Day to day information for students, and other news.
I will be exhibiting paintings at the
Hanningfield Reservoir Visitors Centre
Hawkswood Rd, Downham, Billericay CM11 1WT
until 15th April.
20% of all sales will go to the Essex Wildlife Trust.
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: April 24th. The model will be Mark.
Summer term life class dates: April: 24th, May: 8th, 22nd, June: 12th, 26th, July: 3rd.
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 - April 14th.
The Summer term will start with a project on Abandoned Places/Buildings/Things. You can collect photos or sketches to use as reference during the Easter break. Consider what medium to use to best express your idea.
Wednesday - April 15th.
The first project for the Summer term will be Collage. I will bring a selection of coloured papers. You can also collect any papers that interest you, or make your own collage papers. Bring paper or card to stick your collage down on. I will have a few glue sticks and some PVA glue, but bring your own if you have any. You can choose any image as your subject, even one you have painted before. You can also work in mixed media, by adding paint or other mediums to your picture.
Summer term dates:
Tuesdays: April: 14th, 21st. 28th. May: 5th, 12th, 19th. June: 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th. July: 7th.
Wednesdays: April: 15th, 22nd, 29th, May: 6th, 13th, 20th. June: 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th. July: 1st, 8th.
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.