Hi folks

In the “Beginners Portraiture Course 1” this week we looked at not 1 but 2 different aspects of portraiture – ears and hair. Just like noses, drawing ears is largely about tone and carefully observing all those wavy lines. Hair gave us another tonal challenge where we had to observe tone rather than colour and really try to see how the light falls on the hair. A difficult task but you did great!

The “Inspired 9” Online Beginners Art Course looked at Canada based artist Rob Buchanan this week and his artwork “Mona Skisa”. Rob recreates famous artworks using recycled skis and snowboards. Most of us don’t have those materials to hand so we used watercolour and collage instead with some really effective results. Well done everyone!

Below are some of this week’s pictures and you can see more on our Instagram page at: @leedsartgroup.

See you soon

Wendy x

Hi everyone

This week the “Beginners Portraiture Course 1 focused on eyes. Arguably the most important part of a portrait and worth some close observation. Quite a difficult task this week and especially where glasses are involved but you did not let me down. Fantastic work!

In the “Inspired 9” Online Beginners Art Course we looked at totem art in the traditional style of the indigenous nations of Alaska and Canada. Such intricate patterns/shapes all combining to fill the page and tell a story. Great work everyone!

Below are some of this week’s pictures and you can see more on our Instagram page at: @leedsartgroup.

See you soon

Wendy x

Hi folks

This week in the “Inspired 9” Online Beginners Art Course we looked at the etchings of Giorgio Morandi as inspiration for creating these pen drawings using cross-hatching technique to achieve the different tones. Very time consuming but quite an absorbing technique. You all did a fantastic job! Well done.

It’s the half-term break for the “Beginners Portraiture Course 1” this week but classes will resume on Monday 19th February.

Below are some of this week’s pictures and you can see more on our Instagram page at: @leedsartgroup.

See you soon

Wendy x

Hi everyone

This week in the “Beginners Portraiture Course 1” we looked at noses. The tricky thing with noses is that there aren’t many definite lines. Most of the work is done just using tone, and soft pastels are perfect for subtle changes in tone. Superb work once again!

The “Inspired 9” Online Beginners Art Course took on one of the big names this week with the paintings of Pablo Picasso. Great to see you all using such bright colours and bold lines with watercolour pencils Fantastic paintings! Well done!

Remember there is no lesson for the Portraiture course next week but we will be back in the classroom on Monday 19th February. The Inspired online course is running as usual on Tuesday 13th February.

Below are some of this week’s pictures and you can see more on our Instagram page at: @leedsartgroup.

See you soon

Wendy x

Hi everyone

Great to be back in class after our Christmas break. The “Beginners Portraiture Course 1” have already explored the structure of the head in week 1 and in week 2 we focused on mouths and using cross hatching technique. We’ll be looking at a different facial feature each week.

Meanwhile the “Inspired 9” Online Beginners Art Course looked at the work of contemporary print artist Sam Marshall. We used oil pastel and a sgraffito technique to create these peacock pictures.

What fantastic drawings you are all doing already! Looking forward to seeing what else you can create throughout the courses.

Below are some of this week’s pictures and you can see more on our Instagram page at: @leedsartgroup.

see you soon

Wendy x

Hi folks

As the dark nights are drawing in I thought we could all do with some bright and beautiful sunflowers to lift the spirits. The “Flowers 2 Beginners Mixed Media Course” used watercolour pencils to create these gorgeous pictures. What a lovely finish to the course. I hope you’ve all enjoyed it.

We’ll be taking a little break over the Christmas period but classes will resume at the end of January 2024 and I’ll be sending out the new course details in the next couple of weeks. So watch this space!

In the meantime, remember online lessons are always available on my Patreon page and you can sign up for a 7 day free trial by clicking on this link: https://www.patreon.com/ArtbyWendyAtton608

Below are some of this week’s pictures and you can see more on our Instagram page at: @leedsartgroup.

Cheerio for now!

Wendy x

Hi folks

Wow! This week the “Flowers 2 Beginners Mixed Media Course” really pulled out all the stops for these amazing paintings of Crocosmia flowers using Derwent Inktense blocks. We used everything we’ve learned so far about proportion, tone, scale and colour mixing. Fantastic work everyone! All your hard work is really paying off.

Below are some of this week’s pictures and you can see more on our Instagram page at: @leedsartgroup.

See you next week.

Wendy x

Hi folks

Building on the work we did last week on tone, the “Flowers 2 Beginners Mixed Media Course” used charcoal pencil this time along with white chalk for the highlights. The tonal drawings of Delphiniums looked fantastic against the coloured background. Great work, keep it up!

Below are some of this week’s pictures and you can see more on our Instagram page at: @leedsartgroup.

See you next week

Wendy x

Hi everyone

This week in the “Flowers 2 Beginners Mixed Media Course” we explored how to create different tones on light and dark backgrounds using both light and dark media – chalk and charcoal. It was really tricky to get our heads around working in negative on the dark paper. Well done everyone. In the “Inspired 4 – Online Beginners Art Course” we looked at Art Deco artist Tamara de Lempicka. Tone also plays a huge part in her work. Fantastic work everyone.

Below are some of this week’s pictures and you can see more on our Instagram page at: @leedsartgroup.

See you next week

Wendy x

Hi folks

It was great to get back in the classroom this week and why not start off with lots of pink!? In the “Flowers 2 Beginners Mixed Media Course” we painted these beautiful Dahlias using watercolour paint. In the “Inspired 4 – Online Beginners Art Course” we looked at the work of Auguste Renoir. Both courses had to do a lot of colour mixing in different ways. A brilliant start to the course, well done everyone!

Below are some of this week’s pictures and you can see more on our Instagram page at: @leedsartgroup.

See you next week

Wendy x