Join Annie Musgrove, the overall winner of the 2023 Ilminster Open Exhibition, to explore using oils to create atmospheric and expressive landscapes.

We are surrounded by some of the most varied and moody upland landscapes in Britain with the Blackdown Hills on our doorstep. Over the course of the day you will learn how to start from a photograph to abstract key elements and add depth to your compositions, resulting in your own unique response to the landscape. 

Annie will demonstrate her approach to oil painting using palette knives, rags, sticks and other materials and share many hard-won lessons on composition and technique. Annie is an experienced tutor and will give plenty of hands-on help and discussion time to ensure you walk away with a painting you are truly proud of. So, ​whether you are a complete beginner or an artist looking for a different challenge you are very welcome. 

Materials: Prepared paper and tools will be available. However, you are encouraged to bring your own sketchbooks and canvasses or boards, oil paints/water-based oil paints and tools. Annie will be working on a 50cm x 50cm canvas from an image. A selection of images will be available but it would be good if you brought your own images to work from.

Cost: £50
Friday, 10 May
10am - 3pm

We have a café onsite for your lunch break!

To book, ring 01460 54973 or email: workshops@ilminsterarts.org.uk leaving your telephone number.