Brackenwood Workshops, Bristol 2025

Themed all-day workshops at Brackenwood Plant & Garden Centre, Pill Rd, BS8 3RA
Delicious home-made food cafe on site.

All workshops include helpful tuition throughout each day.

Bookings can now be made online for workshops listed below!

£80 or two day courses, 10am - 4pm (Max 9 students)
 

2025 WORKSHOPS  If you are interested in booking any of these workshops you can now book online. 

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Pen and Ink with watercolour wash
February - Saturday 1st - Sunday 2nd
10am - 4pm £80
All levels welcome
Learn the techniques or stippling (pointilism) or line work with me on this two day workshop. Watercolour washes can look very effective over pen and ink and make wonderful sketchbook studies and artwork. Using fine liner pens we will work up a beautiful drawing and, then loosely colour it with watercolour washes. Bring your own subject or choose from my large collection.

 

Nature Illustration - Feathers, bird eggs and animal bones
April - Saturday 5th - Sunday 6th
10am - 4pm £80
Watercolour experienced needed

We will be painting a fascinating array of nature subjects. You may use watercolour or pen, ink and wash to describe your nature subject. Bring along feathers, bird eggs (be aware these mustn't be taken from the wild), animal bones and skulls or anything else you think matches the theme. ​

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Wildflower study days - a day in the meadow and another in the studio
July - Saturday 26th - Sunday 27th
10am - 4pm £80
Watercolour experienced needed

We will meet at a meadow (venue TBC) and study wildflowers in their natural habitat. We will make detailed sketches, take botany notes and make colour swatches. On day two, we will meet at Brackenwood and put together a watercolour illustration of a chosen wildflower study from the previous day. This will be a wonderful exercise of study in the field!

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Painting Butterflies, Moths and other insects
October - Saturday 18th - Sunday 19th
10am - 4pm £80
Watercolour experienced needed

Insects are important pollinators and wonderful to study and paint. Choose from my huge collection of butterflies, moths, bees and other insects. Learn how to add the finest detail and colour to create your very own insect painting. Take a look under the microscope to see the close-up beauty of butterfly wings, insect eyes and antennae.

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Painting Bulbs and Roots
November - Saturday 15th - Sunday 16th
10am - 4pm £80
Watercolour experienced needed

Bulbs and root systems are so interesting to paint. I will show you techniques to apply to such subjects. You will learn how to apply colour to define a root system on a plant, or create an elegant painting of a bulb or bulbs. There will be some bulbs to select from at the garden centre or bring your own. Dig up a plant from your garden and bring it along to paint roots!

For more details contact me:
Email: jackieisard@googlemail.com 

Mobile: 07813 864472