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Sketching the Seaside with Pen and Wash

One day workshop with JONATHAN NEWEY

Sunday 14 June 2026 – 10am to 4pm – £70 (plus bring some materials – list below)
This workshop is suitable for adults.

Capture the charm of coastal scenes with expressive line and subtle colour. Perfect for all skill levels, this relaxed session guides you through sketching techniques, composition, and adding washes to bring your drawings to life. Working from seaside references, you’ll create lively, light-filled artwork that reflects the spirit of the shore.

A watercolor painting depicting a coastal scene with small boats anchored on a sandy shore, illuminated by a vibrant sunset sky with yellow and orange hues.

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Examples of Jonathan’s work
An artist's workspace featuring a partially completed watercolor painting of a landscape, surrounded by various art supplies including watercolor tubes, brushes, and colored pencils, with bright lighting.
A watercolor sketchbook opened to two pages, featuring a serene coastal scene with a river, greenery, and a church on one page, and a smaller, darker watercolor study of boats on the other.
A watercolor landscape featuring a rustic cottage with a green roof, surrounded by grassy hills and rocks, under a cloudy sky with birds in the distance.

Materials to bring

  • 1 x A4 equivalent pad of ‘Not’ surface watercolour paper 140lb/300gsm
    ‘Not’ refers to the surface texture of the paper and is also known as CP (cold pressed)
  • 1 x size 10 or 12 and 1 x size 2 or 4 round watercolour brush.
  • Watercolour paint, either tubes or pans.
    Jonathan recommends the following colours:
    • Ultramarine Blue, Cobalt Blue (optional), Burnt Sienna, Raw sienna or Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Yellow Pale, Viridian Green (optional)
  • If bringing tubes then you will need 1 white mixing palette or china plate
  • 1 x waterproof black pigment ink drawing pen size 02, 03, 04 or 05.
    Jonathan recommends either of the following makes: Faber Castell Pitt Pen (size F, S or XS), Edding Profipen, Pilot DR Drawing Pen or Sakura Pigma Micron, Unipin
  • 1 x water receptacle (jam jar or plastic container)
  • Tissues, 2B pencil, eraser.

Jonathan will have a selection of tools and materials to buy/borrow but may not have enough for everyone.

Cancellation policy.

Please note that a ticketing fee of £5 is included in the price of this workshop and this is not refundable in any circumstance.

If you are unable to attend the workshop and you cancel your attendance more than two weeks prior to the workshop, the ticketing fee above will be retained.  If you cancel less than two weeks before the workshop no fees are refundable.

In the event of City Arts having to cancel the workshop due to participants’ numbers falling below the minimum requirement or government advice changes, we will refund the whole workshop amount.