Come and spend a fantastic day at Bishops Palace completing studies of all the beautiful spring flowers in the grounds at this time of year using colouring pencils. In this workshop Gemma Lane from Green Fox Workshops will show you a step by step method in understanding how to blend, layer and develop a colouring pencils drawing. You will explore the basics of colour theory and apply this knowledge to your spring flower study. All materials included (apart from a sketchbook) and a hot drink. This session is running twice in Spring, giving you the opportunity to attend both workshops and focus on the different flowers that spring offers during this seasonal time of the year. 

(1 hour lunch break 12.30-1.30pm lunch not included)

£50 members of Bishops Palace / £55 non members

Places available to book 6 weeks before the date directly with Bishops Palace.

Come and spend a fantastic day at Bishops Palace completing studies of all the beautiful spring flowers in the grounds at this time of year using colouring pencils. In this workshop Gemma Lane from Green Fox Workshops will show you a step by step method in understanding how to blend, layer and develop a colouring pencils drawing. You will explore the basics of colour theory and apply this knowledge to your spring flower study. All materials included (apart from a sketchbook) and a hot drink. This session is running twice in Spring, giving you the opportunity to attend both workshops and focus on the different flowers that spring offers during this seasonal time of the year. 

(1 hour lunch break 12.30-1.30pm lunch not included)

£50 members of Bishops Palace / £55 non members

Places available to book 6 weeks before the date directly with Bishops Palace.

Join artist Gemma Lane for a day’s sketching at Brunel’s SS Great Britain. In collaboration with Green Fox Workshops, Brunel’s SS Great Britain is excited to be offering this special opportunity for the first time. Gemma will focus on drawing skills and use of watercolours for beginners and those with intermediate skill levels.

Sketching tour experiences take place on and around Brunel’s great ship. They start at 10am and finish around 3pm with all materials included (except a sketchbook) and include a sandwich lunch. Once the workshop is over you are welcome to explore the rest of the site at your leisure.

Cost £75 per person; Online advance booking only, subject to capacity.

Come and be mindful during this wonderfully relaxing day, spent at Regen House in the Grove room as part of the Re-balance Bath festival. The morning session will focus on drawing British birds using a range of dry media. The afternoon session will focus on bringing a British bird to life using watercolour. This day is perfect for beginners and intermediate artists. Gemma Lane from Green Fox Workshops will go through a step by step approach, ensuring students leave with a piece of art work that they can be proud of and most importantly a day where they can just focus on the present.

The day includes all materials, hot drinks and a light buffet lunch. Please let green fox workshops know at the time of booking whether you have any dietary requirements.

Come and spend a fantastic day at Tyntesfield learning to create a festive design, cut a lino and print your Christmas cards. The session starts at 10.30am-1.30pm.

The sessions includes tuition, all materials, tea and coffee.

Come and spend a fantastic day at Tyntesfield learning to create a festive design, cut a lino and print your Christmas cards. The session starts at 12.45pm-4.15pm.

The sessions includes tuition, all materials, tea and coffee.

Come and spend a fantastic day at Tyntesfield learning to create a festive design, cut a lino and print your Christmas cards. The session starts at 12.45pm-4.15pm.

The sessions includes tuition, all materials, tea and coffee.

Come and spend a fantastic day at Tyntesfield learning to create a festive design, cut a lino and print your Christmas cards. The session starts at 12.45pm-4.15pm.

The sessions includes tuition, all materials, tea and coffee.

Come and spend a fantastic day at Tyntesfield learning to create a festive design, cut a lino and print your Christmas cards. The session starts at 2pm-4.45pm.

The sessions includes tuition, all materials, tea and coffee.

Come and spend a fantastic day at Tyntesfield learning to create a festive design, cut a lino and print your Christmas cards. The session starts at 10.30am-1.15pm.

The sessions includes tuition, all materials, tea and coffee.

Come and spend a fantastic day at Bishops Palace learning to create a festive design, cut a lino and print your Christmas cards and wrapping paper. The session starts at 10.30am-1.30pm. Includes all materials, a hot drink and a mince pie!

The sessions includes tuition, all materials and tea and coffee.

Autumn brings an abundance of food from the harvest. Bishops Palace has its own kitchen gardens and allotments. Working with produce grown on site we will learn how to create beautiful detailed drawings using colour with colouring pencils and felt tip pens of the root vegetables found at this time of year from red onions to squashes. The morning session will be spent learning about how to blend with colouring pencils and the afternoon will be applying that knowledge to some of the produce. Gemma Lane will guide you through this process and encourage you to work with colour in different ways. The session includes all materials apart from a sketchbook. Make sure you bring a packed lunch.

I am super excited to announce that I will be doing a sketching tour at the SS Great Britain. The morning will be spent completing studies around the docks, with the afternoon on top of the ship completing a watercolour study.

Come aboard with Green Fox Workshops for a fun day out, looking at this historic ship in a new way, get free entry, all materials and a delicious lunch included.

Gemma will get you inspired and provide personal tutorage, helping you to recreate selected masterpieces from our amazing collection. While enjoying a drawing session, participants will learn about the origins of our Fine Art collection, and the historical context of selected paintings.

Each workshop focuses on a different fine art material and aspect of the collection. We will start with warm-up activities to get the creative flow going, followed with a step-by-step demonstration on using the materials selected to help create your interpretation of one of our masterpieces.

This workshop is part of our upcoming display Opulent Origins: 200 Years of Displaying Fine Art, which reimagines the first fine art exhibitions we hosted in the 1820s. Our predecessors encouraged training amongst local artists by inviting them to copy from the pictures on display.

At the end of the session, you will have the choice to display your creation as part of the Opulent Origins display.

Session 1

Wednesday 19 July, 11am-12.45pm
School Room / Enlightenment Gallery
Focusing on: Pastels and Landscape

Session 2

Wednesday 19 July, 2pm-3.45pm
School Room / Renaissance Gallery
Focusing on: Felt tip pens and Portraiture

Participants are encouraged to bring their own sketchbooks or drawing paper. All other materials will be provided.

I am super excited to announce that I will be doing a sketching tour at the SS Great Britain. The morning will be spent completing studies around the docks, with the afternoon on top of the ship completing a watercolour study.

Come aboard with Green Fox Workshops for a fun day out, looking at this historic ship in a new way, get free entry, all materials and a delicious lunch included.

With Summer in full bloom at Bishops Palace, come and spend a relaxing day working with chalk pastels creating your very own monet inspired water picture. The morning session will focus on working with chalks and charcoal. Gemma Lane will guide you through a step by step process showing you different techniques working with this material. The afternoon session will be spent outside by the pond capturing water reflections and colours using chalk pastels. The session includes all materials apart from a sketchbook. Some walking is expected for this session so please make sure you bring appropriate footwear, clothes and a packed lunch.

Highland Cows in Acrylics

Come and spend a wonderful day learning how to paint a highland cow with acrylics. Gemma from Green Fox workshops will go through a step by step approach. All materials and tuition included.

10.30am -12.30pm (Lunch break 12.30pm-1.30pm, lunch not included) 1.30pm-3.30pm

£65

Come and enjoy the grounds of Tyntesfield and take inspiration from the foliage and flowers at this time of year. In this workshop you will learn how to make a linocut and print your designs onto four linen napkins.

Chew Valley Lake offer lots with the view and and the wildlife. So this will be a fun session with facilities within walking distance of a day out plein air painting. You will need your own easel or Green Fox workshops can provide a table top easel which you can rest on your legs. Please let Gemma know when booking.

For £30 you can attend the session and bring your own paints and canvas. Brushes and water will be provided.

For £40 you can attend the session and all materials will be provided.

Come and spend a wonderful day at Arnos Vale creating a watercolour study of spring flowers. Gemma Lane will demonstrate a step by step process of working with watercolour. Working from direct observation of spring flowers, you will leave with a finished watercolour study. We will be based in the Spielman Room, next door to the cafe. All Materials are included in this session for £60.

Time of session: 10.30am -12.30pm (Lunch 12.30pm-1.30pm not included) 1.30pm-3.30pm

Pop up Art sessions aim to give you the opportunity to work plein air aka paint outside with the comfort and company of a group and with Gemma to guide you. The sessions will always happen on a Friday and will aim to be towards the end of the month. Gemma will provide the basics such as pencil cases with an eraser, pencil, pen and some dry media such as chalks, colouring pencils with paper and A3 boards.

As these sessions are ‘plein air’ some of the locations might require some walking and be on varying degrees of terrain so please come prepared with suitable walking shoes and warm layers.

Chew Valley Lake offer lots with the view and and the wildlife. So this will be a fun session with facilities within walking distance of a day out plein air painting. This session was originally planned for March but thanks to the wet weather has been postponed to Friday 21st April.

Things you might want to consider bringing:

A camping chair

A flask with a hot drink

A rucksack with any art materials you would like to bring

You can come for as long or as little as you want.

For this session you will need an A4 or A3 canvas

Acrylic paints

An easel - if you do not have easel I have a table top one which could be perched on your legs whilst sitting down. Please let me know.

Whats included:

Tuition

Paint brushes/ water pots

Pencil cases

Extra paint if needed

A cake

Our next Pop up session will be Friday 12th May, avoiding bank holiday weekends. Venue to be confirmed

Come and explore Spring time at Bishop Palace in this fun seasonal workshop. The morning session will be spent in the formal flower garden creating quick sketches of the flowers and shrubs coming to life. During this session Gemma Lane will guide you through a step by step process and encourage you to use different materials to create your sketches. The afternoon session will be using watercolours to create studies of the wonderful flowers and shrubs grown at Bishop's Palace. The session includes all materials apart from a sketchbook. Some walking is expected for this session so please make sure you bring appropriate footwear, clothes and a packed lunch.

Booking for this session will be available 6 weeks prior to 21st March.

Pop up Art sessions aim to give you the opportunity to work plein air aka paint outside with the comfort and company of a group and with Gemma to guide you. The sessions will always happen on a Friday and will aim to be towards the end of the month. Gemma will provide the basics such as pencil cases with an eraser, pencil, pen and some dry media such as chalks, colouring pencils with paper and A3 boards.

As these sessions are ‘plein air’ some of the locations might require some walking and be on varying degrees of terrain so please come prepared with suitable walking shoes and warm layers.

For our first Pop Up Art session we will meet at Blagdon Lake and walk along the Lake for the first 5 minutes to get to a larger opening for us all to sit or stand comfortably.

Things you might want to consider bringing:

A camping chair

A flask with a hot drink

A rucksack with any art materials you would like to bring

You can come for as long or as little as you want.

Our next Pop up session will happen on 31st March at Chew Valley Lake.