Creativity in Education

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Follow this link to watch an amazing animated public lecture by Ken Robinson about how creativity is treated in education systems and valued in our culture in general.  He's brilliant!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDZFcDGpL4U&feature=share

Beginners Painting

This class is a gentle intro into all things canvass and paint.  Perfect for people with little or no experience with oils or acrylics you will learn about paint, supports, brushes, mediums, under painting, colour mixing, composition, layering, and so much more.

The classes are relaxed and friendly, everyone is there to have fun and have a go.  Skill comes with time and practice, and everyone, even the masters, are always still learning.  One of the best things about painting is that there is no wrong way to do it, but there are tips and tricks to help you create the type of art that you want to be making. 

You will come away from the course with new skills, new knowledge and some quality practice time under your belt.  I hope you will also walk away with some exciting works of art of your own creation and feeling inspired to continue painting. 

Beginners Drawing

The beginners drawing class is designed for those who have never drawn, have not drawn since school, or for whom it has been a bit of a while since they picked up a pencil and they'd like to have a refresher.

It is a great chance to brush up on drawing basics like line, tone, contour, basic perspective and composition.  You will also learn a lot about materials and experiment with a variety of drawing tools.

The classes are relaxed and friendly, everyone is there to have fun and have a go.  Skill comes with time and practice, and everyone, even the masters, are always still learning.  One of the best things about drawing is that there is no wrong way to do it, but there are tips and tricks to help you create the type of art that you want to be making. 

You will come away from the course with new skills, new knowledge and some quality practice time under your belt.  I hope you will also walk away with some exciting works of art of your own creation and feeling inspired to continue drawing.

What Eric Maisel says about the creative proccess

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ShSVdCl7pY&feature=related
Follow this link to hear Eric Maisel talk about the creative process

summary:

• creativity requires an acceptance of the potential to make mistakes/mess
• it requires mistakes to get to the good work, you cannot separate them
• it can be hard to come out of your everyday highly efficient and mistake-less behaviour and enter into a creative mistake permissive head space
• creative success takes persistence and courage 
• persistence and courage can be more important than talent

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General Painting Class

The general painting classes are fluid with no set structure or course material.  You bring your own painting ideas and projects to class to work on.  I will be there to help you at any given point and any level of experience is welcome.  If it seems that a lot of people are wanting to learn about a particular thing then I can give a little workshop about it in class.  For example we might do sessions on colour mixing, perspective, how to stretch a canvass etc.  We will also talk about your personal direction and what you would like to achieve in your artistic life.

It is a wonderful environment where experimentation is welcome, peer feedback is encouraged and everyone gains from the energy and experiences of the others. 

Beginners are very welcome.  I might offer you some simple exercises to do to familiarise you with the paints and materials and how they work and I can also sit and explain some of the basic concepts if you have not had much, or any, experience in painting before.


Please call or email me if you have any questions about this class or just want to talk about it and what it might be able to offer you.
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