Bird Walk, Draw & Paint in Eastville Park

Come out on a guided bird walk followed by a paint session where you will create a multi-layered painting of birds you have seen or a bird you love - no experience or drawing skills required.

The bird walk

Meet at Eastville Park and discover the variety of birds that live within the city,  from kingfishers to owls you will be surprised what we will find.

Learn tips and tricks for identifying birds yourself.

There will be equipment to share between people if you don't have binoculars.

The workshop

In Bridge Farm, we will bring to life some of the birds we have seen or your personal favourite.

During the 2.5-hour painting and drawing session using acrylic paints and pens you will create 4 to 6 small designs or 2 larger ones.

No skills or experience required. You will be simple ways to quickly draw and paint birds. There are lots of existing templates ready for you to use.

You will be guided through each step.

Refreshments

BYO food and drinks. Tea and coffee and some soft drinks will be available to buy.

Donations

Donations from the workshops will go to support local wildlife trusts and families in Gaza suffering from the destruction of their homes.

Workshop facilitator

Livvy Drake has been an avid birdwatcher and painter since 2015 when she first went to Skomer island and saw puffins. 

She started making bird stencil art for over ten years and is now combining this acrylic style, learned from a artist friend, as a back drop with her bird designs.