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What's coming up - at the Studio

For more details about events check out our blog, or contact us.

Courses, Workshops and Demos

Estelle has the experience of being on both sides of the canvas having trained as a fine artist, read art history and worked as a gallery exhibition curator. An art critic; BBC, SKY, CNN, magazines - newspapers, radio; Exhibition catalogue essays ‘Henry Moore at Work’, The Reduced Shakespeare Company ‘Art History’ Affordable Art Fair; 'Great Paintings of the World’ Ch 5 TV; TED Talk;  Walk Constable’s Hampstead’. Art history lecturer from cave art to contemporary street art. Art teacher and mentor, her artist mentees say, Estelle is “inspirational, like a caffeine shot for my approach…A good pep talk, real talk, & practical advice…Wonderful, insightful, informative teaching...Very interesting, Estelle is knowledgeable, passionate, fun, and great at motivating people…I was feeling stuck but now feel super excited!” Further details www.EstelleLovatt.com

Mentoring with Estelle Lovatt

Session dates from Feb to November 2026

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Painting with Acrylics

Fridays 10.00am to 12.30pm

22 May - 12 June

 

This course is aimed at those who would like to learn more about painting landscapes in acrylics. We will explore different ways of painting a landscape’s elements including skies, trees, foliage, steams and reflections.

4 Week Course 

 with Wendy Coleman

Linocut 8 week course 

 with Charlotte Staunton

Starting in May 2026

3 classes available

Monday morning FULLY BOOKED 

Monday afternoon 1 SPACE

Tuesday morning FULLY BOOKED 

 

Morning classes run 10.00am to 12.30pm

Afternoon classes run 1pm to 3.30pm

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Flowers - Watercolour techniques 

Thursday, 30 April 2026 

13:00 - 15:30 BST

 

Draw your own flower and fill with watercolour.

Show watercolour techniques to achieve this.

Return home with a completed watercolour image.

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Workshop

 with Victoria Vickers

Ink Explorations

Saturday, 6 June 2026 at 10:00 - 15:30

 

Ink is a versatile medium that is fascinating to explore. This workshop will look at the different properties of sumi, acrylic, pigment and dye based inks for backgrounds, sketching, drawing and writing.

Workshop

 with Gwyneth Hibbett

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Annual Exhibition 

Barnet Guild of Artists are planning our ANNUAL EXHIBITION 2026. More details later in the year.

Our exhibition is the perfect showcase for members’ paintings, prints, 3D work and cards. All members are welcome to submit work for our exhibition.


It also provides an excellent opportunity for everyone to peruse, enjoy and purchase unique pieces of art.

The Guild is an active association of amateur and professional artists and creatives. It was founded in 1948 'to provide facilities for the practice of the visual arts, and to encourage the understanding and appreciation of them’.


New members are always welcome!

Barnet Guild of Artists

©2026 by Barnet Guild of Artists. 

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