About
Art Workshops
The Barn Studio
The Barn Studio is a creative workshop space in the village of Laddingford in rural Kent. At the home of artist Anna German, the studio is housed in a converted cow shed in a secluded and peaceful spot in pretty gardens.
Anna is a practising illustrator and has spent the last 16 years working as an art teacher in secondary schools teaching GCSE and A level Art, Photography and Graphic design. The Barn Studio is her new venture where she hopes to help a wider range of ages engage with creativity on a regular basis.
Anna says, “Connecting with any kind of creative process is such a wonderful experience and something we should all try to make time for in our lives. My mission at the studio is articulated much more eloquently by the late Sir Ken Robinson, a hero in Art education”:
“Education is meant to be the process by which we help people, certainly, understand the world around them but also understand the world within them and it’s really only when we understand more about the world within us that we can engage fully with the world around us.”
“I’m an experienced teacher and will work with you as an individual to make sure you get the best out of your class whether you are looking to try something completely new or extend the knowledge and skills you already have. Come and say hello! Email the.barn.laddingford@gmail.com or call 07912 608849”.
Anna's Work
Weekly Studio Classes
Sketchbook Club in Laddingford
Come along to a relaxed and informal gathering of artists and aspiring-artists of all levels and experience. Bring your sketchbook and use the range of materials here to indulge your creative side, work on your drawing skills and meet other people.
Autumn Term
Mondays: 10.00-11.30am & 1.00-2.30pm
Tuesdays: 7.30-9.00pm
Thursdays: 1.00-2.30pm
Saturday/Evening workshops
Brush Pen Drawing Workshop
Join me for an introduction to using a brush pen to draw in a fluid and relaxed drawing style. Explore how to use the pen to create different types of marks, how the paper surface can impact the line you make and how to make a connection between the tools you use and the type of drawings you make. The pens will be yours to take away so you can continue your new found love affair with the brush pen!
£45 (inc materials and light refreshments)
10am-1pm: Saturday 24th September
10am-1pm: Saturday 29th October
10am-1pm: Saturday 26th November
10am-1pm: Saturday 28th January ‘23
Painting with Gouache Festive Bauble Workshop
Take time out of your hectic festive schedule and join us at The Barn Studio to unwind and create personal and beautiful keepsakes. You will be given all the materials you’ll need to decorate up to 3 blank bauble shapes, light refreshments (including mulled wine!), Christmas tunes and a cosy atmosphere to really get you in the festive spirit!
Dates and details TBC
Brush Pen Workshop
Testimonials
Anna is not only a talented artist but a gifted teacher. After explaining and demonstrating the techniques of using the brush pen, we were able to practise some ideas from the workshop booklet before moving on to our individual pieces. And this all in three hours! Each of us came away with work to be proud of, plus the tools (pens, paper etc) to use at home.
I really enjoyed your workshop. Your step by step guides and demonstrations really helped to show how to go about the drawing. I learned such a lot and it all gave such confidence.
A thoroughly enjoyable workshop run by a knowledgeable and enthusiastic teacher. Everyone had a great time and achieved far more than we thought possible. Would highly recommend for anyone want to try a new art technique.