Workshop cost: $2,300.
“The class will take place provided at least six participants register. The maximum enrolment is ten.”
Level of experience: The workshop is interned for all levels, although some experience is desirable if you
are beginning.
Materials: Acrylic paint or oil and drawing materials.
Material fee: A complete list of materials will be provided; this is separate from the workshop fee.
Dates to remember:
Registration: Now Open
Booking forms and fee must be received by: 29th March 2026
Final payment due: 30th April 2026
Arrival: 1st June 2026
Departure: 9th June 2026
Class: 2nd – 8th June 2026
Please contact Andrew Wykes with any questions on the class directly on email, awykes@hamline.edu.
A unique opportunity to work at the prestigious Ballinglen Arts Foundation. for a select group of ten artists to spend nine days in rural Ireland drawing and painting with artist Andrew Wykes. The workshop is interned for all levels, although if beginning, some experience is desirable. This course is for drawing materials and acrylic or oil paint only. Andrew Wykes will provide individualised instruction and criticism. Plein aire excursions and varied in-side studio methods, discussions, and presentations will provide the format for an intensive, exciting learning experience. The focus is on the landscape and sea of this part of North Mayo by experiencing first-hand our reaction to the magic of the place and its rich visual and atmospheric milieu.
Wykes emphasises the importance of drawing and colour as a foundation for painting. His teaching is not concerned with embellishing a safe stereo-typical style but with improving students' understanding of the formal elements, shape, surface, space form and analogy. There will be ample opportunity to discuss each other’s work and take a second in-depth look at other diverse international painters throughout history, enriching our understanding. The class will alternate between the studio and on-location. The emphasis will be outside but weather-dependent. The course is structured with some flexibility, and presented here is the format I will follow, which has been a success for students in previous workshops.
Drawing/Painting. An overview of some concepts I will cover :
Introduction and questions.
Sight size drawing with pencil looking at how painters compose composition: In the studio
Sight-size drawing with pencil outside in landscape from outside the Ballinglen studio. Easels standing
Comparative measure drawing outside. Eagles standing
Additional notes:
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Start time 9.00
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Review the day.
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Lunch 12.30 (if going out, we will take food with us)
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We will have to be flexible with plans because of the weather. If dry, we will be going out. Usually back at 4 pm
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Evening meal 6 pm. At Ballinglen.
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Tea/coffee and biscuits are available all day.
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Full 24-hour access to your studios.
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Access to the library during the day.
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Carpool to sites.
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If you are not bringing an easel, you may be able to reserve one with Una.
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Acrylic paint only and drawing materials
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A complete list of materials will be provided; this is separate from the workshop fee.
All other queries, please contact Úna Forde on, unaforde.baf@gmail.com.
