I’ve been trying this morning, and failing, to find one picture that sums up the ambience of the creative courses that we run at the Watermill: painting, creative writing, knitting and Italian language.
One picture may be worth a thousand words, but can it sum up the inspiring teaching, beautiful setting, warm hospitality, delicious food and wine and the convivial company of like-minded people that epitomise a week-long course here at the mill? I found it impossible to do that in just one picture, but the one above, made by our new American watercolour tutor Brienne Brown, does give some abstract idea of the warmth of the welcome here.
We already have some 240 people booked in to our 2022 courses, some of which are already fully booked up. (There will be cancellations, so if you have a favourite tutor, please enquire and we will put you on a waiting list if necessary.) Meanwhile I will go on searching for the perfect picture.
In a different way, this photograph of tutor Terry Jarvis with a couple of our guests also sums up the atmosphere of learning and fun. Come and join us and perhaps you will take the perfect photograph.
Here are details and links to all our 2022 creative courses below. First, painting.
Mary Padgett
30 April – 7 May 2022 Course full, Waiting list open
Pastels (and other portable materials) en plein air
To learn more about Mary and her course at the mill, please visit her 2022 Profile Page.
Keiko Tanabe
21 – 28 May 2022 Course full, Waiting list open
Watercolours
To learn more about Keiko and her course at the mill, please visit her 2022 Profile Page.
Maggie Renner Hellman
28 May-4 June 2022 Still a couple of places
Courageous Color Workshop’ Your choice: oils, acrylics, pastels and/or watercolour travel sketches
To learn more about Maggie and her course at the Watermill, please visit her 2022 Profile Page.
Ruth Koch
4-11 June 2022 Course full, Waiting list open
Art journaling
To learn more about Ruth and her course at the Watermill, please visit her 2022 Profile Page.
Randy Hale
11-18 June 2022 Two or three places left
Watercolours
To learn more about Randy and his course at the Watermill, please visit his 2022 Profile Page.
Ted Dansey
25 June-2 July 2022 Still plenty of places
Watercolours and drawing
To learn more about Ted and his course at the Watermill, please visit his 2022 Profile Page.
Vicki Norman
2-9 July 2022 One of two places left
Oils and watercolours (and other mediums)
To learn more about Vicki and her course at the mill, please visit her 2022 Profile Page.
Pamme Turner
9-16 July 2022 Still plenty of places
Watercolour and gouache en plein air
To learn more about Pamme and her week at the mill, please visit her 2022 Profile Page
Carl March
16-23 July 2022 Three or four places left
Drawing and watercolour en plein air
To learn more about Carl and his course at the mill, please visit his 2022 Profile Page.
Paul Talbot-Greaves
20-27 August 2022 Still plenty of places
Watercolours (and acrylics)
To learn more about Paul and his course at the mill, please visit his 2022 Profile Page.
Rebecca de Mendonça
27 August-3 September 2022 Still plenty of places
Pastels
To learn more about Rebecca and her course at the mill, please visit her 2022 Profile Page.
Mike Willdridge
3-10 September 2022 Course full, Waiting list open
Watercolours and drawing (also gouache and acrylics, with a special emphasis on drawing on location.)
To learn more about Mike and his course at the mill, please visit his 2022 Profile Page.
Varvara Neiman
10-17 September 2022 Still plenty of places
Water-based oils, acrylics and watercolours
To learn more about Varvara and her course at the mill, please visit her 2022 Profile Page.
Milind Mulick
17-24 September 2022 One place left
‘Colourful watercolours’
To learn more about Milind and his course at the mill, please visit his 2022 Profile Page.
Cynthia Armstrong
24 September-1 October 2022 Course full, Waiting list open
Watercolours and gouache
To learn more about Cynthia and her course at the mill, please visit her 2022 Profile Page.
Tim Wilmot
1-8 October 2022 Course full, Waiting list open
Watercolours
To learn more about Tim and his course at the mill, please visit his 2022 Profile Page.

Grahame Booth
8 – 15 October 2022 Course full, Waiting list open
Watercolours
To learn more about Grahame and his course at the mill, please visit his 2022 Profile Page.
Our wonderful writing course
Jo Parfitt
18-25 June 2022 Course full, Waiting list open
Writing your fife stories
To learn more about Jo and her course at the mill, please visit her 2022 Profile Page.
Our notable knitting weeks
Norah Gaughan Course full, Waiting list open
23-30 April 2022
Knitting and la bella vita
To learn more about Norah and her week at the mill, please visit her 2022 Profile Page.
Louisa Harding
7-14 May 2022 One or two places left
Knitting and la bella vita
To learn more about Louisa and her week at the mill, please visit her 2022 Profile Page.
Debbie Abrahams
14-21 May 2022 Course full, Waiting list open
Knitting and la bella vita
23-30 April 2022
To learn more about Debbie and her week at the mill, please visit her 2022 Profile Page.
Our unique Italian Language course
Francesca la Sala
15-22 October 2022 Four places left
A novel approach to learning Italian
To learn more about Francesca and our unique Italian week at the mill, please click here.