Come and see our art collective of local Midlands and Warwickshire artists here in East Lodge, Willes Road, Royal Leamington Spa!, Warwickshire.
To give you a flavour there’s a short video here.
Author: artsandcraftsv
Hi, I’m an art teacher in the community teaching drawing, painting, and crafts in Birmingham, Solihull, and Warwickshire. I create my own paintings, collage, small clay work, felting and mixed media artwork and these are displayed with prints of my artwork at various galleries in Birmingham, Kenilworth, Royal Leamington Spa, Warwick. I have also exhibited in the Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, and The Herbert Museum & Art Gallery, Coventry. I graduated with BA(Hons) from the University of Central England (formerly Birmingham Polytechnic) many years ago! I went on to complete PGCE(PCE) and have thoroughly enjoyed teaching art and craft ever since! I teach for several institutions and am also freelance. My private art classes began in Solihull January 2018. Please drop me a line using the Contact page if you would like further information and to make purchases of my art and craft artwork. Thank you for visiting my site and hope to see you soon!
It’s Mounted!
What an exciting day yesterday at the Courtyard Gallery when all my artwork was mounted! I’ve really enjoyed putting the collection together for Beautiful Open Spaces. It’s been a long awaited day after a great deal of painting! Come and visit, it’s open now until 8 June!
Upcoming Solo Art Exhibition!
Looking forward to welcoming you to Beautiful Open Spaces show at the Courtyard Gallery! Can’t wait for it to be mounted on Tuesday 21 May. Come and say Hi!
Preparing for a Solo Exhibition!
I have a plan! That’s great! I know where it is! I haven’t lost it! I haven’t had time to look at it though!
Solo exhibition really means just that! Pull out your communication and writing skills, your marketing skills, your time management skills! There’s a great deal to do, and by the way…paint, plan your layout! How many pieces for the dimensions of the gallery!
It’s great fun, but sometimes it’s a job to keep the end goal in sight and meantime to hit the interim targets! This is when you really need your friends to help you keep on task, and good feedback from family!
Artists Block!
It’s come to this, I can’t believe I can’t formulate an image in my head, I can’t think of anything, it’s gone dead!
These and many other phrases are said by most artists at some time or other, believe me! It can happen at any time, time away from the fluidity of painting for whatever reason or life events. It happens to most of us!
Best advice is not to fret, easy hey? Not always, so, sketch pad to hand… doodle! Shapes, lines, swirls, anything. Relax, get comfortable. Before you know it you’ll be finding some reoccurring theme to your doodles. Keep with it, now move into thumb nail sketches, as many and as crazy as you like but above all remain relaxed – this is your time. Get the colours out and continue doodling or playing with colours. Allow yourself to play. This is one of my best top tips: allow yourself to play. Out of this time will flow ideas or feelings that you may not have been fully aware of. Take this further and you’re on the road to your next piece.
Happy discovery x
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