Backbury House Retreats Events Calendar
All of our scheduled courses are listed here.
All course events contain a helpful event summary plus a ticket purchase section.
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Expressive Florals Course
Backbury House Studio Backbury House, Checkley, Hereford, Herefordshire, United KingdomExpressive Florals Course – Event Details Overview: During the expressive florals course, you will learn how to confidently manipulate and experiment with different watercolour technique including liquid and powdered colours. What’s more, you will be fully tutored in the fundamentals such as how to create accurate shapes, reflections and depth. Read more
Get Tickets £180.00 -
Backbury Art Classes – Wednesday Group – Winter Term
Backbury House Studio Backbury House, Checkley, Hereford, Herefordshire, United KingdomBackbury Art Classes – Wednesday Group - Winter Term - Event Details Term dates and timings: The 10-week winter term Backbury art classes will begin on Wednesday 26 Nov 2025 until Wednesday 11 Feb 2026, excluding a break during the Christmas holidays with no clubs running on 24 Dec and Read more
Get Tickets £145.00 -
Backbury Art Classes – Thursday Group – Winter Term
Backbury House Studio Backbury House, Checkley, Hereford, Herefordshire, United KingdomBackbury Art Classes – Thursday Group - Winter Term - Event Details Term dates and timings: The 10-week winter term Backbury art classes will begin on 27 Nov 2025 until 12 Feb 2026, excluding a break during the Christmas holidays with no clubs running on 25 Dec and 01 Jan. Read more
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Acrylic Techniques Workshop – January
Backbury House Studio Backbury House, Checkley, Hereford, Herefordshire, United KingdomAcrylics Techniques Workshop – Event Details Overview: This hands-on practical workshop is a must for all those who wish to develop their acrylic painting ability. This is a step-by-step workshop designed to develop practical understanding and ability in a range of painterly techniques. Experience level: This art workshop is suitable Read more
Get Tickets £53.00 -
Portrait Drawing Course
Backbury House Studio Backbury House, Checkley, Hereford, Herefordshire, United KingdomPortrait Drawing Course – Event Details Overview: Learn to draw with confidence on this instructive portrait drawing course. You will be guided step-by-step in how to draw with accurate proportion and increased detail. Furthermore, you will learn how to blend shading to create realistic effects. Experience level: This art course Read more
Get Tickets £189.00 -
Printmaking Techniques Course
Backbury House Studio Backbury House, Checkley, Hereford, Herefordshire, United KingdomPrintmaking Techniques Course – Event Details Overview: On this printmaking techniques course, you will learn how to create wonderfully expressive prints using both mono-print and dry point etching processes. In addition, you will learn how to develop effective and simple print designs and create vibrant and colourful background pieces which Read more
Get Tickets £189.00 -
Understanding Colour Workshop – February
Backbury House Studio Backbury House, Checkley, Hereford, Herefordshire, United KingdomUnderstanding Colour Workshop – Event Details Overview: During this super informative workshop, you will be expertly guided through the fundamentals of colour theory. You will have opportunity to explore the colour wheel, practise colour mixing as well as create a practice piece all designed to take your painting skills to Read more
Get Tickets £48.00 -
Beginner’s Drawing Workshop – March
Backbury House Studio Backbury House, Checkley, Hereford, Herefordshire, United KingdomBeginner’s Drawing Workshop – Event Details Overview: During the beginner’s drawing workshop, you will be guided step-by-step in order build your skills and confidence levels in drawing. This is a short, comprehensive taster session for you to learn and practise the fundamentals. Experience level: This workshop is suitable for beginners Read more
Get Tickets £48.00 -
Beginner’s Drawing and Painting Course
Backbury House Studio Backbury House, Checkley, Hereford, Herefordshire, United KingdomBeginner’s Drawing and Painting Course – Event Details Overview: On this beginner’s drawing and painting course, you will learn about the fundamentals, including the basic elements of art. For example, you will learn how to apply line, tone and colour more effectively within your drawings and paintings. Experience level: This Read more
Get Tickets £189.00 -
Beginner’s Watercolour Workshop – April
Backbury House Studio Backbury House, Checkley, Hereford, Herefordshire, United KingdomBeginner’s Watercolour Workshop – Event Details Overview: During this beginner’s watercolour workshop, you will learn how to work with increasing confidence and proficiently in watercolour. You will be expertly guided in different watercolour techniques to develop your skills. Furthermore, you will have plenty of opportunity to practise the different techniques Read more
Get Tickets £48.00 -
Animal Painting Course
Backbury House Studio Backbury House, Checkley, Hereford, Herefordshire, United KingdomAnimal Painting Course – Event Details Overview: On this animal painting course, you will learn how to paint realistic and charming animal portraits in a range of watercolour techniques. This will involve learning how to draw imagery more accurately and capture details in paint. Experience level: This art course is Read more
Get Tickets £189.00 -
Pen and Wash Perspectives Course
Backbury House Studio Backbury House, Checkley, Hereford, Herefordshire, United KingdomPen and Wash Perspectives Course – Event Details Overview: On this pen and wash perspectives course, you learn how to create linear perspective to create accurate scale and distance drawings. Furthermore, you will have opportunity to work with a variety of expressive pen and wash techniques to bring your drawings Read more
Get Tickets £189.00 -
Acrylics Techniques Workshop – May
Backbury House Studio Backbury House, Checkley, Hereford, Herefordshire, United KingdomAcrylics Techniques Workshop – Event Details Overview: This hands-on practical workshop is a must for all those who wish to develop their acrylic painting ability. This is a step-by-step workshop designed to develop practical understanding and ability in a range of painterly techniques. Experience level: This art workshop is suitable Read more
Get Tickets £53.00 -
Watercolour Landscapes Course
Backbury House Studio Backbury House, Checkley, Hereford, Herefordshire, United KingdomWatercolour Landscape Course – Event Details Overview: During the watercolour landscape course, you will be expertly guided through all aspects of watercolour painting, as well as how to improve your drawing technique. You will have the opportunity to use the surrounding idyllic scenery as inspiration for your work, and you Read more
Get Tickets £189.00 -
Understanding Colour Workshop – June
Backbury House Studio Backbury House, Checkley, Hereford, Herefordshire, United KingdomUnderstanding Colour Workshop – Event Details Overview: During this super informative understanding colour workshop, you will be expertly guided through the fundamentals of colour theory. You will have opportunity to explore the colour wheel, practise colour mixing as well as create a practice piece all designed to take your painting Read more
Get Tickets £48.00 -
Expressive Florals Course
Backbury House Studio Backbury House, Checkley, Hereford, Herefordshire, United KingdomExpressive Florals Course – Event Details Overview: During the expressive florals course, you will learn how to confidently manipulate and experiment with different watercolour technique including liquid and powdered colours. What’s more, you will be fully tutored in the fundamentals such as how to create accurate shapes, reflections and depth. Read more
Get Tickets £189.00 -
Beginner’s Drawing Workshop – July
Backbury House Studio Backbury House, Checkley, Hereford, Herefordshire, United KingdomBeginner’s Drawing Workshop – Event Details Overview: During the beginner’s drawing workshop, you will be guided step-by-step in order build your skills and confidence levels in drawing. This is a short, comprehensive taster session for you to learn and practise the fundamentals. Experience level: This workshop is suitable for beginners Read more
Get Tickets £48.00 -
Water Patterns and Reflections Course
Backbury House Studio Backbury House, Checkley, Hereford, Herefordshire, United KingdomWater Patterns and Reflections Course – Event Details Overview: On this water patterns and reflections course, you will learn to capture beautiful scenic imagery. What’s more you will learn how to capture light, movement and pattern using layers of paint and mark making. Experience level: This art course is suitable Read more
Get Tickets £189.00 -
Beginner’s Watercolour Workshop – August
Backbury House Studio Backbury House, Checkley, Hereford, Herefordshire, United KingdomBeginner’s Watercolour Workshop – Event Details Overview: During this beginner’s watercolour workshop, you will learn how to work with increasing confidence and proficiently in watercolour. You will be expertly guided in different watercolour techniques to develop your skills. Furthermore, you will have plenty of opportunity to practise the different techniques Read more
Get Tickets £48.00 -
Acrylics Techniques Workshop – September
Backbury House Studio Backbury House, Checkley, Hereford, Herefordshire, United KingdomAcrylics Techniques Workshop – Event Details Overview: This hands-on practical workshop is a must for all those who wish to develop their acrylic painting ability. This is a step-by-step workshop designed to develop practical understanding and ability in a range of painterly techniques. Experience level: This art workshop is suitable Read more
Get Tickets £53.00 -
Impressionistic Acrylic Techniques Course
Backbury House Studio Backbury House, Checkley, Hereford, Herefordshire, United KingdomImpressionistic Acrylic Techniques Course – Event Details Overview: On this impressionistic acrylic techniques course, you will learn how to develop your painting skills and produce wonderfully creative paintings. Working impressionistically involves capturing a sense and mood in a piece rather than focusing on creating realism. Therefore, this course is suitable Read more
Get Tickets £189.00 -
Understanding Colour Workshop – October
Backbury House Studio Backbury House, Checkley, Hereford, Herefordshire, United KingdomUnderstanding Colour Workshop – Event Details Overview: During this super informative understanding colour workshop, you will be expertly guided through the fundamentals of colour theory. You will have opportunity to explore the colour wheel, practise colour mixing as well as create a practice piece all designed to take your painting Read more
Get Tickets £48.00 -
Nature Journalling Course
Backbury House Studio Backbury House, Checkley, Hereford, Herefordshire, United KingdomNature Journalling Course – Event Details Overview: During this nature journalling course, you will be expertly guided in creative nature journalling. This will involve completing workshops in drawing, painting and printmaking in order to develop pages for a nature journal. In addition. you will have the opportunity to undertake a Read more
Get Tickets £189.00 -
Developing Abstract Techniques Course
Backbury House Studio Backbury House, Checkley, Hereford, Herefordshire, United KingdomDeveloping Abstract Techniques Course – Event Details Overview: On the developing abstract techniques course, you will develop your ability to successfully explore a variety of artistic mediums and create exciting abstract artworks. So, you may want to attend this course if you need inspiration or a creative reboot. Experience level: Read more
Get Tickets £189.00 -
Beginner’s Drawing Workshop – Nov
Backbury House Studio Backbury House, Checkley, Hereford, Herefordshire, United KingdomBeginner’s Drawing Workshop – Event Details Overview: During the beginner’s drawing workshop, you will be guided step-by-step in order build your skills and confidence levels in drawing. This is a short, comprehensive taster session for you to learn and practise the fundamentals. Experience level: This workshop is suitable for beginners Read more
Get Tickets £48.00