Day to day information for students, and other news.
I will be taking part in the annual
Winter Art Sale
with the Ongar Art Society
on Saturday, November 16th at Budworth Hall, High Street, Ongar, CM5 9JG
9.30am – 4.00pm. Entry free.
Paintings and handcrafted goods by society members will be on sale.
I will be taking some of my ceramics and greetings cards.
This is always a popular event - an opportunity to find original gifts and greetings cards.
Come along to browse, meet the artists and enjoy our homemade cakes and tea or coffee.
The Classes
You can view some of the lovely work produced in the classes recently
Students please note that if you need to contact me in the morning before the class, an email is best, and please send before 9.00am, when I check my emails before leaving home.
I am currently running three classes at Writtle village hall:
Life Drawing class.
Next class: November 8th.
and the model will be Keith.
The Autumn Term 2024 dates for the life class will be:
September: 27th, October: 11th, 18th, November: 8th, 22nd, December: 6th, 13th.
Remember that October 18th and December 13th will be in the back room.
If you would like to join the life drawing class, please contact me - I currently have places available.
Tuesday and Wednesday morning classes.
These are following my usual format, with a varied programme of short projects.
I do not run a 'drop-in' system for these classes,
so if you would like to sign up for a term,
or would like to try a one-off trial class before deciding,
Tuesday - November 5th.
In our first class after half term we will be starting thge next project: - Art Nouveau. If you want to do some research you could look up the artists from the slide show: Alphonse Mucha, Gustav Klimt, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Aubrey Beardsley, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Margaret MacDonald Mackintosh.
Bring your ideas, resource pictures, whatever medium you would like to use.
Wednesday - October 23rd.
This will be the third and final week of the project:- Interiors.
You can work in the medium of your choice. Please bring sketches or photos of any interior that interests you.
The Autumn term 2024 dates will be:
Tuesdays:-
September: 17th, 24th,
October: 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd,
November: 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th,
December: 3rd, 10th.
Wednesdays:-
September: 18th, 25th,
October: 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd,
November: 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th,
December: 4th, 11th.
I offer three email watercolour courses:
Just One Brush, More Brushes, and No Brushes.
Each course comprises 8 pdf pages, packed with information, ideas and exercises, with plentiful coloured illustrations.
The courses take the student through a series of steps, exploring the handling of brushes and other implements, and the nature of the paint itself, and encouraging a deeper understanding of the medium.
The exercises allow the student to practice and experiment with different techniques and concepts, meanwhile growing in confidence as they build their skills.
They have been very well received by my students, so I am now happy to offer them more widely.
They are designed to be worked on in order, but in fact each one can be studied on it's own.
Please get in touch if you would like to purchase any of the three courses.
£25.00 each.
I am not posting new challenges at present, but all the challenges can be found here,
if you feel like having a go.