“It was an amazing experience. I have learnt so much.” Mara C It was wonderful to be outside drawing again. We always meet such colourful characters when drawing outside, which is one of the features of urban sketching! For those of you not quite confident enough in your sketching skills to put up with the […]
“Very enjoyable and well-structured with a stimulating and enjoyable sequence of activities.” Bernie M I thoroughly enjoyed teaching this weekend. I think both I and the students were so happy to be out after all the recent Covid lockdown restrictions. Students seemed to arrive with a burst of energy and a flourish of creativity. The […]
“Fantastic way to spend a weekend, can’t wait to come back.” Kim F This group of students were great and got on together really well so that they obviously enjoyed the whole experience – learning how to use acrylic paint and also the social experience. This was my first course after the Covid lockdown, so […]
“Very Helpful + interesting – a good beginners guide.” Dayna R We’re back after a long break due to Covid!! What an absolute joy it was to be teaching again in my studio, supporting and guiding students. Teaching the Begin to draw + paint course is always a pleasure and this course was extra special. […]
“A very mind-opening experience.” Marco F A lovely course for beginners and those returning to art looking for a refresher to about all the art elements of line, tone, colour, etc. This course is filled with information that I feel students need to know as they start out on their art projects – it’s my […]
“Very thought provoking – will use the tools I have learnt in future projects.” Christopher P Always an amazing course to teach. Heather Spears’ book The Creative Eye, on which this course is based, is such a treasure trove of information and valuable information about perception, creativity and drawing. I learn more myself every time […]
“I feel I have taken a big jump forward.” Susan W I always enjoy teaching this course as it opens up so many creative opportunities for students to uncover creative ideas and techniques. The course really highlights how sketchbooks are the cornerstone of creativity and helps artists develop ideas and techniques. Read further to find […]
“I really enjoyed beginning to learn a new skill. It was such fun!” Mark H I had to deliver this course is 2 halves due to Covid disruption, local Tier restrictions, etc – but we got there in the end and no students lost out, due to Covid, on attending all the sessions. But still, […]
“Well explained history of the artist followed by plenty of time for creating our work.” Richard J The 3rd in my annual series of 3 workshops about key Modern artists of the early 20th century. I love teaching these single session workshops as they are a mix of art theory and practical painting projects. I […]
“[My highlight was] experimenting with ink + mixed media, watercolour, etc” Chrissy D Another Covid course with just 2 students able to attend due to many needing to self-isolate. Feel determined to continue teaching my courses so no-one looses out on the courses they have booked. I’m getting used to this now and am enjoying […]
“An interesting introduction to painting with Acrylics.” Stephen R Brigid returned to my studio this Autumn to teach her Acrylic painting level 1 course. Reduced student numbers due to Covid enabled her to give more 1:1 individual attention to the students which I think they appreciated. Read further to find out what the students thought […]
“I now want to draw buildings all the time, when previously I avoided them at all costs!” Heather M What a wonderful weekend sketching our urban environment on my Cityscapes: urban sketching course! The weather was extremely kind to us, so in contrast to the summer course, we drew outside on site, for almost the […]
“Challenged my traditional expectations of drawing a 3D item.” Mariam B The first in my series of Modern Master artists who led the way in Modern art around the turn of the 19th century. Cezanne is the first evening workshop that looks at what developments he heralded in art, how his work influenced artists after […]
“Helpful because you learn what you like and don’t like – it’s experienced.” Sam F The first Autumn course for absolute beginners was a joy to teach as usual. Students were so pleased to be back in a creative space after so long at home due to Covid. The students all had a wonderful time […]
“Thoroughly enjoyable 2.5 hours” Rob L My first autumn workshop after the summer holidays. With people just getting back into the swing of things with new Covid restrictions in place we had just a couple of students attending this workshop. However it did not stop us from having a wonderful creative experience in the studio. […]
