Bampton - Inspired by Gardens Art Workshops

Inspired by Gardens Painting Workshops are based at the artist’s Studio in Bampton, Devon. Learn to paint Gardens and Flowers in watercolour pastel and mixed media with garden artist Catherine Stott in the beautiful Exe valley. In spring and summer, local gardens and nearby countryside are used as inspiration as part of the workshop experience.

The programme includes themed Day courses in the studio with buffet lunch and refreshments provided. Art Holiday weeks and weekends include both studio sessions to develop your painting skills and visits to local gardens.

Catherine paints beautiful gardens, landscapes and local festivals in a variety of media, and exhibits in England and the Scottish borders. She is an experienced tutor who has worked with adults, children and families, and for some years has concentrated on teaching garden painting. Teaching ratios are kept small and each participant receives plenty of individual attention. Beginners are welcome on most courses, but if you are new to painting or wish to try out a new medium, contact the tutor to check which is the best course for you.

Bampton is on the Devon/Somerset border, close to the Exmoor and Blackdown Hills National Parks and the Exe Valley Way. Some of the many beautiful gardens nearby include National Trust Properties at Knighthayes, Dunster, Killerton and Barrington Court, the Jekyll/Lutyens restored garden at Hestercombe, East Lambrook Manor, Tintinhull and Cothay Manor in Somerset, and Gardens of North Devon including Arlington Court , Marwood Hill, Tapeley Park, Castle Hill, Glebe Cottage and of course the RHS garden at Rosemoor.

Friday 29 June – Sunday 1 July - Introduction to garden painting

Sunday 23 September – Friday 28 September- Garden painting holiday

Friday 19 October – Sunday 21 October - Autumn garden colour

Friday 9 November – Sunday 11 November - Winter gardens