Since finishing the filming I have been thinking a lot about what’s next… for me and for you.
Most of the video content will be re-organised to be self-study, skills based online courses that artists can do in their own time. But I also want to run scheduled intermediate ones for painters and printmakers who are happy with their medium but want to move forwards, specifically those of you who have worked through a section of my videos and feel comfortable with the media.
I have been doing a lot of research on what is out there and have learnt a lot in the process namely
a) most are open to a LOT of people with the level of interaction being a Q&A and/or yet another huge FB group!
b)few tutors are as qualified to teach, or as experienced as I am!
So, I have narrowed it down…………..
I DON’T want a huge tribe/group where people feel they are a small fish in a big sea.
I DON’T want it to run for months as people feel they can’t keep up.
I DON’T want it to be a ‘splashing paint around is such fun’ course as whilst it is when its going well, it’s often not! Its more often very frustrating and difficult!
I DON’T want to teach to a formula or teach you to make art like mine, I want you to make work that is unique to you, regardless of your chosen genre or media.
I WANT to help you move forwards, find ways to problem solve, reflect and critique your own work, to be self-sufficient, to grow and fly…
I WANT to talk TO you not AT you, in the same way at uni we had lectures for all but seminars for small groups.
I WANT you to look at other artists, in order to learn, reflect and grow, to be informed.
I WANT to enable you to develop your skills, develop the HOW as well as the WHY as I firmly believe that our skills are the building blocks of our visual language and enable us to create with fluency.
Having written this I’m aware this is a long list…and could maybe be a series of shorter courses each dealing with different aspects, and I have probably missed out something vital so what I would like you to do is to make a cuppa, take some time, think about it and let me know what YOU need from me….. and what you don’t want! (please don’t name any other course providers!) You can either reply here or email me [email protected]
Abrazos
Sally
At the moment I have another term to complete on my Arts and Wellbeing course, so I would think your courses would be a good companion to me after that.
I learned a lot from you Youtube videos and much appreciated them at a difficult time.
To do something more personal would not be appropriate for me currently. Your ideas are sound.
Pricing is a difficult aspect, of which I’m sure you are aware. Something I need to bear in mind when I begin to teach again.
Hope this is helpful.
Thanks! and good luck with the rest of your course.. I have one year left of my MA… 🙂
Thank you Sally.
I love all 4 of your DON’T WANTs.
The second WANT is something you are very good at, apparently naturally!
As for growing & flying, learning and developing, lots and lots of DOING is needed. One of the best aspects of your free online courses is that they demand some sort of ‘homework’ after most sessions and this provides a real incentive to get working in the in-between times. I’m sure I’m not alone in finding that once I get started making some kind of art, it’s hard to stop.
So what I need most is this kind of pressure (in the nicest possible form) to just do it!
Best wishes
Meg
Thanks Meg.. really useful..Sx
Hi- This email was a breath of fresh air. Everything you mentioned- courses too long, too many people, all about “play” are just on my last nerve. I took a wonderful 3 week course recently where you got feedback from the teachers-(3! ) not the students and it was
lightyears better than than the other type/model. Right now I am recovering from overdosing on zoom-period in any form but after working on my own which I crave right now I am sure
I’ll need something else. You’re idea to do it differently will set you apart in a very much needed way- in my “humble” opinion:) Thanks for asking. Just saying all that makes me feel better!!
Wow thanks! 3 teachers? I could wear different hats? But seriously, Its clear that short bursts, with time between them for working alone is way better than long courses in a huge group… Sx
Hi Sally, what wonderful ideas you have! First of all, I would like to thank you for the 5 part cold wax medium course that I have watched several times on YouTube. I am relatively new to painting (4 years) and still have a lot to learn, but I do enjoy it. I am trying to go from realistic figurative painting to semi realistic figurative painting and was looking for a way to add more texture to my style. I’m not at abstract painting yet. I think abstract painting is part of the “journey” that comes a bit later on when I have more experience. Otherwise I would feel like I’m just throwing colors around without any really rhyme or reason to it. So, I guess what I would like to see is a bit more of is semi figurative painting using cold wax medium. I can’t find many examples of this on the Internet. For some reason, it is difficult for me to integrate the two, the style and the mediyn. Thank you once again for your wonderful videos! I’ve even enjoyed watching the ones on printmaking, even though I don’t do that….. At least not yet! I look forward to seeing additional videos in the future. I hope to get to the post office soon to load my reloadable credit card to send an online donation. That way I can watch the videos ad infinitum!! All the best from Italy, where I live.
Un abbraccio!
Kathi Louis
Hi Kathy..yes there a need for that midway point abstact-figurative.
You may be interested in this! https://online.artofgabriel.com/freeworkshop
Thank you! I’ll have a look.
Hi Sally,
The various courses you did were just right as introduction to new techniques and processes. But if you continue doing these, I would suggest a weekly development posting of any of these techniques. I’m particularly interested in Cold Wax as I have the basics now but want to be able to use it to express my ideas and my style so perhaps a series of four or six sessions helping people develop a project.
That would suit me best,
Lupe
Hi..yes I think there’s a need for a mid level which is still media based but brings in projects…thanks!
I enjoyed, learnt a lot and made up the books from the gelli printing course.
What I would value would be a shortish course 4-6 sessions. In each session there would be an idea presented for the students to go away and work with. You would present some ideas to get us started then we would work with it in our own style. So eg in gelli plates one session could be about finding different things for making marks and exploring manipulating the marks. We would then after a set time be able to view how other people have done this. The set time would help people experiment without just copying others. I think if everybody sees what everybody is doing on line, right from the beginning it stops that self experimental work and pushing the boundaries in developing your own personal style.
I think it would be possible to have something like this to work on, and the student could choose their preferred medium, some could be painting, some printing, some textile art etc That might be too tall an order! But would be interesting to see the interpretations people make.
Look forward to seeing what emerges
Ruth
Ooh..nice idea! …thanks!!
Hi Sally
I think there’s scope for an ongoing short video series on aspects of Printmaking/ Painting which would over fun ideas and techniques in a quick way..so as an introduction really each time. The subjects might be suggested by us or yourself… Some examples might be rust printing, viscosity printing, maybe even making botanical inks, natural dyes..
But I think short is the point..obviously they would grow into a library of ideas and methods.
You might barge an overall fee to join the club as it were then maybe an additional fee for each workshop. That way we could pick and choose.
What do you reckon?
Ah, a pick and mix! Ill look into how that might work..THANKS
Hello Sally. Thank you so much for all your input during lockdown. Just inspiring. Like the idea of being set a challenge/project and linking it to the work of other artists. Input is both practical and challenging. Best wishes. Jo
Thanks!
Hi Sally, I have really enjoyed watching the oil/cold wax videos and appreciate your willingness to share all your knowledge. I came in on this just the other day and have binge watched the 5 videos. I want to watch them all again and take notes before they disappear! I am predominantly a fiber artist but the last few months I have been trying out the oil/cold wax medium because of a demonstration I had seen. I signed up and took a class which was basically useless so watching your very informative videos was very refreshing. Because my fabric art is so tedious I have really enjoyed creating with more spontaneous freedom in the oil/cold wax and I agree with Kathy in trying to learn to combine some figurative with abstract. I’ve always loved empressionistic art so that is a look I’m trying to recreate. A four to six week course would be a good way to go with different aspects of the oil/cold wax possibilities in more depth. Also, sharing with other artists and feedback would be wonderful.
Thank you again Sally for your wonderful videos!
Pam Apley
Lincoln, NE U.S.A.
Hi Pam, Thank you! Many years ago, before I was painting I was making lino cuts…and it was getting tedious. It seems short 4-6 weeks and more input are the way to go.. Ive just sent you an email though…they do not have to disappear!
Best Sally
Hi Sally, I keep on thinking about how wonderful the videos you’ve done are – thanks again. I love your style of communicating your knowledge and ideas. I am not new to art but since watching the videos. I have begun developing my art particularly the cold wax which I had never tried before. I am also having a go making Collagraph prints – all of your ideas really. I do have some frustrations which seen simple … best way to create different strengths of lines, dots and splashes which would add to my pictures. It is all about creating a visual language. From the list, these two particularly resonated with me:
I want to help you move forwards, find ways to problem solve, reflect and critique your
own work, to be self-sufficient, to grow and fly…
I don’t want to teach to a formula or teach you to make art like mine, I want you to make work that is unique to you, regardless of your chosen genre or media.
Sally , I hope you have had some time to rest and get on with your own pictures.
Bless you Sue, that’s really helpful..Sx
Hi Sally. Firstly I agree with all your do’s and don’ts they would be mine. Sitting here with my cup of coffee and thinking what I would like….
I draw well and run a small local life drawing group. I go out sketching (sorry…used to!) and those are interesting. Both are good. My painting on the other hand was mediocre to say the least. However I did CVP last year and it transformed my painting (I know you said not to mention other courses). I like what I’m doing now starting with random marks and somehow a landscape in an abstracted form appears to me, I like this because I live in Snowdonia and the landscape is the most important and inspiring thing for me in regards to painting and I love it when an abstracted landscape appears as from within. This doesn’t always happen.
Here is where I want to develop. If I have an image in mind e.g. recently walking the dog and amazing foxgloves growing on top of a stone wall with some fence posts I want to capture that because it has moved me but when I start to paint, because I have intention in my mind I will veer towards a more representational piece aaagh…that is not what I want. I want to be able to deconstruct that image, let the inspiration of the image come through without this battle against my natural inclintaion towards realism. And in a similar vein I would like to do the same with my life drawing (Alex Kanevsky is an inspiration on that score).
Thank you for asking the question.
Nesta
Thanks Nesta, That really helpful..and a common problem! But solvable…I’m on it! Sally
Hi Sally
Thanks for your fab instructional videos, I especially liked the collagraph ones. I love and agree with all your do”s and dont’s.
Thinking carefully about this I would appreciate short courses, 4 – 6 weeks, I really appreciate your down to earth approach to teaching and very much admired your presentations. I have been teaching watercolour for about 10 years so I know how difficult it can be sometimes but you had a captive audience and made such good use of the visual, amazing, you kept me glued!
Good luck and best wishes
Sue Smith.
Thanks Sue, I didn’t think so many people would like the collagraph ones but its been as popular as the others!
Hi Sally. Thank you very much for the fantastic videos…am hoping to work through them all. So far am very excited about the Smashing Surfaces and using cold wax medium…and further courses of any sort would be great! Phoebe
Thanks!
I love and completely agree with all your do’s and don’ts! Please don’t splash any more paint around for fun … it is the most frustrating experience ever. And small groups … yes! I would love for you to dive deeper into oil and cold wax. My ongoing hang up with any kind of painting in abstract is … is it finished?? I‘ve taken more courses than a human should be allowed and yet I look at all these paintings I’ve done in the courses and I still don’t know if they’re finished … or are they just the beginnings? I get the whole strong design thing with differences and variety, but its so subjective and it really depends a lot on the abstract style. When you paint realistically you can kind of judge, but abstract comes in so many forms … shape style, ethereal/atmospheric style, landscape style … none of which are easy to call finished. I’m rambling … but I guess some lessons in strong design in abstract would be helpful. I also enjoyed your monoprinting mini course. Maybe creating pieces of art out of all those prints? Collage? And there is always color … that is probably a subject that grows better with experience, but choosing color and mixing color could be incorporated into any of your modules. I like your idea of keeping lessons shorter … both for attention span and financial reasons. I’m in the states and converting our dollar to pounds is always a bit of a surprise:) I adore your teaching style though, and look forward to whatever you come up with. So glad you’ve joined the video bandwagon, as who knows when we’ll ever get across the pond again!
THanks, thats really helpful, my head is bursting with ideas and yes, abstract isn’t easy is it! …. watch this space! 🙂
Sally,
I’d like to thank you for the free stuff. So generous, and such a wonderful distraction in challenging times for us all.
The teaching. I’m a retired teacher, and you’re a great teacher. You’ve taken your chosen subject of art and simplified it enough for someone like me to follow. (This is my retirement project; picked up my first brush 2 months ago.) You’re approach is so encouraging.
Other artists’ courses. There are many artists out there offering courses, paid or free. Whilst it’s interesting to see what others are doing, there’s no real take-away for me because seeing someone’s finished product doesn’t help me to get started on mine, nor give me any ideas when I’m stuck.
Course fees. I’m not averse to paying for tuition but some courses are really prohibitive for me as a beginner, especially when there’s a huge FB group and you’re just a number. Plus, you’re inundated with images of other people’s work, which all looks wonderful, so it’s off-putting.
As a beginner, anything I do will improve my skills. I loved the monoprinting and the smashing surfaces. (Haven’t looked at collagraphy or oil and cold wax yet.) In painting, my interest is abstract; being able to ‘abstract’ what I see. I’d be seriously interested in anything you offer (within my skill base) simply because your free courses were so good.
I look forward to seeing what you come up with. Isabel x
Sally,
I’d like to thank you for the free stuff. So generous, and such a wonderful distraction in challenging times for us all.
The teaching. I’m a retired teacher, and you’re a great teacher. You’ve taken your chosen subject of art and simplified it enough for someone like me to follow. (This is my retirement project; picked up my first brush 2 months ago.) Your approach is so encouraging.
Other artists’ courses. There are many artists out there offering courses, paid or free. Whilst it’s interesting to see what others are doing, there’s no real take-away for me because seeing someone’s finished product doesn’t help me to get started on mine, nor give me any ideas when I’m stuck.
Course fees. I’m not averse to paying for tuition but some courses are really prohibitive for me as a beginner, especially when there’s a huge FB group and you’re just a number. Plus, you’re inundated with images of other people’s work, which all looks wonderful, so it’s off-putting.
As a beginner, anything I do will improve my skills. I loved the monoprinting and the smashing surfaces. (Haven’t looked at collagraphy or oil and cold wax yet.) In painting, my interest is abstract; being able to ‘abstract’ what I see. I’d be seriously interested in anything you offer (within my skill base) simply because your free courses were so good.
I look forward to seeing what you come up with. Isabel x
HI, Thanks! Thats really helpful.. I’m planning a series of courses with different levels that people can move through at their own pace.. the groups will get smaller as the levels progress, and my input increases… 🙂
HI Sally,
I am completely new to painting and enjoyed you introducing what was available and how it could be used – brilliant. The other parts were out of my league, but interesting.
What I like to create is skyscapes, just cloud formations and yes, I might have to learn how to relate this to some basic landscapes too, but I like that to be quite rough and abstract. It is all about light and shade and building up some texture in the clouds. I love to create flow softness but still vibrancy of the contrast. I also like the play of contrasting colours but always with a depth in the painting, slightly 3D is what I like to explore. Maybe this needs to be with shading only I don’t know yet. I love to try some of the gels you mentioned.
I feel I have to experiment before I can participate in any classes as I do not know my media. Your introduction to materials was therefore very useful.
I love your idea of everybody being heard, which I think is crucial for meaning to a course and personal development in any field. I have great experience with Zoom (but there are many other platforms) and then go into breakout rooms of maximum 8 (preferably less) to create this intimacy.
If people have your program topics of zoom meetings for 6 months, they can maybe pick and choose which classes they like to attend and pay per zoom class. Put a maximum number per class and use breakout rooms for everybody to be heard. If you have a meeting about a picture, you introduce it and then use breakout rooms for everyone to get a chance to talk and meet all together again to finish the session. This would work for me. Popular courses can run twice (or more) and you can then introduce the video of your recorded picture presentation (or other) so you do not have to repeat yourself.
I would love a class on use of building up texture and how to create shadow effect and how to use light in paintings – that would be wonderful. It could be videos you have made that you introduce to us, then we talk about it in small groups (maybe with questions you like us to contemplate) and meet in larger group with you after.
Facebook is great for bigger classes where they write you with questions beforehand, you can answer the question live. People not able to attend live can watch later and you can send recording out on email for those that does not use Facebook. There are also other platforms but I don’t have much experience with them.
Please keep me posted of what is coming up, hope there will be something that I can profit from.
I do not know if any of this is useful, you might have contemplated all this already, but this would work nicely for me.
Thank you for asking Sally,
All the best Kari
Hi Kari, Thanks! The platform I have bought into where all the videos are going to be from 1st July is great and enable s me to host webinars, have student forums etc without needing facebook. Im planning a series of courses with different levels that people can move through at their own pace.. the groups will get smaller as the levels progress, and my input increases… 🙂
Thank you Sally for all the video lessons. I’m especially interested in working with cold wax and oil. I’ve had Jerry and Rebecca’s book since first published and have been using it as my bible. Occasionally I come across u tube videos and they are great for viewing others at work
I must say, when I cme across yours, I was immediately engaged 100%
I would love to work further with you and what ever you decide to do I know I would love..
I look forward to whatever you decide.
Very Sincerely
Happy days
CathieMillar
Thanks Cathie! 🙂
Hi Sally , First of all want to thank you so much for giving us all the mammoth amount of content in your free videos ..so very generous of you . I spent one saturday on the couch ( not feeling well ) and watched all the Cold wax videos back to back – Heaven !! I have been hanging on to see what it is you will offer next and been thinking alot recently about what I am looking for, because as you say there is a wealth of online courses with some great content. So seeing your list of do’s and don’ts above was like a breath of fresh air and I can agree resoundingly with all of them ! in particular, I want to improve my skills and technique because as you say, they are the building blocks of our visual language . I am really quite new to painting ( just over a year ) but have been a designer all my life so some things are instinctive but not paint ! i am very much getting to grips with what I can do with it which is why i particularly liked the Cold wax and oil and Smashing surfaces series. i have done a popular online course that you will know of which was great for starting me off but i am now looking for focused, more individual guidance and tuition. I am looking for ways of how to resolve my work and develop my style through chosen mediums and searching to find the delicious mix of abstract and representational in the same painting. like someone has said above – a more deconstructed version . oh so much to learn ! Not sure if this is helpful but looking forward to what you will come up with !
Thanks Jane, Thats all really helpful..I am stealing the word ‘deconstructed’ as thats just what we want to do isnt it? Pull something apart and reassemble it to make it our own… 🙂
Hi Sally,
I found your wonderful website and videos only recently and love them. I am nearly a beginner so I am hoping you will keep maintaining the self-study area please.
With regard to the interactive courses, I think the series of short courses, on different techniques, would be ideal because, if we miss out on some of the courses, due to limited numbers, then there are always more chances of getting into another course. I imagine your courses are extremely popular.
I have finally realised, in the last few weeks, that I need to concentrate on learning techniques; and when it comes to reproducing them from my own observations I need to do it without analysis. To create art in my own style, with my own feelings, I need to learn the techniques first. I think this is what is meant in your message above – “…our skills are the building blocks of our visual language.” I have begun this with autumn leaves. The leaves don’t have to look like leaves exactly. So far I have been concentrating on the colours of autumn and what the watercolour pigments do.
Thank you, your instruction and teaching manner are wonderful.
Sandi
Thanks Sandi, yes you’ve grasped it. Its very similar to learning a new language, we start with the basics..numbers, names, introductions before building up to verbs and sentences..then over time we realise we are not thinking so much, we reach fluency..but we only understand it because of those early stages, if we try to miss those out we might make good work but wouldn’t know how we did it!
My plan is that the basic courses do not have a limit, ..but they will be cheap as they wont have my interaction either. They will lead to more interactive ones, as things get more complicated with limits on numbers..
Hello Sally, I count myself so lucky to have come across your wonderful free sessions and was hooked from the first ones on that I watched. I still have more to engage with…
I find your style and approach is inspiring.
I totally agree with your don’t wants.
I would welcome short courses as has been suggested, allowing me to step outside my comfort zone on occasions and develop skills.
I look forward to seeing what you do, Sally.
Best wishes
Cathy
Thanks Cathy! I have so many plans my head is bursting… but there will be something coming up soon.. 🙂
HI Sally
I love your list of “want to’s” and “don’t want to’s” — I agree with them all. I definitely don’t want another FB group — I belong to too many and don’t have time for another one….. I do want your input and help with critiquing work and knowing how to move forward when I’m either stuck or unsure of whether or not a painting is finished…… I struggle like Nesta above — wanting to abstract and break down landscapes. I also struggle to express the feelings I have when I am surrounded by nature’s beauty and mystery (e.g., feelings of spaciousness, freedom, a sense of discovery, connection to something bigger than myself, and sometimes a connection to ancient history, cultures, etc.) I love working with oil and cold wax and am really interested in learning more about how you combine acrylic-based mediums and oil & cold wax in your work and want to explore how to incorporate more of that in my own work.
I think that’s it for now…..
Judi Stein
Thanks Judy..thats quite a list! But reflecting on what we want, and don’t want really helps us move forwards.. SX
Hi Sally,
Thanks for your encouraging reply. And I do understand that the basic courses have no interaction. I am quite at ease with learning the basics on my own, and trying to continue to experiment.
Your instruction and communication style is great.
Much appreciated,
Sandi
Thanks Sandi!
Maybe something for those still struggling to find their own visual language of marks, especially if trying to move towards abstraction? More on deconstructing representational ideas to create strong abstract compositions?
Four to six weeks sounds great, with a challenge to take away and work on by ourselves, then feedback from you (and others if desired). Please – no more FB groups (not everybody can or should use FB), no Zoom or other platforms with known security risks.
Thant’s exactly where Im heading! Thanks Elissa!
Hi Sally
The ‘don’t want’ and ‘want’ lists sound perfect. I’m interested.
I’ve done several larger group online courses and am finding I need something more specific and focused. This sounds like what you are suggesting.
J
That seems to be the general consensus! 😁
Dear Sally,
May I take this opportunity to say how inspirational I’ve found your series of videos, complete with quirks. You have the knack to humanise your teaching, which is rare and wonderful.
A couple of years ago I got back into art – this was interrupted by breast cancer – then after another year of art came the COVID-19 lockdown. It seems a lot of people found the time and impetus to be creative but, strangely, for me it went the other way and I felt too overwhelmed to even pick up a pencil.
Then I discovered your videos and they’ve been like a tonic to me. Although I have no room to do art at the moment (husband now working from home so my art stuff is in storage in the spare room) I’ve taken notes whilst watching the videos and investigated some of the items mentioned.
Once I get my work space back I feel that I will get the benefit of some of the techniques you’ve introduced me to as well as your variations on some of the ones I already knew.
Whatever you decide to do next, by way of your online teaching, I’m sure will be wonderful and I look forward to taking part.
Personally, I don’t want to be ‘taught’ how to draw/paint/print etc., but I am interested in discovering how various things work (paper/ canvas/ paint/ pencils/ mediums etc.) and then be able to experiment myself and discover whether these things will be of benefit to ‘my’ art. When the worry of the pandemic is finally behind us I look forward to signing up for one if your ‘in person’ courses.
Pauline
Thanks!!! I get what you mean by the overehelm. Most artists I know have founding hard to settle into work, myself included.Enjoy the journey when you get the time and space, see you on the other side! 😁
Dear Sally, I totally agree with all you have said. I have taken those splash around courses and felt they were just that!. I have been painting with plain-air watercolor for over 35 years, but I wanted to make a change for various reasons. I am accustomed to the outdoor environment, but the South is different in many way than the Midwest. In collage my major was painting and minor was lithography. I actually used stones for images. I first saw that you had a free class in monoprinting, but I was unable to use it when offered. It would have been great! The art of Japan is so beautiful and I like the space I feel looking at their gardens and art. I love the energy of painting and have been painting with acrylics for some time, thinking about abstraction in my work, as leading to a thinking and imagination process both for me and my audience. I love texture, and and the feel of things too. I like sewing and if not done in a silly way, I like the use of metalic paint incorporated into the art piece. I have not tried this as I have seen some awful art using this paint. I am always learning too and this is a new shift in my process. After viewing your work and those of your students, I feel you are a professional artist-tutor who can give useful techniques and insights that will help generate more excitement, in my own work and very important to me, have the knowledge for use of tools and ideas to get some interesting results. Art is a passion, and I must be free to see things anew. I am so sorry I missed most of the free classes, but sounds like you may be opening other doors. Thank you, Janet Bailey
Thanks Janet for taking the time to say that ! Look out for an email…Sx
Abstract. I think all mediums would be covered. Plus most of your work I think is abstract driven. So for me how one should view abstract and what is acceptable. ..
“Approaches to Abstraction” is on the plan. 😁
Hi Sally,
I hope it’s not too late to answer your question. Your list of do and don’t wants sounds great. Especially that you’re planning intermediate level versions.
I made a donation so that I could keep access to your classes. I loved the cold wax one, happened to have all of the materials at home to make the recipe and haven’t looked back. I’m loving if!
I’ve been painting in an abstract style for over a decade now, but am finding that I am stuck. I’m using the same colours and the same gestures and I want to move away from that and towards more defined shapes. But I get stuck with my tools and approaches. And I know which colours will give me the results I’m looking for. It’s more a matter of choosing a different scheme. Or, maybe those are just my colours. I don’t know 😉
So, I don’t need colour theory (please, no – as someone who is obsessed with colour, I’ve spent my adult life reading everything I can about it. A recent paid online course that was supposed to be a “breakthrough” may have been for the instructor, but was just a rehash of known concepts for me. To say I felt cheated was an understatement.)
I’m not interested in a monthly subscription, either, as I begin to feel overwhelmed.
What it sounds like you may be leaning towards is a set of courses geared to different levels separately, which would be great. As would mentoring of a sort – critiques or technical assistance that is particular to the work? If that is what you’re planning, I would be very interested in heating more about it.
There is a ton out there for beginners, but not much for intermediate artists. I’ve taken the same art class as my local art school for a decade to 1) force me to “show up” and set time aside each busy week and 2) to get that individual focus. But I feel I need a break from those same people, and a different person’s perspective at the moment. And now that I’m no longer working 9-5, I am able to set the time aside.
Thanks again for your wonderful courses, and looking forward to hearing more.
Hi..What I’m planning will tick all your boxes Linda, I have the content outlined just need to sort a scheduled I dont overstretched myself lol! More details in a couple of weeks….😁
Hi Sally,
I’ve enjoyed, so much, the lockdown videos that you created. The videos provide just the right balance of answering questions, chunking out new information in a demo, and ideas for later use. Incredibly helpful! Thanks.
I’d be interested in an online smaller group, short course, exactly as you described. I read your blog post about connecting paint to print which is also a struggle for me. I’ve taken a deeper dive into painting & am struggling with incorporating printing back into my work. Techniques to do that works be most helpful. I thought the idea of translating a cropped drawing to a printing plate was genius. Thank-you and stay well! Lisa (Cincinnati,OH)