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This was an excellent tutorial explaining everything from start to finish in a very clear style.
Response from The Old Kennels:
Thank you so much for your kind review we are so pleased you enjoyed it!Had a lovely time at this venue on the silversmith course with Julian Livingstone.
Never worked with silver before. I produced a ring, bracelet, book marker. Great course for individuals or couples. Tracey was a great host your made very welcomed each morning with a hot beverage, the food was excellent, highly recommended
Response from The Old Kennels:
Thank you so much fo your kind review Julie, Im so pleased you enjoyed your course at The Old Kennels and do hope to see you again soon!This course was my first time working with silver. The tutor, Julian Livingstone, is experienced and very patient giving individual help and advice where needed.
Over the two days I produced a ring and a beautiful tea caddy spoon that I'll treasure.
Our hostess, Tracey is always welcoming and attentive to everyone attending the courses.
Response from The Old Kennels:
Thank you for such a lovely review Mon, very much appreciated! I’m so pleased you enjoyed your course with Julian he really is a super tutor :)Small class with excellent tutor. As a novice I came home with silver jewellery I can wear and look professionally made. Support though every stage of the process a good course for both the novice and those with experience of silver working The Old Kennels is set in a lovely environment with Tracey as a friendly welcoming hostess
Response from The Old Kennels:
Thank you so much for your kind review Amanda! Glad you enjoyed your course and are still enjoying your jewellery too :)I attended a one day coloured pencil workshop with Linda Hampson at the Old Kennels in September 2021. It was a lovely day with teaching taking place in the barn and lunch outside in the gorgeous surroundings. It was obvious that great care had been taken to ensure that everything was Covid safe so the atmosphere was relaxed.
I am new to coloured pencils and I learnt so much. The accompanying video is a great idea because you can practice what you learnt at home. I will be attending future workshops in 2022.
Response from The Old Kennels:
Thank you Ro for such a lovely review! we are so pleased you have enjoyed your course atThe Old Kennels and the online tutorials too! :)I have thoroughly enjoyed Linda’s classes and learnt so much. I think I have done nearly all of them now and have no hesitation in recommending them.
Response from The Old Kennels:
Thank you Moira, what a lovely review! So glad you enjoy our courses! :)Having taken a couple of Linda's 'in person tutorials', I was delighted that, during lockdowns, I was able to access her video courses - they have kept me going through these strange times, and
it is so good to be able to revisit the videos when required. They have also encouraged me to move on
to drawing other subjects.
The notes, as ever, are excellent and I continue to enjoy my drawing immensely.
Response from The Old Kennels:
Thank you so much for your kind review Liz :)I have never used oil paints and whilst my result is not perfect David’s suggestions, but also reassurances, that whatever happens is fine kept me going and I am quite pleased and definitely going to try something else.
Response from The Old Kennels:
Thank you Susan, not only the the kind review, but also for sharing your first very beautiful oil painting with us! You should be very proud of what you have achieved and I really hope you are inspired to keep going now! Davids next video Glorious Glazes is now also available to view!A highly enjoyable video, David, thank you! I found the 'don't be precious' approach very liberating as it can be such a pitfall when painting. I also warmed to David's down to earth style of teaching, it has a meditative quality about it. Intuitive abstract landscape painting speaks to me so I look forward to more online painting videos by David.
Response from The Old Kennels:
Thank you Karen, what a lovely review, Davids next video Glorious Glazes is now also available to view!This short course taught me everything I needed to know, very helpful and eye opening, thank you so much!
Response from The Old Kennels:
Thank you so much for your kind review! We are so pleased you enjoyed your course, there are more online courses being added all the time and we hope to be able to welcome people back again in person very soon!I thoroughly enjoyed this course and definitely recommend it to anyone.
I checked the link early and ordered a few pencils in and made sure I had some paper etc. around the house before I sat down to start. I spent a few hours on a rainy Sunday sketching in the company of the lovely tutor via pre-recorded video and I loved it.
The course provides written instructions, extra details and the pre-recorded video that you can stop, rewind and re-play as many times as you need. I have never done anything quite like this and I was genuinely pleased with what I produced, even though I didn't think for one minute I would be. If you're not sure, just give it a go!
Response from The Old Kennels:
Thank you Suki, what a lovely review! So glad you enjoyed your first attempt at botanical coloured pencil drawing. Do keep an eye out we are adding more online tutorials all the time!