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Summer Schools June & July 2025

 ZOO ARTISTS!
30th June - 4th July
​(7 - 14 yrs)

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We will draw the animals at the zoo and at the museum.
​In the studio we will make sculptures, paintings  and prints from our sketches.
COST £200

ZOO ARTISTS 2!
​8th & 8th July
(7 - 14 yrs)

COST £80

ART FOR TEENAGERS
People At Work
9th - 11th July
(12 - 17 yrs)

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Working with models in the studio and on location around Edinburgh students will develop painted figure compositions of working people.
(12 - 17 years)
COST £140

SHORT COURSES JUNE 2025

PORT SETON IN MIXED MEDIA
14th - 16th July

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A SERIES OF 3 DAY COURSES COMBINING PLEIN AIR STUDIES AND WORK DEVELOPED IN THE STUDIO
9th -11th JUNE
CANAL TRIP

Beginning with a barge trip on the Union Canal we will sketch outdoors and then develop paintings in the studio
COST £200

16th - 18th JUNE
THREE BRIDGES
Based at locations in both South & North Queensferry we will explore compositions of these extraordinary structures in drawing and in paint.
COST £200


23rd - 25th JUNE
ARTHUR'S SEAT
Working outdoors at Dunsapie Loch,Holyrood Park & looking across the city from Salisbury Crags we will create alla prima oil studies that capture the beauty of this mountain within a city.
COST £200

Based on the quayside of this magical harbour, we will have three days to explore the ever changing scene using a variety of materials including pastel, ink, collage and printmaking techniques.
             
      COST £200
                             
​ALL MATERIALS PROVIDED
                  
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contact [email protected] to book a place on any of these courses

PORT SETON IN OILS
21st - 23rd July

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Three days of Plein Air oil painting around the harbour as the fishing boats arrive and leave with the tides.

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COST £200

          ALL MATERIALS PROVIDED
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THREE BEACHES WITH FIGURES
28th - 30th July

Three days and 3 East Lothian locations: Gullane, Yellowcraigs & Seacliff. We will also work with models and explore ways of adding figures to these beach compositions.

COST £200
ALL MATERIALS PROVIDED

PAINTING DANCE 2020

Two - day workshops exploring the theme of dance - beginning with mixed media drawings to capture the movement of these different dance forms and continuing over 2 sessions to develop painted compositions.
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25th January & 
1st February

PAINTING BALLROOM

COST £110 EACH 2 DAY WORKSHOP, OR £200 FOR ALL FOUR CLASSES.  Download leaflet/booking form here:
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29th February & 14th March
​PAINTING FLAMENCO


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ANIMALS FOR ADULTS! 1ST - 4TH JULY 2019
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​ Inspired by the popular classes for children, this course will begin with drawing animals from life at the zoo and a bird of prey centre. Students will then have the opportunity to work in paint, sculpture and printmaking using their sketches to produce a variety of work in the studio.

COST £280     

3 DAY PLEIN AIR PAINTING COURSE  24TH - 26TH JULY
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​Working outdoors at the beautiful locations of Flotterstone, Temple and Gifford, students will be guided in the handling of alla prima oil paint. All materials and transport provided.

​COST £210         course now full - please be in touch if you would like to be put on waiting list

DRAWING DANCE 2019
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Saturday 2nd February - Ballet Dancer - (see images below)
Saturday 23rd February - Flamenco Dancer - (see images below)
Saturday 30th March - Belly Dancer - (see images below)
Saturday 4th May - Indian Dancer - (see images below)
Saturday 25th May - Ballroom Dancers

@ WASPS Studios Dalry 9 30 - 4 30 pm
​These workshops can be taken individually or as a set of five.
​COST £60 EACH OR £270 ALL FIVE. BOOKING BELOW:


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​Some excellent work was produced in a variety of media during the 'Drawing Ballet' workshop on Saturday 2nd February. With the help of two lovely ballerina models the students worked on quick poses using charcoal, pastels and ink as well as longer sustained drawings that incorporated collage and mixed media.



More fantastic work produced during the 'Drawing Flamenco!' session on 23rd February. Thanks to our wonderful model Iraya.




The Drawing Belly dance workshop on 30th April featured 2 terrific belly dance models Lara and Sylvia and some very dynamic and dramatic drawings were produced.




The particularly dynamic Indian dance poses inspired some very exciting drawings by students who really appreciated Karen's excellent modelling and informative explanations of he different dances.
Sketchbooks and Canvases - Summer School ​2018
Landscape and Seascape Painting in Port Seton with Added Fishermen!
​23rd - 27th July (5 days) & 30th July - 1st August (3 days) 2018
​Based in the netting shed on the side of Port Seton harbour we will begin the week by exploring the location through sketches and mixed media studies. The aim will be to look at different aspects of the life of the harbour, the beach and seascape and themes related to these subjects. Students will be guided in the development of the ideas captured in sketchbooks into oil painted compositions on canvas. During the course of the week it will be possible to work on both alla prima paintings produced en plein air as well as on compositions built up in layers over several days, both outside and inside the temporary netting shed studio. There will also be sessions with Fishermen models for those who would like to work with some figurative compositions. COST £350/£210. All materials and transport from Edinburgh included.
PAINTING THE MODERN GARDEN 2nd, 9th & 16th June
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3 Saturday workshops based in Dr Neils' secret garden, Duddingston. Plein air painting in oils. All materials provided. £60 each or £150 for all three.
Each of these workshops will begin with a demonstration of different aspects of alla prima oil painting outdoors including, composition, mixing colour and paint handling. The classes can be taken individually or as a set of three.
​Download leaflet & booking form here:

Saturday Workshops - The Moving Figure

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Working with dancers and sports models at WASPS Studios Dalry these workshops will use mixed media, including pastels, inks and collage to explore the theme of the moving figure.

Saturday 27th January - Dance 1 
Saturday 24th February - Dance 2  
Saturday 24th March: Sport!  
Saturday 28th April:
INDIAN DANCE! - class finished
COST £55 All materials provided

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Extra Summer School course August 2016
​PAINTING THE MODERN GARDEN - Plein air painting at Dr. Neil's Garden.

Based in the spectacular Dr. Neil's Garden, Duddingston, students  began with chalk pastel studies and develop these into alla prima oil paintings on canvas.

 Summer School 2016 ​- Land & Sea

Working at 5 different locations over the course of the week,  students began with quick colour studies in chalk pastels, before developing some of them in to alla prima oil paintings on canvas. Locations included Port Seton, Seacliff and Temple. 

Saturday 16th April
9.30 - 4.30
​Pastel Heads
This course has now passed - images below:

LANDSCAPE & COMPOSITION

PLEIN AIR PAINTING (2015)
This course has now finished and in spite of brilliant sunshine, monsoon rains and homicidal midges, a good and productive time was had by all - and the quality of painting produced speaks for itself.

ARTISTS' PETS (2015)

FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE.
Drawing animals at the museum and at a farm as well as having pets come to the studio to have their portraits done.
'This was the best week of my life' - young artist participant