Giving shape to the landscape using light!

We’ll be painting the famous Bow Fiddle Rock on a sunny day, surrounded by bright blue seas. Rob will show you how to form and shape the rock and cliffs using sunlight and shadow in his characteristically colourful style to give a beautiful and realistic image.

The day course is aimed at beginners to watercolour or those who have some previous experience with the medium but would like to improve their techniques. We will work through the painting in a step-by-step way, with Rob demonstrating each step then helping and encouraging you to paint the same step before moving on to the next. In this way, you’ll learn a lot about watercolour techniques through the day while having a lot of fun with like-minded people and hopefully taking away a beautiful and colourful painting!

• Materials included

• Light refreshments provided but please bring along a packed lunch

About your tutor

After 25 years as a military pilot, Rob rediscovered his passion: watercolour painting. Self-taught in watercolour, he now focuses on capturing the beauty of light and form. His art centres on nature, free from any strict rules. Rob paints not just subjects, but the captivating essence of light. The watercolour’s luminous quality is used boldly to uniquely captures nature’s colours. Embracing spontaneity, each stroke brings life, offering no second chances. Rob enjoys the unpredictability, finding satisfaction in the first brushstroke on a blank canvas. He also enjoys teaching watercolour skills to others and having fun while doing it!