Skyblue Art Classes

Our first week back and we had a beautiful collection of penguins painted to celebrate, well done everyone. You can see them on the front...

Its been quite a while since we ran any weekend workshops. A great chance to 'have a go' at something you have never tried or just to...

Sketching and painting outside is a very different affair to having a lovely table and being indoors. That said there are ways to...

We have recently been inspired by part of Anna Perlin's painting that contained 'the drip'. Made famous by 1950's artist, Jackson...

On a recent trip to Amsterdam and the Rijksmuseum we decided that we would really focus on the Dutch still life genre. I am always amazed...

If you are starting out with acrylics or watercolours there may be a few paints that you want to add later on. In addition, if you are...

Deadline is 1st March - Next Tuesday! Send your postcards to the following address, please put your name and any contact details on the...

Please book your place if you have registered initial interest or if you have just seen this and want to come. In order to keep track of...

This week I received an email from a lady at Borde Hill Gardens (not far from Haywards Heath, Sussex) asking if Skyblue would like to...

Back to classes in cold and wet January we take a look at drawing the portrait in stages. Week 1 explores how to draw an eye using...

I hope you all had a festive time and that you managed to escape unscathed from colds or such things (at the time of writing this I am...

As we near the last class of the year and mince pie week (this week) has been and gone, it is a good time to reflect on your personal...

Do it yourself printmaking is fun, quite messy and produces multiples of very original designs. One thing that can increase the fun...

I hope that you all had a lovely August break, with lots of sunshine and possibly some painting time too? For us we spent time in Exmoor...

Can't help thinking of that song! We had a lovely full class today and we end today until 1 September. This is a chance to renew, reflect...

There are no classes next week on 21 July whilst I spend a whole five days immersing myself on an advanced colour course. It should be...

With so many painting projects and different subjects which are the best colours to get for class? Working either in watercolour or...