Japanese Teapot in Watercolour

I love setting up objects on the Still Life Table and then 

students choose what they are inspired by.

It gets me excited with the techniques that can be tried

with the different objects.

This Japanese teapot had lots of brush techniques involved.

Pencil Drawing, Oil Bottle and Lemon Still Life

At Monday Art Class there are always items on display to be inspired by.

The class is for beginners to those who want to come along and 

improve their techniques.

Drawing in a sketchbook and keeping notes is a great way to 

grow and 'get your eye and hand in'.

Surreal Landscape

On a Monday Art Class we cover all different types of painting

media and techniques.

Keran  produced this Surreal landscape.

Listening to music and painting what she felt.

We all love the dream like quality it has. 

Monday Art Class

Every Monday 10am until 12.15 is Art Class, Mixed Media Painting.

Ros finished her 'Hastings Boats' painting and we all enjoyed listening

to 'Chill with Vavaldi'.

Beginners and experienced artist welcome as there is individual tuition

and masterclass tips and techniques each week.

See more about these sessions HERE

Art Class Back For The New Year

It was great to get classes underway for the New Year.

On the 13th we started with Mixed Media Painting Class.

each week I start the class with a Tips and Techniques.

This first week it was Sketchbooks, images and how to collect and

 how to transfer them.

Ros had finished her Ballet shoes.

Week two it was "Preparing a Surface".

Wow Look At The Sparkle

The Old Art Room is full of sparkle and colour now its all dressed 

with the "India Inspiration". 

Lots to look at and lots to inspire colourful projects and techniques.

Catch up by visiting us on Facebook to see whats going on.

India Inspiration Prep At The Old Art Room

Gill and I came into The Art Room on the 8th of January and laid out

all the Indian Inspired Textiles I have gathered, brought, made and borrowed.

It looked amazing and we could already see the studio full of

colour and sparkle.

I wanted to portray a little of what we had experienced on our travels but

also the sparkle of my sketchbook. 

See my India Inspired Sketchbook on my portfolio site

HERE

See more of Gill's  and my Indian Holiday 

HERE

The Old Art Room

I can't believe I have been at The Old Art Room for nearly a month now and it has been a fantastic journey so far. I will show the process of the developing month and the classes so far shortly but there is definitely a pattern of the art week here. It is becoming a busy and active art studio with a lovely creative atmosphere.

Monday Mixed Media Art in the morning session and Water Colour Painting in the afternoon.

Tuesday Textiles all day from Patchwork and Quilting, Gifts, Free Machining and Dry Felting.

Wednesday City and Guilds Creative Techniques. (In the process of being arranged).

Thursday Textiless all day from Patchwork and Quilting, Gifts, Free Machining and Dry Felting.

Friday Printing. Collagraphs, Lino, Block, Screen and Mono Types.

Saturday 9.30- 2.30 Demonstrations, Art Practice and once a month Children's Club.