Paint urban scenes the impressionist way — bold marks, confident colour, no overthinking. We paint café fronts, streets, light on buildings. The approach is impressionist: big blocks of colour, expressive marks, optical mixing. Less fiddling, more painting.
What You’ll Learn
How to see and mix colour like an impressionist
Optical colour mixing techniques
Bold confident brushwork — large blocks first
How to suggest architecture without overworking it
A hands-on afternoon exploring creative watercolour portraiture — loose, expressive, and full of character. You will paint two portraits using techniques drawn from the Illustrated Portrait in Watercolour approach, working with colour, mark-making, and confidence. No experience needed. What You’ll Learn Expressive watercolour techniques for portraits How to capture likeness without overworking Loose brushwork and…
More details to come but this will be an all day workshop to make a bag from pattern. Workshop Details Date: Wednesday 20 May 2026 Time: 11:00am (Full day (7 hours)) Skill Level: All Levels Price: £50.00 per person Places: 8 maximum Tutor: Rachel Semonin
Stitch Up Club here at Cornish Craft Barn. It’s a relaxed, weekly get-together for anyone who loves—or wants to love—all things stitching and textile arts. What we all love about it: There’s no pressure: you bring your project (or ideas) and work at your own pace The vibe is warm, informal, and friendly — perfect for chatting,…
Join us for a relaxed but full morning of tuition on the techniques and stages involved in creating a beautiful textured raggy quilt. Depending on how big you want your quilt – you may not finish your quilt in this session but will leave with a good start made on your quilt in this fun…
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Join us at the Cornish Craft Barn for hands-on creative workshops, from watercolour painting to textile crafts. All materials included!
