'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
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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Free additional Resources when you purchase all three courses...
Figure Drawing
A specialist figure drawing course, breaking down the human form insights into how to draw the human form
Extra Footage
Included in the course are unique views of Cornwall as well as videos of people posing to help you use your newly acquired skills at home
Support
Once my students have completed my course, im here to review, reiterate and give reassurance when needed
Art Box
The art box is the perfect accompaniment to my unique three-part art course and contains everything needed for all three lessons.
Support Books
The individual books below are only available once you have purchased the equivalent course - Sketch, Perspective or Paint.
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.
Video about my Art Courses
My arts courses are suitable for
All Ages and Abilities
"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
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 for my shop.
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
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! Previously ,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 bounding 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
