Fellside Studio - Workshops
Watercolour and pastel workshops in a beautiful and tranquil Scordale Valley setting.
My garden studio boasts stunning views of Murton Pike and surrounding fells.
Learn to paint in informal, fun and relaxed workshops. No previous painting experience required.
Workshops for Spring 2026
Whether you are wanting to improve your art or just have some fun, you’ll enjoy experimenting with some fantastic colours and learning new techniques, whilst surrounded by the Scordale countryside. All materials are provided and a mount is included for you to complete your masterpiece and take home.
new! Crocuses
One of my quiet, slow-paced workshops, this relaxing session is great for beginners and those needing some ‘time out’. The petals are simple and enjoyable to do and painting these slowly, whilst listening to gentle music, is a great way to relax.
Winter Skies
Learn to paint winter skies, trees and bird silhouettes in a fun, easy and effective way. In this workshop we will create a simple, but atmospheric, winter sky and will also learn how to create realistic trees – its all down to subtraction!
Snowdrops
Learn to paint some delicate, small snowdrops, but in a big way! Have fun running the watercolour down the paper and using a plastic card to create leaves and stems. Explore the use of masking fluid and its handy qualities!
DRY-STONE WALLS
Learn a great technique for creating realistic dry-stone walls, using a plastic card. It’s fun and easy to do!
This workshop is perfect for those that already dabble in watercolour and wish to learn some different techniques.
sunset
There’s lots of colour in this workshop! We have some amazing sunsets in the Scordale Valley and capturing the dramatic colours is great fun. We use intense watercolours straight from the tube in this workshop. This is a great workshop to do if you wish to increase your sky painting skills. For those exploring watercolours for the first time I recommend doing either the Winter Birds or Summer Tree workshop first to learn simple sky painting techniques before progressing to this one
Credit Card Hills
Forget brushes! Move and sculpt watercolour on paper using a credit card in this workshop. Its a fantastic way of creating new textures and marks and is great fun to do! We use deep, earthy, winter colours to create the wintery image of Murton Pike (which is handily right outside the studio windows!).