Overview

It is a great pleasure to host Sam Boughton in Sydney for a two day en plein air workshop in January 2027. Sam teaches at Newlyn School of Art in Cornwall, UK as well as privately. Her ability to create in a refreshing and unique style is captivating an international following.

The foundation of Sam’s art began with a love of drawing, including children’s book illustration and teaching. Rendering en plein air drawings into paintings is inspiring and motivating to all who follow her.

Sam will demonstrate, with clear instruction, both individually and to the group as a whole, ways for achieving movement and energy in your artwork.

Venue

By the Sydney harbour foreshore, close to public transport and street parking.
(Destination announced closer to the workshop.)

Workshop limited to 10 participants.

DAY 1 / Thursday 7 Jan / 10am - 4pm
Beginning with black ink and pastel we’ll explore tone, mark making and composition resulting in new ideas to express the landscape. Moving on to coloured acrylic inks we’ll discover new ideas for how to use colour in landscape; adding effects using other tools, rollers and water spray.
DAY 2 / Friday 8 Jan / 10am - 4pm
On Day 2 Sam will focus on combining pastels with the inks. To combine drawn and painting mark together. We’ll also look at the idea of cropping and editing, and how an observational study can transform to more of an abstract piece when cropped. You may prefer to work on canvas, paper or in a sketchbook or all three.
En plein air experience is advised but not essential.
- Brushes, big and small. A variety of styles, natural bristles preferred. Can be old decorators brushes from the garage, or watercolour brushes. Any foam rollers or scrapers you might have. Interesting mark making tools.
- Sketch book (or a variety of sizes and shapes for experimenting) for drawing in.
- Paper for wet artwork (ink, watercolour etc) min. 200gsm. As small or large as you prefer.
- Scissors
- Tissues, kitchen roll. Anything to soak up water and ink.
- Large water bottle with lid to use outside on location.
- Pencils for drawing. Preferably 6B 7B 8B. Sharpener/blade.
- Masking tape (frog tape from Bunnings is recommended)
- A variety of tubs for inks and water - no less than 8 (approx. jam jar size; yogurt tubs, take-away tubs etc)
- Whatever inks you have. Sam recommends cad-yellow, a blue, a magenta, burnt sienna, black, white.
- A variety of soft pastels.
- Any materials you would like to experiment with.
- Appropriate clothing, hat, sunglasses, camera, suncream, apron, something to sit on (no guarantee for a public seat exactly where you want to sit).
$650 (2 days)
If you cancel, a full refund will be given after a replacement registration is received.

About Sam Boughton

Sam is a British Contemporary Landscape painter that lives in Devon, UK.
She works primarily in inks and pastel to create semi-abstract landscapes paintings inspired by her travels around the British Isles. Regularly traveling to North West Scotland, Cornwall and North Wales her semi-abstract collections are sensory responses to each of these stunning landscapes.

www.samboughton.co.uk