“[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 […]
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 […]
Cityscapes: urban sketching course diary We had a small group of students brave enough to venture out into the outside elements after a really cold spell over the previous few weeks. The weather held out for us and we managed to get out to visit a few locations in Ancoats and New Islington during the […]
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 […]
