Your tutors
Find out more about your tutors who bring their passion, experience and dedication to support you.
Our lead tutor Brian Raymond teaches most of the courses on offer. He is joined by a small carefully chosen group of guest tutors who embody the same high standards and passions for teaching art.
Brian Raymond
Lead Tutor
Brian is a passionate and dedicated teacher. He puts his students first and strives to support their learning and personal creative journey. Brian is a teacher who believes in the inherent creativity within each and every student. His teaching experience and pedagogy knowledge enables him to inspire and enable students to develop their creative skills and techniques needed to progress towards realising their own creative ambitions.
His style is friendly, relaxed, supportive and generous. Find out more about his art here> and check out his gallery here>
He started ‘Creative Art Courses’ in 2010 after teaching adults for over 18 years on community-based workshops across the North West; and adult classes for Oldham Lifelong Learning, Salford, Bury Adult Education; and HND courses at Blackburn College.
Background
Brian grew up in the shadow of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa and studied art at the Cape Technikon School of Art. In 1986 he qualified with a HND in Textile design and a second HND in Fine Art specialising in Drawing and Painting.
On arriving in the UK in 1986 he spent 10 years designing commercial textile and wallcoverings (Design gallery), for companies such as the UK and European market leaders of the time, Dorma; Lohnro Textiles; and other smaller companies.
His passion for working with people, rather than developing products, came to the fore in 1997 after painting one flower too many! Brian left commercial design and began teaching and working with communities across Greater Manchester on community and public art projects.
Qualifications
MA in Art (distinction)
Certificate in Education (Adult, further, higher)
QTLS (teaching qualification for secondary schools)
HND Fine Art (majoring in Drawing and painting)
HND Textile design (surface pattern)
