Welcome to Nottingham Art Studio!
Nottingham Art Studio is an inspiring artists’ resource in the atelier tradition, created to provide quality tuition in drawing and painting. Small, friendly classes, expert individual tuition, and helpful practical advice are offered by professional teacher and practising artist Mark Beaven.
All courses and workshops are held at THE PLACE, SHERWOOD ACTIVITY CENTRE, 2a, MELROSE ST., SHERWOOD, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 2JP unless otherwise stated.
LATEST NEWS
NEW COURSES STARTING IN JANUARY 2012:
Life Drawing- 17 January- 27 March 2012 (fully booked)
Introductory Oil Painting- 14, 28 Jan, 11, 25 Feb, 10, 24 March 2012 (fully booked)
NEW! Improvers Oil painting course- 16 Jan- 26 March 2012 (fully booked)
Advanced Oil painting- 9 Jan- 26 March 2012 (fully booked)
About Nottingham Art Studio
Mark established the Studio in 2001 to help fulfil the needs of artists who enjoy working from observation and who wish to develop further their creative abilities in an encouraging environment. It also provides an opportunity to meet like-minded people and share artistic interests and information. An experienced teacher and artist himself, Mark welcomes artists of all levels of experience who wish to improve their skills.
A flexible programme of Day, Evening classes, Sunday and Weekend workshops are offered throughout the year.
Mark welcomes enquiries from Schools, Art Groups and Societies to lead individually tailored workshops, demonstrations or illustrated talks in drawing and painting subjects.
Private tuition can be arranged on request.
About Mark Beaven
Mark trained at Chelsea and Camberwell Schools of Art in London, where he gained an honours degree in Painting and a Master’s degree in Printmaking. He is an experienced, qualified teacher, having taught as a visiting lecturer in adult, further and higher education for nearly twenty years. He has tutored for The Open College of Arts, affiliated to the Open University, is a contributing writer for The Artist magazine, and is a tutor and lecturer at a number of art societies.
He is passionate about drawing and painting, and inspiring others to develop the technical and intellectual skills to express their own visual experiences.
Previous lecturing and practical workshops include:
Nottingham University
Nottingham Trent univeristy
De Montfort University, Leicester
Winchester College (Summer Schools)
Shrewsbury School
Earnley Concourse, Sussex (Summer Schools)
All Saints School, Notts
Redhill School, Notts
Winchester Art Club
Nottingham Society of Artists
Leicester Sketch Club
Rufford Craft Centre
Games Workshop, Notts
Long Eaton All Media Arts Club
Spotted Dog Art Group