Creative Writing

A warm Watermill welcome to Tim Wilmot and his very diverse group of painters

02/10/2023 by Bill Breckon

Video: Lois Breckon, edited by Gina Shearston

I don’t think we have had so diverse a group as our guests this week on Tim Wilmot’s painting course. There are people from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, India and Sweden. A great group united by a common love of painting. We are already enjoying convivial and creative conversations!

Tim’s picture of guests painting in the Watermill garden

Wherever in the world you live, why not join us on one of the world-famous Watermill creative courses in 2024?

You’ll enjoy inspiring tuition, warm hospitality, stunning scenery, delicious food and wine, the convivial company of like-minded people — AND, if you book now, our special Early Bird discount of £75 (British pounds) off your 2024 creative holiday.

These are the inspiring 2024 painting courses.

Carl March
20-27 April 2024
Drawing and watercolours en plein air
To learn more about Carl and his course at the mill, please visit his 2024 Tutor Profile Page.

Maggie Renner Hellmann
25 May – 1 June 2024
â€˜Colourful & Expressive Oil & watercolourâ€™ (also Travel sketching, acrylics, and pastel)
To learn more about Maggie and her course at the mill, please visit her 2024 Tutor Profile Page.

2024 Tutor Profile Page.

Randy Hale
8 – 15 June 2024
Watercolour
To learn more about Randy and his course at the mill, please visit his 2024 Tutor Profile Page.

Keiko Tanabe
15 – 22 June 2024
Watercolours
To learn more about Keiko and her course at the mill, please visit her 2024 Tutor Profile Page.

Michael Solovyev **NEW WATERMILL TUTOR**
22 – 29 June 2024
Atmospheric Landscape in Watercolour: Studio/Plein Airâ€™
To learn more about Michael and his course at the mill, please visit his 2024 Tutor Profile Page.

Paul Talbot-Greaves
29 June – 6 July 2024
Watercolour
To learn more about Paul and his course at the mill, please visit his 2024 Tutor Profile Page.

Yong Chen **NEW WATERMILL TUTOR**
6 – 13 July 2024
Watercolour
To learn more about Yong and his course at the mill, please visit her 2024 Tutor Profile Page.

Sue Ford
13 – 20 July 2024
Watercolours
To learn more about Sue and her course at the mill, please visit her 2024 Tutor Profile Page.

Fiona Graham Mackay
17 – 24 August 2024
Painting en plein air (oil, acrylic, watercolour and pastel)
To learn more about Fiona and her course at the mill, please visit her 2024 Tutor Profile Page.

Pamme Turner
24 – 31 August 2024
Watercolour and gouache
To learn more about Pamme and her course at the mill, please visit her 2024 Tutor Profile Page.

Mike Willdridge
7 – 14 September 2024
Watercolour and drawing (also gouache and acrylics)
To learn more about Mike and his course at the mill, please visit his 2024 Tutor Profile Page.

Rebecca de MendonÃ§a
14 – 21 September 2024
Pastels
To learn more about Rebecca and her course at the mill, please visit her 2024 Tutor Profile Page.

Tim Wilmot
28 September – 5 October 2024
Watercolours
To learn more about Tim and his course at the mill, please visit his 2024 Tutor Profile Page.

Grahame Booth
5 – 12 October 2024
Watercolours
To learn more about Grahame and his course at the mill, please visit his 2024 Tutor Profile Page.

La Bella Vita knitting courses for 2024.

Susan Crawford **NEW WATERMILL TUTOR**
27 April – 4 May 2024
Knitting and La Bella Vita
To learn more about Susan and her course at the mill, please visit her 2024 Tutor Profile Page.

Norah Gaughan
4 – 11 May 2024
Knitting and La Bella Vita
To learn more about Norah and her course at the mill, please visit her 2024 Tutor Profile Page.

Louisa Harding
11 – 18 May 2024
Knitting and La Bella Vita
To learn more about Louisa and her course at the mill, please visit her 2024 Tutor Profile Page.

Debbie Abrahams
18 – 25 May 2024
Knitting and La Bella Vita
To learn more about Debbie and her course at the mill, please visit her 2024 Tutor Profile Page.

Sylvia Watts-Cherry **NEW WATERMILL TUTOR**
1 – 8 June 2024
Knitting and La Bella Vita
To learn more about Sylvia and her course at the mill, please visit her 2024 Tutor Profile Page.

Our renowned Writing Your Life Stories course

Jo Parfitt
21 – 28 September 2024 s
Write your life stories
To learn more about Jo and her course at the mill, please visit please visit her 2024 Tutor Profile Page.

Our unique Italian language course

Giulia Balestri
12 – 19 October 2024
Learning Italian with the Italians
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A little evening music…

01/10/2023 by Bill Breckon

Video: Gina Shearston

You can expect the unexpected almost every day during a Watermill creative course. Whether it is freshly made hors d’oeuvres from one of our cooks (like Parmesan lollipops or puff pastry anchovy twists) to tempt your palette at aperitivi time, young Harry Giannotti playing the Spanish guitar beneath the rose pergola, a surprise saxophone flashmob to amuse, amaze and entertain us. Or gardener Flavio Terenzoni showing off a couple of ancient Vespa motor scooters from his collection and, for those who could stand the excitement, a short trip on the back of one of them.

Last week’s musical interlude (above) was taken over by Harry’s sister, Letitia Gianotti, who plays the clarinet, and who has just returned from a year-long Erasmus scholarship placement in Poland and has graduated from the local musical conservatorio.

Come and expect the unexpected, which will undoubtedly include a little evening music of one sort or another,

These are the inspiring 2024 painting courses.

Carl March
20-27 April 2024
Drawing and watercolours en plein air
To learn more about Carl and his course at the mill, please visit his 2024 Tutor Profile Page.

2024 Tutor Profile Page.