Carole Baker - Workshops

WORKSHOPS &
PAINTING HOLIDAYS 2021

2021 Workshop Programme UPDATED 15.1.21 - click here SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE DETAILS
It is my pleasure and privilege to launch a series of NEW ONLINE WORKSHOPS with me, Carole Baker RBSA Join me from the comfort of your home with my new step-by-step tutorials. Access any time to suit you, watch time and time again and no limit to the number of people who can join. Exclusive access to video and supporting literature provided. ONLINE CRITIQUE by posting your painting onto my Private Facebook Group. I will forward details of this once you're signed up. For more details click on the images below for details of each workshop. Carole talking about her ONLINE WORKSHOPS

		'Experimental Waterccolours' £35 “Your workshops complement each other really well, you've generously shared so many ideas, techniques and insiration. Great fun! I do love your paintings and even more so now having watched and heard you as you paint and seeing all the joy and vibrancy you put into them." If you wish to pay by debit/credit card, please call me to pay over the 'phone. Otherwise click the 'Add to Cart' button to pay by PayPal.

		'Backlit Trees in Acrylics' £45 to the first 20 people to sign up (£50 thereafter) “Thank you very much for sharing your thoughts and technques in your excellent video. I've learnt an awful lot and even though it's technically above my skilll level and will need a lot of practise, I can see how it all makes sense." If you wish to pay by debit/credit card, please call me to pay over the 'phone. Otherwise click the 'Add to Cart' button to pay by PayPal.


		'Keeping a Sketchbook & Compositonal Planning' in watercolour and pastel £45 to the first 20 people to sign up (£50 thereafter) “Carole I loved the workshop, just what I needed to make me pick up my brushes again after 2 or 3 years of abstinence! Looking forward to your critique! Also very much looking forward to seeing everyone else’s work and learning from everyone too.” If you wish to pay by debit/credit card, please call me to pay over the 'phone. Otherwise click the 'Add to Cart' button to pay by PayPal.

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		Mood and Atmosphere in Acrylics Introductory Offer £45 “Thank you for your workshop – I think it works well online. I like the informal way you speak while you’re demonstrating, just as if we were in the studio with you. Looking forward to more!” If you wish to pay by debit/credit card, please call me to pay over the 'phone. Otherwise click the 'Add to Cart' button to pay by PayPal.
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More online workshops coming soon... WATERCOLOURS... • Magical Watercolours • Watercolour Plus • Watercolours by subject: woodland seascapes expressive landscapes and lots more ACRYLICS... • Love Your Colours • Acrylics by subject: Interesting Foregrounds Cow Parsley and Spring Meadows Skies and Reflections Breaking Waves and Seascapes and lots more MIXED MEDIA... • PVA and Piles of Paper - collage and acrylics • Creating Texture using mediums
Workshops at Studio of Carole Baker VENUE: Studio OF CAROLE BAKER Plough House, Weston Heath, Nr Shifnal, Shropshire TF11 8RY • Friendly and individual tuition. • Daily demonstrations and critiques. • Workshops limited to 6 people unless otherwise stated. • Hours: 10am – 4pm IDEAL IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO – • Find fresh ideas and powerful new direction for your work. • Recharge your artistic batteries. • Meet like-minded artists. Carole's workshops are aimed at people who want to 'loosen up' and be freer. Carole paints in such a way as to draw the viewer in, to let them decipher certain elements, and therefore, lots of detail need not be laboured over.... just a suggestion of what is there is often all that is needed, making the finished work more exciting, evocative and bold.

2021 Workshop Programme


To reserve your place, email the details to [email protected] and make your payment over the 'phone with debit/credit card* by calling Carole on 01952 691071. If there is not a viable number of students, workshops may be cancelled and payment returned. Should you cancel, a refund will be given less 50% of the course fee. It is regretted that no refund can be made in respect of bookings cancelled 30 days (or less) prior to the date of the workshop. The booking is non transferable. Students travel from all over the UK and abroad for her workshops. There is a host of B&Bs and hotels near to Carole's studio, so please ask for details. PAINTING HOLIDAYS 2021 For details please email Carole at [email protected] PAINTING WITH FEELING HIGH TRENHOUSE MALHAM MOOR, NORTH YORKSHIRE Monday 9 - Friday 13 August 2021 Limited to 10 people - 8 PLACES AVAILABLE Cost: Please email for details For splendid isolation in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, High Trenhouse is a converted upland farmstead with two self- contained buildings each with its own bedrooms, meeting rooms, dining room and bar. This 4-day (4-night) painting holiday will encourage students to paint ‘en plein air’ in the form of sketches and finished paintings as well working from the studio. Watch the video! SKETCHING IN THE SCILLY ISLES based in Hugh Town on St Mary's Saturday 4 - Friday 10 September 2021 Limited to 10 people - 6 places FULL Cost: Please email for details Watch the video! Join me on St Mary's in the Scillies, where we will be based in Hugh Town. We will explore each of the islands filling sketchbooks alongsde sweeping sea views and undeveloped rugged coasts. Email [email protected] for details of the holiday, what it is all about and how to book. WORKSHOPS and SHORT BREAKS STUDIO-GALLERY OF CAROLE BAKER PLOUGH HOUSE, WESTON HEATH, NR SHIFNAL, SHROPSHIRE TF11 8RY Limited to 6 people ONLY Workshops fromthe Studio-Gallery of Carole Baker. "We enjoy stunning views and I’m enjoying sharing them with you. I take 6 people in a group so I that can dedicate more time to each person. 1-2-3-day workshops in watercolours, mixed media and acrylics. Click here for the 2021 programme. See Carole's studio built from scratch - Click here.

********* What the students say... 'Friendly atmosphere with group of like minded people. Plenty of time to develop ideas. Lots of ideas of Carole's and others willing to share experiences' 3-day Landscape Abstractions 'Fantastic day, inspirational teaching, excellent supporting handouts, plenty of ideas and techniques to work on.' Loosening up! 'Great fun and very interesting to try different effects with watercolour. Most appreciated.' Mixed Media ‘Many thanks Carole for an inspirational few days in your company. You are a brilliant and inspirational tutor and your enthusiasm is infectious.’ Brushstrokes ‘Lovely relaxed teaching style, thanks - I’ve learnt a lot’ Beginners Watercolour ‘Informative, instructive, experimental and challenging. Thanks very much - great fun' Acrylics ‘The best thing about the workshop was being introduced to ‘freedom’!’ Watercolour Plus ‘Booking with you was a super start to retirement!’ Watercolour Plus 'One of the best things about the workshop was learning from others and trying new techniques I would not have normally used.' Creating without fear in Acrylics 'I like Carole's approach... she does not – as many tutors do – take over the students work and paint on it. She's very positive.' Acrylics 'The chance to paint ALL day was the best thing!' Fun Filled Floral Painting in Watercolours