
The sketch above by our enthusiastic and inspiring watercolour painting tutor Mike Willdridge is of the marketplace in the nearby mediaeval walled town of Fivizzano, where we go to on Tuesdays during our Watermill weeks.
Here’s another rapid sketch by Mike, of two of our guests enjoying sunshine and conversation in the Watermill courtyard.

Mike always carries a sketchbook with him wherever he goes and considers it a vital part of his artistic life. He’d like you to do the same. He says: It’s incredible how looking back on a past sketchbook will instantly remind you not only of the subject matter but also quite personal feelings you may have experienced at the time. Try it! I don’t keep a diary but my sketchbooks (I have a lot of them) are an instant recall of many, many memories.”
Mike adds: “Maybe a good analogy is that of ‘smells’. How often does a certain smell straight-away remind you of something in your past? I suggest that It’s much the same with a sketchbook.”


Mike Willdridge works and teaches in a wide range of media and is an enthusiastic and energetic tutor with more than 20 years’ experience. Although his classes are always light-hearted and fun, he is experienced enough to vary the level of ‘teaching’ to individual needs. For more about Mike and his course of the Watermill, please click here.
We already have six bookings on Mike’s course next summer, so now is the time to make your reservation, to be sure of a place ,and don’t forget our enticing Early Bird offer: there is a £75 discount on this inspiring 2020 painting course if you book before the end of this year.
Come with your sketchbook and create your own colourful and enduring memories!
