Do you love to scribble but find an empty page daunting? Pen and wash is the ideal medium for both hesitant or seasoned artist alike. The town of New Mills is crammed with interesting old buildings, quirky street corners, viaducts, railways and canals, just perfect for the artist to sketch, and along with other towns will become our inspiration for the day. Using this inventive and fun medium, we will inject shape and texture into our drawings before exploring wash techniques including dripping and splashing. Suitable for all abilities.
During the day you will learn to invent and add lines, marks, textures and interest to your drawings, then add washes of colour to your own very personalised composition. We will look at working on a tinted ground, using white gel pens, ink and gouache to add highlights that would otherwise be lost on white watercolour paper. We will also try out some fun techniques including paint blowing, dribbling and splashing to add fun and a spontaneous flair to our work
If you are at all hesitant with your drawing skills, this workshop will offer methods to give you advantages to will help loosen up your style and improve the way you work, with optional templates which you can choose to copy, trace or fill in. Intially with a focus on mark making, we will look at ways to flatten perspective rather than struggling with any tricky angles. Using images of both New Mills and other lovely market towns, you will have the time to experiment while you work on your artwork.
Tutor - Hazel Money
"My style isn't strict - and there are no rules! I just love scribbling and having fun with the subject."
Hazel is an inspiring and helpful tutor who loves to use pen and wash while out drawing on location, and is passionate about passing on the lessons she learns while out and about. She is keen to help point you in the right direction so that next time you are out and about with your sketchbook you will be able to use all the same techniques. If you have enjoyed attending one of Hazel's pen and wash workshops before, you will find your day will enhance skills you learned before, as well as taking on a new direction, as there will be new subjects, new templates, and more new ideas to have a go at.
You can have a sneak peek at Hazel's techniques by clicking on the video link below...
Thursday the 21st August 2025 from 10 am – 3.30 pm. Refreshments are provided and with everyone bringing a packed lunch.
Please note - the venue promotes a sustainable ethos and tries to be as "green" as possible, therefore it would be very much appreciated if you could please bring a non-meat, plant based packed lunch with you, thank you.
Parking is nearby at Torr Top Street Car Park, or on-street. This is a non-residential workshop.
Materials
Most of the materials will be provided in the workshop, however a very short list of items to bring will be forwarded before the workshop.
