Welcome!
Linda and Laura here, great to have you join us in our online studio. Work at your own pace and take classes on drawing, painting, monoprint, sketchbooks, plus a wide range of art quilting and textile techniques.
What's New?
Paint-along: Paint a Tangerine in Oils or Acrylics
Paint-along with Laura to paint a tangerine in oils (Laura uses water mixable oils), or acrylics. The class includes the reference image to download and print.
Laura will guide you through the painting step-by-step.
This class has approximately 1.5 hours of painting demonstration, downloadable reference image, plus you can ask any questions in the course message board.
Some of our most popular sketchbook courses
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31 Days of Art Journalling
Course5.0 average rating (4 reviews)In 31 Days of Art Journalling I’m going to guide you through a whole selection of techniques and approaches to help you establish a daily art habit. Each session is short and sweet to ensure you can fit it into your schedule.
Purchase£60
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Draw with Me
CourseJoin Laura to practise your observational drawing skills. Working from simple objects and using basic materials we’ll learn to look closely and become familiar with our subject matter and find ways to record them accurately in our drawing.
£90
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Handprinted Sketchbooks
Course5.0 average rating (2 reviews)Work along with Laura and Linda to handprint and construct your very own sketchbook. This one will be filled with pattern and colour right from the start and then they'll show you how to add more detail and interest with drawing and collage.
£10
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Sketchbook Challenge
Course5.0 average rating (3 reviews)I thought it would be great fun to take an empty sketchbook and see if we could fill it! I’ll guide you through those important first steps including losing the blank white page, establishing a theme, working with paint, print and stencils.
£12
Latest on our Substack
Weekly Free Newsletter (19th December 2024)
The final update from our studios for 2024 - including posters for the upcoming exhibition, more photos from Laura's London trip including Kew Gardens and the Van Gogh Exhibition, plus Tudor paintings from the National Portrait Gallery.
Explore our Classes
Here's a taster of some of our classes, click Our Classes from the top menu to see the rest.
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All Classes, Painting
Paint-along: Paint a Tangerine in Oils/Acrylics
Course • 5 lessonsPaint-along with Laura to paint a tangerine in oils (Laura uses water mixable oils), or acrylics. The class includes the reference image to download and print.
£5
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All Classes, Print, Monoprint
Veggie-jelli Monoprints
Course • 6 lessonsMake your own inexpensive vegetarian print plate using simple equipment and readily available ingredients. Use your homemade plate (or a shop-bought plate) to make multicoloured prints on paper and see how you can stitch into them.
£8
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All Classes, Sketchbook and Art Journal, Watercolour Painting
Serendipity Painting
Course • 5 lessonsAre you always nervous about getting started in a new sketchbook? Do the pristine pages scare you? Let me reassure you that you’re not alone! In this collection of three videos you’ll learn how to lose the blank, white page quickly and easily.
£6
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All Classes, Sketchbook and Art Journal, Print
Handprinted Sketchbooks
Course • 8 lessons5.0 average rating (2 reviews)Work along with Laura and Linda to handprint and construct your very own sketchbook. This one will be filled with pattern and colour right from the start and then they'll show you how to add more detail and interest with drawing and collage.
£10
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All Classes, Sketchbook and Art Journal
Single Sheet Sketchbooks
Course • 7 lessons5.0 average rating (7 reviews)Learn how to make quick and easy sketchbooks out of a single sheet of paper. Lose the white with some hand painting, then take your book beyond the basics with some machine stitched construction details.
£5
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All Classes, Quilting
Folk Art Style Quilting
Course • 3 lessonsIn this class Linda is making an art quilt that is to be displayed on a stretched box canvas. She quilts the stencilled sampler by hand using embroidery threads and basic running stitch together with tiny French knots.
£2
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All Classes, Sketchbook and Art Journal
31 Days of Art Journalling
Course • 34 lessons5.0 average rating (4 reviews)In 31 Days of Art Journalling I’m going to guide you through a whole selection of techniques and approaches to help you establish a daily art habit. Each session is short and sweet to ensure you can fit it into your schedule.
£60
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All Classes, Quilting
Quilting Circles
Course • 3 lessons5.0 average rating (1 review)In this workshop Laura shares her tried and tested methods for quilting circles. How to mark and quilt small circles into narrow borders by hand, then how to machine quilt larger circles without any fancy gadgets.
£2
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All Classes, Applique
Page to Stitch - Abstract Landscape Applique
Course • 7 lessons5.0 average rating (2 reviews)In this workshop follow Laura's progress from making unique materials to work with in collage and appliqué, to developing design ideas, right through to making an appliqué piece and considering options for quilting it.
£15
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All Classes, Sketchbook and Art Journal, Altered Books
Cutting Pages
Course • 3 lessons5.0 average rating (1 review)In this workshop Linda shows examples of both her own and Laura’s sketchbooks where cutting into the pages adds fascinating detail to edges or to reveal tantalising glimpses of subsequent or preceding pages.
£2
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All Classes, Sketchbook and Art Journal
Easy Transfers
Course • 3 lessons5.0 average rating (2 reviews)In this workshop Laura will show you how she transfers text and photographic images to the pages of her sketchbook with a simple transfer technique using an inkjet printer. Please note this technique is not suitable for laser printers.
£2
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All Classes, To Wear, Fabric Painting
Inspired by Georgian Eyes
Course • 3 lessonsOK, we admit it, this might be one of our more unusual projects! Inspired by beautiful Georgian jewellery that featured painted eyes, Linda's been making handpainted charms. These could be used as a brooch, or even a statement button!
£2
How it Works
- when you sign up for a course or workshop you keep access to it forever - watch as often as you like and revisit the course anytime in the future
- work entirely at your own pace, no pressure, no deadlines
- connect with us and your fellow students in course specific discussion boards and in our Community space
- all classes are recorded in our studio spaces, it's like being in the studio with us
- be inspired, learn new skills and be creative in a friendly and supportive space
