10:00 - 16:00

Level: Intermediate

Designed for artists with some experience of watercolour, this workshop will focus on techniques to capture the ever-changing light and atmosphere of dramatic skies. Learn how to paint clouds with depth and texture, explore the shifting colours of skies at dawn and dusk. Through step-by-step demonstrations and guided practice, you’ll develop expressive approaches to light, tone and contrast - to add beautiful atmospheric skies to your watercolour landscapes and seascapes.

What to bring:

Watercolour Brushes

Recommended Brushes (Artist will have some spare materials too)

• 1 inch flat synthetic or hake

• 3/4 inch flat synthetic

• A mop squirrel or synthetic (Jacksons Art do a good synthetic squirrel mop called Raven, try size 2 or 4)

• Fine brush size 4 or

• Rigger for wispy clouds

Watercolour Paints

• cobalt blue

• ultramarine blue

• cobalt turquoise light

• naples yellow

• cadmium yellow

• cadmium red

• yellow ochre or raw sienna

• alizarin crimson

• indigo

• paynes grey

• burnt sienna or sepia

Other bits

• Plastic palette with deep wells for mixing watercolour

• Water spray

• 2b pencil and rubber

• Apron

• Packed lunch

Included on the day:

• Watercolour paper

• Expert tuition

• 1 to 1 guidance

• Detailed demonstrations

• A selection of tea, freshly brewed coffee, biscuits and delicious cakes. If you have any specific dietary requirements or allergies, please feel free to bring along your own provisions/milk alternatives etc

And of course you take your wonderful creations from the day. If you share any photographs of your day here and/or your finished work, we’d love to see them so please tag us @micklemsfarmcreativeworkshops or use the hashtag #micklemsfarmcreativeworkshops.

Terms - Fee is payable on booking. If, having booked, you can no longer attend, we are unable to offer a refund or transfer you to another workshop. However, you may nominate someone else to attend the workshop or class in your place by notifying us using the contact page on the Micklems Farm website. We reserve the right to cancel a workshop up to 48 hours prior to the workshop date. We will only cancel due to insufficient places sold and you will be refunded the full amount paid.

Number of students: 13