Ravilious Watercolour: Four Week Painting Course

Please note: we are only taking bookings for the full four week course

Learn to paint like Eric Ravilious in celebration of The Ravilious Collection, Towner’s newly installed permanent exhibition of his famous works.

In this beginner-friendly, four-week course, you’ll explore a range of techniques used by Ravilious during his time as a landscape and WWII watercolour artist. We’ll be working both in the studio at Towner and outdoors - at locations Ravilious himself painted.

This course is perfect for anyone just starting out in watercolour, or for those who haven’t given it a go yet. All are welcome. It’s a relaxed, low-pressure course focused on exploring Ravilious’ process and learning from his unique way of working - not trying to make an exact copy of his work or creating a ‘perfect masterpiece’! The aim is to have fun, meet some lovely like-minded people, and discover new and creative ways to use watercolour. By the end of the course, you’ll leave with a chunky, hand-bound sketchbook full of experiments, techniques, notes and paintings. You’ll also gain experience painting outdoors, learn about materials and what to buy, and how to develop more finished pieces inspired by what you’ve learned throughout the course.

All materials are provided so no need to bring anything, just yourself! In every session there will also be a hot drink included free of charge from Flicker, the gallery café, which we can sip while painting

This programme will be taught by Zara Wilkins, a Brighton-based art educator with over two years’ experience teaching beginner watercolours. Zara's weekly classes include lessons on painting nature: plants, flowers, animals, landscapes, water and more. Her Eric Ravilious inspired workshop has previously run as a one-day weekend session, but for the first time, it will be offered as a more in-depth, four-week course here at Towner.