Art at the Beach
( Est 2016 at Mawgan Porth )
Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice Award Winner
7 Years Running
2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025
Unleash your creativity amidst Cornwall's stunning seascapes.
Join me for an engaging art lesson suitable for all ages and abilities, offered online, via Zoom and on the beautiful beach at Mawgan Porth.
Alternatively, you can explore original artworks or commission a bespoke piece inspired by your Cornish holiday.
Bespoke art lessons, group classes, events, team development, online courses, zoom lessons, commissions, original artworks and prints.
At 'Art at the Beach,' I offer fun and informative art lessons suitable for all ages and abilities. Join me online or on the beautiful beaches of Mawgan Porth, Cornwall. My sessions are designed to unlock your creative potential in a supportive and inspiring environment. Where better to learn to paint and draw than in Poldark country and the birth place of the novelists Daphne du Maurier and Rosamund Pilcher?
Art lessons are available at Mawgan Porth or Online by appointment, call to discuss your requirements.
Contact: 07818 838524
www.facebook.com/artatthebeach
Browse artworks by Jeanni and her students
or continue scrolling to learn how to create your own artwork...
Art Lessons & Courses
Art Course
'The Secrets of Art'
The Ultimate Fundamentals of Art - Masterclass
Suitable for all ages and abilities!
Lessons are available Online, via Zoom or face to face.
Try one course or do them all...
Do the courses over three days or spread them over a long time...
It is up to you!
Once all three courses are completed you have the option of doing extension classes based on the subject matter and mediums of your choice and also to have the opportunity to sell your artwork in Jeanni's online shop.
Lesson one
SKETCH
The psychology of 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 & 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!
See more about the course here
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.
See more about the course here
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.
See more about the course here
Now the adventure can really begin with extension classes using your newly developed skills...
Art Extension Classes
Available after completing the three art courses
This is your chance to develop, enhance and manipulate your newly acquired artistic knowledge into 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.
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 skills 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 alternatively contact me to discuss a venue of your choice.
I supply all the equipment and overalls for face to face courses.
Travel and accommodation costs may apply if you are outside Cornwall.
Find out what my students have said about my
'Secrets of Art Course'
'Secrets of Art Course'
5 Stars – TOP !!!”
5 Stars – TOP !!!”
The Art at the Beach Exhibitors…
All art exhibitors have completed
'The Secrets of Art'
Masterclass with Jeanni
Jeanni shows and sells artworks by an exciting team of new artists, along with her own paintings, whilst also offering art lessons and team-building events.
All the artists at 'Art at the Beach' have completed Jeanni's three-part art course.
All of us have realised the power of using psychology mixed with a core fundamental understanding of the mechanics of art to enhance the way we think and see, and thus release our inner artists. Jeanni offers individual and group lessons and also team building events, ranging from small groups to large events of 100-450 people.
For further information, click on any of the links above or call Jeanni on 07818 838524
A selection of my students' artworks, along with a few of my own are now available inside Betty's Surf Store in Mawgan Porth.
The full range of our artworks can be seen in my online art shop.
Mawgan Porth Artworks
This is the beach you’ll often find me on, teaching, painting, or just breathing it all in. Its shifting light, wide skies and wild tides stir something deep in so many of us.
Below is a collection of artworks painted by me and my students, inspired by this special place.
Click below to see the all Mawgan Porth Artworks
Meet The Artists
Jeanni Grant-Nelson
Artworks at Betty's Surf Shop
A selection of artworks by my students and myself at Betty’s Surf Shop in Mawgan Porth
Commissions
Maybe it’s your family walking the shoreline at Mawgan Porth… your dog on the cliff path… or the golden light catching a view you’ve never forgotten. I create bespoke paintings that hold more than just the image: they hold feeling.
Whether it’s your favourite beach, a cherished place, or the people and pets you love, I’ll work with you to capture it just the way you imagine. You’ll even receive a step-by-step visual diary so you can watch your artwork take shape. Let’s bring your story to life.
Original Artworks
Watch the video to see my
students' incredible results
Art Lessons for all ages and abilities at
Mawgan Porth
Learn the Fundamentals of Art
Change your Perspective
Its more than just learning to copy
My courses work on giving you the skills to learn how and why we do something in art and not just copying another picture. These skills once learned can revolutionise your art and help in all areas from sketching, painting and perspective to give you the skills to develop your own style.
Team Development, Inset Days, Art Events and Parties at a location of your choice
Teamwork changes everything — and art brings it vividly to life.
Jeanni Grant-Nelson offers bespoke art events that spark creativity, strengthen communication and build real connection. In today’s fast-moving world teams need more than strategy — they need trust, fresh thinking and a shared sense of purpose.
The Bigger Picture is a powerful, proven experience that shows what happens when different minds come together. Every voice counts. Every perspective matters. And the results speak for themselves. Even the most traditional, top-down organisations have been amazed at what this approach unlocks.
To find out more or book a team day, call Jeanni on 07818 838524 or use the ‘Contact’ button below.
Come down and take a look at a selection of artworks or give me a call to discuss booking your art lessons
Art at the Beach, Betty’s Surf Shop,
Bridge House, Mawgan Porth, Newquay. TR8 4BA.
07818 838524
