Experimental Painting

with Allie Sylvester

Saturday 18 October 2025

10am - 4pm (arrive at 9.30 for coffee/tea)

£140

Group Size - 10 people

In this workshop Allie will introduce a variety of techniques such as stencilling, scoring, speckling and wax resist to create different effects.   We’ll also be experimenting with a range of media such as inks, acrylics and watercolours.

We’ll spend some time in the garden at Damson Farm, looking in particular at patinated surfaces such as mossy walls, rusted steel objects, lichened stone and aged galvanised planters for inspiration.  You may also choose to gather some plant material from the garden as reference for shape and texture or to print with.

You will leave with a painting on a small wooden panel to take home and various experimental pieces to keep for reference or a sketch book.

This workshop is open to anyone interested in exploring a creative technique. You do not need to consider yourself ‘good’ at drawing’. Allie is a fun, generous tutor who will encourage you to enjoy the process and leave any judgements behind.

Allie Sylvester is an artist and printmaker based in Totnes, Devon. She originally trained in jewellery and metalwork before completing an MA in Fine Art Printmaking at Camberwell College of Art.

Refreshments

Alison will prepare a delicous vegetarian lunch including produce from the garden. There will be home made biscuits on arrival and we will end the day with tea and cake. If you have any specific dietary requests do let us know on the booking form.

What to Bring

Check the weather forecast before you travel and ensure you bring appropriate clothing, whether that’s waterproofs or sun hats, or possibly both!  You may wish to bring a notebook and camera too.

Getting Here

Directions will be emailed to you a couple of weeks before the workshop. Use Damson Farm rather than the postcode on Google Maps.

Cancellation policy

As a small business it’s not sustainable to offer refunds. However if you need to cancel your place up to 28 days before the event you will be offered a credit towards another workshop.   After that time, the offer only applies if we’ve been able to re-sell the place. It’s not possible to promote cancelled places for re-sale less than 4 days before the event.