Have you ever thought that…

you don’t have any ideas to develop work from?

you find it difficult to know where or how to begin to find and develop your own style?

you want to expand your own personal language in mark making and expression?

you want to go beyond being inspired by other artists but think everything has been done before?

you want to develop your own unique style and create art that you are deeply connected with?

you have the skills to create art, but it no longer excites you?

Then Unearth, Gather, Create is for you.

You might have the skills to create art but struggle with ideas and what to paint – you know you could be deeply inspired but there are just so many options out there! I know that feeling and I have worked hard in my own practice to give priority to the ideas and let the techniques suit the story I am trying to tell.

There is so much to learn, so much to experience and so much to say as a creative individual – and we can all do it! We just need to open our hearts, dig deep and embrace the challenge.

I don’t want you to paint or draw like me – I want you to draw and paint like You!

Course Content

Drawing and painting video demonstrations will expand your range of mark making skill and understanding of line, tone, colour, composition, anatomy and portraiture.

Exercises focus on ‘loosening up’ and being braver in the way you draw and paint.

Drawing and painting exercises will help you bring depth and atmosphere to your work.

Exciting and unexpected exercises will encourage your curiosity and desire to think outside the box in terms of your own artistic ability.

Prompts, ideas and inspirations will enable you to discover your own unique story, which will in turn give you a wealth of ideas for creating narrative art.

Through a wealth of suggestions, you will feel encouraged to make art a daily practice.

You will gain insight into my own practice of unearthing the things I love, gathering the things that inspire me and creating art with emotion and atmosphere.

Materials

Just a word of reassurance regarding purchasing art materials. Whilst it is lovely to have ‘everything’, beautiful art can in fact be created with just a pencil and paper. The Material List for this course is just a suggestion. You may have paint media that you prefer over acrylics – say gouache, watercolour or oils. The primary purpose of this class is to generate IDEAS and a story through your work. So if you already have materials (even ones not on the list) then go with those. Watch the videos when the course begins and see what really appeals to you before purchasing materials that you may never need. Remember you have access to the class forever (as long as I can maintain the site), so things can be bought as you go along.