SARAH BEE - COLOUR IN THE LANDSCAPE – Soft Pastel with Mixed Media.

Sunday 7 June 2026 17:00
Friday 12 June 2026 10:00

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Sarah Bee is a member of The Pastel Society and part of the Federation of British Artists. The recipient of several Awards, she has work in private collections worldwide.

This four day course will introduce you to Sarah’s lively approach to landscape painting using soft pastel as the primary medium with mixed media.

Through demonstration and individual guidance we will discover the limitless opportunities of interpretational use of colour and mark making.

We will begin by sketching and gathering information in the beautiful Devon landscape, before returning to use this to produce exciting paintings in the studio at Coombe.

All work is made on mount board using acrylic paint, gesso, and soft pastel. Sarah is on hand throughout to guide your understanding of non- representational colour and layered painting.

If you are an experienced artist, some or all of the processes will happily blend into your own methods.

Equally, as a beginner, there is so much to be gained.

This course is designed for anyone with some painting experience who wants to spend some time moving away from representational colour in the landscape, encouraging exciting interpretational work using soft pastel as the primary medium in a mixed media process.
SUNDAY
5-7.00pm Residents arrive
7.00pm Non-residents arrive
7.00pm Welcome Drinks
8.00pm Dinner
MONDAY-THURSDAY
8.30am Breakfast for residents
9.30am Tuition starts
1.00-2.00pm Lunch
2.00-5.00pm Tuition resumes
7.00pm
FRIDAY
8.30am Breakfast for residents
10:00am departure.
We have onsite accommodation. You can book in as a resident and stay with us, or a ‘non-resident’ if you wish to stay elsewhere or if you live nearby.
More information here
Residential
£758 +VAT covers all your tuition, food, accommodation and materials from arrival on Sunday through to departure after breakfast on Friday.
Non-residential
£608 + VAT covers all tuition, materials welcome drinks on Sunday and lunch from Mon-Friday.

Images above: close ups/cropped images of full paintings

- Sketchbook and pencil
- White, untextured mountboard DALER ROWNEY STUDLAND MOUNTBOARD in SUPER WHITE (supplied by Jackson’s 2 or 3 sheets, any size, if they are large and you can transport them we can cut them down to different sizes when you are here, or if travelling by train do bring smaller pre-cut sheets if that is easier for you)
- Acrylic paints to include PAYNES GREY’
- Paint palette with several deep wells
- A selection of paint brushes…to include a 1-1.5 inch house decorating brush (the more ‘tired’ the better)
- CLEAR gesso (Winsor & Newton)
- Chalk Pastels… to include a selection of soft and also the smaller harder type (harder ones made by Conte a Paris Conte Carre Assorted Crayons)
- A small set of DERWENT INKTENSE BLOCKS
- Charcoal (not compressed)
- Large water vessel (these can be borrowed from Coombe Farm Studios)
- Cotton rags (not towelling)
- Spray fixative (not hairspray)
- Overalls or apron
- Masking tape
- Reference material of sketches and photos for use in the event of poor weather.
We are located in Devon between Totnes and Dartmouth.
Our postcode is TQ6 0JA
Driving
We have plenty of free onsite parking.
Trains
Totnes is nearest station then we can arrange lift shares or send taxi details. We are about 20 minutes from the station and costs approx £35 each way.
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Min 5 max 12 to allow the tutor to give everyone enough attention and time with the tutor.

SEASON

June at Coombe is a glorious time of year. It’s starting to get warm, loads of flowers and things growing in the veg patch. We will be in the studio and going out sketching down the lanes and at nearby locations. You’ll also get to work in the comfort of the light and airy the studios. On warmer days you’l have lunch outside in the courtyard and the longer evenings can be spent relaxing here at Coombe.