May Sketchbook Course

Wednesday 29th - Thursday 30th May 2024

A two day, non-residential course hosted by Matthew in his home studio. Focusing on filling a sketchbook with drawings from life around the farm, house and gardens at Ham Court.

Students will enjoy a delicious lunch each day, cooked by our in-house chef Dave using locally sourced ingredients including some grown in Matthew’s Kitchen Garden.

A sketchbook is a visual record and a place for your drawings, but it need not be for showing off or full of finished works of art. Matthew (with over a hundred sketchbooks of his own in his shelves) will talk first about how sketchbooks represent a particular facet of some artists’ work, and about his own methods and techniques. Then with pens/paints and sketchbook (all supplied and of the same specification as his own) you will fill the entire book over the two days.

By holding courses at his home, Matthew hopes to share his pleasure in the mediums and techniques he has developed as well as his regular sources of inspiration in and around the farm and garden.

See our recommendations of places to stay nearby, here .

Please email pa@ottercootllp.co.uk with any queries and dietary requirements.