CLARE CARSWELL STUDIO
Beginner Drawing Classes Starting !
Beginner drawing classes run from November to Christmas.
Four classes, each teaching different skills. There is the option to do a day class or an evening class.
PENCIL LANDSCAPE DRAWING
THURSDAY 12 November 2-5
OR
WEDNESDAY 25 NOVEMBER 6 - 9
The first class will be PENCIL LANDSCAPE DRAWING, see below.
It is a beginners class that is ideal for someone who may not have done art since school days, or for those who have and want to refresh their skills.
It is a back to basics class that will enable and encourage you to believe that you can draw !
Classes last three hours, with a maximum of five students in each so that I can give you lots of help.
I supply all materials and paper and offer refreshments.
Cost is £40 a class, paid on booking.
e. clarecarswellstudio(at)gmail.com or t. 07769 723328
PENCIL LANDSCAPE DRAWING
A popular class, and a good one to start with. This class covers the basics of what a pencil is, why there are different grades of them and which ones we really need to use !
You will make a tonal grid and looking at examples you will try different ways of mark making with pencil.
Working from photos of the local landscape, you will then make a drawing that uses those different pencil techniques.
ART CLASSES in BOURTON
I call the classes I teach ART JOY, as I believe that getting in touch with our creativity and being expressive
takes us away from our everyday concerns. Time spent making can reduce stress, and bring us joy.
I teach in an informal and friendly way as I demonstrate techniques and share examples of work by other artists. I have a maximum of five in a class so I can give everyone a lot of my time and help.
Students grow in confidence as they learn to draw and paint with me.
We share happy social time too, with tea breaks taken up at the house, or in the garden when we can do.
It doesn't matter if you haven't picked up a pencil since school, everyone is welcome to my classes !
"Clare is a brilliant teacher and her studio is a lovely space.
I really enjoy her classes."
"Clare is very encouraging and I am thrilled with what I achieved.
I framed some of my work !"
COU COU Studio is set in a lovely garden in the the Vale of White Horse. You can see the ancient earthwork and hill fort from the garden.
After working in many urban and shared studios, Clare loves working here and enjoys sharing it with others.
Those who spend time in the studio find it a creative and tranquil place.
Clare Carswell MA(RCA) is a British contemporary artist who makes drawings and prints, alongside her work as a performance artist and a curator.
Since graduating from the Royal College of Art London with a Masters Degree in Fine Art, Clare has maintained a studio based practice and exhibits in the UK and internationally. She curates exhibitions, performance art and other events through the COU COU curatorial project. She is currently studying for a research degree at Oxford Brookes University.
Rich in colour and gestural mark making, her drawings combine observation with images from memory, imagination and folklore. They are often inspired by the natural world - the garden and landscape of the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, where she lives and has her studio. You can view some of her drawings and prints here
Clare has lectured extensively in fine art in higher education in the UK and abroad. She has also run art classes for children, and for youth projects. She now teaches small group beginner art classes in her studio.