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East Sutherland Art Society

Activities and Workshops 2025

Our Activities &  Workshop co-ordinater is Kevin kevone290@outlook.com.

 

These are the workshops and events arranged so far for ESAS members in 2025.  There should be more to follow.

If attendance on any of these is too low to make the workshop viable, then it is possible that we may have to cancel the workshop.

More details about each will be sent to members but if you have any queries or would like to book a place on any now then please contact Kevin O’Neill on kevone290@outlook.com.  

 

Costs

The half day workshops are normally £15 for ESAS members.

Full day workshops are normally £30 for ESAS members.

Two day workshops are normally £30 per day (ie £60 for both days) for ESAS members.

The untutored Plein Air days are variable, but will be less than tutored workshops.

For some workshops with materials provided there is a small additional charge to cover the cost of these.

Tea/coffee provided but for all workshops of one or two days you will need to bring your own lunch or buy something locally.

  • 15 February 2025

    Clay Studio, Inverness

    An introduction to hand building. This is a two part workshop with part 2 on 15th March. You must be able to attend both sessions.

  • 8 March 2025

    Acrylic Basics

    Tutor: Julia Tryon

    Venue: Fountain Road small Hall, Golspie

    Cost: £33 includes a small amount for materials.

    This will be aimed at learning about various types of acrylics, mediums and how to use them, rather than aiming to produce finished paintings (although you may well produce something!)

    Please bring along your own paints, brushes, surfaces and anything that you want to know how to use!

  • 24 March 2025

    Felting

    This is a half day workshop.

    Tutor: Catherine Jones

    Venue: Fountain Road small hall, Golspie.

    Price: 18

    This will be to make a simple clutch bag

  • 5 April 2025

    Mixed Media (2 days)

    Tutor: Jane Harlington

    Venue: Fountain Road large Hall, Golspie

    Cost: £60 plus small amount for materials to be confirmed.

    Jane is returning from Lewis to run another popular workshop.

  • 19 April 2025

    ESAS Art Fair 2025

    We have booked Fountain Road Hall, Golspie for next year’s Art Fair.  It will be on Saturday 19 April (Easter weekend).

    If you would like a table, then please email Kevin (kevone290@outlook.com).  They will be £12 per table and you can always share with another member or book two if you want. 

  • 2 May 2025

    Oil Painting Basics

    Tutor: Jonathan Shearer

    Venue: Logie Easter former church

    Cost: £30 (bring your own materials but avoid turps please)

    This will be aimed at learning about various types of oils, including water based, mediums and how to use them, rather than aiming to produce finished paintings (although you may well produce something!)

  • 12 May 2025

    Blind Drawing (am only)

    Tutor: Helen Joy

    Venue: Fountain Road small hall, Golspie

    Cost: £15 (you just need to bring your own drawing materials)

    More details to follow…

  • 24 May 2025

    Plein Air Sketching...

    In conjunction with History Liks, Dornoch Cost: £10 includes guided walk in the morning by History Links around Dornoch and lunch and then time in the afternoon for plein air sketching. There will be the chance to complete a painting in your ...

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  • 30 May 2025

    Life Drawing

    Tutor: Jonathan Shearer

    Venue: Fountain Road large hall, Golspie

    Cost: £40 (Includes cost of life model; bring your own materials)

    This is a further life drawing day following last year’s very popular workshop.

  • 2 June 2025

    Improve Your Drawing Skills

    Tutor: Cyril Reed

    Venue: Fountain Road small hall, Golspie

    Cost: £30 (bring your own materials)

    This will be to help Improve your drawing skills. A workshop for beginners and those with some confidence but wishing to make further progress in terms of drawing more accurately.

  • 14 June 2025

    Dry Point (2 days)

    Tutor: Fenella Ross Elmer

    Venue: Logie Easter former church

    Cost: £68 (includes all materials)

    Exploring Mark Making, working from sketches, photographs, images, using clear acrylic sheet to develop the image, creating engraving in acrylic, using cross hatching, linear images, with tonal areas - Landscapes/Seascapes,

  • 28 June 2025

    Plein Air Pastels (2 days)

    Tutor: Esther Armstrong

    Venue: Carnegie Hall, Portmahomack

    Cost: £60 plus small amount for materials to be confirmed

    This will be chance to do plein air in pastels

  • 19 July 2025

    Annual Exhibition (16 days)

    EAST SUTHERLAND ART SOCIETY ANNUAL EXHIBITION

    Fountain Road Hall, Golspie

  • 25 August 2025

    Plein Air Oil Painting (3 days)

    Tutor: Anna Wimbledon

    Venue: tbc - possibly near Brora

    Cost: £90 plus small amount for materials

     

  • 5 September 2025

    Mosaics (2 days)

    Tutor: tbc

    Venue: tbc - possibly Dornoch

    Cost: tbc

  • 20 September 2025

    Tetra Pak Printing (2 days)

    Tutor: Fenella Ross Elmer

    Venue: Carnegie Hall, Portmahomack

    Cost: £66 including all materials

    Creating a plate - using removal, engraving, exploring inking, working with Colour/Monotone, developing scenes from Land/Seascape. Producing Approx 4 Original Prints A4 

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