Our 2027 York Sketching Adventure Is Taking Shape!

An Artist's Journey to York, England

Sketching, Exploring & Discovering Yorkshire
with Pat Southern-Pearce

Mark your calendars now—this is one trip you won’t want to miss!

September 11–19, 2027

Imagine spending eight nights in one of England's most captivating historic cities, surrounded by medieval streets, magnificent architecture, beautiful gardens, fascinating museums, and a thriving creative community.

Join Two Rivers Arts for a special artistic journey to York, England, with artist and instructor Pat Southern-Pearce.

Each morning, Pat will offer a mini lesson and guide participants to inspiring locations throughout York, where we can sketch, observe, and capture the character of this remarkable city. From the famous Shambles and York Minster to historic streets, gardens, and riverside views, there will be no shortage of inspiration.

Our afternoons will offer continued sketching or opportunities to explore York's artistic and cultural treasures. Planned experiences include visits to working art studios, independent galleries, museums, and special places of interest. A highlight of the week will be a full-day excursion to magnificent Castle Howard, with its extraordinary architecture, collections, and beautiful gardens.

Evenings will bring us together with Pat to share our sketches, exchange ideas, talk about the day's discoveries, and look forward to the next day's adventures.

And this isn't just a trip for artists! Spouses and non-sketching companions are warmly welcome. While our sketchers enjoy their sketching sessions, companions can explore York's shops, museums, historic attractions, and charming cafés. Everyone will come together for special outings, dinners, and the shared experience of discovering England.

Our stay will be at a comfortable hotel in York's historic center, with private coach transportation from Manchester Airport and transportation for our scheduled excursion.

Whether you come to fill your sketchbook, discover new places, enjoy art and history, or simply share a wonderful experience with friends, this promises to be a memorable journey.

Come explore York with us—one sketch, one discovery, and one wonderful experience at a time!

More details about lodging, travel arrangements, and registration will be announced as plans are finalized.

A LITTLE INSIDE TIP:
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When registration opens, you’ll want to be ready! We’ll share the details as soon as they’re finalized, so keep an eye on our website and social media. Following our updates now will help you be among the first to know when it’s time to reserve your place on this special creative adventure.

Whether you’re an experienced sketcher or simply love art, travel, and discovering beautiful places, York promises inspiration around every corner.

Save the dates, start dreaming, and stay tuned. Your next great creative adventure may be in York!

More details coming soon!

Pat Southern-Pearce: Artist, Instructor, and Traveling Sketcher

Pat Southern-Pearce is an accomplished artist, instructor, and world traveler whose creative journey was shaped during five formative years studying painting at art school in the UK. Guided by an energetic tutor from the Welsh valleys, she developed a lifelong passion for outdoor sketching in all weather conditions—working in oils, gouache, and with a fearless embrace of creative freedom. Rigorous critiques and immersive practice laid the foundation for the confident, expressive approach she brings to her work today, much like the spirit seen in Urban Sketchers gatherings around the world.

Pat’s sketching style captures the essence and atmosphere of a place rather than simply its outlines. She works intuitively across the page, building organic, balanced compositions that convey light, movement, temperature, brilliant color, and quiet moments of stillness. The discovery of toned sketchbooks such as Strathmore greys and Seawhite kraft papers expanded her creative range, leading her to experiment with vivid color grounds, prepared backgrounds, and digital media. She draws constant inspiration from architectural detail, natural landscapes, textures, and the subtle character of everyday scenes.

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Her career spans international exhibitions, published illustrations, sponsored workshops, residencies, and instructional leadership. She has completed commissioned projects ranging from sketchbook cover designs to documentary drawings and served as an adviser for a film drama. From 2013–2016, Pat held a three-year Arts Council UK–funded residency across linked schools. Since 2016, she has taught at major Urban Sketchers symposiums in cities including Manchester, Chicago, Amsterdam, and Leeds.

With sketchbook always in hand, Pat continues to travel, teach, exhibit, and document the world’s vibrancy—living her creative dream through exploration, connection, and an enduring love of sketching on location.

Register for the Yorkshire Excursion

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You must have travel insurance to cover you in the event you need to cancel our tour at any time and forfeit any previous payments made. Please ensure you cover yourself for any pre-existing medical conditions, changes to travel arrangements, the loss of deposit and/or final payment, injury, loss of baggage and personal effects, etc.

Two Rivers Arts, its employees and agents do not accept any liability whatsoever for the acts, omissions or default, whether negligent or otherwise of the airlines, coach operators, shipping companies, hoteliers, restaurateurs or other persons providing services in connection with this trip

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CANCELLATION FEES/REFUNDS:

A refund of 50% of your full or partial payment, is refundable up until July 15 before the trip commencement. After that it is NON-refundable!

However, your full payment, less $100 administrative charges, can be refunded IF your slot is filled by another traveler.

As this is a small tour, it is important that you protect yourself with Travel Insurance as previously stated.

Refunds are not made for any services NOT used by you due to late arrivals, early departures or by choice.

In the unlikely event that this trip is canceled by 2 Rivers Arts, your deposit will be refunded in full.

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TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS

This trip is not confirmed until the minimum booking numbers.

have been reached. Please call us 703.887.2878 or email – 2RiversArtsVA@gmail.com before booking your travel arrangements

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DEPOSITS/PAYMENTS

Trip price can be paid in full at the time of registration or in two payments according to the schedule below. Of course, early payment is always appreciated.

Full Time Sketchers - $3,500

Non Sketchers -- $2,300

Daily Sketchers with Lodging- $500 per day (includes breakfast, dinner and bus transportation to sketching sites)

Daily Sketchers without Lodging -- $300 per day (includes bus transportation to sketching sites)

PAYMENT SCHEDULE — Full-Time Sketchers (Total: $3,500)

$500 — Due at booking
$1,500 — Due July 15
$1,500 — Due no later than August 15

PAYMENT SCHEDULE — Non-Sketchers (Total: $2,300)

$500 — Due at booking
$1,000 — Due July 15
$800 — Due no later than August 15

The balance must be paid in full by August 15 unless arrangements have been made with 2 Rivers Arts.

The full amount for day students is due upon registration unless other arrangements have been made with 2 Rivers Arts.

The balance must be paid in full by August 15 unless arrangements have been made with 2 Rivers Arts.

For Daily Sketchers

Daily Sketchers will be invoiced individually based on the number of days attending. To arrange your participation and receive an invoice, please reach out directly: ✉️ 2RiversArtsVA@gmail.com

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COSTS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PRICE: insurance, visas, excess baggage, meals other from those specified, laundry, drinks apart from those specified, items of a personal nature, trip and international departure fees.

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Sketchers Pay Deposit

$1,000

Non Sketchers Pay Deposit

$500