Begin to draw + paint course diary The Begin to draw + paint weekend course last week was once again fully booked. It was a lovely group of students to teach who all got along well and supported each other in their learning. Lizzie considered the course to be “Amazing – awesome – informative – detailed.” […]
3 word summary: “Experience, interesting, improving” Leonie I was happy to see the very first Sunday art class for children and teenagers begin on 18 March 2018. We had been working really hard to get all the foundations prepared in time, so were a little taken aback when Greater Manchester found itself amidst one of […]
We started this 6 session course late in January on a Monday evening. The studio was full with 10 excited students willing to take the plunge and go beyond their comfort zones to improve their drawing and understanding of being creative. The course presents ideas about creativity and perception to make students question why they […]
Creative sketchbooks course I had a fabulous weekend teaching the Creative sketchbooks course. Students ranged from a complete beginner looking to learn the secrets behind what artists use a sketchbook for to another student who was preparing to go on a 3 month journey of immersion in the creative arts in Spain and Ireland and […]
Begin to draw + paint It was fab teaching this course to a full studio of students, yet again. I just love the enthusiasm and willingness to learn that everyone brings with them when they attend this course to learn to Begin to draw + paint. As Michele, a student on the course said when asked […]
The Art Elements The Art Elements course began this Wednesday evening with a lovely group of students. A nice mix of students with different interests, varying drawing styles and at different stages of art experience. I’m really looking forward to seeing how the projects unfold week by week. Week 1: Line A great introduction to […]
Tonight was the start of another Essential Drawing Foundations course. I only teach this twice a year at the moment, so I always look forward to it arriving. The course content is largely based on Heather Spears’s book ‘The Creative Eye’ which is a kind of training manual to help you change your approach to […]
Course Diary Another wonderful weekend in my studio with a group of enthusiastic students. With rain pouring outside we were happy to be in the nice warm studio focusing on learning how to draw and getting a glimpse of a wide range of drawing and painting materials on the Begin to draw and paint course […]
Another sun-filled weekend in my studio teaching the very first Creative drawing: next steps course with 6 students. We enjoyed a very full weekend learning about ‘road maps’ to drawing, how to develop compositions, drawing exercises to improve how we ‘see’ objects more accurately, playing and experimenting with materials and the value of doing preparatory […]
We started another 6 weeks of the Art Elements course last week. This course has a really interesting mix of students ranging from in age from retired, to those in their 20s – 30s working in an eclectic mix of professions, from a variety of backgrounds and nationalities – it’s what makes teaching in a […]
I spent a beautiful weekend teaching the Begin to draw + paint course in my studio. Sun was filtering through the 2 large windows and we had a fab view over the Manchester skyline to the Cheshire hills beyond. Shame we could not have been outside, but what better place to be and having the […]
Begin to draw + paint: 22-23 April 2017 A wonderful weekend in Manchester. Sunshine through the 2 studio windows filling our work-space with light. It was a joy to teach the 11 students enrolled on this Begin to draw + paint course. We worked really hard – in a relaxed kind of way – learnt […]
What did the students learn?The Drawing techniques evening course allows students the opportunity to explore and learn ways of developing their drawing skills in a fine art approach to making art. The course questions creativity and why we often struggle to draw what we see in front of us – why is the simple […]
Begin to draw + paint: 21 – 22 January 2017 Another wonderful weekend teaching the Begin to draw + paint course. A full studio once again with a wonderful group of students looking to learn the basics to enable them to begin their journey towards becoming independent artists. Read on to find out what some […]
Begin to draw + paint: 14 – 15 January 2017 The begin to draw + paint course this weekend was great fun. Loads of information, both practical and a bit of theory kept us really busy, but we still had time for a lot of chatting and making new friends, sharing stories about each of […]
