Landscape Painting Workshop: Bluebell Woodland Light
28 February | 09:30-15:30
Join professional landscape artist Jo Starkey for an inspiring full-day acrylic painting workshop at the beautiful Leonardslee Gardens, exploring the enchanting atmosphere of a bluebell woodland. Inspired by Jo's original landscape paintings, this workshop will guide you through the process of creating a richly textured woodland scene, capturing the vibrant blues and violets of a carpet of bluebells beneath a canopy of trees, with soft, diffused light filtering through the woodland. Working with acrylics on board, you'll explore a variety of painting techniques including layering, colour blending and expressive mark-making to create depth, texture and atmosphere within your landscape. Jo will demonstrate each stage of the painting process, offering individual guidance and encouragement throughout the day, helping you develop your confidence and create your own interpretation of this atmospheric woodland scene.
Suitable for beginners and those with some painting experience, this relaxed and enjoyable workshop offers the opportunity to explore new techniques and develop your creativity in a supportive environment.
All painting materials are provided, and you'll leave with your own completed woodland landscape painting to take home.
A break for lunch will be taken with afternoon tea which includes scones with cream and jam, a sandwich, a slice of cake and a tea or coffee per person. Please email info@leonardsleegardens.co.uk if you have any allergies or dietary requirements.
£130 per person | 10% off for Leonardslee members
All materials and garden entry are included | Recommended age 16+ | Parking information
About Jo Starkey
Jo Starkey is an established local and worldwide selling artist. Working from her studio in Ditchling, the inspirational portrayals of meadow flowers, windblown grasses and trees, originate in her lifelong passion for nature and her experience of the Sussex landscape.
Growing up in a rural environment, gave her a great appreciation of the natural world and the countryside, which along with her love of art enthused her to become a floral and landscape artist.
Jo’s intention is to distil the essence of nature and its magic into her paintings, which she creates using acrylics and mixed media. She uses a layering process, incorporating a range of different materials, which lends itself to the scenery that she paints, creating depth and texture.
Jo likes to play with colour, and this can dictate the composition of a painting. She spends all the time she can walking in the Sussex countryside, and always has her camera to hand which allows her to capture a tableau as and when it happens.
She says: “There are those moments where the sun creates a beautiful light, glinting through wild grasses or meadows, or other times when it can be grey and mysterious, with light shining through the trees. I am drawn to colour and light, and I love the way nature is affected by the seasons and is constantly shifting and changing.”