Choice of stimulating, enjoyable and instructive Landscape Observation workshops in a beautiful and sunny landscape. Here you will come to meet nature and yourselves in many different creative ways.

Main workshop themes

Observation of the Plant world within the Landscape. Here you will explore the more ecological aspects of landscape. The main question will be, 'What do plants tell us about themselves, about their environment and about us?'

Sense Perceptional Qualities & Interpretation (Environmental Aesthetics). Here you will explore how we see things and make judgements. The main question will be, 'How do we experience landscape and why can we experience it as beautiful?'

Nature and Culture within the Landscape. Here you will explore cultural influences within the landscape. The main question will be, 'Are our surroundings natural with our cultural products placed within and how far is the landscape a product of nature and/or culture? And what are we?'

Evolution of Consciousness. Here you will explore our changing perceptions of landscape within history and our own biography. The main questions will be, 'Is what we observe dependent on our consciousness? How far and why do we all notice different elements in the landscape?'

Workshops 2010

All workshops will contain all 4 main themes. But each workshop will dominated by one of the them. There is also one separate course for Painting within the landscape.

Spring Workshop (1st - 8th May) will focus on Observation of the Plantworld within the landscape. Joining you on this workshop will be Jan Diek van Mansvelt, a botanic and landscape phenomenologist.

1st Summer Workshop (10th - 17th July) will focus on Sense-Perceptional Qualities & Interpretation (Environmental Aesthetics) within the landscape.

2nd Summer Holiday Workshop (7th - 14th August) will focus on exploring the relation between Nature and Culture, specifically in relation to the Middle Ages and the Present within the landscape.

Landscape Painting Workshop (28th Aug - 4th Sept) Here you will have the opportunity to acquire or enhance your skills in landscape painting with the support of Ben Stolk, a professional art teacher. No experience required.

Autumn Workshop (23rd - 30th Oct) will focus on the Evolution of Consciousness and our changing Perceptions of the landscape. Joining you on this workshop will be Simon Blaxland de Lange, who will guide you through a small work by Owen Barfield.