Jackson’s Art Stroud hosts a range of exciting art classes, across an array of mediums and for all skill levels. This directory provides up-to-date information about the classes and details on how to join each class.
Discover even more Art Classes at Jackson’s, across all artistic disciplines, from oil painting to printmaking and more.
Where to find us
Jackson’s Art Supplies Stroud
Griffin Mill Trading Estate
London Road
Thrupp
Stroud
Gloucestershire
GL5 2AZ
Available Classes
Watercolour Painting with Richard Callingham
Mondays in the Attic Studio
9.30am – 12pm
4 week course: £90
Runs all year – join in anytime if there are available spaces.
Or
Thursdays in the Attic Studio
10am – 12pm
4 week course: £90
Runs all year round
Runs all year – join in anytime if there are available spaces.
Learn how to paint with watercolours – simple techniques to gain confidence, learn colour mixing, palette and papers. Inspirational and fun. Suitable for all abilities. Welcome to join mid term.
To book: [email protected]
‘Ways of Seeing’ with Sue Rae
Mondays in the Attic Studio
1.30pm – 4.30pm
6 week course: £120
Runs in six week blocks, check with Sue for term dates.
Drawing, painting, and mixed media classes with Sue Rae, who has taught Stroud College degree students for many years. Projects will be set each week, and students will be encouraged to initiate their own work and keep sketchbooks. Develop your skills and explore materials and subject matter. Suitable for students with some experience.
To book: [email protected] or 01285 821617
Discovering Oils with Mark Stopforth
Mondays in Studio One
1pm – 4.30pm
12 week course, split in two: £125 for 6 weeks
Join in anytime if there are available spaces – check with Mark for term dates.
On this course, you will be experimenting with oils and creating landscapes, seascapes, and still life set ups. Explore ragging, scumbling, stippling, and expressive mark-making to create paintings. All skill levels welcome as Mark will guide you week by week.
To book: [email protected] or 07594 212227
Plein Air Landscape Painting with Benedict Lovering
Tuesdays in the Attic Studio
1.30pm – 4.30pm
6 week course: £130
Check with Benedict for term dates.
Each week, we will begin in the studio, using a step-by-step approach to develop fundamental skills. From there, we will move outdoors to paint plein air, visiting a different location each session and working directly from life to develop finished paintings. There will be plenty of guidance and demonstrations throughout the course.
We will be painting outdoors most weeks, so please check the weather forecast and dress appropriately.
During the course we will explore:
Tone and structure
Colour mixing
Brushwork and paint handling
Composition and simplifying the landscape
To book: [email protected]
Landscape Painting in Watercolour & Gouache with Benedict Lovering
Tuesdays in the Attic Studio
6pm – 8pm
6 week course: £110
Check with Benedict for term dates.
Explore landscape painting techniques in watercolour and gouache with Benedict Lovering.
To book: [email protected]
Space to be Creative
Wednesdays in the Attic Sudio
9.30am – 12.30pm
6 weeks: £60 or £12 per session
Join anytime, contact Carol to find out more.
Are you creative but find no time or space at home? If so, come and join our friendly group on a Wednesday morning in the Attic Studio at Jackson’s Art. We generally bring our own projects but have some guided sessions too. We are mainly painters at the moment but welcome any creative medium. Our group only has room for one more at the moment.
To book: contact Carol on 07837 468747
Drawing & Painting with Alison Vickery
Wednesdays in the Attic Studio
1.30pm – 4pm
6 week course: £108
Runs in six week blocks, check with Alison for term dates.
Be inspired in this enjoyable, relaxed class, having a go with different materials, media, and techniques. Alison demonstrates techniques and creates a wonderful, warm atmosphere in her classes. Get in touch to enquire and start anytime if there is space. Suitable for all levels of experience.
To book: [email protected]
Sketchbooking, Drawing, Painting & Collage with Lucy Inder
Wednesdays in Studio One
1.30pm – 4pm
6 week course: £115
Runs in six week blocks, check with Lucy for term dates.
Over six weeks, develop your own visual journey, building confidence to attack the blank page! Focusing on composition and colour, you will experiment with mixed media, creating exciting and vibrant sketchbooks or ‘diaries of drawing’. This is a celebration of all things creative.
To book: [email protected] or call 07799 570418
Draw with Kerry
Wednesday evenings in the Attic Studio
6.30pm – 8.30pm
6 week course: £145
Runs in 6 week blocks, join anytime and check term dates with Kerry.
Come and join Kerry Phippen’s welcoming drawing classes and build your drawing confidence and skills. Weekly inspiration to inspire drawings using a large range of materials, including pencil, charcoal, pastels, watercolour techniques, Indian ink and watersoluble media.
All levels welcome as Kerry will guide you week by week.
To book: [email protected] or call 07972 265870
‘Extreme Poses’ Life Drawing with Paul Fowler
Thursdays in Studio One
9.30am – 12.30pm
6 week course: £180
Runs in six week blocks, check with Paul for term dates.
Life models in this class create interesting and challenging drawing opportunities. An exciting class for drawing dynamic poses from life with a very experienced and inspirational tutor.
Contact Paul: [email protected]
Thursday Evening Drawing Class ‘Drawn to Look’ with Lucy Inder
Thursdays in Studio One
6.30pm – 8.30pm
6 week course: £120
Runs in six week blocks, check with Lucy for term dates.
Draw a new subject each week, encouraging observational skills, developing drawing techniques, and experimenting with materials (graphite, charcoal, pastels, watercolour, pen, and ink).
To book: [email protected] or call 07799 570418
Draw with Kerry
Thursdays in the Attic Studio
2pm – 4.30pm
6 week course: £145
Or
Fridays in the Attic Studio
9.30am – 12.00pm
6 week course: £145
Next term dates: 21st October – 25th November, 2026
Come and join Kerry Phippen’s welcoming drawing classes and build your drawing confidence and skills. Weekly inspiration to inspire drawings using a large range of materials, including pencil, charcoal, pastels, watercolour techniques, Indian ink and watersoluble media.
All levels welcome as Kerry will guide you week by week.
To book: [email protected] or call 07972 265870
Expressive Painting with Emma Burleigh
Creative explorations inspired by dreams, nature, and imagination
Fridays in the Attic Studio
1.45pm – 4.30pm
6 week course or drop-in option: £155 for full course or £33 per session (art materials and tea included)
30th October – 4th December 2026
Happy accidents are portals to new ways of seeing! Making a mess is very much encouraged! Come and play with paint, learn new skills, enjoy rich conversations, and bask in jewel-like hues. This course is designed to encourage your creative expression through supportive and relaxing exercises, and to develop your confidence to paint expressively and intuitively.
We’ll work in watercolour with some oil painting, acrylics, and mixed-media elements. Using the evocative qualities of paint and colour, we’ll explore memories, moods, dreams, and visions in this luminous medium. There will be the opportunity to explore oil painting in one session and acrylics in one session.
A non-judgemental, friendly place to get to know your own artistic voice, however shy it may currently be. Suitable for beginners, rusty returners to painting, and more experienced artists looking for fresh, imaginative approaches. All art materials will be provided and all the key painting techniques will be taught.
To enquire or book: [email protected] or visit http://www.emmaburleigh.com
Painting and Drawing with Dan McDermott, MA
A programme of one-day oil painting, drawing, and printmaking workshops led by artist and tutor Dan McDermott, founder of Everyday Creativity.
These workshops are designed for beginners, returning artists, and more experienced practitioners, offering a supportive environment to develop skills, build confidence, and spend focused time working from observation. Each session is taught in a small group setting, with clear guidance and individual support throughout the day.
Workshops run regularly throughout the year and include still-life oil painting, drawing, and more, with each session offering a structured yet flexible approach to learning.
Places are limited, and early booking is recommended.
To find out more about the workshops, teaching approach, and to get in touch directly, please visit everydaycreativity.art
To view upcoming workshop dates, availability, and to book your place, please click here.
To contact Dan directly, email: [email protected]
Further Reading
Watercolour Painting for Beginners: What You Need to Get Started
Hatching Techniques for Drawing, Painting, and Printmaking
Tips for Setting up an Oil Painting Palette
Blending Techniques in Oil, Acrylic, Pencil, Pastel, Charcoal, Watercolour, and Ink
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