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Blackmore ValeJean M. Baylis Gallery

Art at Cottage Farm - Workshops & Events

Day Workshops and Art Events with Jean Baylis and invited New Forest / Dorset Artists. Please see our calendar below.

Welcoming all abilities using a variety of media and subjects in a relaxed environment.

We offer a delightful studio, with double aspect rural views, picnic area and opportunity to work "en plein air" on fine days.

We are not offering specific art holidays for 2012, but why not incorporate one of our art workshops into a self catering short break or holiday?

You may even like to get your own little group together to share a self catering cottage and tailor make your own art holiday or short break. Contact Jean to arrange your tutored chosen media workshops and locations for field trips. A shared self catering cottage (see our tariff page for weekly prices) plus tutored day workshops in the studio at £30 per person is a much cheaper option than any organised art holiday and, you work with your own preferred media and subjects.

2012 Art Workshops and Events - more will be added, please continue to check our website.

24 March‘Landscape with Texture’ – Mixed Media Day Workshop with Lindsey Cole. Wonderful results are achieved, various mixed media is included.
14 April‘Sea and Sky’ – Oil or Acrylic Day Workshop with Jean M. Baylis using brush and painting knife technique, blending media on the board to create the atmosphere of the sea. A primed painting board is included.
19 May‘Chickens & Cockrell’s’ – Day Workshop with Lindsey Cole. Loose Watercolour or Acrylic with exciting colours and experimentation.
16 June‘The Horse’ – Equestrian Day Workshop with Alan Langford SEA. Proportions, sketch to painting, with the media of your choice. Alan is well known for equestrian scenes regularly exhibited at the Mall Gallery.
30 June‘Seascapes’ – Pastel & Watercolour Day Workshop with Lindsey Cole. Two very versatile mediums which can be used together for original effects.
25 JulyFree Untutored Location Day at Cottage Farm - everything horsey for the Equestrian Artist. Ponies, stables and riding paraphernalia for still life. Bring a packed lunch and enjoy a social day of equine art.
08 Sept.‘Dramatic Skies’ – Oil or Acrylic Day Workshop with Jean M. Baylis. Brush and painting knife techniques, creating sunlight behind cloud and approaching storm. A primed painting board is included.
06 Oct.‘Landscape’ – Pastel & Watercolour Day Workshop with Lindsey Cole. You may have tried this technique in Seascapes, now see what can be achieved in the wonderful British tradition of landscape.

Day Workshops: £30 including tea/coffee, please bring a packed lunch.
10am - 3.30pm approx. Please book in advance.

4* and 5* self catering cottage accommodation may be available, if required, to coincide with the art events and enjoy with a holiday.