“The course was fun, educational, friendly, full of ideas to use at home to develop textures in the future.” Pam B This was the first 1-day version of the original 2-day weekend course on Mixed Media Textures. The new format worked a treat and the studio was awash with materials, experimentation and exploration of new […]
“I really enjoyed the course today. It was exactly what I needed to free up my creativity. Great teaching and a relaxing environment.” Kate W A wonderful creative day in the studio teaching one of the free-est and experimental of all the courses I offer – mark-making. Students embraced the ‘try-it-and-see’ attitude required for quality […]
It was fab! Really enjoyed all of it and it did what I hoped, feeing me up from trying unsuccessfully to draw what I see. Really encouraging and a safe atmosphere to take artistic risks.” Mandy R A fabulous course to teach with a fantastic group of students this weekend. Everyone seemed so willing to […]
“It will help me to work towards finished pieces in a more professional manner. Place of no fear, trial and error.” Judi B I love teaching the sketchbooks course. There is so much more that people can do with sketchbooks other than use them as a convenient place to do their sketching. There is a […]
“I feel I have taken a big jump forward.” Susan W I always enjoy teaching this course as it opens up so many creative opportunities for students to uncover creative ideas and techniques. The course really highlights how sketchbooks are the cornerstone of creativity and helps artists develop ideas and techniques. Read further to find […]
“It was excellent – a brilliant two days.” Jane S A very enjoyable weekend encouraging students to embrace experimentation, playfulness and to keep asking the question ‘what if?’ This is the best way to keep mixed media painting alive and fresh and discover new and exciting things to do with paint and a variety of […]
“A lightbulb moment – the way in which all relevant work links together in a cohesive way.” Maria M We had a thoroughly enjoyable weekend on the Creative sketchbooks course. It was great having so many returning students. We all got stuck in to transforming our shop-bought sketchbooks into a truly personal creative expression of […]
I have learnt to ‘free up’ my brain and experiment, but in a directed/focused way Caroline I The Experimental drawing course resulted in an exciting weekend of experimentation, open mindedness, fun and drawings full of self expression. Our exploration of non-representational mark-making was embraced by a studio full of students with a willingness to let […]
“At the end I really felt confident and safe in knowledge I had learnt something”. Roger S My spring Urban sketching course took place last weekend with a fab group of 8 students. Mostly beginners but some with more drawing experience who were wanting to learn new techniques to use and brush up on their […]
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 […]
“Very useful way to start thinking more deliberately about how to create a good drawing or painting.” Sanne V This course is always well attended and this autumn was no exception. I love teaching the Art Elements course as it enables me to take students through different experiences giving them insights into all fun things […]
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.” […]
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 […]
Begin to draw + paint Last weekend I taught the first course for 2018 – and thoroughly enjoyed getting back into the studio to teach. Ten enthusiastic beginners greeted me for the start of the Begin to draw + paint course. We all worked hard throughout the weekend – and enjoyed ourselves along the way. […]
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 […]
