November Beginner’s Watercolour Workshop – Event Details Overview: During this November beginner’s watercolour workshop, you will learn how to work with increasing confidence and proficiently in watercolour painting. You will be expertly guided in different watercolour techniques in order to develop your skills. Furthermore, you will have plenty of opportunity Read more…
Beginner’s Drawing and Painting Course: Still Life – Event Details Overview: On this beginner’s drawing and painting course, you will learn about the elements and principles of art. For example, you will learn how to apply line, tone and colour more effectively within your drawings and paintings. Due to the Read more…
With the right perspective, your artwork can be taken to the next level. However, perspective in art is often a subject that causes some difficulty as it is not fully understood. In this blog, I will be looking at how to effectively apply linear and aerial perspective with simple applied Read more…
We are delighted to announce that, by popular demand, we have introduced an art club here at Backbury House Retreats. I have discovered so many talented people who live within the locality including photographers, painters, sculptures and those that just want to learn. The idea of forming an art club Read more…
We have been delighted to welcome so many enthusiastic visitors to our open studio event as part of Herefordshire Art Week. We have had wonderful feedback from admiring art lovers about our exhibition of local artist’s work which features a range of different art forms such as: watercolour, photography and Read more…
Each year, St. Michael’s Hospice in Hereford invite artists to submit an artwork of postcard size to be auctioned off for charity. I have just submitted my entry for Postcards from Life which features a view from my studio window in watercolour. It was a challenge to work at such Read more…
We are excited to announce the launch of our new website filled with the latest information about our 2022 retreat packages. We are delighted to be able to offer a new range of creative retreats including art retreats, photography retreats and mindfulness retreats. Please do check them out on our Read more…