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19th March - 3rd April 2024 - Cruise Workshops on the Spirit of Adventure
I've been invited to run painting workshops on the Saga cruise ship ‘Spirit of Adventure’, sailing from Portsmouth on the 19th of March, on a 15-night voyage billed as Magic of the Northern Lights.
It's been a while since I visited Norway, so I'm really looking forward to this one. Amongst the highlights - which includes visits to Tromso, Alta and Bergen - is a stop at Alesund, a new destination for me. According to the blurb; Ålesund has a character unlike any other Norwegian town. After a fire tore through the wooden fishing village in 1904, it was rebuilt in the prevailing Jugendstil style. Wander its streets, admiring the art nouveau architecture and myriad turrets, spires and medieval ornamentation, explore the Atlantic Sea Park, one of Europe’s largest aquariums, or discover Ålesund’s many squares which feature sculptures commemorating significant events in the town’s history. Bring it on!
13th - 20th April 2024 - Alpha Painting Holiday in The Algarve, Portugal
Join Peter on on this exciting opportunity to paint in an absolutely delightful place in the Western Algarve.
The Algarve is well known for it's amazing light conditions and vibrant colours from the vivid blue skies and turquoise waters to it's lush green and colourful vegetation as well as the rustic tiled and coloured traditional buildings.
The holiday will be based in Praia da Luz where you can paint the coastline, fortaleza, buildings and churches. The traditional fishing village of Burgau is within a few minutes drive from Luz and has some really quaint subjects to paint including buildings, cobbled streets, boats and the beautiful coastline.
Places on this fantastic painting opportunity are already filling up fast, so book today!
25/10/23: WATERCOLOUR ON DEMAND - VOD RELAUNCH
While DVD discs don't seem to be dying out completely any time soon, there has been a definite shift in viewing and purchasing patterns over the last year or so. This has prompted a relaunch of Peters Video On Demand service, with two brand new titles, now exclusively available 'On Demand'.
In Langdale - Pikes and Tarns, he explores the fells above Great Langdale in the Lake District, and challenges himself to hike to three high tarns (Lingmoor Tarn, Stickle Tarn and Angle Tarn) over three consecutive days. The result is a cinematic journey accompanied by five full watercolour demonstrations.
In Two Becks - Malham and Gordale, Peter explores the area around Malham, in the heart of The Yorkshire Dales, visiting the iconic Malham Cove, its impressive limestone pavement, and then on to the spectacular landscape of Goredale and Gordale Scar. Inspired by his visit he paints two watercolours; Malham Beck, with the dramatic backdrop of the cove lurking in the background and Gordale Beck - a close study of a small, but impressive, waterfall on the walk up to Gordale Scar. All demonstrations are bursting with hints and tips to help watercolour artists of all abilities, from beginner upwards, improve their painting technique.
All titles are available to Stream, Download or Rent (see individual video pages for full purchase details). More titles are expected to be added over the next few months, so watch this space!
For more details Click Here
25/09/23: 2024 CALENDAR
This high-quality, ring-bound, A4-sized calendar (opens out to A3) features a collection of work painted by Peter during the last 12 months.
Bronte Country is featured prominently having recently moved to West Yorkshire, with a wild and wintery Top Withens and several Dales scenes from visits to Malham, The Strid and Ilkley Moor. From the Lake District, Ullswater and Langdale are depicted in all their glory while The Peak District is also featured, with the Limestone Way at Monyash and a snowscene from near Ashbourne.
For more details Click Here
25/10/22: Watercolour for Beginners Complete DVD Collection
14/05/22: WATERCOLOUR FOR BEGINNERS (Parts 1-15) - REMASTERED!
Available on DVD and Video on Demand, all fifteen titles have undergone extensive improvement work and had a whole host of brand new content and features added.
All DVD titles include include a gallery of work and full biography.
DVD Price: £12 each + Carriage
All titles are also available ON DEMAND
For full details, video trailers and secure online ordering Click Here
20/10/21: Now Showing on Peter's YouTube Channel
Available 3rd November:
Grand Circle South America is a six-part series available to view exclusively on my YouTube Channel. Part 1: Bristol to Cape Verde is now available, with the five subsequent episodes scheduled to be posted one week apart.
In 2019, I was commissioned to run painting classes on the cruise ship Marco Polo during its epic, 70-day circumnavigation of South America. In this series of six episodes, I will be sharing highlights from this magnificent voyage, punctuated by several timelapse demonstrations of watercolour paintings directly related to the trip.
Join me in part one, as we sail from Bristol to Mindelo in the Cape Verde Islands, stopping off at Lisbon, Madeira and the Canary Islands along the way.
Featuring exclusive footage from the trip and an original soundtrack, this episode also includes a painting of a fishing boat on the beach at Mindelo (the full version of which is available to subscribers of my Online Tuition Service.
The series will be covering the whole of the trip, with highlights including penguins on the Falkland Islands, spectacular views of Rio de Janeiro and the magnificent mountains seen from the Chilean Fjords. Visits to Ecuador and Peru provide the perfect build-up to a transit of The Panama Canal, before heading homeward across the Atlantic, via the Azores.
I hope you enjoy watching it as much as I enjoyed putting it together!
14/11/20: New DVD - THE THREE PEAKS
Join Peter Woolley, as he explores the Three Peaks area of the Yorkshire Dales.
It’s an area of vast open moorland, riddled with pot holes and limestone pavements, and featuring three of Yorkshire's highest hills... and a famous railway viaduct.
In this celebration of one of the most visually exciting and inspiring areas in the Dales. Peter paints Ribblehead Viaduct at Sunset, tackles the Limestone Pavement below Ingleborough, and creates a dramatic sky over the iconic Pen-y-Ghent. before completing the collection with a loose line and wash painting of Hull Pot - the biggest natural hole in England
Special Features include a gallery of work and full biography.
Length: 90 Mins approx
Colour: PAL / NTSC
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Region: 0
DVD Price: £12 each + Carriage
This title is also available ON DEMAND
For full details, video trailers and secure online ordering Click Here
03/08/20: Peter's Travel Blog - Relaunched
Previously known as ‘Peter’s Cruise Blog’, it will now encompass all his travels. As always, he will be keeping a record of all his future trips while running painting workshops on cruise ships (even though, with things as they are at the moment in the industry, it's a little uncertain as to when this will happen again – in the meantime, there are vast archives of his previous cruising adventures for those wishing to dig around).
Peter also plans to write up his adventures in his trusty campervan, and to keep a record of his major walks/sketching trips out and about, featuring route maps and downloadable gpx files (for use on Google Maps and Navigation apps.
13/04/20: Original Sketches Gallery Updated
Peter's Online Gallery is currently undergoing a major refurbishment!
As part of this refurbishment, we are pleased to announce that updates to the PENCIL SKETCHES GALLERY have now been completed, with lots of new sketches available to purchase, and featuring additional pages designed to provide extra information and insight into each piece of work on display.
Original sketches are only £25 each, plus carriage, so start browsing today...
To view the full gallery Click Here
22/11/19: New DVD - Painting IRELAND
Join Peter Woolley, as he travels across Ireland from East to West in search of subjects to paint and draw.
His journey begins in the glacial valley of Glendalough before pausing by ancient ruins in Wicklow Gap. In County Tipperary, The Rock of Cashel makes a great line and wash subject, followed by a brief sketch of Glanworth Bridge, one of the oldest and narrowest public stone bridges still in use in Europe.
In Killarney, he enjoys the delights of Muckross Abbey and Torc Waterfall before hiking up the spectacular Gap of Dunloe in Killarney National Park to earn his pint of Guiness. A line and pencil drawing of Kerry Cliffs and a memorable visit to Blarney Castle concludes this epic sketching trip.
Special Features include a gallery of work and full biography.
Length: 104 Mins approx
Colour: PAL / NTSC
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Region: 0
DVD Price: £12 each + Carriage
This title is also available ON DEMAND
For full details, video trailers and secure online ordering Click Here
19/11/19: WORKSOP SOCIETY OF ARTISTS DEMONSTRATION
15/08/19: 'Hills & Mountains' Book Paintings Now Reduced
To order, go to the Hills & Mountains Gallery and bag yourself a bargain today.
21/07/19: New Projects Collection DVD - The Rooftops of Lisbon
Projects feature Location Information to help you get to really know the subject and two full working demonstrations; the first one, a Preliminary Pencil Sketch, is followed by a demonstration of the subject, painted up in watercolour. Bonus material will include a brief study of a specific technique associated with the subject.
Join Peter as he explores the views across the historical capital city of Portugal, Lisbon. After demonstrating a couple of simple, but effective, loosening-up techniques, he draws out the scene in pencil before finishing with a line and wash painting.
Bonus Demonstration: Rural farm buildings rise from the mist in Misty Marrick.
Length: 63 Mins approx
Colour: PAL / NTSC
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Region: 0
DVD Price: £12 each + Carriage
This title is also available ON DEMAND
For full details, video trailers and secure online ordering Click Here
