Sketch Bath Experience

Explore Bath's most painterly locations and discover the joy of watercolours under the friendly and experienced tuition of award-winning painter Catherin Beale SWA. 

Gather subjects in The Crescent / Royal Botanical Gardens or further afield and return to the Hotel garden to create your own rich watercolour from professional pigments - a lasting memory of Bath.

If you prefer to paint inside and out of the weather, Catherine's studio (3 miles from Bath) is a rural painting haven with huge views and a library of inspirational landscape photos to choose from.

Catherine is the author of a brand new watercolour book ‘Capturing light’  which features several paintings of Bath.

Sketch The Royal Crescent Garden or Crescent 
2 hours, £180

An introduction to line and wash in the Hotel garden (under cover of the garden umbrella if wet) or on a rug in front of the Hotel façade. For up to two people. 

Sketch Bath
Half Day, 4 hours, £300

Explore Bath's two stunning waterways - the river and the canal - in ink and watercolour as they ass through the City. (Some walking and steps on route.)

Sketch Bath
Full day, 10am-4pm, £480

A packed day sketching in ink and watercolour for up to four people. Catherine will help you discover and sketch subjects around Bath including bridges, waterways and parks. She can also help you compose and take photographs if you would like a record of scenes, colours and lighting as a source for future paintings. (Some walking and steps on route.)

A packed day of watercolours for up to four people. Includes materials, source images and Catherine’s tips on composition, colour use and trouble shooting techniques. 

To book your Paint Bath Experience during your stay, please call 01225 823 333 or email info@royalcrescent.co.uk.