This is a fun activity in Falkirk
Dates:
1-4pm on Friday, 8 May 2026: Focus is on landscape sketching and mono printing (seeing like an artist by translating landscape into line, tone, and expressive mark).
1-4pm on Friday, 15 May 2026: Focus is on landscape watercolour and mono printing (with a focus on atmosphere, colour, and layering).
1-4pm on Friday, 22 May 2026: Focus is on artist book making and collage.
1-4pm on Friday, 29 May 2026: Focus is on landscape painting (bringing all your learnings together if you attended the first three sessions).
Price: £55 per afternoon session (includes tuition, use of tools, materials, and tea/coffee/snacks).
Join award-winning contemporary landscape painter Jade Stout for a relaxed but focused four-week course exploring landscape through drawing, print, paper, and paint. Each session builds skills while remaining standalone, so you can choose to join for one afternoon or commit to the full creative journey.
Jade will guide you through observation, mark, print, colour, collage, composition, and building depth without feeling intimidated. This is not a technical course, but an immersive exploration of landscape through layered processes. You can expect a supportive small-group environment, clear demonstrations and practical techniques, encouragement to develop your own visual language, and a focus on process as much as outcome.
This course is ideal for anyone who feels drawn to landscape and wants to explore it in a deeper, more experimental way.
About Jade Stout:
Jade Stout is a Scottish landscape artist whose work explores horizon lines, coastal memory, and the emotional pull of place. Born in Orkney but living in Stenhousemuir, her practice is rooted in a deep connection to sky, sea, and shifting light. Educated at Edinburgh College of Art, where she studied at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, Jade works across painting, printmaking, and paper-based processes. Her approach is layered and intuitive, building surfaces through mark-making, texture, and tonal shifts. Rather than aiming for literal representation, Jade’s work focuses on atmosphere: the feeling of standing in a landscape rather than just observing. Subtle colour palettes, softened edges, and strong horizon lines create a sense of calm, depth, and reflection.
