“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 […]
“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 […]
“[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 […]
“A wonderful journey through the basics of drawing with a pencil to discovering more expressive ways to draw with different materials and styles. The future looks very exciting with these new skills to explore.” Tom P The Creative drawing: introduction course over 4 x Monday mornings with a great group of students all eager to […]
I have learnt to be open to new techniques. Keep trying new things. Jude N I thoroughly enjoyed teaching the Creative drawing: introduction course this weekend. This course gives students the opportunity to reinforce the drawing skills taught on the beginner’s course and develop their drawing skills further towards personal expression and creativity. Again, it […]
I feel inspired and much more confident in my abilities.” Alisa O On a wonderful weekend in early October I taught another Creative Drawing: introduction course. Yet again, I was not disappointed with how the students engaged in the exercises, techniques, experimentation, and pushed themselves when drawing their final piece of the weekend. Victoria called […]
“Really worthwhile. Takes you at an easy pace but goes into new creative areas. Felt inspired.” Martin S It was great to be able to teach mid-week on one of my first August summer holiday midweek courses. We had a wonderful group of students join me in my studio on the Creative drawing: introduction course. […]
“Perfect environment for no stress learning” Jack R As we neared the Summer holidays, July saw another Creative drawing: introduction course. A small group of students this time which made a change from last time I taught the course when it was full. This gave me even more time to support students than I usually […]
This has proved to be the perfect course to get me started/confident and motivated. Gerrard G I was joined by 9 students on a fab weekend this May on the Creative drawing: introduction course. Tracey described the course as “welcoming, good pace, inspiring experience” during which I took students on a journey from technical drawing […]
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 […]
“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 […]
We enjoyed another fabulous weekend teaching the Creative drawing: introduction course to a group of 7 very creative and passionate students from a very diverse background of experiences. Kate thought that the course was an “excellent course for all abilities, takes you on a journey where you end up discovering you can do more than […]
Another fabulous weekend in my studio teaching drawing and mixed media – doing what I love doing with a group of students looking to learn and enjoy themselves. Can’t beat it really! Wonderful warm weather after an unprecedented heatwave but with 2 fans we managed to keep the studio cool so as not to overheat […]
Contemporary still life course diary 19-20 May 2018 We enjoyed a wonderful sunshine filled studio this weekend when a lovely group of students joined me in the studio to learn how to re-think still life drawing on the Contemporary still life course. Ability levels ranged from beginner to intermediate which brought a great mix of […]
Creative drawing: introduction What a fabulous course this was to teach this weekend – with a full studio of enthusiastic students from a wide variety of backgrounds and ages, we all shared our experiences and stories which made the weekend that much richer and interesting. It’s what I love about teaching adults – everyone has […]
