Atmospheric Landscapes with Paula Dunn

Schedule

Sun Dec 07 2025 at 10:00 am to 04:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

The Craft House | Bradford, EN

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Join Yorkshire artist Paula Dunn for a day experimenting with oil and cold wax to create paintings with depth and atmosphere.
About this Event

In this 1-day course we will be working with oil paints and a medium called cold wax to create paintings with depth and atmosphere. Paula will share with you her techniques for creating atmospheric landscapes and dramatic skies with transparent colours and blending techniques using squeegees, palette knives and brushes.

The workshop will include information about techniques, as well as demonstrations and plenty of time for practice. You will be amazed by what you can create in just one day!

What will be covered?

• Introduction to using cold wax medium with oils

• Introduction to the tools

• Working wet-on-wet

• Using transparent and opaque colours to create depth and atmosphere.

• Incorporating pigments into your work

• Blending techniques

Do I have the experience?

Whether you are a professional artist or haven’t picked up a paint brush since school, absolutely no experience of painting or of working in oils needed. Just come prepared to have fun and to experiment.

What shall I bring with me?

All materials and use of tools are covered in the price of the workshop. Please bring your own apron or shirt that you don’t mind getting splashed with paint.

Where is the workshop being held?

The workshop is held at the Craft House in Bingley, West Yorkshire which is also where Paula has her studio. Bingley is easy to get to by road, train and plane and we have lots of people who travel from all over the country to attend one of Paula’s workshops.

There are lots of places to visit within a short distance from Bingley including the World Heritage site, Saltaire where you can see some original David Hockneys; the beautiful village of Haworth, made famous by the Brontes; and the stunning Yorkshire dales with its three peaks and Malham cove.

There’s so much to see and do you’ll want to make a weekend of it!

I’m hooked… what other workshops can I do?

Why not join the 1-day Exploring oil and cold wax workshop and experiment with techniques for building rich layers of texture, patterns, marks, and colour to form rich, complex foundations to your paintings. We will focus on mark making with drawing materials and explore different ways to create textures, patterns and lines using a variety of tools and solvent reduction techniques.

Alternatively, if you want to immerse yourself in a 3-day workshop then you could progress to the Advanced oil and cold wax workshop where we will experiment with advanced techniques as well as work on creating a series of paintings.

* Please note that some of the materials used during the workshop are not vegan. This includes the paper used throughout the workshop which unfortunately cannot be substituted for another product.

Workshop cancellations

There are occasions where workshops do not achieve enough bookings to allow them to viably proceed. In these instances, we will notify you at least 14 days prior to the scheduled workshop. We will either:

a. issue a refund or

b. with your permission, transfer your booking to a rescheduled date/workshop.

The only circumstances under which we would seek to cancel/reschedule your workshop within 14 days' notice would be those outside of our control, for example artist illness.

We have many workshop attendees coming to us from across the UK and beyond. Please note that we cannot guarantee that any workshop will proceed, so any travel plans or associated costs are not the responsibility of The Craft House where a workshop is cancelled or rescheduled.

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Where is it happening?

The Craft House, 109-111 Main Street, Bradford, United Kingdom

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Tickets

GBP 100.00

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