Come draw with me!

By popular demand, I am now teaching weekend courses!

Join me for a two-day immersive beginners drawing course, held Saturday and Sunday from 10am - 4:30pm. There are three weekends to choose from:

* 10-11 OCTOBER  @  Resolis Memorial Hall

* 7-8 NOVEMBER  @  Dingwall Community Centre

* 19-20 DECEMBER  @  The Muir Hub

About How to Destroy a Piece of Paper
This true beginners’ drawing course is intended for absolute beginners,  especially those who have ever uttered the words: "I can't draw.”

Unique in my approach, my drawing course gives you the space and time to playfully explore a variety of drawing materials, developing techniques from the ground up. The drawing exercises we engage in will teach you core skills and ease you back into the creative process, during which you will regain a sense of artistic confidence that once came naturally to you. 

By the end of our time together you will have reached a place where you can in fact draw, and -more importantly-  believe that you can draw. And you’ll have a sketchbook full of your own drawings to always remind you. 

The course fee for the weekend is £125. An A4 sketch pad, full set of drawing pencils, and a wide variety of other drawing materials are also provided so you don’t need to bring anything except your lovely self!

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And now introducing:

Welcome to Blue and Yellow Don’t Make Green, the second instalment of my true beginner’s drawing programme! Where How to Destroy a Piece of Paper initiates the process and basic skill sets of drawing, this next chapter continues on that path and introduces fundamentals of basic colour theory, showing you how to approach, understand, and successfully apply colour. 

This 5-week course is held at various locations in and around the Black Isle in the mornings from 10am - 12:30pm:

* MONDAYS  9 Nov - 7 Dec @  Wasps Inverness Creative Academy

* TUESDAYS  10 Nov - 8 Dec @  Dingwall Community Centre

* THURSDAYS  12 Nov - 10 Dec @  Resolis Memorial Hall

* FRIDAYS  13 Nov - 11 Dec @  The Muir Hub

* Please note that this course is only open to students who have already completed How to Destroy a Piece of Paper. In this programme, each course builds upon the previous one, so please feel free to sign up today to get yourself started! :) 

The course fee for the 5-week course is £125. An A4 sketch pad, full set of drawing pencils, and a wide variety of other drawing materials are also provided so you don’t need to bring anything except your lovely self!

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Why entrust me with your first steps into drawing?

Fair question!

I am an interdisciplinary artist and a creative-arts instructor: professions that have come naturally to me and that I am trained in as well. For 30 years I have been working creatively with children and adults, beginning in my hometown of New York City, then Paris, Madrid, Seoul, and now the Scottish Highlands. 

Professionally I am a lino-cutting graphic designer, with an associates degree in Graphic Design from Parsons in 2007 (NYC). Before that I earned my teaching certification as a TEFL teacher in 2005 (Madrid), and my bachelors degree in International Communications and Media from AUP in 2003 (Paris). And finally, since 2022 I have been a member of the Scottish PVG scheme.

However what I come to the table with goes beyond graduate degrees and certifications. I come with a lifetime of experience both playing and working in the visual creative arts, both for my own craft as well as in tandem with others. I genuinely believe that we are all born creative, and it has become my life's mission to help people reconnect with their own inherent, unique, and precious creativity.