Art Classes


Tolquhon Studio 
Art on the Green


Regular Art Classes, organised by Tolquhon Gallery, are held at Tolquhon Studio Workshop in Udny Green, a picturesque conservation village, 12 miles north of Aberdeen.  The former Fleeman’s Shop on the village green has been transformed into an attractive, well equipped studio providing an ideal space for painting.  When weather allows, classes also paint out of doors.

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. Oil Painting for All  with Catriona Millar provides a valuable opportunity to work in oils.  Danny Ross welcomes beginners as well as improvers to his Positive Painting class, while Graham Fyfe leads Saturday classes, Pathway to Painting, for all abilities, which 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 new for the Spring Term is a Pattern Cutting / Sewing class which promises to be an excellent addition to the courses at "Art on the Green". 

Creative Writing Classes with Roddy Phillips are also held in the studio  

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Digital Photography Classes with Ken Ingram.  

New for 2012 - Pattern Creation with Laura Muir. 

 

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Tutors

The art classes are taken by a number of tutors: Danny Ross, Donald Murray, Catriona Millar and Graham Fyfe.
Danny Ross opened TOLQUHON GALLERY twenty years ago and has continued to develop his own painting.  A graduate of Gray’s School of Art, he is a successful artist who has won many awards and has exhibited widely. He is also a very experienced teacher.

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.


Catriona Millar is a figurative artist working across a range of media but her medium of choice is oils. She is a graduate of Gray’s School of Art and has also studied at Harrogate School of Art. An enthusiastic and encouraging teacher, she believes the study of the human form is invaluable for all artists.  See further details on www.catrionamillar.com.

See a feature on the class from the "Press and Journal".

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.

Classes - Winter/Spring 2012

Details of classes running in the 2012 Winter/Spring term are given on the next page.  These classes begin in mid January.

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 £118 for a course; other classes cost £142.   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 

Weekend Workshops are held in July and August, running over a Saturday and Sunday. These have proved very popular, giving those in the workshops an opportunity to develop their Drawing and Painting, or Creative Writing,  over a whole weekend.  See details overleaf.

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                  Pattern Cutting 
Winter/Spring 2012 Programme             Workshops 2011    


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