or: What I gleaned from spending 5 wonderful days painting under the supervision of Liz Hough at St. Ives School of Painting, a visual report:
Becoming nature —
The first step has to do with immersing oneself into what is already there; walk around, sit down, feel the wind, notice the short glimpses of bright sunlight trickling down in-between the showers of hard rain,
smell
listen
sketch –
Becoming art —
The next step is to find a way out – letting remnants of what once was (a strong view, a vague feeling, a swift sound) find its own language in new material.
It takes time,
more time –
Gradually the material takes on a life of its own, all I can do is let things happen…
— listening for new stories, looking for new landscapes.
sub rosa 
It was clearly a great workshop. I like the landscape analyses, the collage(s) and the way you summed it up in words, too.