A Day at the Beach Watercolour

At the end of September we were back to Watercolour and painted Cromer Beach in Norfolk

It was a really good class to work on washes for the sky, sea and reflections, we were able to use some great colours as we were showing the beach at sunset.

Above is Claire's demonstration piece once she had applied her first wash with her mixed and chosen colours. 

And below is everyone's interpretation of the seascape.

Our Pebeo Paints Class

Sorry for the delay in posting this term's classes on the blog, I've got a new computer and it's taken me a while to work out how the photos work on here!

Our first class of the term was a new one;

Pebeo Paints

They are acrylic paints with a high viscosity and can be used on glass and also on boards and canvas.

You can create great effects with the fantasy paints and watch them bleed into the other paint you've put down. 

Claire demonstrated to the group, before they were let loose with their choice of colours

We had a break for lunch before continuing into the afternoon

Here is our finished artwork ready to go home ...

(Pebeo paints aren't quite dry for 24 hours so we had our gallery after the class on the hall floor!)

Beautiful butterflies, kingfishers, experimental patterns and a seascape

A busy day! 

Our Autumn Art and Aga Class Dates

We are taking bookings for next term's classes and have a great variety available.

Claire Warner is back for our Art classes and Sarah Whitaker for our Aga classes. 

A Day at the Beach

Cromer/Norfolk Watercolour

Tuesday 27 September

Hares Watercolour

Tuesday 4 October

Autumn Berries Watercolour

Tuesday 11 October

An Autumn Landscape Watercolour

Thursday 10 November

Winter Scene Watercolour

Wednesday 16 November

Acrylics Collage Seascape

** NEW **

Friday 25 November

Winter Scene Pen & Wash

Wednesday 30 November

All Art classes run from 9.30am - approx 3pm and cost £70 (** except Acrylics Collage which costs £75).  This includes all of your materials, a 2 course lunch and refreshments throughout the day.

We have our very popular Aga Class next term:

Christmas Aga

(this year it will feature Beef) 

Friday 4 November

This class is perfect whether you are new to an Aga or have owned one for years, with lots of great ideas and tips, Sarah shows you how to use the Aga efficiently, how to maintain temperatures whilst cooking and shares delicious recipes.

There is plenty of time to ask questions.

We finish the demo with a delicious tasting lunch of all the food cooked, along with a glass of wine.

Sarah brings with her a Travelling Shop, full of useful items for the kitchen including all her recipe books.

The class run from 9.45am - approx 1pm and costs £65.

To book your Art or Aga classes please email me at Treetops to guarantee your place.

Sunflowers Watercolour Class

Wednesday was great fun with our Sunflowers Watercolour class, we haven't done Sunflowers for a years, so it great to do.

We started positioning our Sunflowers and then masked around the flowers edges.

We used acrylic texture paste to add texture on the petals!  

Then we stuck small clear acrylic beads into the centres.

We had to ensure that everything was really dry before we added our wash

We use a great thick paper from St Cuthberts Mill (in Somerset) so it is able to hold alot of water without losing it's flat surface.

Here is the fantastic showcase of Sunflowers

Have a great Summer and we look forward to seeing you all in the Autumn Term.

Rockies Watercolour & Birthday Celebration

We had a great day on Tuesday, we welcomed our ladies back from Wokingham Rock Choir for a day of painting and the celebration of two birthdays.

The painting today was from the Lake District and involved some lovely washes and the tricky drawing of boats.

Claire demonstrated her new green paints from her watercolour paint range, one of the ingredients is honey!

The party table was set, any excuse for a pink theme!

We had a delicious Chicken a la Rose for lunch, served with rice and pomegranate salad alongside french peas with pancetta. 

We drank pink fizz and finished the meal with Rose Cream and Raspberry Jellies

Happy Birthday to Maggie & Claire

2 places on Sunflowers Watercolour due to cancellation ....

Due to a cancellation we have 2 places on our last class of term:

Wednesday 6 July

Sunflowers Watercolour

9.30am - approx 3pm

Suitable for any level of artist

£70

this includes all materials, a 2 course lunch and a glass of wine

Please email to book

Emily