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For 'Home Studio' information - our online course developed for working from home, please click on the image to the left. For online workshops - please see below! |
We are delighted to now be offering Online Workshops! These are a one off purchase, and you will have access to the workshop for 6 months from point of purchase. Once you have signed up, you will be sent a link allowing you access to the page. You can login in as often as you wish, and can complete tasks under your own steam. Each workshop contains a lecture, a series of demonstration videos and a cake recipe for you coffee break! Information on available workshops can be found below!
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Memoryscape - Abstraction Through Walking
£40 (approx 5 hours plus to complete) This workshop will guide you through the process of abstraction in response to remembered feelings and visual information gained through walking. From tuning in your visual and emotive mind when walking, to sensory drawings, colour studies and final pieces - this course will arm you with the tools to explore a whole world of abstraction. On signing up for the course, you will have access to it for 6 months and can complete it in a day, or over several days - whatever works best for you! Materials required are general drawing painting materials - you can adapt the course to suit the materials you have! |
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Colour Masterclass - Understanding Colour £40
(approx 5 hours to complete) This course offers a practical approach to the foundations of understanding colour. From constructing your palette, to understanding basic mixing principles, through to complex mixing and inventing colour palettes for paining, this course uses a series of video demonstrations to guide you through the process. If you love colour, but want to understand more, this course is for you! |
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Expressive Flower Painting - Mixed Media Abstraction £40
(approx 5 hours to complete) This course is all about how create dynamic, expressive pieces of work, in response to flowers and plants as a subject matter. From responding with drawing, layering up mark and line, to making colour studies and finished paintings - this course will guide you through how to "capture the essence" of the subject in a loose, free and colourful way! |
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Explorative Drawing - Materials £30
"Explorative Drawing - Materials" is all about opening out the potential of simple drawing materials to make dynamic and compelling pieces of work. From household emulsion and vegetable oil, to turmeric and coffee - this course will explore traditional and non tradition materials in order to bring your drawings to life! This course is designed to offer you ideas and processes to use in your own practice, and is not about creating an "end point". |
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Figure Drawing From Home - £40
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Webinars
Our webinars cover a variety of subjects, and comprise of a 1 hour live lecture on "Zoom". Each webinar explores a particular topic and there will be time for a small number of guest questions at the end. You must have access to a computer and Zoom, in order to join. All webinars are £10. Making a Body of Work - Tuesday 6th October 2020 - 4pm Jemma Derbyshire THIS WEBINAR IS NOW AVAILABLE AS A RECORDING AND CAN BE PURCHASED VIA THE PAYPAL BUTTON TO THE RIGHT Covering everything from forming an idea, to doing research, and then planning and creating a body of work, this lecture will give insight into how Artists work in order to create a cohesive group of works. Creative Block - Monday 2nd November 2020 - 4pm Jemma DerbyshireTHIS WEBINAR IS NOW AVAILABLE AS A RECORDING AND CAN BE PURCHASED VIA THE PAYPAL BUTTON TO THE RIGHT Do you find yourself all geared up and raring to go, but then fall flat the minute you enter the studio? Or are you just lacking in inspiration full stop?! This talk is for you! We'll talk about how to find that buzz again, and how to prevent/shorten creative block in the future. Colour Demo - Tuesday 24th November 2020 - 4pm Jemma Derbyshire This hour long demonstration will cover everything from laying out your palette, to understanding complex mixing theories, and harmonising colour in a piece of work. |
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Toolboxes
Our "Toolboxes" have been created as standalone units for those of you who are not members of our Online Creative Retreat, but would like to access elements of it based around particular subject. Each toolbox contains videos, written projects and a recipe for your coffee break (essential!) all around the stated subject, to allow you to delve in an learn some new skills, without the commitment to the entire course! Each tool box is £30 and gives you access for 6 months! After purchase you will receive a login activation email to get started (this could take up to 24 hours so don't worry if it doesn't come right away!)
Our "Toolboxes" have been created as standalone units for those of you who are not members of our Online Creative Retreat, but would like to access elements of it based around particular subject. Each toolbox contains videos, written projects and a recipe for your coffee break (essential!) all around the stated subject, to allow you to delve in an learn some new skills, without the commitment to the entire course! Each tool box is £30 and gives you access for 6 months! After purchase you will receive a login activation email to get started (this could take up to 24 hours so don't worry if it doesn't come right away!)
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Drawing From A Drawing From a Drawing - £30 Tutor - Dominic McIvor This dynamic workshop will guide you through a step by step process of generating lots of drawings from a single still life source! From clever arrangements and new ways of thinking, this Workshop will offer you the chance to develop endless possibilities within your own work! Taking your original ideas and running with them can be invigorating, exciting and open up a whole new way to push your work forward! |
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Mixed Media Toolbox In this toolbox you will discover some exciting new ways to work with mixed media, including paint, collage and drawing materials. A great way to liberate your practice! |
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Still Life Toolbox From untouched still lives, to awkward objects and working from imagination - this toolbox gives you insight and ideas on how to take everyday objects and turn them into works of Art! |
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Nature as Inspiration From trees to the garden, to making your own ink - this toolbox is ideal for nature lovers and artists alike. Get out there and respond to the natural world with this nature inspired box of goodies! |