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Online course starting 8th April!

Hi everyone

Sorry for the short notice with this but I will be running an online course from Tuesday 8th April 2025 via Zoom.  The closing date is Monday 7th April 2025.  Scroll down for further information on the course and other tutorials available on my Patreon page.

“Inspired 6”  – Online Beginners Art Course (via Zoom)

The course will be taught by myself, Wendy Atton B A (Hons).   If you would like to view my work please visit my website at http://www.wendyatton.co.uk or my instagram page @wendyatton_artist.  Please note that places cannot be reserved without full payment and all fees are non-refundable in part or in full.  

This course is open to anyone over 18 years of age.    

The online courses are free to any NHS employees as a thank you for just being wonderful.  Just send me a photo of your staff card when you book.

If you have any questions or would like to book a place please get in touch by either email:leedsartgroup@yahoo.co.uk or telephone: 07788 871286.  Payment can be made by bank transfer or cheque.  If you already have my online payment details please use the correct reference when booking and please drop me an email when you have paid so that I can confirm receipt and book you on the correct class.

“Inspired” 6: Online Beginners Art Course – 6.30pm – 7.00pm (Ref: INS6)

Start date: Tuesday 8th April 2025 – this course will run for 5 weeks

Price: £25

In this course we will look at other works of art and use them as inspiration for our own artwork creations.  This may mean recreating all or part of a picture or simply using it as reference for our own ideas and interpretation. This course is designed for beginners but would be suitable for all abilities.

MaterialsThe course will explore a range of different media including watercolour, oil pastel, coloured  pencil, etc.  Alternative media suggestions will be given for each lesson, so if you don’t have the specific materials used in the example, you will still be able to have a go at the tasks.  The bare minimum you will need for the course is a pencil and something to create colour.  A full list of materials used in the lessons will be included in the booking details.Please note:  you do not need to have completed any of the previous “Inspired” courses in order to join this course.  All courses are stand alone courses.

Online lesson format

Lessons

The lessons will be delivered via a 30 minute online live chat/demonstration in which I will explain each task and you will be able to ask any questions.  We will use “Zoom”, an online web conferencing program and you will be sent a link on how to download this with your booking confirmation.  Zoom is free and you don’t need to set up an account.  You will be sent a link before the start of the course which can be used each week to take you straight to the lesson.

Recorded video

Following the lesson you will also receive a link to a 30 minute recorded video of the whole picture being created by myself from start to finish in time lapse together with instructions along the way.

Information sheets

I will also email you an information sheet following the lesson with step by step instructions on how to create the picture. 

Feedback/advice

Once you have produced your picture I would be happy to receive any photos of your work via email, text or WhatsApp and would gladly offer any advice or feedback that you might require.

Showing off

At Leeds Art Group we do like to show off our wonderful creations!  So if you send me a photo of your work there’s a good chance I will put it on our website or our Instagram page @leedsartgroup.  If you’d prefer me not to do this, just let me know.  Or if you’d prefer to do your own showing off then you can join the Leeds Art Group WhatsApp group so that you can all post your masterpieces on there whenever you like and see what the rest of the group are doing.

Video Tutorials on Patreon

If you are not able to attend this course but would still like to do some art, there are plenty of video tutorials available on my Patreon page including all of the “Inspired” courses 1-5. There are over 100 videos available to watch.  If you don’t yet subscribe to my Patreon page and would like to join for free please click on the following link and select  “Start 7 day free trial”;  Get more from Art by Wendy Atton on Patreon.  This will give you free access to over 90 videos.  If you wish to keep your subscription after the free trial, the cost is £6 +VAT (=£7.20) per month and you can cancel at any time.  Please note the monthly fee is more if you use the Patreon app.

If you have any questions about Patreon or the above course please don’t hesitate to get in touch. 

Wendy


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Beginners Animal Portraiture Course 3 – Lesson 7: Jellyfish

For our final lesson of the course we finished off in a blaze of colour! We used Derwent Inktense Blocks to create these vibrantly coloured jellyfish.

Another week of wonderful artwork! Thank you so much to all of you for always putting in so much effort every week. It really pays off!

We’ll be having a bit of a break now with the face to face classes but there will be an online course coming soon and we’ll be back in the classroom again in June. Watch this space for further info!

Thanks for spending the last few weeks with me. I’ve loved it, hope you have too!

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

Cheerio for now.

Wendy x


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Beginners Animal Portraiture Course 3 – Lesson 6: Ring tailed lemur

This week was slightly different in that we produced several paintings from different photos. This wet on wet technique using black drawing ink could potentially leave you waiting for ink to dry. By having several pictures on the go at once there’s always something to do. Lovely lemurs everyone!

Next week a different animal in our final lesson of the course.

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

See you all next week.

Wendy x


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Beginners Animal Portraiture Course 3 – Lesson 5: Frog

I loved this lesson folks! You created these fantastic frogs in watercolour this week. Watercolour is a difficult medium to master and some of you were using it for the first time ever. So I think you all did an amazing job. Wonderful stuff, keep it coming!

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

See you all next week.

Wendy x


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Beginners Animal Portraiture Course 3 – Lesson 4: Bee

Another pretty messy, smudgy lesson but totally worth it for these fantastic bee drawings using soft pastel. Quite a tricky one this week – lots of layers to build up and lots of technique to master. It was great to see your confidence grow with this technique in just one lesson.

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

Great work folks! See you all next week.

Wendy x


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Beginners Animal Portraiture Course 3 – Lesson 3: Lobster

Wow! Incredible work this week folks and you did it all with just some Indian ink and a stick. Yep, a “common or garden” stick (from my garden to be precise). I think this was a really difficult challenge to throw at you but I knew you could handle it. Well done everyone on all these lovely lobsters!

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

See you all next week.

Wendy x


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Beginners Animal Portraiture Course 3 – Lesson 2: Tiger

Only week 2 and you’re already producing fantastic pictures like this! We used biro and coloured pencil for these and a crosshatching technique to create the tone.

Brilliant work folks. Keep it up!

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

See you all soon

Wendy x


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Beginners Animal Portraiture Course 3 – Lesson 1: Rhino

Great to see you all back in class this week. We kicked off the course with a mum & baby Rhinoceros. We used XL charcoal blocks to create these lovely drawings. A pretty messy medium to use but always worth it I think.
Well done everyone. A great start to the course!
See you soon
Wendy x

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

See you all soon

Wendy x


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“Places 2” Lesson 7: Lawnswood Cemetery, Leeds.

I know it might seem like a strange subject for these works of art but Lawnswood Cemetery in north Leeds has some amazing gravestones to rival any sculpture park in my opinion. This week we used a background covered in emulsion paint with black and white oil pastel over the top to create the highlights and shadows. Fabulous work from you all once again! Well done everyone and thank you so much for absolutely giving it your all this term and producing such brilliant pictures. It’s been a pleasure to see.

This week was the final lesson in the Places 2 course and now we’ll be taking a break over Christmas but courses will be returning in January and full details can be found on the “Courses for 2025” page.

If anyone wants to join in with these lessons they are available on my Patreon page and you can try it for free by tapping on the link below.

https://www.patreon.com/ArtbyWendyAtton608

If you have any questions about the online tutorials please get in touch.

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

Cheerio for now.

Wendy x


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Online Draw Alongs in March 2024

Hi everyone

I will be holding the following “Draw Along” sessions via Zoom.  Both these Draw Alongs use the same materials (see below).

DAFFODIL

Date: Wednesday 20th March 2024

Evening session:  6pm – 7.30pm         Payment ref: DAFF

Subject:  “Daffodil”.  

Price per session: £7

Closing date for payments:  Monday 18th March 2024

HARE

Date: Wednesday 27th March 2024

Evening session:  6pm – 7.30pm         Payment ref: HARE

Subject:  “Hare”.  

Price per session: £7

Closing date for payments:  Monday 25th March 2024

Materials needed:

A4 grey/mid-tone pastel paper/card (if you don’t have pastel paper, the grey/brown side of a cereal packet will work – that’s what I’ll be using during the lesson).  

Soft pastels (NOT oil pastels – they work very differently) – I’ll be using a set of 24 Inscribe pastels.

HB pencil, putty rubber/kneadable eraser.  Also, a cloth to clean your hands might be useful.  

Blending tools such as a paper stump, tortillion or cotton bud may also be useful.

A charcoal pencil/black pastel pencil/dark graphite pencil would be useful for the “Hare” Draw Along.

If anyone needs any advice on materials please get in touch.  

The camera will give a view of my hands throughout the sessions so you will be able to see my picture taking shape whilst creating your own at the same time.

Please contact me if you would like to book a place so I can send you the booking details.  Payment can be made by bank transfer or cheque.  If you already have my online payment details please use the correct reference when paying.  Payments for both sessions can be made as a single total payment but please indicate this either in the reference or by email. Please drop me an email when you have paid so that I can confirm receipt and book you on the correct session.

I will email the Zoom meeting link to everyone after the relevant closing date along with the image to draw from.  The image can be printed out if you wish or you can display it in a window on your screen during the session.

If you have any questions or would like to book a place please get in touch.   If you no longer wish to receive these emails please reply to this email with the subject heading “Unsubscribe”.

Hope to see you soon.

Wendy