Day to day information for students, and other news.
I will be selling my ceramics at the
Craft Fair
at the Room in the Rodings
Beauchamp Roding village hall, CM5 0PF
on Saturday, 1st November, 10.00am to 4.00pm.
There will be craft stalls, raffle and refreshments.
Come along and browse!
The Classes
You can view some of the lovely work recently produced in the classes
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 7th. The model will be Trevor.
Autumn term dates: Sept: 19th, Oct: 3rd, Nov: 7th, 14th, Dec: 12th.
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 - Next Class: October 21st.
This will be the last week of the project - Looking at the work of Pierre Bonnard.
You have seen a selection of his paintings in the slide show, and we have discussed some of the aspects you might like to consider. Please come with ideas for your painting subject and the appropriate art materials.
I will be introducing the next project, which will start after half term.
Wednesday - Next Class: October 22nd.
This will be the final week of this very broad subject - Boats, Harbours, Seascapes, Reflections, in fact anything related to the sea or water will be fine as subject matter. You can work in the medium of your choice.
I will be introducing the next project, which will start after half term. It will be: Looking at the Work of Franz Marc.
Autumn term dates:
Tuesdays:
September: 16th, 23rd, 30th,
October: 7th, 14th, 21st,
November: 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th,
December: 2nd, 9th.
Wednesdays:
September: 17th, 24th,
October: 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd,
November: 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th,
December: 3rd, 10th.
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 created these Challenges during the Covid lockdowns,
while the classes had to be closed.
I am not posting any new challenges, but they can all be found here,
so help yourself if you feel like having a go.