Paintbox School of Art

Paintbox School of Art The ethos of Paintbox School of Art is to offer honest, high quality teaching in a relaxed environment to all levels of ability

Welcome to Paintbox, we provide a variety of art classes, workshops, online distant learning courses and luxury art retreats across Scotland. Paintbox are based at Cockenzie House & Gardens in East Lothian and also offer their art classes in Edinburgh, Fife, The Scottish Borders and the Highlands. Paintbox aims to support, nurture and inspire, helping to develop your drawing and painting skills, a

nd creativity. It also brings comprehensive art teaching to remote areas. At Paintbox, we are passionate about providing art classes for all skill levels, from drawing and painting workshops for beginners to two year courses to help you become a professional artist.

Join Dynamic Duo, Dominique Cameron and Jemma Derbyshire in the studio this summer! -
16/03/2026

Join Dynamic Duo, Dominique Cameron and Jemma Derbyshire in the studio this summer! -

This 5 day course is aimed at Practicing Artists and should be used to reassess, reconsider, consolidate, and challenge your work.

Root Down – Mixed Media Drawing Weekends Workshop -
04/03/2026

Root Down – Mixed Media Drawing Weekends Workshop -

The growth of a drawing relies as much on what you add as what you remove. Inspired by the hotchpotch of garden paraphernalia and plant life in the allotments of the studio garden, this two day workshop will guide you through the grounding nature of drawing.

14/02/2026
Have you made plans? Are they Arty? -
11/02/2026

Have you made plans? Are they Arty? -

We have had a busy few weeks here at Paintbox HQ - and I can’t believe half term is almost upon us! We’ve had lots of lovely people coming to make some exciting Art and the studios have been buzzing! Nothing better!

The Drawing Year were working on making coloured still life drawings yesterday from their own set ups! Beautiful work em...
04/02/2026

The Drawing Year were working on making coloured still life drawings yesterday from their own set ups! Beautiful work emerging

A busy day ‘Bootcamping’ yesterday! Personal projects in full swing!
04/02/2026

A busy day ‘Bootcamping’ yesterday! Personal projects in full swing!

New Online Course Just Released! -
03/02/2026

New Online Course Just Released! -

In this Course, we will look at how to bring life and energy to painting flowers! Starting with looking at ways to create loose, free drawings, we will then move into thinking about colour, surface and mark making, before making energetic, expressive floral paintings.

Mentoring Group 2 in the studio today! Lots of great conversations and ideas flowing, and lovely to see everyone! ...
22/01/2026

Mentoring Group 2 in the studio today! Lots of great conversations and ideas flowing, and lovely to see everyone!

Tuesday 💥! Bootcamp going for it with mark making galore and then making Artist Books!! A great day in the studio! ...
20/01/2026

Tuesday 💥! Bootcamp going for it with mark making galore and then making Artist Books!! A great day in the studio!

Colour studies a go go for the Painting Year today - we worked on making organised palettes of chromatic greys and muted...
19/01/2026

Colour studies a go go for the Painting Year today - we worked on making organised palettes of chromatic greys and muted colours ☺️

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