Former Student Now a Professional Artist
One of my former students, who completed the full course with me a few years ago, came down to see me while I was painting on the beach and showed me her latest work… and what a joy it was to see.
Her new painting captures a yacht in full sail, filled with the energy of the Cornish wind, the sails alive with movement, freedom and that wonderful feeling of being carried across the water. It has all the excitement and joy of sailing the open sea, and I can’t imagine it will be long before it finds its new home and a very lucky new owner.
Moments like this make me incredibly proud… not because someone paints like me, but because they don’t.
That has always been at the heart of what I teach… knowledge, understanding and the confidence to grow your own style, rather than copying somebody else. Seeing people go on to become successful artists in their own right, with their own voice and their own direction, means everything.
This is what matters most to me as a teacher and artist in Cornwall… helping people understand the core fundamentals of art so they can develop their own way of seeing, painting and expressing what they feel.
Search Art at the Beach or Visual Awareness to find out more about my art lessons in Cornwall, online course, paintings and creative workshops.
