids. Materials are supplied.
Creative Evening Workshop - Autumn Term
This course is for all skill levels and is designed to inspire, encourage, and support your creative journey. Over the term, we’ll build momentum andevolve together—led by curiosity, guided prompts, and your own unique mark-making style. Playful use of varied materials—ink, collage, pastels, acrylic, textiles, etc. (these may shift with the theme & mood of the term)
Create & Explore with Laura Hodgson, Autumn Term
A relaxed, sociable and creative group for artists and improvers looking for a space to share ideas, experiment with new ways of working and explore media and techniques. Aimed at building confidence and encouraging development of personal practice and style. Maximum class size of 8.
Beginners Create & Explore with Laura Hodgson, Autumn Term
A relaxed, sociable and creative group for artists and improvers looking for a space to share ideas, experiment with new ways of working and explore media and techniques. Aimed at building confidence and encouraging development of personal practice and style. Maximum class size of 8.
Beginners Painting and Drawing Class (Summer Term)
Aimed a building expression, skills and confidence for beginners, and those who may be nervous or are returning to art as a hobby after a long break. A sociable, relaxed and informal group class with a maximum class size of 8.
Weekly Painting and Drawing Class (Summer Term)
A sociable, relaxed and informal group class suitable for improvers and artists looking for a weekly boost of creativity and to further develop their painting and drawing confidence, style and expression.
Draw the Notan Way
The Winter Cake and Coffee Sketchbook Club. Draw the Notan Way with Artist Lin Kerr. Notan is a Japanese concept and means the pattern of lights and darks.
Life Drawing (3 Hour Saturday Session with optional tuition)
Ayres House Studios opens the ‘Life Room’ providing optional tuition, a model, easels and boards on select dates throughout the year. Suitable for students and those wanting to experence life drawing with tutor support as well as experienced artists who may like to work without assistance.
‘Room to Grow’
‘Room to Grow’ is an exhibition of works by artists on Adumbration Arts Weekly Painting and Drawing Class. Informally hung sketches, prints and works on paper and canvas will be displayed in the Gallery at Ayres House Studios; the room where much of the work has been created. This is a chance for the artists to celebrate their accomplishments and share their art with friends, family and the public.
Weekly Painting and Drawing Class (Spring Term)
A sociable, relaxed and informal group class suitable for beginners and improvers. Maximum class size of 8. Covering traditional painting and drawing materials and techniques. Subjects include life drawing, still life, abstraction, landscape, portraiture and animals.
Weekly Painting and Drawing Class
A sociable, relaxed and informal group class suitable for beginners and improvers. Maximum class size of 8. Covering traditional painting and drawing materials and techniques. Subjects include life drawing, still life, abstraction, landscape, portraiture and animals.
Weekly Painting and Drawing Class
A sociable, relaxed and informal group class suitable for beginners and improvers. Maximum class size of 8. Covering traditional painting and drawing materials and techniques. Subjects include life drawing, still life, abstraction, landscape, portraiture and animals.
Tuition is sold in 10 week blocks based around standard term times and holidays.
Priced at £200. First session free. Provides the majority of art materials.
Please follow the link to see the course overview
Email: adumbrationarts@gmail.com with any queries.
New Observational Drawing Course - 6 week course
Designed with beginners and improvers in mind, this 6 week course offers the opportunity to study basic yet fundamental building blocks of observational drawing in a supportive and friendly environment. Taking place in the inspirational gallery space at Ayres House Studios, this course is perfect for anyone who loves to draw and those wishing to rekindle their love of drawing.
A range of materials and equipment will be supplied as part of the course, including individual A5 sketchbooks for you to keep. Light refreshments will also be provided.
Testimonials from previous students:-
"I really enjoyed the course and appreciated your instruction and gentle encouragement. It has really enabled me to feel able to get going with my own style of drawing. Thanks again for being a great teacher" Zoe, Reading
"Very well organised course....impressive instruction... every detail was preciously thought out and all objects and equipment provided with meticulous care. Karen is an excellent teacher." Hugh, South Oxfordshire.
"... I would recommend Karen to give lessons any day, thank-you." Ann, Woodcote.
Booking essential
These drawing courses are popular. Please book early to avoid disappointment.
Any queries please email Karen: neocartouche2020@gmail.com
FREE Drawing Workshop with Karen Goonewardene
Part of ‘Great Big Green Weeks’ free workshops.
Participate in a morning of observational drawing from nature, with guidance and support from Karen Goonewardene on behalf of Neocartouche.
We will be enjoying a morning of reconnecting with nature through drawing. We will explore the studios’ wild garden together, selecting something that catches your interest or imagination and taking it into the studio to draw.
All tools and materials will be provided (paper, pencils, charcoal, inks, and pastels) and tuition and assistance offered. Suitable for all ages and abilities.
You are welcome to take your work home with you or submit it to be included in our community art exhibition. This is a ‘Just Imagine’ project (in association with the WWF) creating work which puts ‘nature at the heart of our decision making’ to exhibit during COP-26 Climate Conference in November.
Enquiries email: Neocartouche2020@gmail.com
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