by Julia Pendlebury
Art Classes, Sip & Paint Events & Corporate Workshops in Manchester, Wigan & Lancashire
Professional art tuition and creative workshops for adults, young learners, schools & organisations - delivered in the studio, classroom or workplace.
Corporate & Creative Events
Creative art workshops for adults and young people — in the studio, local venues, schools and workplaces.
Fully guided sessions led by experienced Art & Design teacher Julia Pendlebury.
Children’s Art Club & School Projects
A world of pure imagination!
Fun, Fine Art classes. Structured art lessons with a trained artist and qualified and experienced Art & Design teacher
Art Classes in Lancashire and Wigan
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The Everyone Art Class - Sunday Art Club
Wigan & Chorley
Everyone Art Class – Sunday Art Club
Try out our Sunday Art Club — a fun, welcoming one-hour session for ages 6+ to 99 years! Perfect for solo artists, adults, children, families, grandparents - Everyone!
Each class is fully guided by a qualified, DfE-registered Art & Design teacher with decades of experience. You’ll learn to draw from scratch, explore a range of materials, and pick up the best tips and tricks that really work!
Sessions take place on Sundays across Wigan and Chorley, with something new to enjoy each time.
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Stag in Charcoal & Graphite
Thursday, 24th September
18:30 - 21:00
The Wayfarer, Alder Lane, Parbold WN8 7NL
Create this beautiful, atmospheric stag in a relaxed and fully guided art workshop using charcoal, graphite and a touch of watercolour.
Working on a largescale on a heavyweight cartridge paper, you’ll build up your stag using layering, shading, smudging and expressive mark-making, before introducing watercolour to create that dramatic, smoky background.
No drawing is required. You’ll have a pre-drawn pencil grey image ready for you, so the whole evening can be spent enjoying the charcoal and watercolour process.
I’ll demonstrate each technique up close as we go, with plenty of individual help and one-to-one teaching from a qualified Art & Design teacher.
A timeless classic. Atmospheric, bold and especially beautiful for autumn and winter, it’s the sort of finished piece that looks stunning framed and that you’ll actually be proud to put up at home rather than shove in a cupboard! It would also make a lovely handmade gift.
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Highland Heather
Thursday 22nd, October 2026
The Wayfarer, Alder Lane, Parbold WN8 7NL
18:00- 21:00
Join Julia for a relaxing autumn evening of painting at The Wayfarer in Parbold.
For this fully guided Sip & Paint, we’ll be creating Highland Heather - a dramatic Scottish landscape filled with sweeping distant mountains, cool blue-grey skies and deep slate tones, softened with earthy greens, warm ochres and golden grasses. In the foreground, layers of pink, mauve, lilac and soft white wildflowers bring the whole landscape to life, creating a beautiful contrast between the moody Highlands and the brighter, more expressive colour below.
Working in acrylics on a premium A3 stretched canvas, follow along with Julia as she paints the artwork live in front of you, teaching you step by step with full guidance so no one is left behind.
Expect loose expressive marks, beautiful layers of colour and a relaxed, supportive atmosphere throughout.
Absolutely no previous painting experience is needed. This is designed to be beginner-friendly, enjoyable and sociable from start to finish.
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Wild Hare Paint, Sip & Graze
Wednesday, 28th October 2026
Poet’s Corner, 81 Mesnes Rd, Wigan WN1 2QT
18:00- 21:00
Join us on and paint a Wild Hare in acrylics!
This season, come and join the Cozy Club — a series of small, intimate creative evenings combining relaxed live teaching with the signature gorgeous Poet’s Corner grazing table.
For this workshop, we’ll be painting a beautiful Wild Hare in expressive acrylics — full of character, rich autumnal tones and loose, lively brushwork.
Perfect for complete beginners, there are no worksheets and no complicated instructions to follow. I’ll paint alongside you, demonstrating each stage live and talking you through the process as you create your own piece. You’ll be able to watch exactly how it’s done, pick up lots of useful painting tips and enjoy the freedom to make your hare completely your own.
Expect a relaxed atmosphere, plenty of encouragement, delicious food and a wonderfully sociable few hours of painting.
Come and paint something a little bit wild this autumn.
Book directly with Alison at Poet’s Corner:
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Life Drawing Club - Wigan
Coming soon this Autumn 2026
The Brocket Arms, 38 Mesnes Road, Wigan WN1 2DD
18:30 - 20:30
Join Julia for a relaxed, guided life drawing evening.
Introducing our new Mino Art School Life Drawing Club at The Brocket Arms, Wigan.
A supportive, guided drawing session with a live nude model, suitable for complete beginners and more experienced artists.
At Mino Art School, real freehand drawing sits at the heart of what we do. Sometimes wobbly, sometimes wonky, always individual, drawing is where confidence grows and skills begin to develop.
Led by Julia, a qualified and experienced Art & Design teacher, this is a relaxed but focused session, with structure, for anyone wanting to try life drawing or returning artists building regular creative practice.
Drawing materials are provided along with paper, and you’re very welcome to bring your own sketchbooks and folders.
Cath - Facebook
“As a total newby, Julia is brilliantly instructive and incredibly supportive throughout. Lovely chilled evening and brilliant results! Can’t recommend Mino Paint and Sip enough!”
Lesley - Facebook
“Fabulous experience all round. Great evening even though we’d not done anything like this since school days! Relaxed, enjoyable and all the resources you need. It was great to give it a go and experience the freedom of painting without expectation. Totally liberating and I’ve painted since.”
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