New Courses Coming Up!

Hello all,

I am excited to have a few new courses starting up this month. Expressive drawing which is a great way of exploring drawing in a new and exciting way. In this course we explore using different mediums each week including pastels, watercolours and even coffee.

https://www.straightcurves.co.uk/class/expressive-drawing-course/

The second is an Introduction to Art Journaling which is a great way to get started with fantastic techniques to try each week. You also get a handmade journal to start you off.


https://www.straightcurves.co.uk/class/introduction-art-journaling/

Interested? come take a look! 

Bye for now xxx

New Art Journaling Club!

Hello All, 

Some exciting news! My new Art Journaling Club starts this week at Straight Curves in Chesterfield.

Art journaling club is a place to come and be creative with friends. If you lead a busy life and never find the time to be creative at home, if you would like to art journal but haven’t got the materials or space at home or if you don’t know where to start your pages and need the inspiration of others around you then this is the place to come! 

Art journaling is the combination of mixed media art and words. There are no rules, anything goes! Mix in creating with friends over a cuppa and a few biccies and the result is a club full of fun, laughter and lots of painty goodness.

In these sessions your tutor will be there as a guide but what you choose to do or create in your journals is up to you! If you are just getting started I recommend my beginners’ course as this will provide more support for you to start your art journaling journey. You can find all the details by following the link below:

https://www.straightcurves.co.uk/class/art-journalling-club-intermediate-advanced/

New Art Journaling Course!

Hello All!

Some exciting news! My new Introduction to Art Journaling course is now up and running! Please see the following link for further details and how to book:

https://www.straightcurves.co.uk/class/introduction-art-journaling

Sessions are available in both the afternoon and evening and a separate afternoon session is also available for ages 10-16. If you fancy coming along please take a look!

There are also some one off workshops as well as an expressive drawing course coming soon. I will keep you posted!

The art journaling course is full of fun techniques to try and includes your own handmade journal to work in! Hope to see you there!

Bye for now! xxx

Exciting News!

Hello all!

Well the last few weeks have been both frantic and exciting! Firstly I went to deliver a trial workshop to a group called StraightCurves in Chesterfield with the hope that they would hire me to start delivering some art workshops. I did a two hour introduction to art journaling and I am happy to say that they loved it! I start work there very soon!
I am really excited about this opportunity. It is lovely to see a group enjoying themselves and trying out the new ideas that I teach and I love to watch how everyone progresses over time. I feel this is a really good step for me to start seriously doing this as a career which is so exciting!

To top this off I got through to an audition for 'The Big Painting Challenge' on the BBC which takes place this Sunday. I am both giddy and terrified in equal measures. I doubt I will get on the actual programme but it is a huge compliment to get this far. If I do get through I will have the opportunity to learn so much and work with some fantastic artists which will be amazing!

All this means that I have been frantically painting and planning and journaling in preparation! here is a little of what I have been getting up to....

The above is a selection of some recent journal pages that I have been creating either as samples for the Chesterfield studio or as ideas for workshops using a variety of mediums and techniques.

These last three are experiments, practicing painting things that I normally don't paint and to a time limit. The first is a watercolour, I usually avoid buildings like the plague! The second is a selection of plants from my garden which I have attempted to do in my usual mixed media style. The third is a timed 2 hour still life challenge. These three came out well but there were several that didn't! Painting in a time limit is hard cause I don't have my usual time to stand back and reflect on it for a few days and work on it bit by bit. I have been well out of my comfort zone but its been worth doing I think.

Fingers crossed it goes well on Sunday!

Bye for now xxx