Reveal your inner artist as Severn Valley offers drawing and photo courses

THE Severn Valley Railway has launched a series of new workshops, designed to inspire the‘inner artist’of its visitors.

Throughout this year, the SVR will be collaborating with local experts to offer drawing and photography sessions.

Bewdley-based Foundry Artists will be hosting sketching sessions at The Engine House visitor centre at Highley with sessions starting on May 14.

Ticket holders will experience a carefully-curated workshop to gain key sketching skills, and the workshops are suitable for all experience levels.

As part of their workshop package, each participant in the course will get a Freedom of the Line day ticket to use across the railway before and after their session.

Lee Chapman, from Chappers Photography, will be hosting two full-day workshops for all experience levels, with the first covering basics on May 15. A more advanced course on June 19 will teach key skills on landscape and location. Participants will travel to Arley to photograph the station along with its staff and surrounding environment.

Hilary Baker from Foundry Artists said: “Basing this series of workshops at the SVR gives us a new opportunity to work within a varied and attractive setting. The SVR promises a truly unique selection of stand-alone sessions in a landscape that has inspired generations of artists.”

The workshop sessions can be booked online at svr.co.uk