For beginers and improvers, you will find something to suit you
I am sure that you will find something within these pages that will suit you. There are two hour weekly lessons, one day Saturday workshops, life classes and painting holidays
class sizes: 
to give you the maximum individual attention I feel it is important to reduce the class size. And so I have
mited each class size to a maximum of eight and 13 in the painting holidays
working to improve individual styles:
my aim is not to teach people to paint like me but to encourage individual styles.
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September 16, 1926
beginners and improvers alike:
I cater for both beginners and improvers. With the
beginners I go right from the very basics of watercolour painting over a period of time. The improvers can take part in this, and I would recommend it before going on to improving individual techniques.
September 16, 1926
Whats New:
Ready To Paint Sketches
I am producing ready to paint sketches from sketches that I have done on painting holidays and sketching days out, I then scan these into the computer and then print them on to Saunders Waterford paper. This takes away the fear of spending two or three hours sketching and then making a mistake while painting. The student knows that all I need to do is press a button and they will have another sketch to work from.
updated 20.8.2011
CurrentNews:
Life Classes Once A Month
I am now running life classes once a month, instruction is given on sketching and using the key measure to get the proportions correct. it is a real challenge and one that will improve your sketching immensely.
Updated: August 21st 2011.
RecentEvents:
The Derbyshire Painting Holiday
The Derbyshire holiday was a great success despite the weather. If the rain was too heavy we booked local village halls and worked from sketches already done so that no time was lost. Derbyshire is a must for next year.
Updated: April 29th 2012
New!!! life classes once a month' ..
The Due to popular demand, I am going to run a life class once a month. It will work in conjunction with the Saturday workshops that also run once a month and so the two will alternate. If you are interested in either please contact me and I will supply you with a list of dates.
sketching days around Derbyshire
These are just single days, on a Saturday. If you are interested in taking part on these please let me have your name and address and telephone number and I will notify you of the day's.
click here for more information.
painting holidays
these are becoming more and more popular, if you have never tried one please do, you will really enjoy them. We do about four painting holidays a year mostly in the northern part of England although a new addition is Brittany that is proving very popular. If you are interested and would like to have a look at the accommodation we use please go to http://www.allineuc.com/ for more information. This is the third year of the Brittany holidays and proving ever more successful.
painting demos
I am also available for painting demos either at my studio that can hold approximately 12 or a painting demo at your location. Please contact me if either is of interest to you.
private lessons
These are available but of course on a one-to-one basis it must be mirrored in the cost. If you are interested in one-to-one tuition please contact me and we will set a time mutually convenient.
Ready to Paint Sketches
The ready to paint sketches are designed to help new comers to watercolour painting to get the finished product as easily as possible before moving on to working from their own material. They come on good quality water colour paper with permanent ink that won't run when paint is applied.
