TEXTURE in the LANDSCAPE | FIVE SEASONS

ABOUT THIS COURSE

focus | TEXTURE

I am incredibly excited to be collaborating with talented, Yorkshire-based artist, Pippa Ashworth, to offer a series of Art Sessions exploring ‘Texture in the Landscape’

This workshop invites you to spend time looking closely at the landscape and to create a palette of texture-inspired marks that arise from your personal response to the distinctive landscapes of the Holme Valley. There will be the opportunity to work with found and ready-made tools, as you explore new ways to make meaningful marks in a creative interpretation of what you see and feel.

Across the duration of the course, we will encourage you to record the visual seasonal changes and build a chronological narrative of the year in a concertina sketchbook. Although each workshop stands alone, to get the most out of these sessions and where possible, we recommend following the seasons through the series of five workshops to give you an holistic view of the seasonal changes and your personal creative expression.

Tutors: Pippa Ashworth & Liz Rawlinson

Dates for 2025:

winter | Thursday 6th February

spring | Wednesday 14th May

summer | Wednesday 9th July

late summer | Tuesday 16th September

autumn | Saturday 8th November

Time: 10am to 4pm

Level: No art experience required; all levels of experience welcome

Format: An immersive, artistic experience in a non-threatening, supportive and creative environment.

Materials: A concertina sketchbook will be provided at your first workshop for this and subsequent seasonal sessions. All mark-making materials will be provided but you are welcome to bring additional, personal materials, should you wish to do so.

Location: A traditional West Yorkshire barn in a beautiful, rural Holme Valley setting (exact address upon enrolment)

Refreshments: Tea/Coffee upon arrival

Lunch: Homemade, seasonal, vegetarian soup with fresh bread

Cost: £625 for the complete course of five day workshops (A discount of £100 off the cost of booking the workshops separately)

Individual sessions are available to purchase at £145 per seasonal workshop.