We are looking forward to welcoming Cynthia Armstrong back to the Watermill 2023 after her first successful painting week here this year. Her students loved it. Here are a couple of the comments:
“ Cynthia is the best kind of painting teacher- equally proficient and talented in painting and in teaching! She prepares carefully and adapts lessons to fit the needs and interests of her students.â€
“I took a week-long class with Cynthia at the Watermill in Italy. She recognized my strengths and inspired me to move in directions that led to better painting. She is a superb teacher. I can’t recommend her highly enough:â€
Cynthia will be back with us next summer*, from Saturday 19 August to Saturday 26 August 2023 for her lovely course in Travel Painting in Watercolour and Gouache. *Everything will be Cool and Green at the Watermill, all our bedrooms, public rooms and the studio have air-conditioning, powered by our hidden array of photovoltaic panels, which make us self-sufficient in electricity.
Cynthia Armstrong has been a freelance illustrator/artist for more than 25 years and a teacher for almost as long. A professional illustrator, she has travelled and journaled extensively throughout her career, with a client list that includes the New York Botanical Gardens, the U.S. National Park, Service, the U.S. Forest Service, and the California Native Plant Society. Through exercises, demonstrations and gentle critiques, students will develop confidence in a variety of watercolour/gouache techniques and applications, Cynthia’s course here will offer you insights on how to paint the flora, fungi and the rural scenes around us, including tips on how best to capture Tuscan architecture. Cynthia has been experimenting with a variety of techniques including  wet-into-wet for a looser, more impressionistic style she says: “After all, this is a holiday painting workshop, not a drafting class.â€
Come and join us: it will be the holiday of a lifetime.
Don’t forget our Early Bird special offer: If You book before the end of this year, there is a £75 (English pounds) discount on any of our 2023 painting courses.
Harry Westera
15 – 22 April 2023 – still plenty of places
Watercolours
To learn more about Harry and his course at the mill, please visit his 2023 Tutor Profile Page.
Ali Hargreaves
22 – 29 April 2023 – fully booked, waiting list open
Watercolours
To learn more about Ali and her course at the mill, please visit her 2023 Tutor Profile Page.
Randy Hale
13 – 20 May 2023 – fully booked, waiting list open
Watercolours
To learn more about Randy and his course at the mill, please visit his 2023 Tutor Profile Page.
Pamme Turner
20 – 27 May 2023 – one/two places available
Watercolour and gouache en plein air
To learn more about Pamme and her course at the mill, please visit her 2023 Tutor Profile Page.
James Willis
3 – 10 June 2023 – one/two places available
Watercolours
To learn more about James and his course at the mill, please visit his 2023 Tutor Profile Page.
Herman Pekel
10 – 17 June 2023 – four places available
Watercolours
To learn more about Herman and his course at the mill, please visit his 2023 Tutor Profile Page.
Maggie Renner Hellmann
24 June – 1 July 2023 – two or three places available
Oil and watercolour (acrylic, pastel)
To learn more about Maggie and her course at the mill, please visit her 2023 Tutor Profile Page.
Fiona Graham-Mackay
1 – 8 July 2023 – still plenty of places
Painting en plein air (oil, acrylic, watercolour, pastel)
To learn more about Fiona and her course at the mill, please visit her 2023 Tutor Profile Page.
Belinda Biggs
8 – 15 July 2023 – still plenty of places
Watercolours
To learn more about Belinda and her course at the mill, please visit her 2023 Tutor Profile Page.
Cynthia Armstrong
19 – 26 August 2023 – still plenty of places
Watercolours, Travel painting in watercolours and gouache
To learn more about Cynthia and her course at the mill, please visit her 2023 Tutor Profile Page.
Mary Padgett
26 August – 2 September 2023 – still plenty of places
Pastels (and other portable media) en plein air
To learn more about Mary and her course at the mill, please visit her 2023 Tutor Profile Page.
Mike Willdridge
9 – 16 September 2023 – one/two places available
Watercolours and drawing (also gouache and acrylics)
To learn more about Mike and his course at the mill, please visit his 2023 Tutor Profile Page.
Brienne M Brown
16 – 23 September 2023 – one/ two places available
Watercolours
To learn more about Brienne and her course at the mill, please visit her 2023 Tutor Profile Page.
Charles Sluga
23 – 30 September 2023 – three or four places available
Watercolours (acrylics and oils)
To learn more about Charles and his course at the mill, please visit his 2023 Tutor Profile Page.
Tim Wilmot
30 September – 7 October 2023 – fully booked, waiting list open
Watercolours
To learn more about Tim and his course at the mill, please visit his 2023 Tutor Profile Page.
Grahame Booth
7 – 14 October 2023 – still plenty of places
Watercolours
To learn more about Grahame and his course at the mill, please visit his 2023 Tutor Profile Page.