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home to best selling watercolour & charcoal courses 

Hello and welcome to my website. If you’re looking for help and advice on your painting or drawing skills then you’ve definitely come to the right place. This website is packed with information about classes, retreats, videos, blog posts and other free stuff. So whether you’re trying to loosen up your watercolours or you simply want to learn how to draw a family pet, you will find a course to help.

 

Over the last few years of teaching and with over 100,000 courses sold, I have had the opportunity to listen carefully to the techniques and skills that my students want to learn and have designed easy to follow, structured lessons to suit… both face to face and virtual. There is no magic involved in learning how to draw or paint. It is simply a process and with understanding, play and practice, I can take you on an incredible and fulfilling journey of discovery and creativity.

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art retreats 2025 & 2026

ITALIAN ART RETREATs 2025

June 12-18th 2025 - 1 spot left

October 9-16th 2025 - 1 spot left

6th-13th May 2026- NEW

I’m so excited to be leading a some retreats this year in the beautifully authentic region of Puglia in a restored Masseria (farmhouse). Due to last minute cancellations, I have 2 spots left on my forthcoming Italian retreats this year June and October 2025. Plus new dates 2026.

cotswolds art retreat 2025

26th September - 3rd October 2025-

4 spots left

Residential & Non-Residential Places​

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I'm excited to announce my new art retreat, organised by Olive and Plum Retreats, taking place in September 2025. Come and join me for a special week of painting wildlife in a grand Edwardian house, nestled in the heart of the picturesque Southwest Cotswolds.

lundy island retreat 2026

27th June-4th July 2026

New Retreat!

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Join me on Lundy Island in 2026, home to over 1,400 puffins that return in May to nest, and the elusive Manx Shearwaters, whose nocturnal cries add to the island’s magic. Both my 2025 retreats to this magnificent location sold out so I've just launched a new date for 2026. Places are very limited. I hope to see you

there! 

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UK Art wORKSHOPS: aRLEY

Popular online courses

If you live further afield and can't attend my face to face classes, explore my range of online courses available with Domestika & Etchr. 

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