Art Classes

Tolquhon Studio 
Art on the Green

Classes are small and informal with no more than 11 people in each so the tutors can give everyone personal attention.  Daytime and evening classes run for ten weeks at a time.  There are also Weekend Workshops each summer.  There are courses in a range of media to suit all levels of experience including absolute beginners.  Donald Murray's Watercolour - Come all Ye classes attract beginners and improvers. Danny Ross welcomes all abilities to his class, The Art of Painting, while Graham Fyfe also leads Saturday classes, Pathway to Painting and Painting with Panache, both of which are suitable for all abilities and they are ideal for those who are busy during the week.   As well as Painting classes, we also run digital photography classes, From Pixel to Print Parts I and II, focusing on the creative aspect of photography. And those interested in Creative Writing can join Haworth Hodgkinson's class.. 

Creative Writing Classes with Howarth Hodgkinson.  

Digital Photography Classes with Ken Ingram.  

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Tutors

For further information and some images of his work, please click on his name.

Donald Murray, a graduate of Edinburgh College of Art, is a highly experienced teacher. His watercolours, featuring east and west coast landscapes, have been widely exhibited and his work is found in collections throughout the country. He is also one of Scotland’s leading calligraphers and takes classes in Calligraphy as well as Painting.

For further information and some images of his work, please click on his name.

Graham Fyfe fulfilled a long-held ambition when he studied as a mature student at Gray’s School of Art, graduating with a first class degree in 1997, then a Master’s in 1998. He has a passion for art, which he enthusiastically conveys. Since 1998 he has worked part-time as a tutor at Gray’s and believes in encouraging every student to develop their individual skills.

Haworth Hodgkinson is a poet and playwright, composer and improvising musician. Aside from writing and leading workshops, his work often involves collaboration with other writers, musicians and dancers, as well as solo performances combining poetry and music.  He performs as poet and musician with the multimedia Blue Salt Collective, and is the founding director of North-East Scotland's New Words festival of new writing in performance.

Classes - April to June 2013

There are 10 classes in each course.  Daytime art classes run for 2½ hours; evening classes and writing workshops run for 2 hours.  The two hour classes cost £123 for a course; other classes cost £148.   Members of classes bring their own materials with advice and recommendations being given by the tutors.  There are breaks for tea or coffee during all classes and a chance to mix and have a chat.  Wine and home baked cakes have also been known to appear. All the tutors aim to make the classes enjoyable as well as instructive.

If you are interested in joining a class, please contact us and we shall send you further information.  If the content of the courses or the times of the classes offered do not suit, it would be helpful if you could let us know what might interest you. This would help us plan future classes.

All courses are subject to sufficient numbers being enrolled and certain classes may be oversubscribed.

Weekend Workshops 

If you are interested in future Weekend Workshops or you would like further information about the workshops,  please contact us. 

All workshops are subject to sufficient numbers being enrolled and certain workshops may be oversubscribed.

Creative Writing                     Digital Photography                  
April to June 2013 Programme             Weekend Workshops