Art East Anglia
Art East Anglia provide weekend workshops and courses in Norfolk. Our courses explore subjects such as portrait painting, oil painting, Plein Air landscape and drawing. We run regular art classes, short painting courses and workshops with internationally recognised tutors.
Our tutors include Andrew James , Ian Rowlands, Tom Stevenson, Claire Haward , Mark Chen, Anastasia Pollard, Suzon Lagarde, Adele Wagstaff, Julia Hawkins .
All Levels
The Portrait - Exploring Colour Triads
Ian Rowlands
21st 22nd November 2026
A 2-day workshop working with primary and muted triads, with the aim of developing an understanding of the key functions or attributes of colours to build confidence when observing the human head. Together, we will explore relativity of tone, hue, saturation, and their impact when navigating the complexities and potential ambiguity of flesh. The restrictions of the primary triad can foster an intuitive or heartfelt approach to defining and translating observed colour.
This will be working from a model, not from photographs.
£280 Hindolveston NR20 5DD
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After The Masters
Clare Haward
13th 14th 15th Feburary 2027 Oil Painting
After the Masters is a three day workshop taking a closer look at the paintings of the past. We will make drawings and paintings to explore these works, approaching them as living beings that we can question and converse with to teach us about the forms, colours, compositions, storytelling approaches and pictorial inventions of past disciplines. We will deconstruct these paintings, uncovering processes and unpacking the formal properties hidden in plain sight.
You will make studies using charcoal and oil paint, and will have the opportunity to engage with collage as a technique to foreground hidden compositional relationships and tonal resonances.
£310 PLACES LIMITED TO 12
Venue - Hindolveston
NR20 5DD
Intermediate/Advanced
Alla Prima Portrait in Oils
Mark Chen
14th 15th April 2027 Oil Painting
This two-day painting workshop moves from demonstration to guided practice. On Day One, students explore drawing, tonal structure, colour mixing, paint handling and the decisions behind refining a painting. On Day Two, they apply these principles to their work, developing composition, colour and texture with individual feedback. The workshop concludes with a group review to reflect on progress, discuss challenges and identify areas for further development.
We will be working from two models - 5 participants per model.
£340 PLACES LIMITED TO 10
Venue- Hindolveston NR20 5DD
Intermediate/Advanced
Gathering Ideas : Finding Your Visual Voice
Suzon Lagarde
8th 9th May 2027 ALL LEVELS ALL MEDIA
Sharing from their own artistic practice, Suzon will guide you in developing your creative voice throughout this 2-day workshop.
We’ll begin by making our very own sketchbook (origami-style!), where we’ll collect our thoughts, sketches, and visual experiments as the weekend unfolds. Working from your own chosen source material (photographs, found objects, a poem…) we’ll explore different ways of responding to our subject with intention, while discovering and refining your personal voice.
Suzon will introduce practical exercises to help you develop your visual language, from drawing and painting sketches to exploring mood and colour palettes. Along the way, you’ll build an enriched creative toolbox and gain a stronger sense of your own artistic style.
Suzon’s enthusiasm and guidance create a supportive, inspiring environment where you’ll feel encouraged to take creative risks, explore deeply, and uncover your own visual signature.
This workshop is open to all level and medium.
£270 PLACES LIMITED TO 12
Venue - Hindolveston
NR20 5DD
Painting From Drawings In OILS
Alex Cree
15th 16th May 2027
What is the use of filling sketchbook after sketchbook and storing them in a box in the attic? Alex will show you how to turn the humblest of pencil sketches into a vibrant colourful design.
Alex will choose one of his own drawings and demonstrate how to grid up, enlarge and transfer an image onto a new support. Watch the application of the first layer of paint, demystify the process of colour choice and even chip in and help out with the decision making. Alex will demonstrate some colour mixing exercises and cover some basic colour theory.
Students should bring at least two of their own drawings and two supports (canvas, board or paper) primed and ready to paint on. You will have a chance to do 2 paintings in different "keys". Over the two sessions, we will address the following questions:
How does one begin?, How do we choose a colour palette or “key”?, What details can be deemed unnecessary and be stripped away?, How do we make an image interesting or enjoyable to look at?, How do we continue on a painting and keep it fresh?, How do we know when it is finished?
£ 270 PLACES LIMITED TO 12
Venue - Hindolveston
NR20 5DD
All Levels
Still Life Painting in Oils
Susan Ashworth
9th 10th June 2027
Discover the expressive potential of everyday objects in this two‑day still life painting course inspired by a calm, contemplative approach to looking and making. Working from simple domestic items — jars, bottles, pots, flowers — you’ll learn to build paintings that hold atmosphere, memory, and a sense of quiet presence.
Through demonstrations and guided practice, you’ll explore how to construct a thoughtful composition, develop confident drawings, and use layering, scraping, and wiping techniques to create textured, luminous surfaces. The course focuses on balancing representation with abstraction, allowing familiar objects to become resonant and expressive.
With individual support throughout, you’ll refine your compositions, deepen your observational skills, and experiment with subtle tonal shifts that bring emotional depth to your work. By the end of the course, you’ll complete one or two still life paintings and gain a richer understanding of how attentive looking can transform ordinary items into compelling visual stories
£ 290 PLACES LIMITED TO 12
Venue - Hindolveston NR20 5DD
Intermediate/Advanced
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Painting The Figure in Context: Getting Dressed
Anastasia Pollard Oils
12th 13th June 2027
Explore the figure in the everyday act of getting dressed. Reaching into a sleeve, adjusting a garment or bending to put on a shoe offers a rich interplay of gesture, fabric and form.
Working from a model, each morning begins with short poses to encourage lively, economical painting. A sustained pose each afternoon allows you to develop a more resolved study, exploring composition, proportion, colour and the relationship between the figure and clothing.
Through demonstrations and individual guidance, discover how quiet, transitional moments can become compelling paintings that capture gesture and the figure’s absorbed presence.
£330 PLACES LIMITED TO 10
Venue - Hindolveston NR20 5DD
Intermediate/Advanced
Plein Air Landscape In Oils
John Dobbs
25th 26th 27th June 2027
When I go out to paint, my aim is to capture the essence of what I see as simply and unselfconsciously as possible. I am looking at the interactions of colour and shape, and through the accumulation of paint, the image finds itself. I keep going until my energy runs out".
The goals : to learn to trust first instincts, to hone skills by painting what is directly observed – but without overthinking or second-guessing, rendering or decorating.
Emphasis on expression and fostering individual interpretation.
Simplify forms and search for big shapes.
Find what is meaningful to you and try to present this to others.
Make working habits as simple and unselfconscious as possible.
We will be working at Morston Quay and Blakeney Quay. This is coastal with boats, water and marshland.
£320 PLACES LIMITED TO 12 Painting At Morston Quay and Blakeney Harbour
Intermediate/Advanced
FINDING FREEDOM IN THE LANDSCAPE
(personal choice) either acrylics, watercolour,
gouache or oils
Samantha Rudd
3rd 4th July 2027
FINDING FREEDOM IN THE LANDSCAPE - with Sam Rudd
Finding Freedom in The Landscape is a lively and encouraging workshop designed to help you move beyond tight detail and create landscapes with greater freedom, energy and expression. Through a series of guided exercises, from working outside to gather information to building works on paper or canvas in the studio. You will explore mark-making, colour, composition and simplified forms, learning to respond intuitively to the landscape rather than trying to copy it exactly. Suitable for artists wishing to refresh their approach, the workshop offers plenty of opportunity to experiment, build confidence and develop a looser, more personal style.
£260 PLACES LIMITED TO 12
Venue - Hindolveston NR20 5DD
All Levels
From Drawing to Painting
Charlotte Houlihan
17th 18th July 2027
Draw to Paint
Learn to develop your drawings into expressive paintings in this exploratory workshop. On day one spend the morning making dynamic and informative drawings from our still life setup, then indulge your imagination and creativity as you develop these through further drawing and mixed media pieces into beginnings for paintings. Return on day two to take these further in painting, exploring colour palettes, composition and abstraction.
Materials
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A variety of drawing materials such as charcoal, ink, pens, paint sticks, crayons and anything that you enjoy using.
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Paper, sketchbooks and surface(s) for painting
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Collage papers (or paper to paint for collage) if you would like to develop your ideas in collage
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Paints - oils and acrylics in a variety of colours
£270 PLACES LIMITED TO 12
Venue - Hindolveston NR20 5DD
All Levels
Portrait Painting In Oils
Andrew James
11th 12th September 2027
This intensive portrait painting workshop is for a small group of students, allowing time for personal guidance to develop individual’s skills in accordance to their ability. The course is built around aspects of expressive portraiture. Disciplined observational work will be pursued whilst looking to simultaneously develop the formal qualities of oil paint in order for it to become a more explicitly descriptive medium.
We will be working from two models - 5 participants per model.
£330 PLACES LIMITED TO 10
Venue - Hindolveston NR20 5DD
Intermediate/Advanced
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3 Day Portrait Painting Intensive
Charlie Pickard
9th 10th 11th October 2027
A three-day workshop dedicated to one of the most captivating challenges in art: the portrait. This course offers a rare opportunity to work from the live model over multiple extended poses, giving you the time and focus needed to develop a fully realized and expressive likeness.
Throughout the class, you’ll study the structure of the head and face, learning how form is revealed through planes, value, and light. Instruction will emphasize accurate colour mixing, thoughtful colour design, and confident brushwork to bring vitality and clarity to your painting.
Individual feedback and group critiques will support your growth toward greater academic precision and artistic fluency.
Perfect for painters looking to deepen their understanding of portraiture and refine their technical foundation.
We will be working from two models - 5 participants per model.
£430 PLACES LIMITED TO 10
Venue - Hindolveston NR20 5DD
Intermediate/Advanced
Exploring Japanese Art
Carl Randall Acrylic, Gouache, Watercolour or Oils
23rd 24th October 2027
"This Japanese art themed weekend will cover two projects/ideas-
Day 1. An exercise incorporating the idea of 'Empty Space' into pictures, as used in traditional East Asian art.
Day 2. A landscape composition will be created influenced by the common visual language and compositional motifs used in traditional Japanese woodblock prints."
£270 PLACES LIMITED TO 10
Venue - Hindolveston NR20 5DD