Weston Hotel Scarborough December 2024 and January 2025
Mixed media holiday at a beautiful hotel, friendly staff, and facilities
Join Sue Ford for a creative mixed media holiday in a beautifully furnished hotel with friendly staff and excellent facilities.
Dates & Prices:
- December 9–13, 2024
- January 12–17, 2025
Cost: £350 for Residential Guests + £80 Tuition Fee (paid directly to Sue).
Day Students: £130 for the week + £80 Tuition Fee. Total £210.
Early booking is recommended for this exceptional value holiday.
How to Book:
- Book your accommodation directly with the hotel.
- Send the tuition fee (£80) directly to Sue Ford via direct debit or cheque.
Venue:
The Weston Hotel
33-34 Esplanade, South Bay, Scarborough, YO11 2AR
Located near the Spa Pavilion and beach, with convenient access via the cliff lift.
What’s Included:
- En-suite accommodation with TV and coffee-making facilities.
- Dinner, bed, and breakfast.
- Designated art studio for exclusive use.
- Free parking discs provided by reception.
Course Schedule
- Sunday: Arrive after 2–3 pm. Opening demo: Skier in the Snow (watercolour).
- Monday: Watercolour exercise – Red Squirrel.
- Tuesday: Acrylic seascape.
- Wednesday: Collage/acrylic – Lady with Flowers.
- Thursday: Flowers in watercolour and pastel.
Materials Required
- Watercolour exercises: Quarter imperial paper (300 lb/600 gms), paints (tubes or pans), brushes, drawing board, 2B pencil, putty eraser.
- Acrylic seascape: Canvas (18×20 inches or similar), acrylic paints, larger tube of System 3 white acrylic, brushes, kitchen towels, easel.
- Collage: Board/canvas (18×20 inches or larger), magazines with flowers, PVA glue, embellishments (old jewellery, glitter, gold acrylic paint).
- Pastel flowers: Smooth paper (hot pressed or thick cartridge), soft pastels, watercolours, easel.
Sue will have pastel paper and watercolour paper for sale. Drawing boards or easels can be provided upon request – please let Sue know in advance.
Additional Information:
- If you prefer, you may work on your own projects or dip into selected exercises.
- Bring reference photos, swimwear, iPad, baby wipes, Sharpie pens, and a tablecloth (optional).
- Updated itineraries will be sent before the course begins.
www.redleahotel.co.uk and email info@redleahotel.co.uk
Looking forward to seeing you! Best wishes, Sue