Date: Saturday 15th August & Sunday 16th August 2026
Time: 11:00 - 15:00 pm (each day)
Venue: The Gallery at Green & Stone
Tickets: £210
Join artist Elena Stogneva during this Summer Exhibition 2026 for a relaxed workshop combining outdoor sketching (plein air) with in-studio painting. Centred on the urban landscape, we'll explore how to create depth, distance, and atmosphere in the cityscape using perspective — moving from a confident structural drawing through to an expressive finished painting.
Session 1: Drawing & Composition
We begin outside, sketching the cityscape from life and using linear perspective to capture a convincing sense of space, scale, and depth. You'll explore how line, tone, contrast, and composition work together to create dynamic, balanced drawings, observing the way light and atmosphere play across the urban scene. Back in the studio, those sketches become the foundation for a structured composition, ready for painting.
Session 2: Tonalist Painting in Watercolour & Oil
In the second afternoon, we shift into painting — using Elena’s tonalist techniques to capture the light, mood, and temperature of the city through a simple, limited palette. Working in both watercolour and oil, you'll discover how each medium interprets the same urban subject differently, learning to suggest light and temperature with painterly economy and intention.
Throughout both sessions your tutor will guide you with live demonstrations, hands-on feedback, and time for personal exploration.
All levels are welcome.
All art materials are provided by Green & Stone.
Elena Stogneva
Now living with her family in Hertfordshire and working as a professional artist, Lena grew up in the Soviet Union/Russia. After her regular school day, she attended drawing school, where her passion for art began to flourish.
Later, she earned a degree in Architecture, honing her perspective and geometry skills, particularly for drawing street views, urban scenes, and city skylines—her favorite subjects. Over the years, Lena has experimented with various materials, often creating quick pen sketches during holidays and in her spare time. Recently, she discovered watercolors, which have now become her preferred medium. Lena specializes in urban landscapes, capturing the play of light and shadow to convey the city's moods and emotions. She enjoys experimenting with angles, especially those that look down from vertiginous viewpoints.
She views her art as visual storytelling, bridging contemporary art and illustration. “I believe you have to see and feel the subjects before you draw. It’s wonderful to capture the buzz of the city—its people, smells, and cultural mix—and translate that into my sketches and paintings. I like to see my pictures as messengers, and it makes me happy if others feel that emotion when they look at them,” says Lena.
To learn more about Elena, please visit her website here.
Date: Saturday 15th August & Sunday 16th August 2026
Time: 11:00 - 15:00 pm (each day)
Venue: The Gallery at Green & Stone
Tickets: £210
Join artist Elena Stogneva during this Summer Exhibition 2026 for a relaxed workshop combining outdoor sketching (plein air) with in-studio painting. Centred on the urban landscape, we'll explore how to create depth, distance, and atmosphere in the cityscape using perspective — moving from a confident structural drawing through to an expressive finished painting.
Session 1: Drawing & Composition
We begin outside, sketching the cityscape from life and using linear perspective to capture a convincing sense of space, scale, and depth. You'll explore how line, tone, contrast, and composition work together to create dynamic, balanced drawings, observing the way light and atmosphere play across the urban scene. Back in the studio, those sketches become the foundation for a structured composition, ready for painting.
Session 2: Tonalist Painting in Watercolour & Oil
In the second afternoon, we shift into painting — using Elena’s tonalist techniques to capture the light, mood, and temperature of the city through a simple, limited palette. Working in both watercolour and oil, you'll discover how each medium interprets the same urban subject differently, learning to suggest light and temperature with painterly economy and intention.
Throughout both sessions your tutor will guide you with live demonstrations, hands-on feedback, and time for personal exploration.
All levels are welcome.
All art materials are provided by Green & Stone.
Elena Stogneva
Now living with her family in Hertfordshire and working as a professional artist, Lena grew up in the Soviet Union/Russia. After her regular school day, she attended drawing school, where her passion for art began to flourish.
Later, she earned a degree in Architecture, honing her perspective and geometry skills, particularly for drawing street views, urban scenes, and city skylines—her favorite subjects. Over the years, Lena has experimented with various materials, often creating quick pen sketches during holidays and in her spare time. Recently, she discovered watercolors, which have now become her preferred medium. Lena specializes in urban landscapes, capturing the play of light and shadow to convey the city's moods and emotions. She enjoys experimenting with angles, especially those that look down from vertiginous viewpoints.
She views her art as visual storytelling, bridging contemporary art and illustration. “I believe you have to see and feel the subjects before you draw. It’s wonderful to capture the buzz of the city—its people, smells, and cultural mix—and translate that into my sketches and paintings. I like to see my pictures as messengers, and it makes me happy if others feel that emotion when they look at them,” says Lena.
To learn more about Elena, please visit her website here.
