series THE ART OF LANDSCAPE & PLANTS
workshop RENAISSANCE LANDSCAPE ART DEMYSTIFIED | silverpoint, egg tempera & optics
artist MARK BEACHELL
location LANGCLIFFE HALL, nr. SETTLE, THE YORKSHIRE DALES
event Would you like to join us for a new, bespoke and enriching workshop to enhance your artistic skills by exploring techniques and mediums used by Renaissance artists?
Refine your ability to select and interpret what you see through a range of framing and focusing equipment, including the Camera Obscura, Camera Lucida and Thumbnail Viewfinders.
Understand how to accurately record observed flora, foliage, and landscape elements using the rarely taught and little understood techniques of drawing in silverpoint and painting with egg tempera.
Create, with guidance and support from experienced artist tutor, Mark Beachell, your own drawing and painting to take home,
venue The workshop is set in the grounds of Langcliffe Hall, a grade II listed Jacobean manor house nestled in the timeless and dramatic hills of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Boasting formal gardens, wildflower meadows, woodlands, and a walled garden with productive organic kitchen and medicinal borders, there is ample inspiration. Dating back to 1602, Langcliffe Hall has remained under the stewardship of the same family for over four centuries. Currently managed by Charlotte and Mark, the house continues to serve as a family home rich in history.
**Please note: Reception refreshments and Tea Bar will be in the Jacobean Dining Room of the main house and the Art Workshop will take place in the Victorian Garden Studio with Terrace. Lunch will either be served in the Jacobean Dining Room or Al Fresco on the lawn. Workshop guests will have full access to the Hall’s expansive grounds.
The combination of expert artist tutor, historic venue, and quintessential Yorkshire Dales backdrop promises to be a hugely enjoyable, informative and immersive experience.
summary of workshop details
date: Sunday 11th May 2025
time: 10am-4pm
location: Langcliffe Hall, (near Settle), Yorkshire Dales (see** above)
level: No art experience required; all levels welcome
format: An immersive, artistic experience with informative explanations, practical demonstrations, and sensitive guidance from your workshop tutor.
materials: All materials will be provided
artist tutor: Mark Beachell
Mark is an interdisciplinary fine artist and lecturer in creative practices based in Yorkshire.
course lead and facilitator: Liz Rawlinson, Garden Designer and Educator
refreshments: Welcome reception with tea, coffee and cake in the Dining Room at Langcliffe Hall. Guests are welcome to help themselves to the ‘tea bar’ throughout the day.
lunch: A healthy, seasonal vegetarian lunch from the kitchen garden, carefully prepared by Charlotte. Lunch will be served either in the Dining Room or al Fresco on the lawn.
workshop fee: £235
Please book early to avoid disappointment, particularly if you would like to attend with friends. There are only twelve places available.
WEEKEND of ART
If a weekend of artistic escape sounds tempting, consider joining us for two consecutive days of workshops offering complementary artistic styles of representing plant life. There is plenty of accommodation for a weekend break in historic market town of Settle and nearby villages.
SATURDAY 10TH MAY: Painting Spring Flowers with Artist Debbie George
SUNDAY 11TH MAY: Renaissance Landscape Art Demystified | Silverpoint, Egg Tempera And Optics with Artist & Lecturer Mark Beachell