Drawing machines: new mark-makingTechnology has always been a part of making art from the discovery of graphite for drawing in the 19th century to the computer drawing tablets in the 21st century. This is an art and engineering/sculpture project! Enjoy…
Spaces in betweenWe spend all out time drawing and painting objects. It’s time to shift your focus to the space between and around the things we love to draw.
The big reveal – unwrappedWe all like the ‘big reveal’. Seeing something for the first time after it’s been wrapped up and hidden away. And the contrary is also true – we love the enigma of the half-hidden object too.
Splodges-draw what you see Its difficult to give our imaginations time and space to roam free. This projects is a workout for your imagination. Challenge Introduction Draw what you see – introduction to ‘Hirameki’ with an interview with the ‘inventors’. Our brains are hard wired to help us understand the world around us. We need […]
Time travel portraits Imagine yourself in the world of your favourite artist. Time-Travel through the centuries and re-imagine yourself like you’ve never been drawn before. Challenge Introduction Imagine yourself in the world of your favourite artist. Travel to Basquiat’s Brooklyn in the 1970’s, Rembrandt’s Netherlands of the 17th century, or put yourself in Gauguin’s Tahiti […]
Draw and ellipse in easy steps A drawing lesson to teach you an easy way to draw an ellipse accurately and then enjoy a creative project exploring ellipses. Ellipses are part of everyday life – we all need to draw them well. Teaching students to draw an ellipses can get way too complicated and […]
Creating spatial depth An art lesson teaching you how to use shading and tone to create spatial depth using the principles of aerial perspective There are many ways artists create the illusion of depth and space in their drawing and paintings. To create a sense of space for your 3D objects to exist within […]
Creative line A drawing lesson teaching you how to use creative self-expressive line compared to descriptive line This project is about your unique creativity and individuality! It may change how you draw forever. I believe there are 2 strands to learning to draw well – technical drawing and creative drawing. We generally spend lots of […]
Shape and composition A art lesson teaching you how focus on negative space to help you improve your compositions Learn to see the objects, landscapes, people you draw as a series of flat shapes. All too often we find it difficult to compose our pictures unless we learn to see the objects within our pictures […]
Shading 3D objects A drawing lesson teaching you how to use shading and tone to create 3-dimensional looking objects The illusion of 3 dimensional objects and making them real-looking 3-dimensional space is an important skill. This project concentrates on teaching you how to develop your use of monochrome tone. You will learn to create shading […]
Real to abstract A drawing project about creating abstract artwork The de Stijl art movement at the turn of the 20th century believed that the abstract qualities they loved and used in their paintings expressed a new social order + harmony after the world-wide atrocities of the preceding era. Find out what you can learn […]
“Very friendly and informative. Great for building confidence as a beginner.” Laurence C Brigid taught another of her well attended acrylic painting courses. The course is based around still life painting, but students will be able to take away new skills and techniques and apply this to any subject matter of their choice. Sara found […]
“It’s fun and you learn new techniques to improve your art.” Silvi Student comments My class was: Fun, Exciting, Great My class highlight was: using the pastels and learning about shading to expand my current skills I would recommend the class because: it was incredible Maja My class was: Fun, Messy, Artistic My class highlight […]
“Well structured, informative and fun.” Deborah L I taught another very enjoyable Begin to draw + paint course. The group of students got off to a fab start, introducing themselves, chatting and getting to know each other – creating a real buzz of new friendships and anticipation in the studio. As Laurence said after the […]
“Encourages creativity and challenges. Supportive. Inspirational.” Jo Loved spending the weekend in a dynamic creative studio teaching a group of students the fundamentals of Abstract Art. Student Sue sums up the spirit in the studio when she describes the course as “a joy and one which takes you through the process of starting with inspiration […]
