“Incredibly insightful experience. Quality teaching and encouraging advice. Kiana M I taught the 3rd in the series of Modern Masters art workshops this Tuesday evening. A wonderful group of 10 students gathered together to discover what Cubism was all about, how they could learn from Picasso and see how it could help them improve their […]
“It’s a great way to start painting and drawing.” Jean G So pleased to be back in my studio teaching after my Easter holiday. Teaching the popular Begin to draw + paint course is always an enjoyable experience as it gives me the opportunity to talk about all the things I love about art. Laura […]
Another fabulous youth art class for children of secondary school age. Judging by the photos taken during the class the students had a brilliant time. Unfortunately we forgot to ask them for their feedback – so it’s just images for this blog!
“Its a great way to learn art” EBD Tracy taught another well attended youth art class all about drawing shadows and learning to understand the link between the shape of the object and the shapes of the shadows that are created as light moves around an object from different positions. The students ranging in age […]
“Interesting, stimulating, learned lots, absorbing.” Pam B Brigid led the acrylic painting: introduction course this weekend. Well attended once again – students produced some wonderfully varied acrylic paintings over the Sat and Sun. Len G said the course was “a good experience” and he learnt “the basics of acrylics and [had] the opportunity to try […]
Selfridges Manchester Exchange Square invited me to run 4 Art Masterclasses as part of their promotion “When Fashion meets art” during March. What a fab time it was. Selfridges set up an amazing art studio in the middle of the Menswear department with easels and all the equipment I could hope for to ensure a […]
As there is so much fantastic instruction anybody can start from a beginner onwards.” Lisa M On a lovely spring afternoon, we gathered in the studio with warm sunshine shining through the windows to learn about creating personal expressive contemporary still life drawings. It was a busy weekend working through exercises and creative tasks with […]
“Lets you focus on technique. Enjoyable weekend. Weird and wonderful materials.” Anna D On a cold windy day when winter weather made a sudden return to Manchester, we took shelter in a cosy and warm studio while the windows were battered with snow, rain and hail. Students arrived excited, yet some felt a little apprehensive […]
“The course was excellent. This has been a complete change in my approach to drawing.” Dannica P I enjoyed teaching a wonderful final session of the Essential Drawing Foundations course this week. Based on Heather Spear’s book The Creative Eye – the course retrains students in a new approach to drawing and is therefore always […]
All areas described on the webpage were covered. Please can you make time slow down so we can do more.” Julie G The Begin to draw + paint courses are a joy to teach. Seeing students build their confidence and relish their time focused on learning new drawing and painting skills – discovering materials they […]
I would recommend this class because it’s: “proper art, not like school” Emily G Another wonderful art class led by our fantastic tutor Tracy. She did a fab job of inspiring our 8 students ranging in age from year 7 to year 11. Tracy always finds a way of engaging all students in the projects […]
“Full of content, well planned and paced. Good explanation with a strong emphasis on developing your own style and staying attuned to your own process.” Ann B A wonderful full studio for this Abstract Art course on a strangely warm early Spring weekend in Manchester. Some people think Abstract Art is easy to make – […]
“It is a great experience here in Manchester in a very special building full of artists.” Xavier Molas I welcomed 9 enthusiastic students to my warm studio overlooking a cold Ancoats this January weekend. It was an exciting transformative weekend. teaching began on the Saturday morning with technical instruction on the more formal aspects of […]
On a cold winters day 10 intrigued students gathered together in my warm studio overlooking Ancoats to discover what they could learn about Matisse and The Fauves art movement. This was the 2nd short workshop in my series of 3, about the Modern Masters who heralded the era of New Modernism in art in the […]
“Its an excellent way to spend a weekend and learn new life skills in the process.” What a wonderful weekend teaching my Begin to draw + paint course again. Miserable weather outside but nice and warm in my studio with plenty of warm drinks and chocolate biscuits to take us through the day. Victoria […]
