Charcoal Drawing Masterclass
with Artist Nancy Cadogan

Discover The Lost Trees through a personal introduction with artist Nancy Cadogan, as the paintings invite you to slow down, feel the shelter of a favourite oak, and reconnect with your own thoughts and memories.

After the tour, join Nancy in the studio for a charcoal masterclass, a medium that lends itself beautifully to the texture and stillness of trees, whether bare-branched in winter or heavy with summer leaf. You’ll explore building form and shadow with charcoal, working from smudge to sharp line to bring bark, branch and canopy to life.

If you have a memory of a favourite tree, maybe one felled, one climbed, one you still return to, bring along an image and Nancy will help you turn that connection into something on paper. If you’ve yet to find inspiration, choose a tree from Compton Verney’s grounds.