Event Details
Wednesday 20 May
10am to 3.30pm
Price: £120 per person
About the session
Acclaimed artist, Sue Nichol, leads an oil painting masterclass in The Old Potting Shed in the Chatsworth Garden.
Whether you're new to oils or looking to refine your skills, Sue will guide you through understanding colour, values, composition, and using the right materials.
You'll create a study using paper to encourage freedom and loosen up your approach. Then you'll work on a strongly toned canvas, which will make your painting sparkle. Sue will show you how to exaggerate subtle details and teach you the power of maintaining value while changing the hue.
You will explore ways to add variety to each colour, and learn how grey tones can balance your work and give the viewer’s eye a place to rest. Throughout, you'll discover how to let colour have its voice.
This workshop is suitable for all abilities. All materials will be provided.
Meeting point and refreshments
The day includes tea and coffee throughout the day. We will break for lunch. You are welcome to bring a packed lunch; alternatively, the Carriage House Café offers hot meals, soup, and sandwiches.
Meet at 9.50am at the top garden gates (near the Stables), ready for a 10am start.
Accessibility
The Old Potting Shed is a step free, accessible venue.
Please email [email protected] if you have any questions about accessibility or require a carer’s ticket.
About the Artist
Sue is part of the Peak District Artisan group. She has been a professional artist for many years and exhibits regularly with two galleries - Staithes Gallery and The Old School Gallery, Muker.
Of her own work, Sue says: “The wild hills and moors of North Yorkshire and Derbyshire provide a challenge and I love to paint them as they are exposed to the extremes and intensity of light. I try to capture a particular atmosphere created, sometimes fleetingly, by swiftly changing weather conditions and am fascinated by nature’s ability to present a landscape in so many different tempers. I hope my viewers are able to uncover in my work some of the magic I feel in the places I am inspired to paint.”
www.suenicholartist.com
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Stay With Us
With miles of walks on the estate and in the national park, as well as centuries of heritage, art and design to explore, Chatsworth and the Peak District are a dream destination for an unforgettable escape. Find a stay with us in a hotel, inn, cottage, or shepherd’s hut here.
