Workshops
Autumn Workshop Programme 2026
September - December
Develop your Sketchbook Practice
Thursday
- Morning: 9.30am - 12pm
- Evening: 6pm - 8pm
Suitable for beginners and more established artists - Adults and Teens 11+
Through drawing skills instruction and guided experimentation with materials, develop a regular sketchbook habit to find your own visual language.
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.
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 and collage, different mark making techniques with various materials, and techniques to combine images and text. We’ll work across multiple subjects, including, landscape, still life, urban drawing, sculpture and portraiture, while working from direct observation and photographic references.
Whether you attend all 13 autumn 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 13 sessions upfront for price of 12 - £360.
Contact sallyminnsart@gmail.com directly to book all 13 sessions.
Dates
Thurs 10th September
Thurs 17th September
Thurs 24th September
Thurs 1st October
Thurs 8th October
Thurs 15th October
Thurs 22nd October
Half Term
Thurs 5th November
Thurs 12th November
Thurs 19th November
Thurs 26th November
Thurs 3rd December
Thurs 10th December
Expand your Painting and Drawing
Wednesday 6pm - 8pm
Saturday 9.30am - 12pm
Suitable for beginners and more established artists - Adults
Develop the fundamentals of drawing and painting, exploring composition, tone and colour, with an energetic and experimental approach to finding expressive form.
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.
Whether you attend all 13 autumn sessions or individual sessions, the workshops are designed to help you find your unique approach to drawing and painting the subjects that you enjoy.
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 13 sessions upfront for the price of 12 - £360.
Contact sallyminnsart@gmail.com directly to book all 13 sessions.
Dates
Wed 9th September
Wed 16th September
Wed 23rd September
Wed 30th September
Wed 7th October
Wed 14th October
Wed 21st October
Half Term
Wed 4th November
Wed 11th November
Wed 18th November
Wed 25th November
Wed 2nd December
Wed 9th December
Sat 12th September
Sat 19th September
Sat 26th September
Sat 3rd October
Sat 10th October
Sat 17th October
Sat 24th October
Half term
Sat 7th November
Sat 14th November
Sat 21st November
Sat 28th November
Sat 5th December
Sat 12th December
Build a passion for Painting and Drawing
Saturday 2pm - 4pm
Suitable for beginners and art students 11+
These workshops offer an introduction and ongoing development of the fundamentals of drawing and painting, in an encouraging, engaging and fun environment for teens and young adults.
While offering structured drawing and painting exercises across portraiture, landscape and still life, we will look at art history and contemporary artists to inspire while improving 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 13 sessions upfront for the price of 12 - £300.
Contact sallyminnsart@gmail.com directly to book all 13 sessions.
Dates
Sat 12th September
Sat 19th September
Sat 26th September
Sat 3rd October
Sat 10th October
Sat 17th October
Sat 24th October
Half term
Sat 7th November
Sat 14th November
Sat 21st November
Sat 28th November
Sat 5th December
Sat 12th December
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