2026 Landscape PAINTING IN OILS WORKSHOps

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2026 PLEINAIR PAINTING IN OILS WORKSHOPS

Our series of Landscape Painting in Oils Courses will teach you how to paint En Plein Air—from life and on location—across locations in the epic Scottish Highlands.

Designed for all skill levels, you’ll learn from our Principle Landscape Instructor Lee Craigmile, and meet fellow oil painting enthusiasts along the way.

Ayrshire Atelier instructor Lee Craigmile demonstrates his landscape painting technique in oils, on location in beautiful Largs, Scotland. — Landscape Painting in Largs and the Isles of Cumbrae & Bute
(First Session)

APRIL 20th—24th, 2026
In this 5 day oil painting workshop you will learn the art and practice of landscape painting in the picturesque seaside town of Largs and its surrounding islands.
£ 550

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Oil painting of the Quiraing on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. This picture shows the sight-size, pleinair setup used in our oil painting classes. — Landscape Painting on The Isle
of Skye

*ONLY ONE SPOT AVAILABLE*
MAY 11th—16th, 2026
In this epic 5-day oil painting course you will learn the art and practice of pleinair painting—painting directly from life, out of doors—on the breathtaking Isle of Skye.
£ 650

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A water colour painting of the Scottish Highlands, painted en pleinair (on location) as a demo for our watercolour painting class. — Watercolour Painting in Largs & Cumbrae with Jason Bentley

MAY 18th—22nd, 2026
Join guest instructor and graduate of The Glasgow Academy of Fine Art, Jason Michael Bentley, for this special 5-day course on pleinair painting in watercolour in the seaside town of Largs and the nearby Isle of Cumbrae.
£ 450

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Students working on their oil paintings on location in the Scottish Highlands during our oil painting en pleinair workshop. — Landscape Painting in Inverness and Loch Ness

JULY 6th—10th, 2026
Learn the art and practice of pleinair painting in oils in one of Scotlands most iconic and picturesque regions: Loch Ness and Inverness.
£ 550

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Ayrshire Atelier instructor Lee Craigmile demonstrates his pleinair technique to students in our landscape painting class in Oban, Scotland. — Pleinair Painting in Oban and the Western Isles

AUGUST 10th—14th, 2026
In this 5 day oil painting class students will learn the technique of landscape painting in oils, on location, in Scotland’s beautiful Western Isles. Painting locations will include: Oban, the Isle of Kerrera and the Isle of Mull.
£550

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An oil painting of a landscape in Glencoe, Scottish Highlands, painted on location en pleinair during our oil painting class. — PLEINAIR PAINTING IN
FT. WILLIAM AND GLENCOE

SEPTEMBER 7th—11th, 2026
In this very special 5 day workshop you will learn the art and practice of pleinair painting in oils—painting directly from life, out of doors—in one of the world’s most beautiful and dramatic regions: Glencoe.
£ 550

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