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Watercolour 2 day course.
A medium I had always struggled with. Sarah went through the basics,mixing colour, brush techniques, paper preparation, washes and glazes, leaving me feeling much more confident. All this and a good lunch. Many thanks Sarah
2 days basic watercolour. Started at basic colour mixing and by day two painted two pictures using new skills of layering and shadows. Sarah shows you how to paint and brush techniques. Great two days. Lovely lunch, endless tea and coffee.
I am looking forward to my next course with Sarah. Great teacher. Thank you Sarah for a great weekend.
glazing techniques (I think that is what we were learning). We produced amazing pictures of Italian chapel complete with cypresses and a beach hut scene. Fantastically enjoyable even for the artistically challenged like me and the food is to die for. Thank-you Sarah for yet another smashing day.
Just done a beginners workshop learning how to mix colours and paint chickens. What a revelation, I can paint !
Sarah was wonderful. She created a relaxed and calming atmosphere and the whole day was most enjoyable. An added bonus was a fantastic lunch. I can't wait to go again. Thank you so much Sarah.
2 day Acrylics course - fabulous. Really enjoyed working with a different media, great fun. Lovely people and superb teacher as always!
Fashion figures- wow! It was great to see what we all produced with Sarah's super tuition and tips. Yet another super day- thanks Sarah!
Fashion figures and much more!Sarah combined laughter with learning, a truly relaxing day.
Starting with a revision of colour mixing she quickly moved us through figure drawing within a scene to creating a fashion model in pose. We all seemed pretty pleased with our results! Many thanks, looking forward to the next one.
Boats, sea and sky. Another great day with Sarah, lots of tips and once again enough building blocks to apply to any subject. Alongside lots of laughter, excellent lunch and a very happy bunch of people.
Brilliant day for fashion illustration. Sarah's enthusiasm, patience and encouragement made for a superb day. A whole range of techniques from previous workshops were refreshed. Lunch was very good too.
Boats, sea and sky and lots of other classes! Sarah is a gifted teacher with a lovely personality,feel welcome to spend a day or half a day in beautifull surroundings,learn to paint and draw and/or be really inspired to improve. Treat yourself to a day off! Included real coffee and delicious lunch! Looking forward to some more time off! thanks Sarah
Boats, sea and sky - brilliant day. Sarah explains and demonstrates everything so well. Had a fabulous day and the company was all great, like meeting up with old friends. The food is fab too!
Looking forward to many more classes, a real good day out!
Boats, sea and sky day - Another wonderful day at Sarah's workshop. A day filled with super drawing and painting tips, lots of laughter, a super bunch of people and a lovely lunch. what more could you ask for?!!!!
Thanks Sarah.
Boats,Sea and Sky A very enjoyable well planned day with lots of excellent teaching. Complemented by a delicious lunch and regular refreshments. Requests for more vouchers will be top of the Xmas list.
Thank you take care Penny
Sea, sky and boats. What a great day this was. As ever Sarah's demonstrations, technique tips and encouragement enabled us all to feel we could produce a painting we were pleased with. Added to that, a jolly group, lovely lunch and no pressure made this a real pleasure. Thankyou Sarah.
What a wonderful day! It was full of fun, support and very relaxing. Sarah was so encouraging and inspiring.
I cannot wait until next time!!
Drawing for beginners. Having been inspired by a beginners watercolour day a couple of years ago, I thought I'd try the drawing one. Another really good day, with us following Sarah's approach of breaking objects and people into simple shapes with the usual amount of fun and laughter. A worthwhile day and a nice bunch to work alongside.
Another lovely day at Samsons farm was spent on a landscapes beginners day. Sarah explains things so clearly and is very supportive.
Lunch too is a real treat and gives time to chat with people who you would never usually cross paths with. Can't wait for the next time.
I attended a beginner's landscape day and had a really lovely time. Sarah makes it all seem very easy; I learnt all over again how to mix the three basic colours and get the one you want. And to overcome the fear of spoiling a pristine piece of white paper!
And you meet such nice people!
What a wonderful way to spend the day! We were a little nervous as to what to expect but the warm welcome with which Sarah greeted us and the friendly and encouraging people who were also taking part in the beginners' course made us relax, enjoy and feel confident as we painted. To then stroll along the riverbank before indulging in a delicious meal in the restaurant made for a perfect day! Thank you, Sarah, and we look forward to coming back.
It's amazing! Sarah takes you from complete beginner to an artist with something well worth framing, in a matter of two or three days.....and so much fun is had in the process. We can never thank Sarah and hubby Nigel enough for the incredible and enjoyable tuition, cosy and comfortable accommodation, delicious food and their wonderful friendship during our week's stay. We're still painting Sarah, and see everything through an artists eye, thanks to you. We're looking forward to more tuition and to seeing you both again very soon.
A wonderful introduction to watercolours. Clearly explained, practical demonstrations, very helpful guidance as we put into practice what we were taught. A real confidence building experience for a complete beginner. Thank you Sarah.
wow! What a great 2 days. Sarah's passion for watercolours is contagious. I went from complete beginner on day one to someone who nearly cried with joy and satisfaction when looking at my results by the end of day 2. Lots of laughter for two days with a lovely group of people is good for the soul. Now checking dates to see when I can come back for more!! Thanks so much Sarah!
Thank you, Sarah, for a wonderful couple of days. You made us feel at ease, and taught us so much in such a short time. The setting was lovely, and you even laid on some super weather. I can't wait to come back for another course.
I heartily recommend the 3 day watercolour course. It was fun, inspiring and refreshing. Add to that the delicious lunches and good company and you have the ingredients for one of my best birthday presents ever!
Well what can I say, to have someone teaching you, who you can see is passionate about painting, but who is also passionate about sharing this with other people, you couldnt get a better teacher. I was happily exhausted by the end of the day, I was also inspired and amazed at what you can achieve with just 3 colours! You have an infinate colour pallette! I have to admit I decided to do this beginners course with the hope I may learn different techniques to use in greeting card making and I certainly did. So even if you dont want to become an Artist, this course is great for colour and painting techniques you could use in other crafts. Thank you Sarah for a fun, relaxing and happy day.
My friend and I spent 3 days with Sarah in January and I cannot begin to tell you how informative it was. I look at all colours in a new way now. Worth every penny of the price spent. The company, food and general surroundings were fantastic and I would recomend the course to anyone.
3 days in January & I'm still so excited by Sarah's refreshing approach to an art form which has always been a love hate relationship for me. Everything about the break was first rate - company, accomodation, food (oh! the food), haven't come down to earth yet. Thanks Sarah
Barabara, my wife, & I had a 3 day course in January - I'm a pastellist & water colours do not appeal at all but the food was more than enough to get me along to keep her company. I'm so glad I did, my first love is still pastels but Sarah opened a window for me - so beginner or expert I cannot recommend the workshops enough.
just a line to thank you for two fun days learning to paint. Ann and I really enjoyed our time with you. well done.
We had such fun at the printing Christmas cards day! Now we can't pass a craft shop without looking for rubbers to carve or stuff to print with. We wnet into card production immediately and are hoping you might do another printing workshop sometime soon. Thankyou Sarah for such a jolly day.
Thank you for another brilliant day, Sarah. I'm really looking forward to the next one!
An absolutely wonderful workshop, so nice to have such an enthusiastic mentor! I left feeling much more vibrant, and with much more confidence in my watercolour work
This is an extraordinary pleasant art course. Strange that, after having inspiration, I was confident to hold the brush in painting every stroke intimately. My husband's mind has now a greater extent of painting. We are still enjoying the funs until today. Sarah, you are a great teacher. Thank you very much.
I had a brilliant couple of workshops last week, enjoyed the company and excellent enthusiastic tuition from Sarah. I would recommend Sarah's workshops as superb day out where one will learn alot and laugh alot. Lunch was superb too
Sarah is a great teacher in her art. In a warm and engaging way, Sarah imparts some simple and important skills in watercolour painting that will enable you thrive at your own pace, whilst maintaining your personal creativity. At the same time she is a supportive and encouraging teacher. In every way, Sarah's workshops give you an enjoyable and very valuable day. I trully look forward to my next workshop and will continue to recommend Sarah to friends and aquaintances.
Did a 3-day course with Sarah, met a great group of people. So enjoyable, interesting, exhausting and very rewarding. Learnt such a lot, now it is all down to me! If you want to understand the technique of watercolour, with lots of encouragement, you must do one of Sarah's classes. You won't be disappointed!
Recently returned from a most enjoyable couple of days, and I'm inspired!! A happy group, lots of laughs and patient professional teaching from Sarah. I've picked up several wrinkles and hope to put them to good use. I'm already looking ahead to a possible return in 2010
For many years part of my job was assessing teachers of mature students; my professional view is that Sarah is amongst the best. She is well organised, her preparation exemplary and yet she retains her lovely happy personality and enthusiasm. Despite her own high skills she has the ability to understand us lesser mortals and breaks down the component parts of the artistic process into easily manageable steps. Now I have a set of building blocks with which I hope to be creative. As a group we had a lot of laughs as well - and when you go make sure she shows you some of her Dad's pictures.
Good to meet you today, love the website!
Liz (aka The washerwoman) xx
I was so pleased to be able to attend one of Sarah's beginners workshops while staying with friends in Devon. Sarah's enthusiasm was a joy. The activities were totally absorbing and we had great fun, both on the day and practising our new skills afterwards. I must also mention the first class lunch. Thanks to all concerned! I'm very much looking forward to my next trip to the SW when my friend and I have booked in to try our hands at printing!
My husband and son of 16 all had a great time at Sarah's 2 day beginners workshop a lovely way to spend time as a family and truly inspirational - we have been painting since coming home and my husband and I have booked for a 5 week local course in vintage watercolour flowers. We cannot wait to go back and have another go.
Sarah never fails to encourage and inspire me on her workshops. They are fun days with lots of tuition. They don't last long enough ! I can thoroughly recommend anyone who is thinking of attending one not to wait too long, you are missing a treat!
As a complete beginner with absolutely no previous painting I have been inspired! The workshop was super, practical and fun. I'm practising the techniques Sarah showed us like mad now and it's so satisfying.
Such a pleasure to meet you in France, your watercolour of the Matisse Villa is just stunning. I am eager to come to England and learn 'la Bell technique' at one of your watercolour workshops, send me the dates!
Sarahs' workshops are fantastic and I would recommend everyone to go and spend at least one day with her - I can guarantee that you will want to go back again!
She is so inspirational and enthusiastic, and I just love her paintings! I will certainly be booking another course very soon (or a painting holiday!!)
Excellent workshops and your enthusiasm shines through. I look forward to booking further workshops.
Love your atmospheric views of Venice, brings back happy memories. Hope you run a painting holiday there soon!
Love your Teignmouth Back Beach Series of Watercolours, really looking forward to your new paintings from France.
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