“I’ve gained basic understanding of art elements. It was more informative than I had expected.” Kasia C A wonderful 6 weeks teaching and supporting a lovely group of students. Everyone offered support to each other and great friendships developed over the course. The course offers important insights into the Art Elements of line, tone, colour, […]
“Definitely recommend. There has been so much to think about and definite inspiration and starting points.” Lucie D I love teaching this course as it is based on the book ‘The Creative Eye’ by Heather Spears – a book that has had a profound influence on my thinking and approach to drawing. The exercises and […]
It was a perfect balance of education and practical time. Claire C The students approached the portrait painting tasks with enthusiasm and produced impressive results. As usual, each student had their own unique style but, by the end of the Saturday sessions, we had a diverse range of amazing expressive portraits, some sensitively executed, some […]
“Exceeded my expectations – I feel creatively unblocked, Thank you.” Jenny C It was a wonderful weekend embroiled with the fun, playful ambiguities of making abstract art. What I like teaching about this course is trying to give students a strong understanding of the ‘mechanics’ of how abstract art works so they can confidently go […]
“Exceeded my expectations. I was nervous before but I really relaxed from the beginning.” Paul C I enjoyed teaching this wonderful group of students who showed such determination to make the most of the teaching and try out all the new approachess to drawing and all the different materials and techniques I introduced to them. […]
The course has completely met my expectations and I am now totally motivated to do acrylics at home.” Sue J With the winding down of Covid restrictions, this was a larger group of students than I have been used to for a while. They were all very keen to learn about acrylic painting and worked hard […]
“Do it! I’ve learnt how to look and measure. Confidence.” Ruth C I love teaching this course and was overjoyed to have 10 willing students along for the ride! The most amazing thing about this course is how it teaches students to improve their looking and seeing with a logical approach to drawing and a […]
“Thoroughly enjoyed the experience where you can learn, enjoy and be free to express how you use line, colour shape and gesture to express emotions…” Jay E A lovely evening sharing with students all about how the Fauve artists like Matisse brought colour and emotion to the forefront of self-expression. Really worthwhile workshop that I hope has […]
“Great experience! Learned a lot about drawing. Its amazing.” Limo H Great to be back in the studio again for the start of what hopes to be a wonderful new year. Really happy to have a full studio again interacting with students and to watch the group dynamics and friendships develop over the weekend. The […]
“It was a lovely evening. I studied Fine Art in the past and it was like having a masterclass about an artist.” Rocio P A fabulous evening workshop introducing people to the reasons Cezanne was such an influential artist at the beginning of the 20th century. I enjoy teaching these workshops as they blend a […]
I wanted to ‘learn to draw’ but that was completely turned on it’s head. Instead I have learnt to see.” Joanne G It’s always inspiring to meet a new group of students and guide them to a new way of thinking and approach to drawing. The course is both about reframing students’ attitudes to what […]
“Great experience, leant how to use colour and shape in a more artistic way – learnt a lot.” Tyrone R It was fun to be teaching my Modern Master series again – this time focussing on Matisse. Students listened with interest to the theory bit outlining all that Matisse brought to the artworld and finding […]
“A very rich and comprehensive learning. Teaching style is encouraging and paced. At whatever level you are at there is much to learn as much from one another as from Brian” Nicky O I thoroughly enjoyed teaching and supporting my group of students over the 10 weeks of this Material Techniques course. I was […]
“It met my expectations completely. Did what it said on the tin. A huge amount was covered in 2 days.” Alice H A very enjoyable weekend with a group of enthusiastic students who were willing to give everything a go and weren’t shy to try it out and see what happens. Great studio atmosphere created […]
“Excellent, full on experience. Lots of tools and inspiration Neal T I was so pleased to be teaching this course for the first time since lockdown. Even if student numbers are still low, I am determined to continue as normal as possible as I am reluctant to cancel any more courses. So with just 3 […]
