A Three-Day Painting Workshop in the English Countryside
Discover a clearer, more enjoyable way to work from the landscape and enhance your control of colour — while painting in one of England’s most beautiful rural landscapes.
This three-day workshop offers the rare combination of focused learning, time to practise, and a deeply inspiring setting. Whether you’re travelling from elsewhere in the UK or visiting from overseas, it’s designed as both a creative retreat and a confidence-building painting experience.
A Painting Experience, Not a Rushed Course
Over three relaxed, well-structured days, you’ll be guided through the essentials of colour in a way that feels practical, intuitive, and genuinely useful — not overwhelming.
Each day balances:
- Outdoor sketching in the surrounding countryside (weather permitting)
- Studio time developing ideas in colour
- Clear demonstrations and guidance you can apply immediately
- Space to slow down, reflect, and enjoy the process
This is not about ticking boxes or racing through exercises.
It’s about understanding colour well enough to trust your instincts — and enjoying painting again.
The Setting
The workshop takes place in a quiet, rural part of northern England — an area known for rolling green hills, stone walls, waterfalls, and open skies.
For UK participants, it’s a chance to step away from everyday routines and immerse yourself fully in painting.
For international visitors, it offers a distinctly English landscape — calm, timeless, and wonderfully suited to sketching and colour study.
You don’t need to know the area in advance.
You just need a love of landscape, light, and time to create.
What You’ll Learn
This workshop focuses on everything you need to paint effectively with colour, including:
- How and what to look for when sketching in the landscape (or elsewhere!)
- Translating sketches into finished colour work in the beautiful studios
- How to simplify colour decisions
- Understanding relationships between colours, including key colour wheels
- Creating harmony without overthinking, including colour saturation, toning, greys and more
- Developing confidence in your palette
- A practical approach you can continue using long after the workshop
The teaching builds gradually, session by session, allowing ideas to settle and connect naturally.
Who This Workshop Is For
This workshop is ideal if you:
- Enjoy painting or drawing and want to deepen your skills
- Feel unsure or inconsistent when working with colour
- Appreciate thoughtful teaching rather than rigid rules
- Value small groups and personal guidance
- Love landscape, travel, and time spent creatively
- Want space to focus — without pressure or performance
All levels are welcome.
You don’t need to be “good enough” — just open and curious.
Why This Workshop Is Different
- Three full days — enough time to absorb, practise, and genuinely progress
- A proven, simplified approach — refined through years of professional practice and teaching
- An inspiring location — both studio-based and outdoors
- Small group size — ensuring personal attention and a calm pace
- A balance of structure and freedom — clear teaching with room to explore
Many previous participants describe it as one of the most enjoyable and useful workshops they’ve attended.
About Your Tutor
Andrew Kinmont is an award-winning artist with many years of experience as both a practising painter and a teacher.
His approach to teaching colour is known for being:
- Clear and logical
- Encouraging rather than intimidating
- Carefully paced
- Grounded in real painting practice
Andrew’s aim is not to impress, but to help you understand — so that what you learn stays with you.
What Past Participants Say
“I learnt so much from Andrew and would highly recommend this course — he is a brilliant artist and teacher.”
— Jenny M
“This is a not-to-be-missed course whether you are a beginner or a professional. Colour theory made interesting, memorable, and straightforward.”
— Janice R
“Andrew’s sessions have been the most worthwhile, enjoyable and enabling classes I’ve been to.”
— Laura
“Exceeded my expectations. Clear teaching, beautifully reinforced, and genuinely enjoyable.”
— Dinah D
Practical Details
Dates:
5–7 March 2026
Location:
‘Workshops in Yorkshire’, Skipton, England
(Easily accessible by train from major UK cities)
Cost:
£495
Includes lunches and refreshments each day
Accommodation is not included, allowing participants to choose options that suit their preferences and budgets. A comprehensive booklet of available accommodations will be provided.
Interested in Joining?
If this sounds like the kind of painting experience you’ve been looking for — whether as a creative retreat, a learning opportunity, or part of a wider journey — I’d be delighted to hear from you.
To request full details or reserve a place, please email:
andrewkinmont@hotmail.co.uk
Andrew Kinmont 