Derbyshire Arts - Accomodation and Art Courses in the Heart of Derbyshire

To view a full list and more information of our 2010 course dates and prices please click here .

WE WILL BE LISTING OUR 2011 PROGRAMME SHORTLY WITH A RANGE OF NEW ARTISTS TO COMPLIMENT OUR REGULARS - more information will be updated shortly .....PLEASE ASK FOR INFORMATION 01629 534215

Prices tuition and lunch with bed, breakfast and evening meal extra, please telephone or see full list by clicking on the "click here" above.

DO NOT MISS:

Learn Watercolour Landscape Painting with renowned Artist Geoff Kersey.

Author of 7 books on watercolour painting and regularly featured on the TV Drawing and Painting Channel.

Watercolour Landscape Painting Holiday with Geoff Kersey, Tuesday 10th to Friday 13th August 2010.

Course includes:

Painting Skies and Trees.

Handling Colour and Tone.

Creating a feeling of light.

Interpreting photographs.

Understanding composition and perspective.

Use of materials.

Creating Depth and Distance.

Plus much more………. For further details visit www.geoffkersey.co.uk

Or Email Geoff on info@geoffkersey.co.uk

Or call 01629 735191.

CHARLES EVANS: 2-6 August (5 consecutive days) Watercolour Landscape £375.

KEITH FENWICK 13-15 April; 20-22 July; 21-23 September. Watercolour Landscape £225 each 3 day course.

JEREMY FORD 18-19 May Watercolour Flowers; 29-30 July Watercolour landscape; 9-10 August Oils, Acrylic and Chalk Pastels Landscape £155 each 2 day course.

JOE FRANCIS-DOWDEN 25-27 May 2010 Watercolour Peak District Landscape £245.

PETER GILL 24-25 April Chine Collee & Drypoint Printmaking £155; 8 June Painting with Texture; 9 June Painting without a brush; 10 June Collagraph Printmaking £225; 1-3 September Contemporary Acrylic Painting £225.

HAZEL LALE 25-26 March Still Life/flowers watercolour and mixed media £165 and 7-8 October Harbours and boats in Mixed Media (colours and shapes in different media plus watercolour) £165.

ROY LANG 16, 17, 18 August Seascapes in oils "A Rough Day" painting atmospherics and techniques £225.

PAUL LEWIN 1,2,3 June Atmospheric Light in Landscapes in all mediums £245.

ANDREW MACARA 18,19 October Autumn landscapes with figures in oils £165.

LEWIS NOBLE 7-9 April and 6-8 September Painting emotional response to the landscape - contemporary painting techniques in all mediums £245 each course.

MICHAEL PORTER 15-17 June (Landscapes - mixed media - contemporary painting techniques - layering) £245.

SUE SAREEN 3-5 May Painting Gardens, Flowers, Trees and Shrubs in watercolour £245 and

9-10 November Conventional and unconventional ways of painting in pen, ink and watercolour £165.

HAZEL SOAN 27,28,29 April - watercolour painting techniques £275.

EMMA SIMCOCK-TOOTH 16-18 April £225 and 2-3 November 2010 £155 (both dates "Paint from your own photo Portraits - classical oil techniques")

ROB WAREING 31 July and 1st August £165; 4-5 September £165; 28,29,30 September £235: Portraits from model (Pastel & Oil - starting in acrylic).

Please note Geoff Kersey and Carol Hill dates

(please contact them direct for details of their own courses held at Pear Tree Farm see individual tutor list for details).

Geoff Kersey dates: ...

One Day Workshops:

February 24, 25, 26.

March 3, 4,5,15, 16.

April 30

May 1, 2

July 14, 15, 16

September 13, 14, 15

October 12, 13, 14

October 20, 21, 22

November 1 and 8.

2 Day Holidays

March 9-11

3 Day Holidays

April 20-23

May 11-14

August 10-13

Carol Hill dates.....

May 20-21

July 5-7

October 4-6

Tim Rose (watercolour) 3-4 July 2010; 2-3 October 2010.

We offer short-break residential and day courses ranging from one day workshops to 5 day holiday. We have an exciting series of art classes suitable for all levels of ability from complete beginners to the more experienced with courses based both inside the studio and outdoors on location!!!

Course subjects range from drawing, painting (watercolour, acylic, oils, mixed media) with traditional and contemporary techniques shown, to clay raku firing, clay modelling, digital photography and print.

***If you do not see the right subject/time of year/tutor for you please get in touch and register an interest for the next course in that subject or tutor and we will get back in touch with you.

2010 dates and prices for day attendance and residential are now available, please book early to ensure a room on site. See complete list for more information and please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any queries.

Gift Vouchers: What better way to delight the special artist in your life?
Pear Tree Gift Vouchers are tailored to suit you. Please ask for details.
Please do not hesitate to contact Sue or Alan if you have any queries or requests.

Accommodation: Please note all our newly built 9 rooms are double or twin bedded (1 is a family room which has a double and 2 single beds with a corner bath) and all are en-suite with power shower (2 rooms also have baths). All rooms have tv/video; drinks tray; we have private car park, however, if you need collecting from public transport please let us know and we will do our best to help. We have a selection of videos, dvd's, books and magazines for your pleasure, either view in the large lounge or in your own room.

2 rooms are on the ground floor with wheelchair access, disabled facilities and walk in showers.

Please let us know if you have any special needs and we will do our best to accommodate you.

Residential Course fees include all costs:
(tuition, full board and single occupancy of a double/twin en-suite room)

Day attendance prices include tuition and lunch only, without accommodation,
for the duration of course.

Terms: Please send 25% non-refundable deposit to secure your place, the balance due one month prior to arrival. Although the balance is non-refundable if you need to cancel please let us know as soon as possible to see if we can come to some arrangement (i.e.transfer to another course or fill your place) but in any case please refer to your own travel insurance cover. Any monies refundable are at our discretion and only in exceptional circumstances. Should the course not go ahead for any reason we will, of course, return all monies paid. We reserve the right to substitute an alternative tutor in the rare event of illness etc.