Clare Shepherd
Artist and Teacher
Artist led Art Classes

...looking at outline, tone, hard edges and soft transitions to describe the 3D form of a shape. Great work today.

...once Tuesday's group had done the exercises they moved on to looking at mugs from the kitchen and seeing them in the ways they'd...

I won't be able to be with my Thursday group, however they are going to continue without me - they have a worksheet and I will email...

In this lesson we'll begin a project looking at ways to use line to mark out boundaries, and tone to describe form - good pencil drawing...

...including the final session with oranges! Secondary colours, layers, light places - wonderful challenges with watercolour.

...by Thursday's group - using secondary colours and this time adding a cloth to our 'oranges' still-lifes.

...with some fabulous results - from Wednesday's group. Secondary colours, oranges, cloths and watercolour in layers.

...in this very challenging final part of the project, oranges, cloth, secondary colours and layers or watercolour!

This week is oranges plus. I'm asking my students to add to the oranges still life with a nice structural cloth and repeat last week's...

...from Friday's group. Watercolour in layers, 'revealing' light places, using only secondary colours - quite a challenge but some great...