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: 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 […]
Essential Drawing Foundations Discover what the students got up to during this course. The exercises, the experimentation, the finished drawings. This course enabled all 7 students to learn how to improve their creativity and drawing skills. The course is exciting, challenging and fun. Each week offers a different experience and teaches students practical techniques to […]
Essential Drawing Foundations: June-July 2016 Discover what the students got up to during this course. The exercises, the experimentation, the finished drawings. This course enabled students to learn how to improve their creativity and drawing skills. Each week teaches students practical techniques to help them draw more expressively, improve inventiveness, and interpretation by developing a […]
The first Essential Drawing Foundation course has been developed out of Heather Spears’ book The Creative Eye. I was hugely influenced by her ideas and techniques and decided it is essential that I share her ideas with artists who don’t wish to do life drawing. This course adapts Heather Spears’ ideas and shows how they […]
