Day to day information for students, and other news.
I will next be exhibiting with
The Society of East Anglian Watercolourists
at The Old Goods Shed,
Clare Castle Country Park,
Suffolk, CO10 8NW
8th to 18th May
daily - 10.30am - 4.30pm.
I will be there stewarding all day on Monday 12th May.
Pop in and say hello if you are in the area.
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.
Unfortunately, because of the Easter holiday and pre-bookings by the dog trainers, there will be no life drawing classes in April.
Next class: May 2nd.
The Summer Term dates will be: May: 2nd, 16th, June: 6th, 13th, July: 4th, 11th.
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: April 29th. The first project will be 'Natural Forms'.
You can choose any natural form as your starting point - plants, animals, shells, landscapes etc. You can then treat your image in any way you choose - figurative, decorative, abstract, and use any or a variety of mediums. A very free project to start the new term!
Wednesdaty: April 30th. The first project will be 'Mixed Media'.
I will again bring pastels, wax crayons, charcoal, coloured pencils and a few other things to share with you. Please bring watercolour paints and any other mediums you have to hand.
Having explored as all sorts of ways use and combine a variety of mediums, you can now, with your results in mind, panit a picture of your choice. I'm thinking a landscape would be a good starting point, offering a range of different textures and possibilities for markmaking, however you can choose any subject you like, either imaginary or real, even abstract.
Note that we will not be including collage in this project.
The Summer term dates will be:
Tuesdays:
April: 22nd, 29th,
May: 6th, 13th, 20th,
June: 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th,
July: 1st, 8th.
Wednesdays:
April: 23rd, 30th,
May: 7th, 14th, 21st,
June: 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th,
July: 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.