10:00 - 16:00

Level: Beginner and up

Do you have a box of oil pastels or crayons hiding in the back of the cupboard forlornly waiting to be used! Bring them out into the daylight, dust them off and lets play!

Oil pastels are often an under-rated medium but are extremely versatile and can be used in conjunction with a variety of other media to enhance a piece of work with their dense bold colours, or used in their own right for ‘painting’, drawing and some easy printmaking cheats! Close cousins to oil pastels are crayons – both wax and water-soluble. They can

be used in many similar ways so we will explore these alongside oil pastels to make the most of all those materials gathering dust! Come along for a fun session and some new ideas for using your stash! There will be lots of demos & step-by-step instruction in this fun and informal workshop. 

What to bring:

• Medium weight cartridge paper or Mixed Media paper (A4 or bigger)

• Drawing pencil; biro; brushes (whatever you have)

• Oil pastels! If you are buying a new set, something like Faber Castel, Pental, Gallery, or Staedtler (sets of approx. 50) are good value and available on Amazon

• If you have water-soluble crayons such as Neocolour 2 or Reeves, please bring them along (but don’t buy specially)

• Kitchen roll, apron

• Inspiration / source material if you wish to work with particular subject matter – the tutor will also bring some reference.

Please note: this workshop is primarily about how to get the most out of the materials, not about how to tackle specific subject matter.

Included on the day:

• Any other materials not specified for the students to bring

• Expert tuition

• 1 to 1 guidance

• Detailed demonstrations

• A selection of tea, freshly brewed coffee, biscuits and delicious cakes. If ou have any specific dietary requirements or allergies, please feel free to bring along your own provisions/milk alternatives etc

And of course you take your wonderful creations from the day. If you share any photographs of your day here and/or your finished work, we’d love to see them so please tag us @micklemsfarmcreativeworkshops or use the hashtag #micklemsfarmcreativeworkshops.

Terms - Fee is payable on booking. If, having booked, you can no longer attend, we are unable to offer a refund or transfer you to another workshop. However, you may nominate someone else to attend the workshop or class in your place by notifying us using the contact page on the Micklems Farm website. We reserve the right to cancel a workshop up to 48 hours prior to the workshop date. We will only cancel due to insufficient places sold and you will be refunded the full amount paid.

Number of students: 10