“Exactly what you need to start a fabulous new venture – go for it!!” Karen C I’m a bit late posting this after the Art Elements course in February 2020 because Covid-19 came along and changed the world!! Little did I know this was to be one of the last courses I was to teach […]
Good course explains the basics in a short time” Roy N I had a very enjoyable weekend working with this smaller group of students than usual due to Covid-19 restrictions. It did mean I was able to offer more 1:1 support where needed, but honestly the group did fabulously well anyway. Roy considered the course […]
“It was excellent – a brilliant two days.” Jane S A very enjoyable weekend encouraging students to embrace experimentation, playfulness and to keep asking the question ‘what if?’ This is the best way to keep mixed media painting alive and fresh and discover new and exciting things to do with paint and a variety of […]
My 2nd post lockdown workshop took place on Tuesday evening. Again, it has to be said just how enjoyable it is being back in the studio talking about the subject I love the most – art! The Matisse workshop is part of a series of 3 short evening workshops that balances a bit of art […]
Finally, after 4 months of Cornavirus lockdown I was allowed to hold courses again. With much reduced class sizes (just 5 students max) and loads of mitigations in place to reduce risk as much as possible the Begin to draw + paint course was the first course held to mark the unlocking of lockdown. It […]
David Hockney Secret Knowledge A BBC Arts documentary Episode 1 Episode 2
Caravaggio A Sky Arts documentary
The Natural Way to Draw by Kimon Nickolaides The foundation of all contemporary life drawing teaching since 1938 by Kimon Nickolaides. Click
BOOK REVIEWAn artists guide to unlocking the mysteries of visual perception. By Heather Spears. ClickOn 7th March 2020, I travelled to Copenhagen to Heather Spears’ book launch for this black & white edition of The Creative Eye, and retrospective of her beautiful line drawings. The next day Copenhagen was in Coronavirus Lockdown, and not too […]
Heather SpearsHeather is a Canadian born author, artist and poet living in Denmark.Her drawings capture life in the moment through the use of exquisite line.Her book The Creative Eye is an influential drawing manual published world-wide.
Gallery + museum collections Google is doing amazing things in helping to make the worlds information accessible to all. This includes putting thousands of images online from art galleries and museums from around the world. Travel the world’s art galleries from the comfort of your own home.
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 […]
