NottinghamArtStudio.co.uk

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 APRIL 2012:

Life Drawing- 17 April- 26 June (excluding 5 June)

Introductory Oil Painting- 21 April, 5 May, 26 May, 2 June, 16 June, 30 June

Improvers Oil painting course- 16 April- 16 July (excluding 7 May, 4 June) 

Advanced Oil painting- 16 April- 16 July (excluding 7 May, 4 June)

PORTRAIT PAINTING Summer School- 21-23 July

 

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 Beaven
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