Art Courses
Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice Award Winner
7 years running
2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025
'YOU' can draw, paint and understand perspective within just a few hours, resulting in incredible artworks.
Fun and highly informative courses suitable for all ages and abilities!
Knowledge not copying
Suitable for all ages and abilities!
Lessons are available online, via Zoom or face to face.
Try one course or do them all... It is up to you!
3 easy steps to success…
Lesson one
SKETCH
The psychology seeing!
Draw out your Potential
The intrinsic structure of all picture making:
3D shading
Light directive shading
Depth of field
Focal points
Emotional engagement
The optical illusions of art
Lesson Two
PERSPECTIVE
The maths of art!
Change your Perspective
Vanishing and focal points
Laying of shadows
including direction, density and colour
Reflections in different situations
Ellipse rules
Size, colour and clarity changes to create depth of field and emotion
Buildings and structures
Lesson Three
PAINT and COLOUR
For any medium!
See the Bigger Picture
Consolidation of all the courses whilst adding colour:
Brush technique
Colour theory
Paint types
Specific techniques to aid direction, mood, depth of field and focal areas
A fun and informative experience which allows you to understand how we see and translate our environment though our eyes and emotions. You will learn how to convert this knowledge into three-dimensional engaging images and understand how and why the viewer, of your art works, sees and translates them in their own unique way.
My lessons are all about knowledge not just copying. This means you will gain a skill set of knowledge and the confidence to enjoy creating your artworks whilst expressing yourself with your own unique artistic voice, as you can see above. You will complete the course with the eyes of an artist, with the ability to both look and also to truly see!
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An inspiring walk across a beautiful beach (or landscape) observing perspective in action. Experience as we all know is always the greatest teacher.
I shall point out and explain theories of eye level, vanishing points, focal points, atmosphere, refection, distance, shadows, ratios, ellipses and much more in a fun and engaging way, so you can see and experience perspective first hand.
I have worked with a wide variety of people and a number of architects. All have commented on my unique approach and how easy it is to understand the sometimes complex concepts of perspective.
As the course progresses I draw up the required information to remind you of all the concepts we cover.
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The paint course can stand alone but also consolidates the previous two courses, by adding colour and paint to your knowledge base.
You will learn about colour theory, atmospheric perspective, some of the history of specific colours and the different paint types available and what the benefits and characteristics of each are.
You will also experience different paint brushes and specific techniques and methods to enhance direction, shape, mood, depth of field, focal areas and emotional engagement.
The course closes with the completion of your own painting en plein-air whenever possible.
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On completion of my 3 part art course, students may be invited to showcase and sell their work on my website and gallery.
Check out the online shop to find artworks from my students and myself
Art Lessons & Courses
Join me for my three-part
'Secrets of Art Course'
My teaching methods work with all ages and abilities!
Art Extension Classes
Available after completing the three-part art course
This is your chance to develop, enhance and manipulate your newly acquired artistic knowledge to create unique artworks in your own style, as can be seen below.
Once you have completed my Sketch, Perspective and Paint courses, contact me to arrange your first personalised extension course.
All you have to do is...
Pick a Subject...
This was a novice student in her 90's after completing the three-part course and a couple more lessons.
Pick your Medium...
This gentleman was also a novice and completed this beautiful portrait soon after completing my unique art course.
Develop your own Style...
This young man was a school student. He completed my course and then we started to develop his love of architecture.
"My art courses cover the core fundamental knowledge required to understand Sketch, Perspective and Paint and will only enhance any other art lessons you may have undertaken.
I use a unique mixture of Psychology, Physiology and Physics to explain how our mindset, physical position and core fundamental knowledge effect our outcomes in art and so much more. The incredible pictures and huge smiles seen below say it all"
Jeanni Grant-Nelson
Choose how you learn best!
Online
Enjoy my art course 'Secrets of Art' in your own time from your computer screen with six months access to practice with your newly found stills and knowledge.
Watch and re-watch the videos
Sketch, Perspective and Paint plus an additional section on Figure Drawing and other supplementary footage.
Via Zoom
Meet me via Zoom from the comfort of your own home at a time convenient to you. You can learn with me by yourself or with a group of your own making.
I work with students from across the world, so we can arrange a convenient time to suit.
Face to Face
Come and meet me at Art at the beach, Mawgan Porth, the Nare Hotel, Carne Beach or at a venue of your choice to enjoy your first art course with me. I supply all the equipment and overalls for face to face courses.
Travel and accommodation costs may apply if you are outside Cornwall.
Face to Face - Location Options in Cornwall
Group Art Events at a location of your choice... This one was at Caerhays Castle
"We enjoyed a fabulous day painting on the Cornish coast, and were amazed with the talent that Jeanni was unable to unlock in each of us."
James T
Art Lessons on the beach, Art at the Beach, Mawgan Porth, Nr Newquay
Sit in the sunshine looking at the beautiful view whilst learning to paint and draw in Cornwall.
Courses for Residents, The Nare Hotel, Carne Beach, Cornwall
Enjoy a relaxing vacation at this beautiful 5 Star hotel, whilst taking the opportunity to learn or develop your artistic skills with Jeanni.
My Unique
3 Part Art Course
Sketch, Perspective and Paint.
If you like you can follow up with Extention Courses to develop your own artistic style further.
How I Invented my
System of Teaching Art
3 hours at a Circus School which changed my life and the way I teach.
My Unique
Teaching Method
I love the fact that my three-part course gives students the skills to produce artworks confidently, in their own style.
Art Equiptment
Jeanni…or jeanni-ous?
" I’ve been painting and drawing forever and a day (and have even sold some paintings), but after spending 3 hours this morning with Jeanni Grant-Nelson, I am literally BURSTING to put pen (or pencil, or brush, or charcoal, or whatever!!!) to paper to try out my newly honed knowledge.
I can quite honestly say, Jeanni’s name is more than apt! I’ve pondered why I can’t get my paintings to look quite how I meant them to be, or I’ve been puzzled as to why I can’t get a certain part of my painting to recede or come forward when I want it to. Within the first 5 minutes of Jeanni’s lesson, I had a Eureka moment from her teaching and my understanding of WHY my paintings look wrong (in my eyes anyway…) and I was hooked!
No longer will I brood over why my colours don’t quite match the image I had envisaged or what my focal point is or how to tackle perspective…I’ve learned more this morning in those few hours than I have learned for the past ‘x’ number of years, Jeanni’s enthusiasm and her eagerness to share her art knowledge is infectious, and I felt like a 5 year old would feel when opening a huge sack of Christmas presents!
Why is it that we muddle on, thinking we can get by with the knowledge we have, when there are experts like Jeanni to learn from? If only I’d met her 30 odd years ago! Who knows where I’d be now and whether I would have been way more successful in selling my artwork? Shyness perhaps? Not wishing to appear stupid? Or maybe not feeling worthy? (Or all of those put together?) I can only URGE you to take a leap of faith, step up to the mark, take the plunge, whatever you want to call it, and contact Jeanni for lessons, for you or a loved one! I promise you, you’ll come bouncing away, desperate to try out your newly learned skills. That’s all for now….I’m off to dig out my paints…"
Lorraine.
A novice artist Michael Byrne made the following statements after only 15 hours of lessons, following the completion of the portrait to the right . . .
"Working with Jeanni created a further insight/perspective into skills that I did not know nor believed existed.
Her intuitive, discerning and inspiring teaching builds your competence and confidence while quietly demonstrating that personal development is ongoing, continuous and can have no limits to what you can accomplish
Jeanni allows you to gain greater analytical insight into your visual world and expands your creative awareness/capacities by working you to new limits. You reach a boundary, and then the boundary recedes before you
Had incredible fun while secretly and successfully creating a unique and personal wedding gift. For a complete non-drawer, let alone painter, it gave a fine spirit of hope and achievement"
Michael Byrne Management Consultant Director
Jeanni is a phenomenal teacher.
"Not only in her artistic advice (which is always spot on) but also in the guidance and support she has given me to complete my recent ten hour art exam. Every lesson I had was fun interesting and totally transformed the way I draw, paint and even how I look at the world.
I was also overwhelmed by the extent to which she offered her help between lessons through phone calls and emails, I would recommend her lessons to anyone.
Thank you Jeanni!"
Pema
Release your artistic potential in just a few hours!
All these students were novices before tuition
I teach on the Beaches & Cliffs of Cornwall, and venues of your choice across the World plus via Zoom/FaceTime
Suitable for ALL AGES & ABILITIES!
Individuals to groups of up to 450 people
