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Such a lovely day today marrying a foreground of wild flowers with a simple landscape background.

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I asked my students to bring long stems, a large sheet of paper, watercolours and black gel pens. They began by creating a simple landscape drawing onto which they then imposed the individual stems in black gel pen. The idea was to bring together the two distances - near and far and to weave an image of a wild meadow passing across the distance as (what I call) a foreground reference.


As ever, some of my students follow their on plans, about which I'm very happy!

 
 
 

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I am an art teacher living and working in Dorset.  I have taught for the Adult Education Service and the University of Bath, plus some supply teaching in my local schools but now I run my courses privately. This site is intended as an addition to my teaching, primarily now to showcase the Sunday workshops I run.
 
All lessons are also available for any one anywhere who would like some ideas on what to teach, what to learn or is just interested in seeing what we do.
 
I'm afraid I won't be able to answer emails asking for comments on anyone's work (other than for currently enrolled students).
 
I run Sunday workshops, one every month and a short summer school.. Other than that I spend every available moment in my studio or drawing and painting elsewhere.
 
I studied for four years at The Slade School of Fine Art where I was awarded The Slade Prize on graduation. I went on to travel and study further finally doing a P.G.C.E at Exeter University with Ted Wragg as my mentor. It was a wonderful year of education which set me in good stead for my years of teaching since then.

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