Artists have traditionally learnt from copying work of other artists. Painting is not made in isolation, it is part of a continuing culture, so while copying from ‘the masters’ is no longer part of formal art education, we can still learn from the process.

Course Dates November  18^th -   20^th  ( Wednesday - Friday ) 2026

Choose which sessions in the year you would like to come. Booking ahead is essential to secure your place.

These sessions are designed for artists who need encouragement and support to become more confident and self-motivated with their painting.

Online Course Time: Nov 23^th - 26^th   2026 (Monday - Thursday ) 9.30am - 12.30 am each day.

Autumn begins and Nature slows. As a celebratory finale the colours and majestic shapes of Autumn trees illuminate the landscape; often framed with a slate grey or sharp, clear, pale blue sky. Ornate tapestries of reds, oranges, yellows, browns, greens and purples appear in the canopies that reach skyward and spread out like hanging skirts. Their branches and trunks are like limbs; weathered, standing, twisting and bending in the spaces. This 4 day course is all about capturing and exploring these qualities in drawing and painting.

Course Dates: 2^nd Dec  2026 (Wednesday)

Another unique opportunity to make use of the expanse of the Seawhite Studio and the in-spiration and motivation from Katie’s particular form of teaching. You do not have to be a dancer! This workshop is suitable for all, for anyone with an open heart and mind, physi-cally able and willing to let go and get messy. Beginners welcome. An ideal gift for a friend or loved one.

Course Dates: 3^rd- 4^th December  2026 (Thursday - Friday)

All materials are included in this course.

Embodied Drawing - An experimental 2 day drawing course embracing the physicality of drawing on a large scale - using your own body, gesture and sensation as your subject. Using the generous space of the Seawhite studio there is almost no limit as to how large you can go.

Course Dates January 4^th - 22^rd (Mon - Friday) 2027

Course Dates: 19^th Feb  2027 ( Friday )

Another unique opportunity to make use of the expanse of the Seawhite Studio and the inspiration and motivation from Katie’s particular form of teaching.

Course Dates March  17^th -   19^th  ( Wednesday - Friday ) 2027

Choose which sessions in the year you would like to come. Booking ahead is essential to secure your place.

These sessions are designed for artists who need encouragement and support to become more confident and self-motivated with their painting.

Course Dates: 22^nd-  24^th March  2027 ( Monday - Wednesday)

A 3-day practical course led by Simon Carter looking at how painters can learn from and be inspired by the work of other artists. Paintings are not made in isolation, neither are they only depiction or expression, they are part of the whole continuing culture of painting.

Course Dates: 6^th- 9^th April  2027 (Tuesday - Friday)

Expressive paintings of flowers.

This course is an exploration into how to make expressive drawings and paintings of flowers that really embrace their extraordinary physicality and characters. As the title suggests the tactile and intense connection to the subject is key. As we gather and arrange the flowers the work and subject for our paintings has already begun. The flowers that will inspire your drawings and paintings could be gathered from your own garden or picked from the hedgerows. Memories of childhood or even present day associations with family and place may influence the work too. Flowers are given at poignant times of our lives to mark a moment, a new chapter and to remember. This intensive 3 day course will be an exploration into what it is like to make paintings of flowers that really embrace their extraordinary physicality and characters. As the title of the course suggests Nature can be touched; held, explored and brought close to us; rather than kept at a distance, idealised, pretty and conventional. Students will explore using the exciting qualities of paint: colour, surface, texture, layering and gesture to celebrate the wonder of flowers.