Art Classes for Adults

Art Classes for Adults

For adults, I provide custom designed programmes for individuals and small groups (up to 6 people) based on discussion with you – at the start and ongoing.

You might choose individual tuition which allows you to have all the attention you want from me during your lesson. At the same time, I will probably continue with my own work alongside you when you don’t need me – students are often interested in that. This option allows you the most flexibility of lesson time and you can pay each time you come.

Alternatively, if you are in a group, you can have an individual programme within the group at the same time as learning from and socialising with the others. Or the whole group can follow the same negotiated programme. More people in the group makes it cheaper for each person.

There are many different approaches to teaching art classes, and many opportunities to learn the correct formula to produce various types of painting. My approach is not for those looking for formulae – I will teach you how to see better, and how to bring what you see to life in a way that means something to you on the paper or canvas. For some people this might be a realistic image, for others a very abstract one. I will show you how to access either end of the scale and the infinite possibilities in between!

I encourage you to draw from observation of real things and give you heaps of help to do so. I recommend using a combination of drawing and photos taken by you to work towards a painting or series of paintings. But if you prefer to paint from photos, I will help you to do that.  We can work on selection and rearrangement to come up with interesting – and unique – compositions. I invite you to try out different ways to use drawing materials and paint (oils or acrylics) and you can choose to sew canvas before painting, as I often do in my own work.

I provide at least some, usually most, materials. You will get to know my own current and previous work in the studio and I have a library of art and artist books which I select from to show you as issues arise.

You can read about Times & Fees Here

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