Cumbria's west coast offers a varied subject for the landscape artist. Join professional landscape painter Lionel Playford on a journey of discovery in outdoor sketching and studio painting visiting old harbours, wide beaches, rocky headlands and salt marshes for inspiration. Lionel Playford (N Pennines www.highamhall.com/lionel-playford) Residential: £579 Non-residential: £412 (incl. field trips)

The legacies of just four Scottish painters: Peploe, Cadell, Hunter and Fergusson, enlivened their national image and still influence artists today with vibrant colours stemming from the Fauvist tradition. Let Ceri guide your painting to encapsulate this magic on this extended painting break. Ceri Allen (Carlisle www.highamhall.com/ceri-allen) Residential: £445 Non-residential: £310

Artful games to get creative inspiration flowing, all in the privacy of your own sketchbook. Be introduced to new ways of seeing objects, recording your impressions and using your sketchbook so you see this essential aid to Design and Art in a new light. Learn how sketchbooks have been used by different artists and why early pocket book examples are difficult to find. Relax and enjoy getting back to the basics. Pam Grant (Cumbria www.highamhall.com/pam-grant) Residential: £250 Non-residential: £180

Learn and develop a mastery of chalk pastel on its own, delivering vibrant colours across a wide range of tones. Work from landscape and still life under guidance of an artist who continues the authentic approach of the much-missed Christopher Assheton-Stones. All levels of ability and an individualised approach is offered for previous attendees. Graham Oliver (Wiltshire www.highamhall.com/graham-oliver) Residential: £505 Non-residential: £335

*NEW* Beginners and improvers. Create a landscape based on hilly landscapes and moorlands using a wide range of recycled, found and repurposed materials. Explore a wide range of experimental textile and mixed media techniques including layering and blending of fabrics. From inspiration to realisation, be supported and encouraged to play, taking a closer look at colour, pattern and perspective. NEW TUTOR: Justine Warner (North Yorkshire www.highamhall.com/justine-warner) Residential: £250 Non-residential: £180

Explore a wide variety of painting techniques for contemporary landscape subjects in both the studio and the inspirational Lakes National Park using watercolour, gouache, acrylic inks and pastel. Demos and one-to-one tuition. For artists with some previous painting ability looking to loosen up their style. Robert Dutton (Yorkshire www.highamhall.com/robert-dutton) Residential: £554 Non-residential: £387 (incl. field trips)

*NEW* Ideal for those keen to spend a longer stay, maybe getting on with existing projects in our usual relaxed atmosphere, rotating individual attention so you may work at your own pace. Susan Christopher-Coulson (Lancashire www.highamhall.com/susan-christopher-coulson) Residential: £539 Non-residential: £372