Glass Painting Workshop For Beginners

Polly Farrell studied art and art history at college but remained an amateur artist while focusing on a successful career in management. In 2017, she started 'Farrell's Art and Craft Emporium' selling prints and gifts at craft fairs in Sussex and then in June 2019 she opened Steephill Studio and Gallery at her home in Saltdean, near Brighton.

Her signature style is colourful art deco inspired paintings with a faux stained-glass background. Saltdean is the perfect environment for this, with it's beautiful 1930's art deco Lido and Grand Ocean Hotel. Polly is also a keen sketcher and produces graphite and coloured pencil work, usually portraits that capture a good likeness of the subject.

She offers classes in basic drawing skills, portrait drawing, coloured pencil work and glass & ceramic painting.

Enjoy a one day course ideal for beginners who want to try their hand at glass painting. In the morning you will work on a flat piece of glass to create a sun catcher and in the afternoon you will work on a jar to create a tea light holder. You will being using glass paints, both alkyd and water based and painting pens. The paint is set by baking in an ordinary oven. Work can be varnished if time permits.

Your workshop includes materials required, refreshments such as tea, coffee, soft drinks and biscuits. Non-dairy and gluten free options available. Lunch is not provided, but the studio is very near several cafes or students are free to bring their own lunch.