Two years ago, whilst pregnant with my son and daydreaming about the future, I bought the domain name of The Arts School. One year ago I met Sam and we had the idea to combine our ideas at her lovely space and The Arts School was born! Its been a busy year and as we…
Tag: landscape
Starting new projects- having reflective weeks
The inspiration word for The Arts School‘s 52 week challenge this week is SELF. I am using it to reflect on where I am with my own art practise and what I want to do this year. It’s great to spend some time stopping to look both in and out. So far (it’s day one!)…
2018 – The Arts School
Wow! It’s been a long time since I posted and the reasons good! The Arts School is up and running and I am loving teaching again! Now we start the new year with lots of courses and a new teacher working with us teaching watercolour (Jo Hudson). Come and take a class and hopefully enjoy…
The Arts School
Getting ready to run a taster day at The Arts School tomorrow. General Art is one of my favourite courses as it is project based and gives you a chance to try different materials out and develop your own ideas and work. If you are interested in this course or any others, please visit or…
The Arts School – the start
So I have been quiet because I have been busy! 1) the boy who will be 7 months old next week, amazing! I could spend all day watching him learn the world! The greatest time consumers! 2) The Little Art on the Green, more details next week And 3) I have started an arts school! …
New painting
Today I started on a new painting! It is an abstract landscape, it shows the movement in asthetics from the work I was producing in London (central row right), influenced by the environment I now live in (the landscape photographs). So far I have done 2 small studies, and started drawing out the large canvas….
Time to paint
This week I spent two mornings taking part in an art class’s run by the incredibly talented and generous Fiona Graham Mackay. I have not sat down and done an oil painting since I took my A levels (in 1998…) and was surprised by how successful it was, and how much I enjoyed it! I…
Wednesday Addition: Little pieces of art 10.14
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