Wiveton Workshop
One and Two day Workshops 2027
Workshops held at Wiveton Hall, Blakeney, Norfolk. Find on map
Mary Blue at the Dairy Studio
All workshops run from 10am–4pm. Further venue and booking information to be confirmed.
A series of one-day and two-day workshops exploring artists, ideas and approaches to painting and creative practice.
Led by artist Mary Blue, these workshops offer time to look, experiment and develop your own visual language in a relaxed and supportive environment. Each day combines looking at the work of other artists with practical painting and creative exploration.
16 March — The Quiet Power of Milton Avery
£80 | One-day workshop
Explore the distinctive world of American painter Milton Avery. Through his simplified forms, subtle tonal relationships and unexpected colour harmonies, we'll discover how observation can be distilled into something both intimate and expressive. A day of looking, experimenting and finding new possibilities in colour.
2 May — The Art of the Commonplace Book
£80 | One-day workshop
An invitation to begin your own commonplace book: a personal collection of observations, thoughts, images, quotations, sketches and discoveries. Drawing on the traditions of artists, writers and naturalists, we'll explore ways of gathering and connecting ideas, creating a visual record of the things that catch our attention. No previous experience necessary.
8 & 9 June — Paint to Canvas
£150 | Two-day workshop
Two days devoted to the pleasures and possibilities of painting. Through practical exercises and sustained exploration, we'll investigate colour, composition, mark-making and the development of an image. An opportunity to take ideas further, work at a larger scale and discover what happens when we give a painting time to unfold.
6 July — Richard Diebenkorn: The Art of Seeing
£80 | One-day workshop
Inspired by the paintings of Richard Diebenkorn, we'll explore the relationship between observation and abstraction. Looking at his extraordinary use of colour, structure, space and the landscape, we'll experiment with building paintings through layers, shapes and relationships, discovering how a sense of place can become something more abstract.
14 September — David Park and the San Francisco Bay Painters
£80 | One-day workshop
Discover the expressive paintings of David Park and the Bay Area Figurative Movement. Moving away from abstraction, these artists returned to the human figure, everyday subjects and the visible world with fresh energy. We'll explore their bold colour, confident brushwork and expressive approach to painting, using observation as the starting point for our own work.
