Workshops
Summer Workshop Programme 2026
June - August
Develop your Sketchbook Practice
Thursday 9.30am - 12pm
Suitable for Adults and Teens 11+
All abilities welcome
A sketchbook can be many things but often comes with pressure. A pressure for perfection rather than expression and an expectation that it should look a particular way. This can prevent us from ever developing a regular sketchbook habit that supports our creative practice or one for our own creative freedom.
Through experimentation and play, these workshops will provide strategies to combat the fear of the blank page and encourage personal expression, by using mixed media grounds, different mark making techniques with various materials, using pattern to find form and the introduction of text, while working from direct observation and photographic references.
Whether you attend all 11 summer sessions or individual sessions, the workshops are designed to help you find your unique approach to the sketchbook and form a key part of developing your own visual language.
Each week there will be a different focus, although, there will be scope to work from your own starting point in each session.
All materials supplied except sketchbook. Please bring your own sketchbook.
Fee - £30 per session.
Book all 11 sessions upfront for price of 10 - £300.
Contact sallyminnsart@gmail.com directly to book all 11 sessions.
Dates
Thurs 11th June
Thurs 18th June
Thurs 25th June
Thurs 9th July
Thurs 16th July
Thurs 23rd July
Thurs 30th July
Thurs 6th August
Thurs 13th August
Thurs 20th August
Thurs 27th August
Build a passion for Painting and Drawing - Teens
Friday 9.30am - 12pm
Suitable for Teens 11+
All abilities welcome
These workshops offer an encouraging, engaging and fun introduction to, and ongoing development of, the fundamentals of drawing and painting for children and young adults. While offering structured drawing and painting exercises to improve observation and build confidence, Sally will encourage play, experimentation and personal expression away from the school curriculum, while exploring composition, tone and colour with an energetic and active use of materials.
Each week there will be a different focus, although, there will be scope to work from your own starting point in each session.
All materials including paper are supplied, except canvases. Please bring own canvas if required.
Fee - £25 per session.
Book all 8 sessions upfront for the price of 7 - £175.
Contact sallyminnsart@gmail.com directly to book all 8 sessions.
Dates
Friday 10th July
Friday 17th July
Friday 24th July
Friday 31st July
Friday 7th August
Friday 14th August
Friday 21st August
Friday 28th August
Expand your Painting and Drawing
Saturday 9.30am - 12pm
Suitable for Adults
All abilities welcome
These workshops offer the fundamentals of drawing and painting in acrylic and oil paint, while encouraging experimentation and personal expression. Offering structured drawing and painting exercises to improve observation and build confidence, Sally will explore composition, tone and colour with an energetic and active approach to finding expressive form. There is scope for more experienced painters to develop through individual support within the group sessions.
Each week there will be a different focus, although, there will be scope to work from your own starting point in each session.
All materials including paper are supplied, except canvases. Please bring own canvas if required.
Fee - £30 per session.
Book all 10 sessions upfront for the price of 9 - £270.
Contact sallyminnsart@gmail.com directly to book all 10 sessions.
Dates
Sat 13th June
Sat 20th June
Sat 11th July
Sat 18th July
Sat 25th July
1st August
8th August
15th August
22nd August
29th August
Wild Drawing in Bushy Park
Sunday 10am - 12.30pm
Suitable for Adults and Teens 11+ (accompanied)
All abilities welcome
Develop an embodied drawing practice through sensory drawing experiences in Bushy Park. Focusing on radical noticing and engaging all of our senses we will capture what we hear, smell, touch and feel in the park, as we observe our interconnectedness with the environment around us. We'll slow down, draw as we walk and spend time sitting in the park observing without insisting on any particular drawing outcome.
Paper, inks, charcoal and pastels will be provided but please bring your own materials if preferred.
We will endeavour to draw in the park whatever the weather, unless completely prohibitive, so please dress appropriately and bring a mat or small stool, if required.
Suitable for over 16’s and Adults.
Teens 11-16 must be accompanied.
Fee - £30 per session.
Book all 11 sessions upfront for price of 10 - £300.
Contact sallyminnsart@gmail.com directly to book all 11 sessions.
Dates
Sun 14th June
Sun 21st June
Sun 5th July
Sun 12th July
Sun 19th July
Sun 26th July
Sun 2nd August
Sun 9th August
Sun 16th August
Sun 23rd August
Sun 30th August
If you can't find a workshop or class that suits you, are looking for one-to-one tutoring, or support with GCSE and A Level sketchbooks, please contact Sally directly with your enquiry at sallyminnsart@gmail.com