Making Portraits out of Landscapes
Four Night Residential Check-in Monday 17th August 2026
Available spaces
Join Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year winner 2019 Fujiko Rose for this four-night residential at Cober Hill. This residential is built around the idea of making portraits out of landscapes. Instead of grand panoramic views, you’ll learn to capture quiet, intimate moments in nature. The delicate structure of a single wildflower, the character of an ancient tree, clusters of leaves caught in dappled light, or a small corner of moorland that feels like a secret. By the end of the week you will leave with a personal collection of ink drawings that feel like portraits of the places and plants you love. What you will learn and take home - Master ink as a medium: gain complete confidence working with dip pens, brushes and fine-liners. No erasing, just bold expressive mark-making. - Understand form, tone and texture using traditional ink techniques viewed through a fresh, contemporary lens. - Draw convincing botanical studies and intimate landscapes that feel alive and personal. - Compose strong, balanced arrangements in nature, learning what to leave out as much as what to include. - Create quick field sketches and translate them into resolved, larger studio pieces. - Develop your own visual voice by adding individual flair and experimentation to classic methods. - Build a coherent body of work from rapid 5-minute compositional thumbnails to ambitious final pieces on high-quality paper. The week is deliberately relaxed and supportive. We work at a pace that lets confidence grow naturally with the medium. You’ll receive plenty of one-to-one guidance, demonstrations and constructive feedback. All abilities are welcome. Complete beginners to ink are especially encouraged, as the course is designed to take you from your very first ink line to finished pieces. By the end of the residential you will understand how to “read” the landscape with an artist’s eye, confidently handle ink in a range of traditional and contemporary ways and have a beautiful portfolio of botanical arrangements, intimate landscapes and personal ink studies to take home - plus the skills to keep exploring this rewarding medium long after the residential ends. Includes all materials and equipment needed. This residential will involve a mix of indoor and outdoor sessions. Check-in from 3pm Monday 17th August 2026 Check-out by 10.30pm Friday 21st August 2026 Workshop sessions take place 10am-4pm Tuesday - Thursday and 10am-1.30pm Friday.
Cancellation Policy
All residentials are priced including VAT charged at 20%. By completing this purchase you are securing a place for a residential, including full board accommodation at Cober Hill. We understand that plans can change, so we’ve outlined our cancellation and rescheduling policies for our residentials to ensure clarity and flexibility. At North Yorks Art School (NYAS), we incur a number of costs as soon as a residential booking is made — including venue, tutor, bank charges and administration fees. Unfortunately, due to the increasing number of cancellations, we now need to pass on a portion of these costs to customers when cancellations occur. Rescheduling Your Booking You can reschedule your booking up to 8 weeks before the start date of your residential free of charge — provided you transfer your place to another NYAS residential event taking place at Cober Hill (subject to availability). Reschedules outside of this time will be subject to a 10% booking fee. We will confirm the change in writing and transfer your place accordingly. Cancellations & Refunds If you choose to cancel your booking rather than reschedule, the following cancellation fees will apply: Over 6 Months 90% Refund 4 to 6 months 80% refund 2 to 4 months 70% refund 31 to 60 days 50% refund 30 days or less No refund Refunds will be processed to your original payment method within 3–5 business days once the cancellation is confirmed. Your Right to Cancel (Cooling-Off Period) If you live in the UK or EU, you are entitled to a 14-day cancellation window from the date of booking. Within this period, you may cancel for a full refund without providing a reason. To exercise this right, contact us at info@bookaclass.org within the 14-day period. Refunds will be processed to your original payment method. For all booking-related enquiries, rescheduling requests or cancellations, please email: info@bookaclass.org