Workshops, Courses, Local Groups/Events
Listed below are various ways you can meet up and learn about coloured pencil. These are listed by geographical area starting in Scotland and moving southwards ending in Cornwall. We hope you can find something in your area.
If you are a UKCPS member and wish to add your colored pencil course/workshop or similar event to this page, contact the webmaster with details.
If you wish to attend any of the following, contact the artist to confirm venues and dates, we accept no responsibility for any errors.
Please note: the UKCPS does not currently vet the venues or artists as to their quality.
St Anne's Church Hall, Coupar Angus
LESLEY CRAWFORD UKCPS
One Monday afternoon per month 1-5pm - Drawing and painting for beginners and improvers.
Slade Studio, Carmyllie, Angus
LESLEY CRAWFORD UKCPS
Weekly classes on Wednesday mornings - Drawing & Painting
Contact Lesley : 01241 860382, website, lesleycrawford112@sky.com
Keswick, Cumbria
Regular workshops at The Pencil Museum. Check out their website.
Every third Saturday of the month
Local Pencil Art Group meeting monthly
10am to 2pm at The Quaker Meeting House (near Booths Supermarket), Keswick
Drawing, experimentation, learning new skills, mutual support, encouragement and 'show & tell'.
Contact: Barbara Murray chair@ukcps.co.uk
or Zoe Ginty 07843416183
St James's Church Lounge, Kirklands Lane, Baildon, W Yorkshire
LOCAL GROUP
Second Wednesday each month 7 - 9 pm
Contact localgroups@ukcps.co.uk for more information
The New Hall, Bawtry, South Yorkshire
Sue Woffinden
Wednesdays - 9.30-12.30 - A small group doing botanical work, no tutor but help each other.
Call in or contact Sue on 07941 509871
The Art Room, Greenways, Wilkin Hill, Barlow, Dronfield. S18 7TE
SUE VIZE SBA
Thursdays - 10am to 4pm - £40 - Coloured Pencil or Graphite Pencil
March 7th 2013 ~ Working from Photographs ~ Learn the techniques to illustrate flowers and plants from photographs.
June 27th 2013 ~ Add a Touch of Colour ~ Create a botanical drawing of summer garden subjects with graphite combined with coloured pencil.
August 8th 2013 ~ Ferns ~ Portray the true beauty of ferns using either graphite or coloured pencil.
October 17th 2013 ~ Autumn Harvest ~ Draw conkers, acorns, seed pods and berries for an autumnal workshop.
December 5th 2013 ~ All things Christmas ~ Illustrate holly, ivy, winter flowers, cinnamon stick, cloves, oranges or anything else we can find to make this a truly seasonal workshop.
More details and contact information at Sue's website
Chesterfield, Derbys
STEP BY STEP ART GROUP - KAREN M BERISFORD
Every Friday 11am-2pm - Graphite Pencils, Soft Pastels, Coloured Pencil & Acrylic Paints
Also available via bookings only: 1 day and 5 week workshops.
Bonsall Court community Centre,
Off Bowness Road
Newbold,
Chesterfield,
S41 8AW
For more information:
Chesterfield Arts Group website
Karen's website
Attenborough Village Hall, Notts.
SUE VIZE SBA
Tuesday class 7-9 pm weekly - Botanical illustration, all levels welcome
The WI Hall, 1 Main Street, Lowdham, Nottingham
SUE VIZE SBA
Sundays - 10am to 4pm - £32 - Coloured Pencil or Graphite Pencil
March 17th 2013 ~ Early Garden Flowers ~ Illustrate snowdrops, primroses, hellebores, pansies, etc, and create a portrait of spring flowers.
May 12th 2013 ~ Late Spring Woods ~ Enjoy drawing tree bark, twigs, ferns, lichens and bluebells.
September 15th 2013 ~ Fuchsias ~ Create a botanical drawing showing the intricacy and detail of beautiful fuchias.
November 10th 2013 ~ Autumn Leaves, Seed Pods and Fungi ~ Choose from an array of natural subjects to show autumn in all its glory
Long Eaton Art Room, 29-31 Lime Grove, Long Eaton, Nottingham, NG10 4LD
SUE VIZE SBA
Saturdays - 10am to 4pm - £35 - Coloured Pencil or Graphite Pencil
April 27th 2013 ~ Spring Flowers ~ Create a portrait of spring with flowers picked from the garden.
June 29th 2013 ~ Leaves can be difficult but don't have to be as scary as they look. Create a sketch book page of different leaf shapes.
October 19th 2013 ~ Illustrate autumn leaves, berries and seeds in this colourful workshop.
December 7th 2013 ~ Winter Garden ~ There are still subjects in a winter garden worth caturing onto paper. Enjoy berries, twisted leaves and of course holly or ivy to make this a festive workshop.
More details and booking information at Sue's website
Patchings Art Centre, Oxton Road, Calverton, Notts, NG14 6NU - website
31st August - 6th October 2013 : UKCPS 12th Open International Exhibition. More info.
Workshops - more info and application form:
1st September - Sue Vize: Botanicals
21st September - Karen Coulson: Fur and Feathers
22nd September - Jonathan Newey: Animal Portraiture
East Leake, Loughborough
ROBIN BORRETT UKCPS
Robin Borrett is running Coloured Pencil Workshops in his home village of East Leake near Loughborough, Leicestershire. Most sessions run for eight weeks on a Monday morning from 9.30 until 12.00. Evening workshops also run for eight weeks and are held on Wednesdays from 7.00pm until 9.00pm.The workshops are for beginners and those with more experience.
Monday workshops are held in the Methodist Church, Main Street, East Leake, Loughborough LE12 6PG.
Wednesday workshops are held in the East Leake Leisure Centre, Lantern Lane, East Leake, Loughborough LE12 6QN.
For further information contact Robin on 01509 856940 or email robin.borrett@talktalk.net.
Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury
LOCAL GROUP
Last Monday each month 14:00
- 16:00
Drawing, experimentation, show & tell
Contact localgroups@ukcps.co.uk for more information
Rugby, Warwickshire
VICTORIA PARSONS - DRAWING CLASSES/COURSES
New term begins in September each year. Weekly 2hr drawing classes. Instruction in using all drawing mediums. All subjects covered.
Drawing and Painting Wildlife
All classes are suitable for beginners, improvers, and the more experienced
for more information and contact details see Victoria's website.
Knuston Hall, Wellingborough, NN29 7EU - website
PETER WEATHERILL UKCPS - website
5th September 2013 -
Coloured Pencil Basics
6th September 2013 -
Coloured Pencils Intermediate
6th-8th September 2013 - CP weekend course (for all abilities)
JONATHAN NEWEY UKCPS - website
3-5 May 2013 - Beginners Guide to Watercolour Pencil
29 November - 1 December 2013 - British Wildlife in Coloured Pencil
Rushden & Wellingborough
LOCAL GROUP
1st & 3rd Thursdays each month (not summer) 9:00
- 12:30
Drawing, experimentation, show & tell
Contact localgroups@ukcps.co.uk for more information
Milton Keynes
LOCAL GROUP
3rd Tuesday each month 10:00
- 15:00
Drawing, experimentation, show & tell
Contact localgroups@ukcps.co.uk for more information
Twigworth, Glos website
KAREN COULSON UKCPS
29th June 2013 9.30-4.30pm
Nature in Art: Fur and Feather (Grey Squirrel and Tawny Owl) - Booking essential
JONATHAN NEWEY UKCPS
6th July 2013
Nature in Art: Watercolour pencil techniques
Reading, Berks
JONATHAN NEWEY UKCPS
13th April 2013
Crescent Community Centre, Lower Earley, Reading, RG2 9BE
Exotic birds with Coloured Pencil
Please see Jonathan's website for more information and details of his other courses
Art Trading Company studio, 36a Earsham Street, Bungay
MACLOLM CUDMORE UKCPS
9th March 2013 – Reflections (what colour is silver?)
13th April – Trees in the Landscape (structure and scale)
18th May – Architectural Details (observation and composition)
15th June – Faces and Features (attention to portrait details)
13th July – Domestic Interiors (with a nod to the Dutch Masters)
14th September – Pet Portraits (composition and character)
12th October – Seasonal Still Life (composition and atmosphere)
16th November – People at Work (observation and character)
Saturday one day courses, 10.30am to 4.30pm
See Malcolm's blog for details and contact info
East Bergholt, Suffolk
LOCAL GROUP
1st Tuesday each month from 10.30am
Informal get together
Contact localgroups@ukcps.co.uk for more information
JANIE PIRIE UKCPS SBA
2-4 April 2013 - Portraits from Photographs. Flatford Mill FS Centre, Dedham
21-23 June 2013 -
Botanical Studies. Flatford Mill FS Centre, Dedham
Cambridge
JANIE PIRIE UKCPS SBA
2 & 3 March 2013 - Still Life Study. White House Arts, Cambridge
14-16 May - Leaf Studies. Cambridge University Botanic Gardens
8-10 Octonber - Conkers, Berries & Fruit.
Cambridge University Botanic Gardens
More information at Janie's website
Colchester, Essex
JANIE PIRIE UKCPS SBA
Regular workshops and courses at Janie's studio set in an acre of garden overlooking Dedham Vale or outside in the local area.
More information at her website
East Clandon Village Hall, Surrey (4 miles east of Guildford)
LOCAL GROUP
2nd Monday each month, 2-4pm
Starting 10th September 2012
Contact localgroups@ukcps.co.uk for more information
Hassocks, W Sussex
LOCAL GROUP
Fridays - non term times 10:00
- 16:00
Drawing, experimentation, show & tell
Contact localgroups@ukcps.co.uk for more information
Saltings, Windmill Field, Bosham, W Sussex, PO18 8LH
GAYNOR DICKESON SBA - website
29 April -Sketchbook
31 May-2 June - Summer flowers - what a choice?
20-21 June - Kitchen garden
5-7 July - Heavenly smelly Roses
2-4 August - Summer fruit
5-6 September - Hedgerow produce
1-3 November 2013 - Autumn colours
Locksheath, Hampshire
JULIE LONGDON
H&M Fine Art Studio, Locksheath SO31 6DX
List to be published.
Contact details at Julie's website
Hampshire
KAREN COULSON UKCPS
Saturday 23rd February 2013 10am-4.30pm
Garden Birds in Coloured Pencil - Hillier Gardens, Ampfield, Romsey
Oakwood House, Fairview Drive, Romsey.
Half Day classes, 10am – 12.30pm or 1.30 - 4pm. All Coloursoft Pencils
20th March 2013. Giraffe (repeat of library class) £12
19th June 2013. Blue bell with dark background £12
17th July 2013. “Tigger” my cat portrait £12
All day classes.10.30am – 4pm Coloursoft Pencils
20th April 2013. Pink Rose - Coloursoft pencils on HP Water Colour paper £30
11th May 2013. Robin in snowy scene. Coloursoft pencils on Pastel matt. £30
Library courses:
16th April 2013. Andover Library 1pm – 4pm. Giraffe
22nd April 2013. Chandlers Ford Library 10am – 1pm. Hare
24th April 2013. Romsey Library 10am – 1pm. Tortoise
13th May 2013. Chandlers Ford Library 10am -1pm. Hedgehog
12th June 2013. Milford Library 1.30 – 4.30pm. Giraffe
25th June 2013. Andover Library 12-3pm. Tortoise
3rd July 2013. Romsey library 10am – 1pm. Wild cat.
See Karen's website for contact and booking info.
Bournemouth, Dorset
JONATHAN NEWEY UKCPS
Boscombe Spa Hotel, Bournemouth, BH5 1HR - website
13-16 March 2013 :
Sketching and painting with watercolour pencils
2-6 September 2013 : Animal portraits with watercolour pencils
7-11 October 2013 : Autumn and Winter Scenes with watercolour pencils
Devizes, Wiltshire
ANN SWAN SBA
Ann holds regular workshops at her studio in Devizes and around the UK and Europe, please see her website for latest information. These are popular so you need to book early.
Chippenham, Wiltshire
LOCAL GROUP
'The Coloured Ring' Pencil Group
Beacon Centre (Methodist Church Hall), Sheldon Road, Chippenham
2nd and 4th Friday each month, 10am-12
Contact localgroups@ukcps.co.uk for more information
Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset
LOCAL ART GROUP - CP members welcome
Banwell Village Hall, Tuesday mornings.
Contact UKCPS member Kathy Dennett via webmaster@ukcps.co.uk
Mark, Somerset
PAULINE LONGLEY UKCPS and BEV LEWIS UKCPS
19th October 2013 - The Village Hall, Vole Road, Mark, Somerset, TA9 4NY (nr J22 of M5)
Passion for Pencils workshop - including the use of other pencils with cp as mixed media, eg graphite, aquarelle, pastel pencils, charcoal pencils etc.
Contact:pauline@paulinelongley.co.uk
Cheddar, Somerset
LOCAL GROUP
Alternate Wednesday mornings.
Contact localgroups@ukcps.co.uk for more information
St Austell, Cornwall
JULIE HOCKIN
Courses run on alternate Saturdays Sept-Dec then Jan-June
Drawing for the Doubtful / Painting for the Petrified
Tel : 07799294280