“I relish sharing my passion for painting and I gain more than I can possibly give."

I run oil painting workshops for both beginners and experienced painters.

Beginner Workshops

These are aimed at those who know little or nothing about the medium, and to those who have dabbled but wish to rekindle their painting again. These workshops will open (or re-open) your world to the wonders of oil painting.

Offering the practical step-by-step aids and inspiration, they will give you an excellent foundation from which to start painting (again) and will cover:

Materials/equipment
Reference/inspiration material
Preparation of substrate
Plotting, colour mixing and rendering.

A demonstration will be given, and painters will begin and almost complete a painting.

Portrait Workshops

These are for the more experienced and offer a guide to expressive impressionistic portraiture. It will be a time to explore:

Tone, colour and texture
Creating portraits with emotion, character and depth.

You will tap into your intuition, using various sources of inspiration to create expressive portraits rather than photographic realism.

Please contact me via the website or send an email to hello@jjdigby.com.

Workshops are held in Simbithi Eco-Estate – Ballito, KZN Midlands, Johannesburg and Cape Town.

Contact me if you are interested in participating or would like her to come to your area.

Art Retreat - Lagou Raxi - 21 -28 June 2026

26 Art retreat in Provence 14 - 20 with Jane Digby and Donna-Joy Ford

Praise for Jane Digby's Oil Painting Workshops

Privileged to be able to attend your demo this morning! You inspired me, and I always want to paint after watching you! Your colours speak to me very deeply inside!

Christine Barden

Workshop Participant

Few things have inspired me more than to watch a few of these (paintings) being created – consciousness captured on canvas. It is like climbing a mountain. To stand on the peak and see the world at your feet and feel that, despite all the idiocy and irrationality, people are beautiful and the world is yours to live in. Thank you!

J Enslin

Workshop Participant

Thanks, Jane, for the really enjoyable workshop. I think you are a great teacher and I so appreciated all the information and knowledge you passed on to us all!! As well as being a really good artist, you are a wonderful person too and what a pleasure it was meeting you!!

Linda Lemon

Workshop Participant

Thank you also for the great workshop Jane I learnt soooo much, had a real light bulb session!!!

Paula Morrison

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The things I knew before are now secondary to all the things you have taught; they are still important, but now I can put them into an uncomplicated category. Its hard to explain how much you have freed me from previous concepts, but please know that I am very grateful. for your great workshop I so enjoyed it ! I went and bought oils the next day.

Bev

Workshop Participant

If YOU enjoyed the workshop, imagine how much WE did! I feel quite boggle-eyed from concentration – not only in painting but also in trying to absorb all the wonderful info and advice you gave JJ. Thank you so much for the wonderful two days we spent with you.

Wendy Ferguson

Workshop Participant

Heather and I enjoyed them so much we outstayed our welcome! We both feel that we learnt an enormous amount at the workshop and are eager to continue painting. We are planning to get together to paint at least once a week.

Rose Retief

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Thanks for sharing so enthusiastically and easily !

Sharon Castle

Workshop Participant

You have set me on a beautiful journey as I feel I can develop and grow on my own and learn from what you have taught me.

Claire Smittenbank-Bowman

Workshop Participant

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