A little bit about me...

Welcome to GROUP studios run by me Beth Marsden. I was brought up in Tregaron in a house full of painters and haven’t stopped painting since.
After teaching in Carmarthen, Swansea and Cardiff schools of Art I wanted to create a place where people can explore, enjoy, develop and escape to spend a whole day devoted to their creativity. 

My art classes are designed to inspire and enthuse people who wish to expand their knowledge of drawing, painting and print making.

Come along with friends and family and join Gowers creative hub at GROUP studios this month!

Have a look at the images below to see my classes, open studio space and stunning views....

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Beth Marsden 

Number: 01792 875071

Email: bethmarsden@hotmail.com
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Please call me with any questions, looking forward to hearing from you! 

Up and coming Classes in 2017... 

Text based imagery. With Beth Marsden
Saturday 24th June and Sunday 25th June (one day class)
Whether it is a portrait, landscape, still life or imaginary, this class will be about exploring the possibilities of making work purely with words. We will play with scale, chance words, letters, faux-language that cannot be understood and other printed text to create meaningful, visually exciting and playful pieces.

Landscape painting. With Beth Marsden 
Sunday 30th July to Monday 31st July (two day class)
We'll make use of the surrounding landscape and unique location of the studio, working outside amongst our subject matter. We'll be focusing on tonal value, mark making and using clean colour to create atmospheric work that conveys light and space. The first day will be focusing on experimenting and building up a bank of painted sketches, which will then lead into some larger scale work on the second day.

Painting Without Brushes. With Roy Marsden
Tuesday 1st August and Wednesday 2nd August (two day class)
We will be exploring techniques of mark making and texture creation to bring energy and life to our paintings. Using sponge, spray, card, rulers and many other tools, we will be focusing on creating a rich, exciting surface to your piece without the use of traditional brushes. The subject matter can be anything you wish. This class is designed to bring confidence to your work and show you new techniques.

Thinking in 3D. With Ami Marsden
Thursday 3rd August  Friday 4th August (one day class)
Compositions of collected objects and memories
We will be telling stories with collections of everyday found and collected objects to make an assembled sculpture. A box or frame will form the basis of our shape and size and we will be addressing composition and relationships between objects. If you would like to address a particular theme, whether it’s a personal memory, nature, politics or even a dream you once had, please bring in photos or collected objects to add to the work. We can photocopy original photographs so don’t worry about damaging them.  As your confidence grows, we can explore other disciplines to add to your piece. Modelling with air dry clay or drawing with wire will add another dimension to these exciting pieces.  If you have an old drawer, a box, a frame or even a small suitcase you would like to use then please do bring it along. I will provide all tools for fixing, sticking and mounting.

Drawing With The Brush with Beth Marsden
Friday 4th August (one day class)
This is a drawing class using paint. By using our paint brush as a drawing tool, we build up layers of marks through re-looking and ‘correcting’ our work. This build up of colour and drawn marks brings a rich and lively surface to our paintings.

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Life Drawing. With Beth Marsden
Saturday 5th August (one day class)
A dynamic day of life drawing designed to help you develop a personal visual language when responding to the life model. We'll be concentrating on proportion , mark making and tone as the formal elements -  but expression, animation and life being equally as important. This is suitable for students of all levels.
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Prices

Classes run from 10 am to 4 pm and cost £45 per day. This includes some materials, teas and coffee and homemade cake. A home cooked lunch is also provided, seasonally sourced from our community garden.

A £20 deposit is required. Please book as we have limited spaces each month. Pay deposit below

To book please contact Beth Marsden using the e-mail address, number or contact form above. 

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​Hope to see you there!


​There is no ‘right way’ to make visual art, we will spend eight sessions experimenting with a variety of approaches, and have a lot of fun in the process!

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TESTIMONIALS:

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Camilla Newton
"This class has a consistently lovely atmosphere, facilitated by the stunning venue, Beth's warm teaching style and wonderful home cooked lunches. The classes themselves are varied and stimulating for people with a range of backgrounds. Always a pleasure."
Barbara Castle
"You are a fantastic teacher first of all - alert and supportive but not intrusive, which makes it perfect for 'flourishing'. You make everyone feel completely at home in your lovely bright space.
I really enjoyed the painting without brushes day. It blew my head open to learn so many new techniques in a few hours. It is so unthreatening to keep trying out new stuff.....as you keep saying, 'just try it'......"
April Beynon
"I booked my first Art workshop with Gower Group Studio as a present for my friend who'd successfully done a foundation year in art and I went along with her having done no art at all. It was brilliant! Alongside the fun company, the delicious lunch and the beautiful setting, Beth managed to give my friend ideas to help her develop whilst coping with me as a complete beginner who didn't even know what the different paints were." ​​