kate bentley - artist

Kate's 2012 Courses

Kate Bentley is a professional, award-winning artist and also a popular tutor with broad experience of teaching.

She regularly demonstrates and/or teaches in adult education for art societies and on private courses.

She has worked for painting holiday specialists Authentic Adventure, Solo Holidays, P&O Cruises and in 2012 has been invited to teach for Bella Sardinia.

Known to be generous with her knowledge and pleased to be able to pass on her skills, Kate looks forward to enhancing your whole learning experience with a relaxing but informative course.

Read some of the recommendations from Kate’s students

Date	Venue	Title	Media	Level	Residential?

Sat 4th Feb	Holme	Improve your drawing skills	Any level	Pencil	Non-residential
Tues 7th Feb	Silverdale	The Essentials for watercolour painting	watercolours	Beginners	Non-residential
Wed 8th Feb	Silverdale	Fabulous flowers in Acrylics	Acrylic	Any level	Non-residential
Sat 25th Feb Rescheduled from Jan	Silverdale	The Essentials for Acrylic painting	Acrylic	Beginners	Non-residential
Thurs 1st March	Holme	Taking risks with watercolour and mixed media	Watercolour	Improvers	Non-residential
Wed 7th and Thurs 8th March	Rydal	The Essentials for Acrylic painting including palette knife / brush techniques	Acrylic	Beginners	Residential
Wed 14th March	Windermere	Drawing skills for the terrified	Pencil	Beginners	Non-residential
Thurs 15th March	Windermere	Dynamic spring flowers in watercolours	watercolours	All levels	Non-residential
Tues 27th March	Silverdale	Painting from your own photographs	Acrylics	All levels	Non-residential
Fri 20th April	Ambleside	Tips and tricks for painting rocks, trees and foliage	Watercolours	Any level	Non-residential
Sat 21st April	Holme	Klimt –style acrylics	Acrylic	Improvers	Non-residential
Thurs 26th & Fri 27th April	Rydal	Getting started with bold, bright watercolours	Watercolours	Beginners/Improvers	Residential
Tues 1st May	Silverdale	Beach scenes in watercolour	Watercolours	Any level	Non-residential
Wed 9th May	Ambleside	Waterfalls and waves in watercolours	Watercolours	Any level	Non-residential
Wed 23rd May	Windermere	Storms, skies and clouds in watercolours	Watercolours	Any level	Non-residential
Thurs 24th May	Windermere	Trees and Foliage in watercolour	Watercolours	Any level	Non-residential
Tues 12th June	Windermere	The Lake District Elements in watercolour	Watercolours	Any level	Non-residential
Wed 13th June	Windermere	Coastal scenes in watercolour	Watercolours	Any level	Non-residential
Wed 4th July	Ambleside	No more wishy-washy watercolours	Watercolours	Improvers	Non-residential
Thurs 30th & Fri 31st August	Silverdale	The Sea	Acrylics	Any level	Non-residential
Tues 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th Sept	Rydal	Expressive semi-abstracts in acrylics	Acrylics	Any level	Residential
Wed 26th Sept	Windermere	Lakes, rivers and seas in watercolour	Watercolours	Any level	Non-residential
Thurs 27th Sept	Windermere	Painting from your own photographs	Watercolours	Improvers	Non-residential
Thurs 4th Oct	Holme	Figures and faces in watercolours	Watercolours	Any level	Non-residential
Tues 9th, 10th, 11th Oct	Rydal	Mediterranean moods in watercolour	Watercolours	Any level	Residential
Tues 16th Oct	Windermere	Unconventional watercolours	Watercolours	Improvers	Non-residential
Wed 17th Oct	Windermere	Unconventional watercolours	Watercolours	Improvers	Non-residential
Fri 2nd & 3rd Nov	Holme	Copying the old masters	Acrylics	Improvers	Non-residential
Tues 6th Nov	Silverdale	Tackling landscape elements in acrylics	Acrylics	Beginners/Improvers	Non-residential
Wed 7th Nov	Silverdale	Landscapes from your own photographs	Acrylics	Beginners/Improvers	Non-residential
Mon-Fri 12-16 Nov	Rydal	Special effects with experimental watercolours	Watercolours	Improvers	Residential
Sat 1st Dec	Ambleside	Winter wonderland in watercolours	Watercolours	Any level	Non-residential
Tues 4th & 5th Dec	Silverdale	Complex skies and sunsets	Watercolours	Improvers	Non-residential

How to Book

First make contact with Kate for the non-residential courses to ensure there is a vacancy.

For residential courses please contact Rydal Hall first to ensure there is accommodation available to your needs. Please note their booking system will differ from the notes below.

Secondly, please download and fill out the booking form . (left click your mouse over highlighted words , wait for the icon for a word doc to appear at the bottom of the screen and then right click on the icon to open it) Your email and address is especially important for you to receive course information. Please write carefully.
You can also download Kate’s latest brochure here [726kb PDF]

Gift vouchers

Please note that gift vouchers of any value are available for Kate’s courses.
Equipment can also be hired-£9 per day for watercolours,£13 per day for acrylics.

Prices and Details – Non-Residential All courses start at 10am and finish at 4pm

Venue – Ambleside, Cumbria
Group size – 12/15 people
Cost – £60 per day
Location – Ambleside Parish Centre, Vicarage Road, Ambleside, Cumbria LA22 9DH 
www.amblesideparishcentre.org.uk/welcome.htm
Booking enquiries to Kate please

Venue – Holme, Cumbria
Group size – 3-5 people
Cost – £70 per day inc refreshments
Location – The Kate Bentley Studio, Holme Mills Studios, Unit 2, Holme Mills, Holme, Cumbria LA6 1RD
www.localmouth.com/go/holme-mills

Venue – Windermere, Cumbria
Group size – 4-8 people
Cost – £80 per day inc lunch and refreshments
Location – Fell foot Park, National Trust Site at Newby Bridge, Lake Windermere Newby Bridge, Windermere, Cumbria LA12 8NN
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/fell-foot-park/things-to-see-and-do/events/
Booking enquiries to Kate please

Venue – Silverdale, Lancs
Group size – 8-12 people
Cost – £65 per day inc refreshments
Location – Silverdale Methodist Church Hall, Cove Rd Silverdale, Lancs LA5 0RR  
www.lancastermethodistcircuit.org.uk
Booking enquiries to Kate please

Prices and Details – Residential. Start and finish times vary depending on course. Details will be given upon booking.

Venue – Rydal Hall, Cumbria
Group size – 8-12 people
Costs:
2 Day courses (1 night’s accommodation) -£235
3 Day courses (2 nights’ accommodation) -£345
5 day courses (4 nights’ accommodation) -£595
Location – Rydal Hall, Rydal, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9LX.
www.rydalhall.org
Phone: 015394 32050
Email: mail@rydalhall.org
Fax: 015394 34887
Please contact Rydal Hall for Residential bookings and queries.

*Any painting related queries contact Kate.*

European Painting Holidays in Corsica and the Dordogne with Bella Sardinia

Please download the following brochures for details.

Kate Bentley Corsica Brochure 2012 (pdf 2.0mb)

Kate Bentley Dordogne Brochure 2012 (pdf 2.0mb)