Drawing workshop with Julia McKenzie - Workshop 2 – Saturday 5th September. 10:30am to 4pm - £70 pp

Each of these day-long workshops is a standalone session.
However, booking all three will give you the opportunity to broaden your skills and experience across a range of techniques.

Workshop 1 – Saturday 29th August. 10:30am to 4pm - £70 pp
Workshop 2 – Saturday 5th September. 10:30am to 4pm - £70 pp
Workshop 3 – Saturday 12th September. 10:30am to 4pm - £70 pp

‘The world around us is a magical place and observing it deliberately allows us to slow down and bask in the wonder just outside our front doors… if we care to look’.
Frances Tophill – A wild flower year 2025

Artist Julia McKenzie produced more than 70 drawings and paintings to illustrate Frances Tophill’s wonderful book celebrating some of the author’s favourite wildflowers. These original works will be featured in an exhibition at ACE Arts celebrating the publication.

Join Julia for this full-day drawing workshop, where she will share her knowledge and experience of observing and recording the plants and flowers found in the natural world. Through a range of drawing tools and techniques, you will develop skills in using line, colour and texture, while exploring ways to combine delicate linework with expressive shape and layered colour.

With more than 30 years of teaching experience alongside her own artistic practice, Julia has developed a fluid line and a keen observational style that communicates the imperfect perfection of nature.
“I celebrate the lost, fragile and forgotten characteristics of the natural world.”

During the workshop, Julia will introduce some of the artists who have influenced her practice, including Dürer, Ivon Hitchens, Jan van Kessel and Mary Delany. Surrounded by flowers, plants, insects and natural specimens, participants will draw from direct observation throughout the day.

By the end of the workshop, you will have strengthened your observational drawing skills, developed greater hand–eye coordination, gained confidence in experimenting with different techniques, and discovered new ways to capture the beauty and character of the natural world.

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Please note: when purchasing a place on this workshop, the email confirmation serves as a ticket; we will have your name on the register so there is no need to print it out.