Young Artists’ Club

Ages 9+, with Sophie Newnham

It is so exciting when artistic talent appears at an early age.

We are keen to encourage young artists. These classes are for older children (9+ years) who are showing a more serious approach to art.

The classes focus on traditional drawing, painting and collage techniques, in an encouraging and non-competitive environment. The work produced can be used to build a portfolio.

Course Details

A step-by-step approach to cover a range of traditional skills such as drawing, painting and collage and students will use a range of materials including pencils, charcoal, oil pastels, water colours and acrylics.

Each week we will work on unique projects covering different themes. Students will be encouraged to create beautiful artworks from life and from photographs, referencing art history throughout.

Undecided? Book a taster

For the taster session, all materials are included. For regular students, we recommend the purchase of an Art Pack - we can advise you on where to obtain this when you book.

Young Artists’ Club Autumn Term 2024

Autumn Term Programme

  1. Collage self- portraits (shades of skin tones) coloured paper, glue and paint

  2. Drawing from nature. Building up tones-light, shadows and adding texture. Leaves, bark, pencils, sticks and inks (forest finds).

  3. Standout vegetables. Enlarging our subjects to create impactful work. Pens and acrylic paint

  4. Tower of cardboard boxes. Drawing with edges of charcoal, strong lines and tones. Making own compositions with cutout cardboard to draw from observation.

  5. Drawing the Still life. Pencils, paint, pastels. Layering of mixed media. (Helena Schjerfbeck)

  6. Painting a still life composition (Euan Uglow)

  7. Mirrors, catching angles of faces. Drawing out with pencil and acrylics. Piecing together

  8. Colourful cutouts. Abstracting animal forms 

  9. Drawing one another in the room. Creating dynamic studies.

  10. Collaboration. Working as a group to produce art. Project based on our surroundings 

  11. Lino cut simplifying and printing well-known brand packaging. 

  12. Fine detail ink works, graphic lines. Skies, seascapes, mountains.