The Horsebridge Studio Sessions are a programme of creative workshops supported by a great community of local artists and teachers. The workshops take place in our large, light and airy Studio and each session will give people the confidence to try a new skill and take part in creative and enjoyable activities as part of new group. The sessions are a mix of pay what you can drop-in activities and ticketed workshops.
All equipment and materials, as well as tea and coffee, will be provided.
Don't forget if you are a Great Friend or Best Friend of The Horsebridge you can get up to 10% off Studio Sessions. Our pay what you can activities are made possible thanks to support from Friends and donations, please support if you can.
Single Sessions
Abstract Trees With Kim O'Neil
17 May: Immerse yourself into the world of abstract trees, using palette knives and a variety of mediums to create stunning impressions of tree bark. Guided by expert instruction, you'll explore unique techniques and draw inspiration from the natural beauty of trees to develop your own abstract compositions.
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Figure Making Workshop With Steve Postgate
15 May, 12 June: Learn how to use clay for sculpting and make a figure of animal, human or, at least, beings from this general area of the galaxy.
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Life drawing with sculpture option With Steve Postgate
18 and 31 May: In this workshop select to draw from a life model, or add a sculpture option and create a model in clay, supported by Steve Postgate.
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Beach inspired abstract painting With Kim O'Neil
7 June: Immerse yourself in the beauty of the local beach in this unique one-day workshop. Perfect for artists of all levels, this session invites you to draw inspiration directly from the shoreline by the Arts Centre.
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Abstract Watercolour: Creating Unique Abstracts With Kim O'Neil
12 July: Discover the exciting world of salt water-infused watercolours in this hands-on workshop. We will harness the properties of salt to create stunning, organic textures and patterns in our watercolour paintings. By experimenting with different types of abstract techniques, you’ll capture the essence of the sea and the unpredictability of nature in your art.
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Courses
Nature sketching and painting journey With Ilse Mikula
Starts 12 May Over the 8 sessions, you’ll deepen your observational skills and explore expressive drawing techniques, while also refining your understanding of watercolour. With a focus on both botanical and animal subjects.
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Sketch and paint With Ilse Mikula
Starts 2 June Ideal for beginners and those with some experience. Develop observational and expressive drawing techniques and then immerse yourself in the evocative surroundings of the Whitstable harbour and seashore, capturing and exploring the colours, shapes and textures with ink and watercolour.
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Landscape Techniques: A 10-Week Technical Painting Course With Kim O'Neil
4 Sept - 13 Nov: Unlock your creativity and master the art of landscape painting with our comprehensive 10-week technical painting course. This course covers a wide range of fundamental techniques to help you create stunning effects in your landscape paintings.
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Still Life oil painting course With Gaven Alexander
Started 2 May Learn the fundamentals of still life painting using oils over a four class course, covering 3 hours each class, set over 4 months, which will give the oil paintings enough time to dry between classes.
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Fundamentals of Composition With Kim O'Neil
24 April - 3 July: Gain a comprehensive understanding of the key elements of artistic composition. Explore various aspects of composition, including balance, harmony, perspective, visual pathways, the theory of thirds, the golden section and overall composition techniques.
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Regular sessions
Monthly Print Club With Rochelle Bloom
Print Club is a social, sharing, learning group, set up to offer a studio space where people with some experience of the process can come to experiment and produce their own prints. Get the guidance, advice and support of a professional teacher and technician Rochelle to develop skills and techniques.
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Monthly Oils Club With Gaven Alexander
These sessions are open to anyone who has always wanted to try oil painting, or, are already using oils but want to spend some time in the company of other oil painters, developing and continuing to learn how to get the most out of this medium.
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Art Journaling and Mixed Media With Debs Smith
Art Journaling is a great way to learn mixed media techniques without having to buy a canvas. Art Journaling can be done in any book, or any substrate, it is essentially art for you! It can be personal with your own journaling on how you are feeling or by using quotes, phrases and song titles.
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Saturday Sewing Club With Linda Tiley
10 May, 7, 14 & 21 June and 5 July: These are supportive group sessions aimed at sewists with a little experience who need help and support to gain confidence using the sewing machine. Beginners are welcome, no need to come to all sessions.
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Throughout 2022 support from an Awards for All grant from The National Lottery enabled us to offer free sessions and places across our Studio Sessions to participants who may not have been able to participate otherwise.
You can read more about the grant.