Art: pastels courses, craft kits and handcrafted gifts

Introduction to Soft Pastels.10-week art course. (Suitable for beginners and people with some experience in art) Interactive online course via zoom with live tuition. Cost £15 a week. Mondays 6pm-9pm. Starting 4th April. Create beautiful pastel paintings with artist Raya Brown and discover the great possibilities of working with this wonderful material. During this course you will learn: - About different types of pastels and pastel papers and how to use them to achieve the best results. - How to use various soft pastel techniques such as colour blending ,...

Please come along and join me at my art workshops in acrylics or soft pastels in the beautiful Derbyshire Peak District. Whether you are on holiday or living nearby, a novice or experienced - everyone is welcome. I am a professional artist and I have exhibited with the Royal Society of British Artists at the Mall Galleries in London The Wednesday workshops are located at my home studio. You have a choice of working in acrylics and/or mixed media or soft pastels. Subjects include: landscapes, still life, abstract, portraits, etc....

Hello! I am an art teacher with many years experience and would like to help you learn to paint pastel landscapes through distance learning. Pastels are an ideal medium for the beginner, as there is no complicated mixing of colours. I am a professional landscape artist with 30 years experience and I have my own methods of working. I enjoy imparting this knowledge to others and encouraging interest in the medium of pastels. Having taught for many years, I realise how important it is to monitor progress and deal with...

Come and learn how to draw and paint with pastels in our stunning studio on the grand union canal in picturesque Braunston I will try and use my 30 years of experience with pastels to help guide you toward your finished picture. I will show you tips and tricks to help you make the most of this amazing medium and importantly, how to fix mistakes as they happen. I really want you to get the very best from your art and take your own masterpiece home with you. I am...

‘Introduction to Portrait’ 10-week Interactive online Art course. (Some experience in Art is necessary) Wednesdays 10am-1pm. Starting in January. Cost £15 a week. (Total cost £150) This is a brilliant interactive 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...

Interactive online 'Fundamental Art Skills for beginners' zoom Art course with artist Raya Brown. Every Thursday 6pm-9pm for 10 weeks, starting Thursday 7th of October. This is a unique opportunity for Art and Craft lovers, beginners, and people with some experience in Art and Craft, to receive a proper Art education in the traditional methods by a professional artist and tutor Raya Brown. Raya’s teaching is based on classical Art education with emphasis on the importance of developing solid traditional foundation skills in drawing and painting. This course will assist...

This intermediate course is designed to follow on from the Beginner’s Course, though not essentially, and covers pastel techniques in more depth, including many exercises with step-by-step pictures and instructions. There are more exercises than in the Beginners’ Course, aiming to increase your confidence and practical skills. The aim of this course is to move beyond the basic beginners' techniques and to push the boundaries of what you are able to achieve, enabling you to develop more skills and familiarity with the medium in order to help you to approach...

Pastels create soft fur, velvety noses and expressive eyes in realistic or more vibrant, semi-figurative styles. Landscapes and flowers come to life. These workshops are small groups of 4 to so that each artist has almost individual attention and a enjoyable session (and hopefully falls in love with pastels). In this 2 hour workshop you will: – experiment with different papers and pastels to find out which ones work for you – learn how to use the many different tools available to pastel artists – develop the skills of blocking...

Please come along and join me at my art workshops in acrylics or soft pastels in the beautiful Derbyshire Peak District. Whether you are on holiday or living nearby, a novice or experienced - everyone is welcome. The Saturday workshops are located at my home studio in Whatstandwell Derbyshire.​ I am a professional artist and I have exhibited with the Royal Society of British Artists at the Mall Galleries in London You have a choice of working in acrylics and/or mixed media or soft pastels. Subjects include: landscapes, still life,...