There is nothing better than painting outdoors!

Hello everyone I hope you have been enjoying the sunshine, I loved it getting outdoors and painting, if it's too hot you can always find some shade in woodlands.

Getting outdoors and painting from life gives you a real joy and deep connection with nature, not only do you get way more information than photographs you get a real sense of light and feeling of nature in your work.

Stanage Edge

We offer residential courses here in the rural countryside near Ashbourne on the edge of the Peak District. Based in a beautiful 17th Century Farmhouse where you can open your window and hear no road noise only birds singing.

We offer choice of room with en suite and all your meals and drinks and all your Art materials included no hidden extra charges.

Local Bluebell Woodland

With so many gorgeous locations on our doorstep that will dazzle you with it's beauty.

Heather Moorland

With regular demos and paint alongs or just you getting stuck in, whatever your needs are we provide. Painting in pure oil paint so no smelly turps here thank you very much.

The feedback has always been superb and with many returning customers.

You can choose your room and from available dates with only a deposit to pay and the rest and the end of the course.

We limit the number of people on the course so you get lots of attention unlike most courses where they pack them in, we limit it to 3 or 4 people per course.

June is fully booked, we still have 1 space left in July and 3-4 spaces available in September and 1-2 spaces on the weekend course in October. August is also now fully booked.

So if you don't want to miss out this year I suggest you reserve your space as soon as you can.

I am always availble if you want to ask any questions, thank you and I do hope you can join us and enjoy the holiday of a lifetime.