Liz Harvey
artist & tutor
North Yorkshire
All classes & workshops take place at Tower Hill Studio, HG4 3DS
Monday Group
The ideal place to create the artwork you want to make!
Regular weekly 3 hour sessions, morning & afternoon slots.
Small group size
Individual support and tutoring in a warm and welcoming atmosphere.
Access to wide range of resources & materials.
The ideal place to develop your personal artistic practise in a supportive environment.
Contact Liz for details and availability
Courses & Workshops
New courses for 2025
2 Day Courses - £200
Flowers & Foliage - experimental painting & drawing
April 12th -13th, July 12th -13th
Mixed Media Creative Landscapes
August 9th-10th, September 27th-28th
May 24th -25th , July 26th -27th
Still Life - Composition & Colour
October 11th -12th
course descriptions listed below
other dates may be possible - do email to enquire
These sessions are offered throughout the year -
contact Liz to book a date to suit you
Concertina Sketchbooks - Colour , Markmaking & Pattern - £85
Introduction to Painting - £85
Drawing Day - £75
Painting Day - £90
Printmaking Full Day - £95
These sessions are offered throughout the year -
contact Liz to book a date to suit you
Colour mixing & colour theory, acrylics / oils - £60
Concertina Sketchbooks - Colour , Markmaking & Pattern - £55
Introduction to Drawing - £50
Painting Half Day - £60
Printmaking Half Day - £60
course descriptions listed below
Extended Courses and additional sessions are put on throughout the year,
please contact Liz for availability
All courses held at Tower Hill Studio, near Ripon, North Yorkshire
Materials provided for all courses
Regular weekly sessions, specialist tutoring & small group sessions also available throughout the year .
Please email me for further details
Tutoring & Studio Time
Individual sessions and small group bespoke sessions are available throughout the year.
Regular group sessions take place on Mondays
There is also space at the studio for artists to work independently on a short term basis.
Contact me to discuss your requirements
email: lizharveyartuk@gmail.com
2025
Weekend Courses
Flowers & Foliage, Experimental Painting & Drawing
April 12th -13th
July 12th -13th
Using a wide range of media, this experimental drawing and painting course will take inspiration from beautiful flowers and foliage. Ideal for beginners or improvers, we will develop new approaches from observation , focusing on line, colour and form to create successful compositions leading to sustained artworks in the media of your choice.
Materials provided
click here to book or enquire: Flowers & Foliage, Experimental Painting & Drawing
Mixed Media Creative Landscapes
August 9th -10th
September 27th -28th
Inspired by the fantastic landscape surrounding the studio, this course will introduce you to different materials, tools and processes to produce exciting and creative responses to your surroundings. This course is suitable for beginners and improvers, and anyone who wants to explore different ways of using colour, markmaking and media in their work. The course will allow time for plenty of experimentation and exploration with a view to developing more sustained pieces as the course progresses.
Materials provided
click here to book or enquire: Mixed Media Creative Landscapes
Observation to Abstraction
May 24th -25th
July 26th -27th
Discover how to develop ideas for abstract works, inspired by both the natural and manmade environment surrounding the studio.
There will be a wide range of media and techniques utilised on this mixed media drawing & painting course to enable you to discover your preferences.
During the course, you will develop an understanding of composition, colour and texture in the use of abstract works, with plenty of experimentation along the way.
We will explore the work of a number of artists on this course, enabling you to develop a confident understanding of how you can use abstraction within your work.
Suitable for beginners and improvers
click here to book or enquire: Observation to Abstraction
Still Life, Composition & Colour
June 28th - 29th
October 11th -12th
We will find beauty in the everyday on this course as we explore how colour theory and composition can impact on still life paintings. Using a range of early 20th century artists to inspire us, we will work from observation to develop compositional understanding and then learn and apply colour theory to create effective paintings in oils or acrylics.
This course is suitable for beginners and improvers and full support will be given to enable you to develop your skills.
click here to book or enquire: Still Life, Composition & Colour
2025 Day & Half Day Workshops
Contact Liz to book a date to suit you
Colour mixing & colour theory, acrylics / oils - Half day - £60
Sessions offered throughout the year - contact Liz to choose a date that suits you!
This half day session will give you all the colour theory you need to mix beautiful colours for your paintings. You can select to work in acrylics, oils or watermixable oils and you will develop knowledge how colours can be mixed and applied to develop your paintings. This is ideal for beginners or if you are a little uncertain as to how to use colour effectively in your work.
click here to book or enquire: Colour Mixing & Colour Theory
Concertina Sketchbooks - Colour , Markmaking & Pattern (£85 -full day, £55 -half day),
Sessions offered throughout the year - contact Liz to choose a date that suits you!
This is an excellent workshop for beginners or those returning to art making.....it is also a lot of fun for the more experienced artist, with a chance to experiment with the format of concertina sketchbooks, exploring a range of materials and techniques. Resources will be provided to inspire your books and you will create personal and exciting pages throughout the day.
Materials and sketchbook provided.
click here to book or enquire: Concertina Sketchbooks
Introduction to Painting - £85
Sessions offered throughout the year - contact Liz to choose a date that suits you!
This one day course will introduce you to all the essentials of painting. You can select from acrylics , oil paints or water-mixable oil paints and learn about surface choice, paint application, colour mixing and composition. The morning will be spent experimenting and in the afternoon you will put what you have learnt into practice as you develop your own painting. Full support and guidance will be given throughout to help you to build your confidence and create a successful painting.
click here to book or enquire: Introduction to Painting
Drawing Day - (£75 full day, £50 half day)
Sessions offered throughout the year - contact Liz to choose a date that suits you!
This course will focus on how to develop your observational drawing skills. Using a range of different tonal media, you will develop your understanding of how to use marks and tone in your drawings. In the morning we will do a variety of drawing activities to better understand how we draw and and how we can improve our drawing skills. In the afternoon you will have the opportunity to produce more sustained drawings from different starting points.
click here to book or enquire: Drawing Day
Painting Day - (£90 full day, £60 half day)
Sessions offered throughout the year - contact Liz to choose a date that suits you!
A day for painting - bring along your chosen starting point (photograph, drawing, objects etc)....and paint!
Full support will be given in oils, acrylics or watermixable oils for you to create your chosen painting. If you need help deciding what to paint Liz can help with that too!
click here to book or enquire: Painting Day
Printmaking: Full Day - £95, Half Day - £60
Sessions offered throughout the year - contact Liz to choose a date that suits you!
Experimental printmaking sessions, full day or half day. You will learn how to use a press to create striking and effective 'tetrapak' etchings. A variety of different prints can be produced over the workshop as you experiment with designs, colour and markmaking to create your prints.
click here to book or enquire: Printmaking Workshop