RGA Fridays
RGA Friday workshops give members and non-members over the age of 18 a chance to try out new skills or develop existing ones with a selection of different techniques and topics. It is also a chance to meet with other artists and friends and share ideas.
| Venue | Earley St Peter’s Church Hall Church Road Earley Reading RG6 1EY what3words: ///trip.likely.giant Usually workshops are held on the ground floor with full wheelchair accessibility. However, please check individual workshop listings as in some instances we have been unable to secure our preferred room booking. |
| Time | 7 pm – 9.30 pm |
| Cost per session | RGA Members – £8, Non-RGA members – £12. Over 18 only. Booking is essential. An additional charge may be made if any specialised materials are needed or a model is involved, payable in cash to the tutor on the day. |
Please contact us if you have any questions regarding the RGA Friday workshops. If you have suggestions or ideas for future RGA Friday workshops please let us know.
Upcoming
Take 3 Colours! Limited Palette Still Life in Water-Mixable Oils
Tutor: Shelagh Casebourne
24th April 2026
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Cost Per Person: RGA Members - £11
Non-RGA members - £15
We will be using flat brushes, a smooth board, water-mixable oils and only three colours to explore the potential of a limited palette. This approach not only helps you improve your painting by forcing you to think about colour and how you mix it, it also creates a harmony in your work with paintings feeling balanced and harmonious, with all the colours naturally relating to one another. Hopefully, you will be inspired by your results to try this limited palette approach in your own work.
You will be working from life. Your subject will be an apple (interesting subject when cut in half) or other piece of fruit or vegetable that inspires you. Your painting will fill the smooth gesso board provided.
What to bring:
- A red skinned apple or other fruit or vegetable.
- A few flat synthetic brushes (eg 0, 2, 4), not bristle brushes.
- A palette knife.
- A paper palette and a box to take your work home in.
- A roll of paper towel.
- A jar for water.
- Table covering (e.g. newspaper).
The following will be provided:
- 8″ x 10″ canvas covered board.
- Water-mixable oils.
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