insideSUSSEX Magazine Issue 05 - July 2015 | Page 17

arts+entertainment

Emily Ball

Michael Cruickshank

Dairy Studios

Kate’s Art Classes // Chichester
Kate Tugwell knows exactly what she is doing
when it comes to art; she is a professional
portrait artist and tutor, graphic designer,
graphic software trainer, and an excellent
baker too! Working from her beautiful thatched
cottage near Chichester, Kate also offers art
courses for those who, like her, have a love of
art and want to explore it further.
Kate offers a variety of classes, each one
designed to take you through a subject from
beginning to end, but allowing you to work at
your own pace. Encouragement is guaranteed,
as are copious amounts of tea, coffee, and
homemade cakes.
Courses include acrylics, pastels, getting
your brain to draw like an artist, portrait courses,
one to one tuition, and drop in sessions.
Prices range from £20 to £240.
www.katesartclasses.co.uk
Emily Ball // Partridge Green
Emily Ball’s art courses are all about showing
just how diverse art can really be, and allowing
the student the freedom needed – along with
expert advice – to really understand the subject,
and create something beautiful. The tutors
(Emily Ball, Julian Brown, Kate Sollohub, Garry
Goodman, Nick Bodimeade, John Skinner,

Watercolour Painting

Kates Art Classes

Helen Turner, Andrzej Jackowski, Simon Carter,
and Gary Wragg) are all practicing artists,
and each one is keen to share their wealth of
experience with their students.
Courses – of which there are many – include
painting from drawing, the confident painter,
simply paint, putting people into painting, 3D
painting, a number of masterclasses, and a five
day residency.
Prices for these courses all vary, from
£140 to £950 (this price is for the painting in the
Algarve course).
www.emilyballatseawhite.co.uk
Dairy Studio // Lewes
The Dairy Studio makes the most of its
surroundings, offering oil painting, landscape
work, and life drawing – and in the summer it’s
time to head out and about and paint from the
natural world around you in this beautiful part of
the county.
Susie Monnington, an established artist
herself, takes the classes which include
meetings for young artists (aged 8-14),
weekly adult painting groups, Sunday oil paint
workshops, and even painting parties.
Prices range from £35 to £165.
www.dairystudio-artcourses.co.uk

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Michael Cruickshank // Spithurst
Artist Michael Cruickshank offers a choice of
fantastic courses taken either in his studio
at Bradness Gallery in Spithurst, or out on
location is inspiring Sussex. Each course has
a maximum capacity of five students to allow
Michael to really get to know each person, and
work with them honing their skills and talents.
It also means that even absolute beginners can
enjoy learning from a master.
Choose from a one-, two-, or three-day
course during which Michael will explain the
essential elements of landscape painting
and give you exercises to do which show
you exactly how to go about getting started,
getting the right textures, and finishing to a high
standard. Learn how to stretch paper, paint
skies and clouds, create a sense of depth,
picture construction, and reflections amongst
many other fantastic skills .
Prices range from £125 to £375.
www.englishlandscapepaintings.co.uk