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Wild Sketching

Whether it’s in the beautiful hotel garden, on the heather-clad hills or amongst one of the nearby forests, enjoy an inspiring morning or afternoon sketching outdoors in with local professional artist, Mel Shand or creative artist, Annie Armstrong. 

  • 2 hours
  • From £250
  • bookable for residents only
Artist materials on a table including pastels and ink.

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Guest landscape sketches photographed with landscape in the background.
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Fife Arms farden filled with shrubs and trees in autumn colours next to a rustic building.

What To Expect

The medium in which you will create with is decided upon with you, and what you would like to do, from pencils, pastels, paints or clay, or even using foraged materials. Walking distance can vary, from the hotel garden for inspiration, to further afield in order to forage materials from the forest.

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