Dog portraits are very popular and often people want to immortalise their beloved pets in a special way. In this workshop you will be guided to create your own individual dog portrait starting with drawing and progressing (if desired) into water-based paint (watercolour or acrylic). Each portrait will be as individual as your dog!

Please bring with you:
Good quality photo of your dog.
Photocopy of that photo on an A4 scale, or, digital copy on a tablet or phone.
A3 Paper for drawing on.
Charcoal and putty rubber.
If you want to progress into paint please bring:
A suitable surface for painting on watercolour paper or primed paper/card/canvas for acrylics.
Your chose paints Acrylic or watercolour.

We have a Design shop at Rheged in case you are missing any materials.

Catherine MacDiarmid is an award-winning artist from Kendal and has exhibited widely. She featured in the recent New Light Art Prize hosted at Rheged, and regularly has work in the Mall Galleries, London. She was a semi-finalist in the Sky Portrait Artist of the Year 2019, and painted renowned journalist and news reporter John Snow, live on the Sky Arts channel in 2020. Catherine has 30 years experience teaching art courses and workshops.

10am-4pm, 70 pp
Max number of 14 people | Minimum age 16
Please note tickets are non-refundable. Exchanges to other classes by the same tutor may be offered more than 2 weeks before the start date (subject to availability).