Art Day Workshops - Butley Abbey Wilds

Upcoming day workshops at Butley Abbey Wilds

Spend a day painting the season within the magical surroundings of Butley Abbey Wilds. Designed for all levels.

Join artist Alexandra Oliver in the surroundings of Butley Abbey Wilds. Alexandra is a contemporary landscape painter based in Suffolk. Her work explores atmosphere, light, and the quiet emotion of the natural world, drawing inspiration from rewilded land, waterways, and changing skies. We are offering four day art workshops over the coming months.

We are offering four different art workshops with Alexandra, in the beautiful setting of Butley Abbey Wilds...

Wednesday 2nd September 2026

Painting the Landscape: An Introduction to Plein Air

A gentle introduction to painting outdoors, beginning with walking and sketching in the grounds before creating loose, expressive landscape studies.

Friday 6th November 2026

Landscape and the Old Masters

An art-history-inspired workshop exploring composition, light and atmosphere through the lens of historical landscape painting.

Saturday 30th January 2027

From Image to Painting: Developing a Landscape

A focused day on transforming reference material into a more considered and atmospheric landscape painting.

Saturday 20th February 2027

Still Life: Light, Form, and Atmosphere

A studio-based workshop exploring tone, colour, edge and form through a carefully arranged still life setup.