The students on this beginner’s course were really looking forward to the weekend, hoping it would answer all their questions and fill in the missing gaps in their knowledge. They were looking to this course as the springboard to be able to continue their drawing and painting with renewed confidence, secure in the knowledge that […]
What a busy studio it has been this weekend on the Experimental Drawing course. We drew on easels, the floor and walls. We did so many drawing experiments over the 2 days we could barely move for drawings! The studio came to life with so much creativity, experimentation with different media, and the buzz of […]
The studio was full, with students searching for innovative ways to re-interpret the still life arrangement in the centre of the studio. It was amazing to see how different everyone’s drawing looked even though we were all seeing the same objects. Have a look at the gallery and you’ll see just how individual and personal […]
Hi everyone. Found Objects! Well the search was on to see what I could find. I dug down into the mess that I call my studio – and came up for air with a box of acetate sheets. I love the idea of using found objects in making art as it makes you think outside […]
A thoroughly enjoyable weekend of outdoor drawing, learning perspective and creating colourful collage images. We explored two styles of using collage and even made our own self-coloured tissue paper to use. This weekend’s group of students wanted to get 2 things from attending the course. Firstly, to brush up on their knowledge and skills in […]
An amazing weekend of creativity and fun. New ideas and techniques, experimentation and of course lots of tactile and visual textures. The group of students on this course had varying amounts of creative experience – this being the very first time for some. Seeing the results at the end of the weekend just demonstrates why […]
Hi everyone I’m very excited to be part of the Old, New, and Digital Too design team. A wonderful new mixed-media challenge blog developed and run by Mo, a good friend of mine. I’ve been teaching and making art for many years but never been involved in something quite like this! So I’m looking forward […]
Line | Session 1: 22 April 2015 Introduction Line – the first of the Art Elements to be learnt about during the Art Elements evening course. So much to say about drawing line and so little time. I tried to distil into a single evening those things about line that I think are the most […]
An amazing weekend of creativity and fun. New ideas and techniques, experimentation and observational drawing using new media and old. Most students came along on this Creative Sketchbooks course with a brand new sketchbook full of pristine white pages not quite knowing what was in store for them over the 2 days. However, one student […]
The Experimental drawing 2-day weekend course is designed to help students expand their variety of mark making they use when drawing and painting. The course is experimental, intuitive and encourages learning through play. This taster workshop (18.01.2015) offered a little glimpse of what students would learn on the full 2-day weekend course. This course aims […]
The Cityscapes + aperture 2-day weekend course will focus on drawing in and around the grade 2 listed building that is our home – Hope Mill. Full of Victorian old world charm it provides inspiring views of buildings, new and old, from the many windows. This will be your inspiration for 2 days of collage […]
If you’ve invested in quality pencils please take care of them if you want them to perform their best when drawing and sketching. Here are my top tips for drawing and sketching with pencil, and how to care for them. Never drop your pencils. The graphite in the pencils can be soft and shatters […]
There is a huge range of pencils to choose from which can be confusing. This post will help you cut through the confusion and let you know what the best pencils for drawing and sketching are, and how to use them. You’ll find out why you really only need 4 pencils. Firstly, I’ll talk about […]
The Turner Prize awards ceremony took place on Monday 01 December. I watched Channel 4’s broadcast of the Turner prize 2014, listened to the commentaries and guest speakers, and did further research. Here are my thoughts on the Turner prize 2014. Read further for links to the Tate website and reviews from The Independent, the […]
The Painting with textures 2-day course will show you how to create real relief and visual textures with paint and drawing materials. This taster workshop (23.11.2014) offered a little glimpse of what students would learn on the full 2-day course. What did the students think? “Mind bending, mind expanding, mind blowing. Great demonstrations of unorthodox but […]
