VENUES WHERE ART CLASSES ARE HELD
Some classes are also on online, via zoom.
Next intake for beginners at the venues or via zoom, and those with experience wanting to improve techniques
on going through 2026
contact me if interested
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Weekly and Weekend Art Classes – 2026
Weekly Classes
Fee: £140 for 10 consecutive weeks. After completing a block, you may enrol for further 10-week sessions.
Wednesday – Lydiate (L31 4EQ)
Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm
For absolute beginners and more advanced students.
New beginner enrolment from February 2026.
Thursday – Southport
Venue: The Atkinson Art Centre, Lord Street, PR8 1DB
General art course for beginners and more advanced students.
Afternoon Class: 12:45pm – 2:45pm
Thursday Evening – Lydiate (L31 4HF, near Maghull)
Time: 7:30pm – 9:30pm
For absolute beginners and more advanced students.
Ongoing throughout the year.
Friday – Lydiate (L31 4EQ)
The same general art course is taught in both classes.
Morning Class: 10:00am – 12:00pm
Afternoon Class: 1:00pm – 3:00pm
For absolute beginners and more advanced students.
Places available for beginners from February 2026.
Monthly Saturday Classes
General Art Class
Venue: Lydiate (L31 4EQ)
When: Second Saturday of each month
Time: 10:00am – 3:00pm
Fee: £35 per Saturday
This class follows the same course as the weekly classes and is ideal for those unable to attend during the week.
Suitable for absolute beginners and more advanced students.
Life Drawing and Painting Class
Venue: Lydiate (L31 4EQ)
When: First Saturday of each month
Time: 10:00am – 3:00pm
Fee: £35 per Saturday
Suitable for beginners and experienced artists alike.
Monthly Sunday Course
Semi-Abstraction to Abstraction
Venue: Lydiate (L31 4EQ)
When: Second Sunday of each month
Time: 10:00am – 3:00pm
Fee: £35 per Sunday
A new course exploring the journey from semi-abstraction to fully abstract art.
Please contact me for further information.
Online Zoom Art Classes
Tuesday Evenings
Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Fee: £12 per class
A creative multimedia art class designed to help you develop confidence, creativity, and technical skills.
If you cannot attend live, recordings are available for purchase at £12 each and can be viewed at your convenience.
What Will You Learn?
The drawing and painting course covers watercolour, pen and ink, acrylics, and mixed media, and is suitable for both beginners and more experienced students.
The same course is also available through the monthly Saturday class at Lydiate, allowing those with busy schedules to progress at a similar pace.
Classes continue throughout the year, with a break during August. Students enrol every 10 weeks, allowing them to continue developing their skills for as long as they wish.
The aim of the first 10 weeks (or approximately three monthly Saturday sessions) is to help you use paint confidently and understand the fundamental principles that will allow you to progress independently.
Teaching takes place in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Each session includes demonstrations, practical exercises, and individual guidance, allowing you to learn through hands-on experience and at your own pace.
Learning to Draw
Drawing is the foundation of good painting. Everything depends upon it, which is why beginners start by learning sound drawing techniques.
One of the key methods taught is the thumb-and-pencil measuring technique, sometimes known as the comparative measurement system. This is an excellent way to achieve accurate proportions in your work, particularly when drawing people and other complex subjects.
You are welcome to visit any class before deciding whether to join. This gives you the opportunity to meet current members, see what they have achieved, and ask any questions you may have. Many people find that visiting a class removes any anxieties they have about taking up art.
A waiting list is available for upcoming beginner classes. Please get in touch if you would like further information or would like to arrange a visit.
On week one, you will be introduced to the basic drawing skills.
This is essential if you want to draw and paint well.
You will be taught how to measure a subject to achieve the correct proportions.
Often, even people who may have been painting for a number of years, have not been taught basic drawing techniques, for example: how to measure and achieve correct proportions. The course will also deal with simple perspective. A good painting cannot sit on a badly drawn composition. Once you are happy with the basics, you will then move on to painting techniques, working from a still-life, set up in the class room. This will allow you to learn at your own pace in order to gain confidence in the acrylic medium and to experiment on personal technique. Initially, you will work in one colour, to gain knowledge of tone, before moving on to more colours. On the following weeks you will be able to work from your own favourite subject under my guidance. You can enrol for further weeks and keep learning; also take part in our regular exhibitions to allow you to display your work and sell.
The cost of the ten week course is £140 (please see below). The courses will then be ongoing through the year, with a month's break in August.
THE MAIN AREAS COVERED BY THE FIRST FEW MONTHS WILL BE:
· Introduction to materials needed
· Introduction to the medium of drawing & painting
· How to draw accurately and in proportion - a must if you want to paint well
· Compositional skills, including how to transfer a photograph to paper or canvas by use of the grid system · Use of simple perspective and how to measure and achieve accurate proportions
· Introduction of techniques on how to apply paint and how to mix colours
· Exercises on tone, using one colour, then advancing on to more colours
· To produce by the end of the first few months a body of work that will demonstrate your progress.
Below, an idea of what you will learn in first few months of joining.
THE COURSE IS ON GOING THROUGH THE YEAR, SO THAT YOU KEEP LEARNING. YOU CANNOT LEARN EVERYTHING IN A FEW MONTHS.
