Art Sessions for Home Education, Warwickshire

 Recently I have some new art classes sessions for Home Educators. They will take place every Thursday mornings at my art studio in the Chilvers Coton Craft Centre in Nuneaton, Warwickshire.

Like with all the Children's and Adults sessions I run, I encourage person centred creativity, embracing everyone’s own way of mark making and outlook on how they visualise the world around them.

Contact me for more information.

Here is also a link for booking options.         Book a session here.

Life Drawing Session Dates

 I have finally put together a list of all the life drawing sessions that I will be hosting at the Wembrook Community Centre in Nuneaton, Warwickshire.

The sessions are on a Sunday evening once a month. It is on from 7-9pm and there will also be a longer session on the August 17th date from 4-9pm where there will be 2 models. 

All the dates are open to all beginners and improvers. Materials are provided if needed and Free parking. Tutoring is also available on request.

If you live in and around the area and would like to join in on one of our relaxing group sessions, feel free to contact me for more info and booking. 

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Art Classes and Life drawing sessions

For quite a few years now I have been facilitating and guiding many beginners and improvers on thier own creative journey. I currently hold them in both Nuneaton, Warwickshire and Sherwood in Nottingham. 

They are simply designed for people of all ages, where I try to encourage person centred learning and start their creative pathways within a friendly group environment where they can learn and share off each other without judgement or intimidation. 

A lot of people haven’t picked up a pencil since leaving school either because they were told they weren’t good enough or compared themselves to someone they thought was better. My ethos is to help people embrace their own individuality and discover their own version of mark making in a way that can help enrich confidence, wellbeing and a whole new creative outlook. 

I cover a range of themes alongside individual developments. I see myself as a guide rather than a teacher and with my experiences help you to find your own.

I also facilitate life drawing sessions currently at Wembrook Community Centre in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. These are open to all adults of all abilities and I am there on hand to guide if requested and host the evening.

All the sessions are pay as you go and you can book as and when it fits within your daily life.

Below are the links to find more info and to book a space:

Nuneaton: Adult and Children’s classes / Life drawing sessions

Nottingham: Adult classes

Other classes

I also provide separate one to one sessions / private art classes at my art studio / Art workshops.  Get in touch for more information.

A guide to your Drawing DNA

 

Above: Van Gogh’s work used as reference for the Drawing DNA method exercises. 

A Guide to Your Drawing DNA 

More Art Classes at my Studio Workshop

I now have an adult art class set up for a Monday daytime at my studio workshop as well as the children’s classes on a Saturday. Plus an adult art class and life drawing session at the Wembrook Community Centre in Nuneaton, Warwickshire.

Aside from that I also have the weekly Adults Art class in Sherwood, Nottingham. 

If you or anyone else you know would like to attend and you are a complete beginner or improver then message me for more details.

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Children’s Art Summer Workshops

I will be organising a few Children’s Art Workshops during the School summer holidays starting on the 28th July at my studio workshop, Chilvers Coton Craft Centre, Nuneaton, Warwickshire.

I have split it into two age ranges (though this is only a guide for parents or carers to decide which one is appropriate for their child.

Morning sessions: 5-7yrs, £15 for 1.5hrs.
Afternoon sessions: 8-12yrs, £20 for 2hrs.

All materials are provided. There is a cafe,
parking and toilets on the site. 

It is advised that your child wear old clothing in case of any glue or paint getting on them and bring a drink or snack for them just in case. 

Here is a timetable of what is on offer:-
28th Jul & 1st Aug - Maskmaking, 2nd & 3rd Aug - Printmaking, 17th & 18th - Model making.

To book a place for your child you can go here: Book a workshop.    

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My new Art studio and art workshop for adults and children

My new Art studio and workshop opened yesterday at the Chilvers Coton Craft Centre in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. The day started by doing small children’s art sessions.

My aim is to combine the workshops and classes for adults and children alongside creating and building on my own artwork.

If you or your child that would like to attend one of the workshops then message me for more info. There is a booking link on the website for more info.

 

Art Classes for Adults & Children in Nuneaton, Warwickshire and Nottingham.

 Ants Art Classes Open to all beginners & improvers

In the Nottingham and Nuneaton, Warwickshire and surrounding areas.

For quite a few years now I have been hosting small art classes that are open to all complete beginners and improvers to help develop their creativity, motivation and confidence all within a friendly group setting. 

There is no set course structure but themes and prompts are used as a way for development. I am here to use my experience as a working artist to help you on your creative journey. Basic materials will be available if needed, plus tea / coffee provided.

Note: Very soon I’ll be restarting small kids art classes in Nuneaton, more details to follow soon.

Click here for a list of local art classes currently on offer

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Timelapse Fever!

 Here are some more timelapse videos I have done recently. I am enjoying the sketching as always and also just another way to show you my method of working. I hope you enjoy them.

Timelapse Ink and watercolour scribble sketch of an oak tree
and took me approximately 30mins.

Timelapse Ink and watercolour sketch of some oxeye daisies
and took me approximately 35mins.

Timelapse pencil sketch of an old door
and took me approximately 30mins.

Timelapse Ink and watercolour sketch of a tug boat
and took me approximately 45mins.

I will be posting more on my YouTube channel so feel free to like and subscribe
to the channel for more art-related content.

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Timelapse of two pencil sketched figure drawings

  My latest timelapse video is some examples of sketching figures. These are my partner's children, who are perfect subjects for sketching. For some years I was always sketching my own daughters as they were always a great source of inspiration for daily sketching.

I usually try and sketch them while watching TV, but In this instance, I took pictures of them

in order to do the timelapse and I did a slightly longer sketch of each of them.

Each sketch took around 45mins each.

I will be posting more on my YouTube channel so feel free to like and subscribe
to the channel for more art-related content.

You can connect with me on all the other social media platforms below: 

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Perspective drawing basics for beginners

 Every now and again I will do some basic art tutorials to help anyone who is interested
in learning to draw and paint. I hope that there is something here for you to learn from.
This video covers the subject of 1 point and 2 point perspective.
If these videos are any interest to you then you can subscribe to my YouTube channel

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New Art Vlog

Head over to my Youtube channel if you would like to follow my artwork
and updates along the way in the form of a vlog.

I will also from time to time post videos streams of my painting and drawing
and give some guidance for anyone wanting to learn how to draw and paint
or even if you would like to just follow along on my artist journey.

Feel free to like and subscribe to my channel for more posts.
Thanks, Ants :}>

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Twitter Art Themed Hashtag

Back in 2012, someone pointed me in the direction of the Twitter hashtag #drawingaugust. The idea was to draw something every day or as and when you could throughout the month of August. It was such a motivational moment, because not only were you drawing, but also there was opportunity to see other peoples work, to share and give each other feedback. As long as you put the #drawingaugust hashtag in the post then other like-minded people would be able to view it.

When August drew to a close I decided to extend the idea and motivation of the hashtag to September and change the theme to #paintseptember. The whole idea of it became addictive, and all of a sudden a large body of work was appearing. So as each month went by I changed the theme to accommodate the different areas that everyone could have a go at. I also created the hashtag #thedailysketch so that it could be used for a sketch or drawing throughout the whole year.

The picture attached to this blog post is a visual guide to all the hashtags I have created including the #drawingaugust tag which started it all, created by fellow artists Dean Lewis @olderThanevil and Jean Stevens @CasperandMrP


Feel free to use them as and when you can, either on Twitter or Instagram.
More than anything be inspired & enjoy. Art is for everyone! :}>

LIAN, Fantasy and Adventure Webcomic

Recently I have been working on a personal idea for a web-based comic strip. This came about from a couple inspirational situations from my daughters. Firstly it was due to sketching them over the years and secondly my daughters refueling my interest into the world of Superheroes and Comics. The Last time I was interested in this genre was when I was a kid. Going with my Father who took me to the Cinemas to see Superman starring Christopher Reeve and then Flash Gordon. But I also loved coming home from school every Friday Teatime to watch Lou Ferrigno and Bill Bixby's Incredible Hulk. Oh and let us not forget The Six Million Dollar Man! 

It wasn't until many years later that my daughter wanted to see Marvel Avengers at the Cinema. At first I was a little skeptical, but afterwards, I was hooked! So there started the rebirth of my love for the comics and superhero style movies, All through my time drawing and painting I never really considered working in a comic style sort of way. 

But now I have the idea of putting the two things together. Using my daughters as a reference to create my very own comic. I have never really dabbled in this way of working before, but for me, this is just a fun and challenging thing to do.

I came up with the idea of a girl called 'LIAN' who becomes mixed up in two parallel dimensions due to absorbing an unknown force that gives her permanent superhuman abilities... Ok so it may sound a little clichéd, but our whole life is full of repetition and routine, so I suppose it is up to myself to create a slightly different take on it.

I decided to start doodling some ideas loosely referencing my daughter as inspiration for the character. This is a huge learning curve for me already. There is one thing sketching, drawing and painting in the way I normally create, but it is a very different discipline to which I now realise I am at the beginning of this journey. The first hurdle was deciding to either go with the ink or pencil route. I looked online and there is a large debate about this, so in the end, I went with what I felt was right for this particular sort of comic.

The other hurdle was not just coming up with the character, but the storyline, drawing, drawing and more drawing! ha ha!! The drawing itself was an issue, asking questions to myself such as, "Is there a certain way I should draw?", "Do I follow a style?" In the end, I just went with a feel I was comfortable with and not to get too bogged down with what other people were doing. Saying that though, I am now educating myself on the various Marvel and DC comics out there and many independent comic creators which I am finding very inspirational.

Hopefully, I should have the first part of the comic up in late December or early January, so I will see how it goes, but one thing for sure is that it has refueled my passion for drawing even more!

To follow the webcomic you can click here: LIAN Webcomic

Weddings, artwork and thumbprints

Wedding Tree - Keepsake gift

This is an ink drawing I did for a wedding recently. I drew the tree on a large piece of card. The idea is for the guests at the wedding to apply their own thumbprint to make the leaves of the tree and write their name with it. It really makes for a nice keepsake memory of the day. I imagine this could also work for big family occasions or get togethers too.

If you would like something similar creating for your own wedding or celebration then contact me for more information. I have seen this idea done before but also using different images to convey the thumbprints.

Glastonbury Sketches

The wedding was quite a busy affair as I was also asked to produce images for the tables and table plans. The couple wanted their wedding to be based off the theme of Glastonbury, as they will be going there as part of their honeymoon.

They asked for several sketches of the main music stages at Glastonbury such as the Pyramid stage and West Holts stage. I produced 11 sketches in black and white and also created a table plan based off the drawings.

Wedding - Live sketching

The other role I had at the wedding was to sketch the events of the whole day. The wedding couple asked me to capture as many moments throughout the day as possible. This was a very difficult task, mainly due to the pace of what was going on. But I managed to produce 23 very quick sketches. Below is one I did of the camper van they used as the arrival car for the wedding. The rest you can check on my Facebook Page here 

The whole day was a very enjoyable experience and although I was under a lot of pressure to produce the sketches, it was a great way of making a keepsake present of the day. If you would like anything similar producing, based off what I have done on the blog post then you can contact me 

Sketches of my daughters

My Daughters have always been and still are, a great source for sketching. I have put together a selection of the sketches that I have done over the years so far of the three of them. Most were live sketches and when I look at them, they show more of a visual diary capturing moments in time and development. 

The first block of sketches below is of my youngest daughter Poppy. I tend to use pencil or ink for my sketches and occasionally some watercolour over the top if I get time.



The second series of sketches below is of my daughter Olivia. Some of them range from 10 - 20 minute sketches. 

The last set of sketches below is of my step daughter Chelsi. 

I am looking forward to drawing more of them as they get older, though they are starting to get a little fed up of me sketching them all the time!