Expressive Botanicals - Sketching Retreat (17th-18th May 2025) - £100 DEPOSIT

Wood Norton Hotel, Worcestershire
17-18 May 2025

** DEPOSIT TO SECURE BOOKING £100 **

In this very special weekend sketching retreat with Susan, you will be looking at how to create expressive drawings and sketchbook spreads inspired by plants and flowers. We will be using a whole mixture of materials suitable for sketching on paper such as inks, paint, pens, pencils and crayons.

To reserve your space please 'purchase' the £100 deposit. 

As a group we will be looking to nature as our inspiration - painting, drawing and sketching from beautiful leaves and florals. Across the weekend you will be guided through a number of exercises and that are both fun and instructive as well as giving you time to understand the materials we are working with and how to mix them all up!

We will have a selection of flowers and leaves to observe directly in the spacious studio setting as well as the opportunity to get out and about in the wild in the hotel grounds. 

Let’s really explore the beauty of botanicals and find ways that work for you to express yourself in your sketchbook.

After the retreat you will come away inspired and creatively full, with plenty of completed sketches and ideas for what to continue sketching botanicals after the retreat is over. Not to mention the happy memories of sharing this experience with other keen creatives.

Costs

£490 per person for the two-day retreat including materials, tuition, lunches on both days, tea and coffee plus two course dinner on the Saturday evening (alcoholic drinks are extra). 

£50 discount for Inspire Members 

Deposit: £100 due on booking. All other T&Cs apply. 

Balance: £390 (or £340 for Inspire Members) due by 01.02.25

Payment plan available on request. 

Estimated Accommodation costs: 

Friday @ £160 Bed & Breakfast

Saturday @ £175 Bed & Breakfast

Sunday @ £135 Bed & Breakfast

Accommodation is an optional extra as some people may choose to stay elsewhere, drive over each day from home OR stay for between 1-3 nights. Our group allocation is held until 01 March 2025, any rooms not booked from the allocation by this date will then be released from the hold and returned back to General Freesale. When you call to book your accommodation you will be asked to make a 10% deposit to confirm your reservation with Final Balance & Extras to be paid upon Check-Out 

Venue

Date and Time

Saturday 17th May 2025 10am - 5pm, with two-course dinner at 7pm 

Sunday 18th May 2025 10am - 5pm

Materials

Tools and Materials included

Food and Drink

Lunch, as well as tea and coffee and snacks throughout both days are included.

Two course dinner on the Saturday night is also included. Alcoholic drinks are extra.  

Accommodation

Accommodation is NOT included in the retreat price as guests may wish to stay for varying amount of nights.

More Information

Please see the main retreat page for full information including the terms and conditions of booking:

View retreat information page

Contact us

Please email events@susanyeates.co.uk with any queries about this retreat