Art: life drawing & portraiture courses, craft kits and handcrafted gifts

Classes are held in lovely venues - Windsor Race Course on Thursdays. Classes are fun and friendly, a place to learn and make new friends. There are 3 hour morning and afternoon classes to fit in with student’s schedules. You receive tuition and guidance from our excellent tutors allowing you to produce beautiful art using a variety of mediums over a 14 week period. We start with pencil drawing, setting the building blocks of skills for the course. We then work with charcoal, coloured inks, pastels both soft and oil,...

A one-day life drawing class covering the fundamentals of drawing from a life model. Drawings are created as quick sketches or longer studies, topics covered include proportion, gesture, anatomy, setting out, relationship of form and using tone. ​Classes are suitable for beginners as step-by-step guidance and individual attention will be given throughout.

‘Introduction to Portrait’ 10-week Interactive online Art course. (Some experience in Art is necessary) Cost £15 a week. (Total cost £150) This is a brilliant interactive lockdown course for those who are eager to learn how to draw beautiful portraits in a classroom environment and develop their artistic skills further. This is a great chance for everyone to observe professional artist’s demonstrations, ask questions and socialise with like-minded people. The course will teach you how to capture facial proportions and likeness and show feelings and emotions in your portraits. You...

These mosaic pet portraits are bespoke and a work of art. They can be ordered 1 month in advance and delivery can be negotiated. I keep in touch throughout the process via whatsapp or email/FB so you can adjust/have a say in the final piece. My art career spans over 35 years and my expertise in mosaic is foremost in my current commissioned work.

‘Portrait’ 10-week Interactive online Art course . (Prior experience in Portrait drawing is recommended). Every Monday 6pm-9pm . Starting Monday 12th of April. This is a brilliant interactive online course via Zoom for those who are eager to learn how to draw beautiful Portraits in a virtual classroom environment and develop their artistic skills further. This is a great chance for everyone to observe professional artist’s demonstrations, ask questions and socialise with like-minded people. The course is suitable for the students with prior experience in Portrait drawing.This is a great...

Our online portrait drawing sessions are relaxed, friendly and open to drawers of all abilities and levels of experience. This untutored clothed portrait session will focus on the head & shoulders with three live-streamed poses. We’ll begin with a 10-minute warm up, where the model will be holding their head still whilst talking to our session leader, giving you the chance to make quick sketches of their articulate face. They will then hold a 45-minute-long pose, followed by a 15-minute tea break before a new 45-minute pose. Working from a...

Whether travelling as an individual, couple or a group - everyone is welcome! Arriving Sunday afternoon from 4pm for a fun, filled week of crafting. Staying in Gartmore House with comfortable en suite bedrooms, situated in 100 acres of beautiful surroundings on Gartmore Estate in the heart of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. Friendly and warm welcoming staff with excellent tuition for the complete beginner to the more advanced. We offer a complimentary pick up and drop off service from and to Stirling train station to take the...

On this course, you’ll learn key strategies to help you draw the figure and begin experimenting with new approaches. It’s open to beginners, but will also suit those already familiar with life drawing. The course is therefore ideal for anyone wanting to upskill, for personal or professional development. Whilst there are a wealth of life drawing classes out there, very few encourage the use of contemporary approaches. This is despite the influences of work by the likes of Egon Schiele and Jenny Saville, both of whom have pushed the boundaries...