The guy above is Janus, the two-faced Roman god of beginnings, gateways and departures. He gave his name to January, of course, and is depicted here as an old man looking back and a young man looking forward.
Here at the Watermill, we are firmly looking forward, both to our continuing interactive online painting sessions and to a full programme of creative weeks at the Watermill itself in 2021. Why don’t you look forward, too, and release your creativity once more in the company of like-minded people?
Our interactive, online sessions every Thursday afternoon (British time) have proved a great success, with hundreds of people joining in, painting along with our inspiring Watermill tutors. And in February there will be another of our extraordinary ‘virtual’ painting weeks, where every day you ‘visit’ the stunning Tuscan locations around the Watermill, in the company of painting tutor Mike Willdridge. You can see details of all the Watermill’s online activities by clicking here.
We already have many bookings for next year’s creative courses at the Watermill, in painting, creative writing, knitting and Italian language. Some 215 places are already taken out of a potential total of some 250/260. So now is the time to direct your gaze firmly forward, like the young Janus on the right above. Cast off the old year, embrace the new.
We would love to welcome you here and we have made a little slideshow to try to capture the atmosphere the Watermill. You can view it by clicking here. And below you will find details of all our painting, creative writing, knitting and Italian language weeks. Come and join us: it will be a wonderful way of celebrating a new beginning.
Keiko Tanabe Places available
Saturday 17 April to Saturday 24 April 2021
Watercolours
To learn more about Keiko and her week at the Watermill, please click here.
Mary Padgett Fully booked, waiting list open
Saturday 1 May to Saturday 8 May 2021
Pastels (and other portable media) en plein air
To learn more about Mary and her week at the Watermill, please click here.
Carl March One or two places available
Saturday 15 May to Saturday 22 May 2021
Drawing and watercolours en plein air
To learn more about Carl and his week at the Watermill, please click here.
Grahame Booth Fully booked, waiting list open
Saturday 22 May to Saturday 29 May 2021
Watercolours
To learn more about Grahame and his week at the Watermill, please click here.
Sandra Strohschein (1) One or two places remaining
Saturday 5 June to Saturday 12 June 2021
Watercolours
To learn more about Sandra and her week at the Watermill, please click here.
Sandra Strohschein (2) Fully booked, waiting list open
Saturday 12 June to Saturday 19 June 2021
Watercolours
To learn more about Sandra and her week at the Watermill, please click here.
Paul Talbot-Greaves Places available
Saturday 19 June to Saturday 26 June 2021
Watercolours
To learn more about Paul and his week at the Watermill, please click here.
Rebecca de Mendonça Three or four places remaining
Saturday 26 June to Saturday 3 July 2021
Pastels and mixed media
To learn more about Rebecca and her week at the Watermill, please click here.
Vicki Norman One or two places remaining
Saturday 3 July to Saturday 10 July 2021
Oils and watercolours (and other mediums)
To learn more about Vicki and her week at the Watermill, please click here.
Sue Ford Places available
Saturday 10 July to Saturday 17 July 2021
Watercolours, pastels, collage and mixed media plus acrylic
To learn more about Sue and her week at the Watermill, please click here.
Caroline Deeble Places available
Saturday 7 August to Saturday 14 August 2021
Watercolours
To learn more about Caroline and her week at the Watermill, please click here.
Randy Hale Places available
Saturday 21 August to Saturday 28 August 2021
Watercolours
To learn more about Randy and his week at the Watermill, please click here.
Mike Willdridge Recently opened, places available
Saturday 28 August to Saturday 4 September 2021
Watercolours and drawing (also gouache and acrylics.)
To learn more about Mike and his week at the Watermill, please click here.
Mike Willdridge One place available
Saturday 4 September to Saturday 11 September 2021
Watercolours and drawing (also gouache and acrylics)
To learn more about Mike and his week at the Watermill, please click here.
Milind Mulick Places available
Saturday 11 September to Saturday 18 September 2021
‘Colourful Watercolours’
To learn more about Milind and his week at the Watermill please click here.
Brienne Brown one or two places remaining
Saturday 18 September to Saturday 25 September 2021
Watercolours
To learn more about Brienne and her week at the Watermill, please click here.
Charles Sluga Places available
Saturday 25 September to Saturday 2 October 2021
Watercolour and drawing (also gouache and acrylics)
To learn more about Charles and his week at the Watermill, please click here.
Tim Wilmot One or two places remaining
Saturday 2 October to Saturday 9 October 2021
Watercolours
To learn more about Tim and his week at the Watermill, please click here.
Ali Hargreaves Two places available
Saturday 9 October to Saturday 16 October 2021
Watercolour and mixed media
To learn more about Ali and her week at the Watermill, please please click here.
Our elevating knitting weeks
Norah Gaughan Places available
24 April – 1 May 2021
Knitting and la Bella Vita
To learn more about Norah and her week at the Watermill, please click here.
Louisa Harding Fully booked, waiting list open
29 May – 5 June 2021
Knitting and la Bella Vita
To learn more about Louisa and her week at the Watermill, please click here.
Knitting retreat Three or flour places remaining
17-24 July 2021
Knitting and la Bella Vita
To learn more about our knitting retreat week at the mill, please click here.
Our illuminating creative writing weeks
Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran Places available
8 -15 May 2021
Scriptwriting
To learn more about Laurence and Maurice and their course at the mill, please click here.
Jo Parfitt Two or three places remaining
14 -21 August 2021
Writing your life stories
To learn more about Jo and her course at the mill, please click here.
Our impassioned Italian week
Francesca La Sala Two or three places remaining
16-23 October 2021
A novel approach to learning Italian
To learn more about Francesca an her course at the mill, please click here.