Learn the Art of Traditional Drawing & Oil Painting in one of our Atelier or Plein Air Workshops.
Join us for a classical drawing or oil painting retreat in our beautiful, naturally-lit Atelier studio on the West Coast of Scotland or in one of our 5 stunning Plein Air locations across the Scottish Highlands.
Catering to all skill levels, our classes are designed as hands-on workshops in which you’ll learn traditional, realist techniques of drawing and painting from life.
Explore our 2026 & 2027 Selection of Workshops
Atelier Workshops:
Portraiture, Figurative & Still Life
2026 & 2027 Courses Now Open for Registration
Plein Air Landscape Workshops
2026 & 2027 Courses Now Open for Registration
““By the close of my course, I felt that my abilities were nurtured and expanded.
Studying with Sarah has greatly increased my love of drawing. ””
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““I felt my work took a significant step forward after my workshop and I learned as much as I could in the time. Both Lee and Sarah were a fountain of knowledge—if only I had more time!” ”
About The Studio
Find out more about our Atelier in Largs
Ayrshire Atelier of Fine Art: Our Story
Welcome to the new school of contemporary master painters and co-founders of The Glasgow Academy of Fine Art,
Sarah Margaret Gibson and Lee Craigmile.
Located on the stunning west coast of Scotland, Ayrshire Atelier of Fine Art offers a selection of Drawing & Oil Painting Classes covering portraiture, landscape painting, still life painting, and figure drawing/painting.
An Atelier School in the historic sense of the word, Ayrshire Atelier follows the blueprint set by the Old Masters such as Titian, Rembrandt, and Caravaggio: the studio is both a school and a professional painter’s studio. At our Atelier, students get the rare opportunity to step into the world of two contemporary masters of their craft, and study alongside them.