“Absorbing, well-paced, great group. [I have learned about] Hue, Tone, Chroma and the Twin-Primary Colour Wheel (ace!!) Lesley C It was great to teach my colour workshop again. Colour is a tricky thing to teach but I love it when the ‘penny drops’ for students and they suddenly understand colour as a dynamic, shifting, emotional, and personal phenomenon. Although theory is useful (I try […]
Mixed media: 5-6 May 2018 Over a bright sunny warm weekend in Manchester the studio was buzzing with students experimenting with old and new ways of creating visual and tactile textures in their drawings and paintings using mixed media techniques – along with an abundance of imagination. Cathy described her experience as, “A great exploration […]
3 word summary: Unique, Fun, Relaxing Eishita We enjoyed the 2nd of our Youth-teenage art classes this weekend. After the snow last month that kept many away, the studio was quietly buzzing with anticipation from 6 eager students. Ages ranged from year 7 to year 10 students looking to learn something new and improve their […]
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 […]
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 […]
Acrylic painting: introduction Brigid, or new tutor to Creative Art Courses led this new course and it went amazingly well, so will become a regular feature in our line up of courses we offer at Creative Art Courses. Brigid brought her wealth of creativity, teaching experience and wonderful calm and inspiring personality to the teaching […]
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 […]
The Art Elements Diary: Nov-Dec 2016 This course introduces students to all the Art Elements. It is based on my 20 years of teaching adults and realizing that there are certain things that are commonly overlooked or misunderstood about using line, tone, colour, shape, form, and pattern. This course tries to address the basics and ‘open the […]
Abstract Art Diary: 12-13 Nov 2016 The Abstract Art 2-day course this weekend was a vibrant, exciting and fun filled weekend of creativity and learning. I taught students the language of abstract art, understanding how all the art elements come together to create dynamic and exciting compositions. The Abstract Art weekend really is an exploration, a […]
Colour Theory Diary: 9 – 10 July 2016 Discover what the students got up to during this course. Read about the diverse insights they learnt about the dynamics of colour. This course enabled students to gain a deeper insight into how colour works within paintings. Students were taken on a step by step journey into the […]
An amazing weekend of creativity and fun. New ideas and techniques, experimentation and observational drawing using new media and old. Most students came along on this Creative Sketchbooks course with a brand new sketchbook full of pristine white pages not quite knowing what was in store for them over the 2 days. However, one student […]
The Painting with textures 2-day course will show you how to create real relief and visual textures with paint and drawing materials. This taster workshop (23.11.2014) offered a little glimpse of what students would learn on the full 2-day course. What did the students think? “Mind bending, mind expanding, mind blowing. Great demonstrations of unorthodox but […]
Black is banned. This statement rings in my ears from my art school days, and I keep reading it in how-to books. It can’t be further from the truth. Black acrylic paint is an extremely versatile addition to your colour palette – just use it VERY carefully. Small amounts will have a dramatic effect on […]
