Upcoming Courses/Events.
Animal Oil Painting Course
Daytime Classes.
April - May 2026
In-Person at All Saints Church Hall, Winterbourne Down, Bristol.
Learn how to elevate your technique, gain inspiration, and discover your creative style by learning how to layer oil paint to create an animal portrait.
How do you build base tones and fine fur using oil paint? How is it possible to capture personality, texture whilst keeping the painting modern & stylistic?
On this course, we will have a deep dive into how to paint a baby orangutan (or bring a pet portrait image to study) using both classical & modern techniques. Each week we will work step-by-step through each stage together to create a finished animal portrait at the end of the course.
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‘En Plein Air’ Summer Workshop
2 Day Workshop.
Tuesday 14th July - Wednesday 15th July 2026
10:00AM - 4:00PM
In-Person at All Saints Church Hall, Winterbourne Down, Bristol.
Learn how to find inspiration to fill your summer sketchbooks.
How do you begin with framing a composition for your sketchbook? Which art materials are easily transported for ‘en plein air’ drawing. How can you take a sketch and transform it into a realised final piece?
On this workshop, we will take inspiration from the surrounding scenery of Winterbourne Down (reference images will be provided if the weather is not on side!) using both classical & modern techniques. You will then have an opportunity to use our studio materials to transform your sketches into a fully realised final piece.
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Paint & Sip
Evening Event - Saturday 25th April 2026,
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM.
Join us for the perfect collaboration with Averys Wine Cellar.
Join myself and Averys Wine Merchants for a delightful Paint and Wine evening in an atmospheric 18th Century wine cellar underneath the streets of Bristol.
Unleash your creativity, whilst enjoying 1 glass of something fizzy and 4 specially selected glasses of wine from Avery’s Sommeliers. Four carefully selected cheeses will complement and enrich the flavours of the wine.
What’s Not to Love?
Private Classes.
1:1 Tutorials, Online & In-Person, Bristol.
Have you got an image in your head of what you want create but don't know where to start? Are you suffering from a creative block? Do you need help building a portfolio?
Get 1:1 support and guidance from a fully qualified teacher with over a decades experience in guiding Artists to achieve their masterpiece.
Email me to book a FREE consultation:
brushstrokes.courses@gmail.com
Book a Class
If you are interested in any of our upcoming courses, then please click the link below to book yourself a place.