We offer a great range of courses in: drawing, painting and printmaking.
They include expert guidance and a comprehensive programme of activity in order to develop your appreciation, knowledge and experience in a particular artform.
All of our programmes are led by an experienced teacher. They are also carefully planned in order to offer you the best possible learning experience.
So, select your area of study from the menu options below and join one of our professional courses.
Animal Portraits
Suitable for beginners to improvers
Learn to create realistic and expressive artwork with coloured pencil, and watercolour in this animal portrait course.
Art Fundamentals for Beginners
Aimed specifically at beginners
This drawing and painting course introduces the fundamental principles of art, including the effective use of line, tone, colour, and texture.
Botanical Illustration Techniques
Suitable for beginners to improvers
Learn to capture beautiful imagery on this informative botanical illustration course.
Capturing Winter Landscapes
Suitable for beginners to improvers
Discover how to capture the striking contrasts of winter landscapes in watercolour.
Creative Sketchbook Techniques
Suitable for beginners to improvers
Unlock new ways to spark ideas, build confidence and develop original artwork in this creative sketchbook course.
Expressive Mixed-Media Spring Gardens
Suitable for beginners to improvers
Create expressive mixed-media artwork inspired by the colours of spring.
Festive Watercolour Designs
Suitable for beginners to improvers
Explore creative ways to celebrate the season in this festive watercolour design course.
Joyful Birds: Expressive Block Printing
Suitable for beginners to improvers
Learn to draw inspiration from birds and create charming block-printed designs through this engaging and informative course.
Nature Journalling Exploring Autumn Colour
Suitable for beginners to improvers
During this creative nature journalling course, you will explore the surrounding Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty while developing creative techniques for your personal journal.
Pen and Wash Urban Landscapes
Suitable for beginners to improvers
Discover creative ways to capture the colour and movement of urban landscapes in this pen and wash course.
Seascape Paintings
Suitable for beginners to improvers
On this seascape painting course, you’ll learn to create beautiful paintings that capture light, movement, and pattern through layered paint and expressive mark-making.
Watercolour Landscapes
Suitable for beginners to improvers
During this watercolour landscape course, you will develop your drawing and painting skills under expert guidance, using the surrounding scenery as inspiration for plein-air practice.
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Backbury House Retreats
Backbury House
Checkley
Hereford
HR1 4NA
sbrookes@bhretreats.co.uk
07584 081970