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Expression is the result, not the starting point

Telling someone to loosen up or enjoy the process doesn’t help if they’re unsure about their drawing, their tone, their colour choices, or what they should be focusing on at any given moment. In fact it can just stress them out even more, leaving them wondering why they’re not enjoying the process. Then they lose confidence and crippling inertia or “artist’s block” can set in. 

After breaking down the drawing and painting process that took my own work into high street galleries, luxury cruise liners and shops and helping thousands of students, I now teach a clear, repeatable way of working that removes guesswork from drawing and painting.

We put the fundamentals in the right order. Drawing comes first. Then tone. Then colour. Style comes later. This creates a calmer, more confident way of working, without second guessing or hoping a piece will come together.

You’ll work through a wide range of subjects, including tigers, lions, squirrels, hares and mice, alongside forests, woodlands and flowers. From there we move into seals, fish and flamingos, as well as sea and sky. The focus isn’t on step by step copying. It’s on learning transferable skills that work across all wildlife subjects.

My mantra is that “if can paint a lion, you can paint a highland cow.” If you understand the process, you won’t need a new course for every animal. This is an investment in a method you can adapt, mould, and rely on, so you can make your own decisions and create your own work with confidence.

Now I’m not saying that the path is an easy one! You’ll be learning and relearning a tonne of new stuff. And you’ll need to practice those skills as you would the chords on a piano!

But when you understand how things work, and you get those fabulous light bulb moments, confidence follows. And when confidence is in place, expressiveness, looseness and your signature style will flow!

You’ll find that a world of subjects will await you … you’ll never feel that sense of inertia again … just momentum and excitement for the next piece!