Our beautiful Walled Garden is the inspiring location that has been chosen by celebrated local artist, Phyllis Fenton, for her Art in the Park workshops. To find out more about the event as a whole and to reserve spaces on these workshops, please visit the main event page: Art in the Park.

Workshop Title: Painting Plants in Watercolour

Date: Sat 9th & Sun 10th May

Time: 11 am - 1 pm

Saurday 9th: Workshop 1 (suitable for 16 yrs+ / no experience necessary)       

Sunday 10th: Workshop 2 (suitable for 16 yrs+ / intermediate level)       

Location: The Walled Garden

Ticket Price: £25 per person

Workshop Description: 

The beautiful, inspiring grounds and gardens at Craigtoun Park provide an ideal opportunity to get outside and study the plants and fauna so lovingly cared for by hard working volunteers.

The sheltered Walled Garden area provides us with an excellent situation to relax and enjoy the outdoors. The emphasis of these workshops will be on relaxation and enjoyment. This activity promotes wellbeing and will ultimately and naturally increase confidence and improve your results.

 Materials and equipment will be supplied though you can bring your own if you prefer.

 May is an unpredictable month for weather and warm layered clothing is advised.

Should inclement conditions prove daunting, the workshops can be moved indoors if required.

 Workshop 1: Over 16’s Beginners Workshop, no experience required 9th May 11.00 – 13.00

This beginners’ workshop will include basic drawing skills, page layout, observational skills and an introduction to watercolours and working outdoors.

 Workshop 2: Over 16’s Intermediate, experience advantageous 10th May 11.00 -13.00

The intermediate workshop will incorporate advice on paints, paper and brush types, wet on wet, wet on dry, creating texture and other useful tips and techniques to further enhance and develop your skills.

It is not necessary to take part in both workshops though the intermediate group is more suitable for those more confident in basic drawing skill.

To make the most of your workshop, please arrive ten minutes early to ensure a start time of 11.00pm. Thank you

Children's Pop In Art Group – Bugs and Beasties: Monday 4th  May from 11.00 pm

In addition to her ticketed workshops, Phyllis will also be running this drop in workshop for children on the Bank Holiday Monday. The workshop is free to attend but donations to the Friends of Craigtoun would be appreciated.

Finger painting, paint pouring, texture rubbings, glue sticking and more. This fun activity is suitable for children ages 5 and up encourages children to have fun with paint while creating their very own worlds of bugs and beasties.

Paints can be messy! Dress code strictly informal!    

About the artist:  

Fife based Artist and Arts Worker, Phyllis Fenton, studied Graphics and Illustration in Dundee.

She has run successful and popular art workshops and classes through Tayside and Fife for over 30 years and has in depth experience working with all age groups including those with additional or complex needs.

Commissions have been carried out with DC Thomsons, Tayside House, The Podium and various other Health and educational establishments.

Working mainly in acrylic, oil, watercolour and ink, Phyllis enjoys working in the natural environment, sketching objects and landscapes on site and then finishing larger more complex pieces in her studio spaces. Phyllis initiated Studio Gallery in Newport on Tay, though now works from studio spaces at home. She is a member of Visual Arts Scotland and a-n, and has exhibited in the Bonar Hall, Fine Art Library Edinburgh and The Meffan amongst others.

Much time as a child was spent in Craigtoun Park and it holds a special place in Phyllis' heart. Good fun days out not only fuelled the imagination, but also initiated an interest in plants, landscape and the outdoor environment.

The hard work of the Friends of Craigtoun volunteers has allowed the pleasure of Craigtoun to be passed on to yet another generation and inspired Phyllis to approach those involved, with the proposition of a new Fife Art Event where individual artists and groups, could have the opportunity to provide workshops and showcase their craft, promoting the benefits of Art in the Park to the public, all in one fun-filled, stunning  location.