Art: pastels courses, craft kits and handcrafted gifts

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...

‘Portrait’ 10-week Interactive online Art course . (Prior experience in Portrait drawing is recommended). Every Monday 6pm-9pm . Starting Monday 19th 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...

Introduction to Artists' Oil Pastels with Roy Simmons Oil pastel may be one of the most underrated mediums for artists. This may be due to the fact that there are many cheaper varieties available, but they're harder than the artist types, and don't blend as well. Proper Artist quality Oil Pastels contain more pigment and wax/oil content. Sennelier are one of the most well known brands, but are expensive by comparison. However Mungyo make a version quite comparable, We will use Mungyo for colour and Sennelier for white as it...