Welcome
to Jan Blanch's watercolour website. In addition to producing
her popular Cottage Flowers
range of original watercolours and decorated stationery,
Jan runs regular Watercolour Workshops
at her studio at Leath
Barn, West Somerton, situated in the heart of the Norfolk
Broads (click on place name for a map of the area).
Her Leath
Barn Holiday Cottage (see below) is available both for
watercolour students and those who would like to use it
as a base to discover all that Norfolk has to offer. Scroll
down and follow the links to the information pages, email Jan or refer to the Contact page for more
details. View Jan's Guestbook
Jan runs regular one, three, five and seven
day watercolour workshops and weekly drawing, painting, mixed
media and watercolour art courses in her studio at
Leath Barn, West Somerton. View the Workshops
page for details of the full range of classes available.
Jan also organises annual Painting
Holidays in Greece and Norfolk (click for details). Stop
Press: Jan's next painting holiday in Corfu
(September 2007) is fully booked. Early booking is recommended
for May 16th-23rd 2008 as places are limited.
Jan's work sells
nationally and internationally under the name of Cottage
Flowers who produce an exclusive range of products, including
originals, prints, greetings cards, notecards, bookmarks,
message blocks and other stationery. All products feature
Jan's beautiful floral artwork, renowned for its botanical
accuracy and flair for composition.
A sample of available
items can be viewed on the Cottage
Flowers page, and a catalogue
showing the full range of products, together with an order
form can be requested either by email,
by phone or by post.
View the Contact
page for further details and ordering information.
Leath
Barn Holiday Cottage (sleeps 8 + 2 cots) at West Somerton
(click to view map) is ideally situated between the Norfolk
Broads and Norfolk's heritage coastline. Available for holiday
rental all year round.
A beautiful example of a large, traditional
Norfolk barn that has been sympathetically converted, retaining
many of the original beams and features, it stands on the
edge of rolling farmland. View fuller details by visiting
the Leath Barn Cottage page.
In
addition to her range of one, three, five and seven day
courses, painting holidays and beginners' taster days (see
the Watercolour Workshops page),
Jan is introducing Painting Parties held at Leath Barn,
West Somerton. Enjoy a day's painting with your friends
to celebrate your birthday or special occasion (or as a
special gift for a friend). £30 per person - up to
12 people - 10.00-4.00.