Event Details
Wednesday 1 October | 10am - 1pm
£65 per person includes access to the house and garden
Join experienced art facilitator Kerry Fernandez for a beginner's drawing class inspired by this year's exhibition, The Gorgeous Nothings: Flowers at Chatsworth.
Based in the Chatsworth Garden and learning centre (The Old Potting Shed), you will be guided through how to study and draw a variety of flowers and plants, using simple steps.
This class will teach you easy-to-follow techniques using both line and colour, and working with pencils, pen, pastels and water-based crayons. You will create a series of observational drawings of varied and colourful plants in the garden.
Materials
You will be provided with all materials required for this session, including paper and a clipboard.
You are welcome to bring your own sketchbook if you prefer - we recommend a sketchbook no bigger than A4, spiral bound, containing good quality cartridge paper of a minimum weight of 160 gsm.
Suitable for beginners - no previous experience of drawing is required for this course.
Refreshments
Tea, coffee and water will be provided.
House and Garden Access
Access to Chatsworth House and Garden is included with your ticket, enabling you to explore The Gorgeous Nothings – Flowers at Chatsworth exhibition at your own pace after the workshop.
Meeting Point
Please meet at 9.50am at the top garden gate next to the Stables for a prompt start at 10am.
Important Information
Part of this workshop will take place outside in the garden. Please wear weather-appropriate clothing and footwear.
Accessibility
As we move around the garden, we may encounter steps and inclines. Lightweight stools will be provided.
If you have any questions about accessibility or require a carer ticket, please email [email protected]
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