Day to day information for students, and other news.
Enrolling now for the Autumn Term.
Summer's on its way, and September sounds a long way off,
but it's good to look forward to Enjoying making lovely art
during those dull Autumn days.
Get in touch for more details if you would like to join us.
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 classes at Writtle village hall:
Life Drawing class.
I will not be running my life drawing class next term, but you can see some of the amazing artwork produced by students throughout this year by clicking here.
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,
you can contact me here.
Classes will resume in the Autumn term on 15th and 16th September.
The Tuesday class will be looking at Cloud Formations.
Please take a look at the sky wherever you are spending the summer, and take some interesting photos, and maybe make some sketches of clouds as reference for this project. Please don't rely on using pictures on the internet - find your own!
I hope to demonstrate a few ideas in different mediums, so bring whatever you would like to start with.
The Wednesday class will start with Everyday Scenes. The work of Caroline Walker inspired the idea for this project. Look around your home or your holiday destination for the scenes that we take for granted, the sort of everyday subjects that aren't usually made into paintings. Take photos, make sketches, but please make your own reference pictures rather than pinching other people's from the internet.
Everyone have a lovely, happy, artistic summer!
Autumn term dates:-
Tuesdays:
September: 15th, 22nd, 29th,
October: 6th, 13th, 20th,
November: 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th,
December: 1st, 8th.
Wednesdays:
September: 16th, 23rd, 30th.
October: 7th, 14th, 21st,
November: 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th,
December: 2nd, 9th.
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.