Flexible Distance and Open Learning Art Courses and Creativity Coaching

Choose what you learn, how you learn, where you learn and when you learn! Complete freedom is now possible! From an initial phone conversation, we put together a totally flexible course for you that fits in with your needs, interests and budget.

You tell me what you would like to explore or learn, and I will suggest options for ways we can work together using combinations of home study, email, phone, Skype, or face to face one-to-one workshops learning drawing, painting or photography or doing creativity coaching. From an initial phone conversation, we put together a course package that fits in with your needs, interests and budget.

If you are unable to regularly visit Bressingham, Diss, Norfolk for regular Drawing, Painting, Digital Photography Tuition, or Creativity Coaching with me, then these flexible options using distance or blended learning or creativity coaching could be the answer for you.

For example, you may be learning art at home, and sending me emails of your work, which we then discuss on the phone on a fortnightly basis. To enhance your learning, at intervals you might want to visit me for one-to-one intensive retreat style art workshops to discuss your painting process, learn new drawing and painting skills, explore new ideas, troubleshoot any stuckness in whatever way we have agreed beforehand. You then go home and practise what you have learned, which you then email me and we discuss on the phone, and so on.

You may even decide to combine your visits with an art break or painting holiday with family or friends, as I live in a pleasant, rural village with several excellent bed and breakfasts nearby.

What we do and when is entirely flexible, as we are not following a pre-set course.

You can mix and match, depending on what you need:

• Sessions in person with me, including meeting for one-to-one creativity retreats, art breaks, art lessons or art workshops. This can be on an occasional basis or regular. Meetings can be from 2 hours to several days - it's up to you!

• Postal: you send me your work with comments and I will post you back feedback

• Email: You email me your work, which we can then use as a basis for discussion and feedback

• Phone-ins on a regular basis: these are really useful in helping you keep going with your work

• Skype: I resisted Skype for a long time, until I had to use it to keep in contact with my son! It is easy to set up, and we can speak free of cost and even use video if you have a webcam. It's a great way to have a conversation at a distance.

How can personalised distance or blended learning benefit me?

Some people find they cannot sustain motivation using only distance learning. With blended learning you have the option of more in person input from me, when we can work together to encourage you to keep up energy and enthusiasm.

Distance or blended learning art or photography tuition and coaching offers you very flexible options to fit in with your lifestyle, your needs and what you can afford.

How do we decide what to do?

Together we discuss your needs and agree what would be the best combination for you. My aim is to support you in finding what are the best options to meet you needs and interests.

Who can apply to do 1-1 Personalised Blended Distance Learning?

Everyone is welcome from absolute beginner to advanced.

All media are taught, and you can explore traditional or experimental approaches to art, or both!

What could I learn on my distance and blended learning course?

• Beginners Drawing from observation or self expression using a variety of media in black and white and colour

• Explore colour mixing, and expand your awareness of colour and your control over getting the colours you want in any paint media

• Explore a range of media including pencil, pastel, ink, charcoal, watercolour, watercolour pencils, watercolour crayon, acrylics, gouache, oils, encaustic, collage, mixed media, image and text, photography, photoshop

• Explore landscape, figure, still life, nature, yourself, myths, dreams, meditation, art journalling

• Explore ways of expressing yourself more creatively

• Work through creative blocks so you can express yourself more authentically and creatively, with more confidence

• Portfolio preparation for exams or college entrance

• Undergraduate and postgraduate support

• Explore and develop ideas and themes of personal interest in any media of your choice

• Explore personal and spiritual approaches to creativity
  

How do I decide whether this is for me?

Phone me on 01379 687360 for a free, no obligation discussion of what you might be interested in exploring.

How do I pay?

There are several, flexible ways you can pay, including paying as you go along, so you don't have to commit a large sum of money up front.

Enquiries and Bookings: 01379 687360

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1.5 hours @ £25 per hour £39.00 GBP 4 hours @ £25 per hour £103.60 GBP