Tuition

I’ve been teaching watercolours at Haverfordwest Community Centre on a Wednesday to a lively group of improvers who have been with me long enough to know that when I shout at them to ‘put more water with it!’ I’m not talking about whiskey.  Term has now finished for the summer, but I’m starting three new Wednesday classes in September; beginners in the morning, improvers in the afternoon, then another beginners class early evening for those who aren’t free during the day.   If you want to sign up, contact Haverfordwest Community Centre on 01437 764869 and speak to Liz or email her at haverfordwest.learning@pembrokeshire.gov.uk.   If you’re not sure whether you’re a beginner or improver, or not sure if the course is for you, get in touch with me and I’ll persuade you that anyone can have a go, that the classes are fun, and nobody is thinking they’re better at it than you are! 

I do enjoy teaching as I believe that painting is for everyone, not just for those who have ‘talent’ – whatever that is.   Drawing and painting can be taught and connect you to the landscape in a way that taking photos fails to do. 

Susan's creek

Enough ranting, suffice to say that I’m available for hire if you and a group of friends want a day’s tuition to get you started or give you pointers on how to move on.  I’m good at getting people ‘unstuck’ – it can often be something as simple as the way you hold your brush or the consistency of the paint.  Or treat yourself to some one-to-one tuition.  It’s not scary,  honest – it’s  fun.  Really.  Especially if you let yourself experiment and ‘play’ a bit, rather than think that because you’re a grown up you have to produce a perfect picture every time! 

“I’ve never seen our group’s various styles and abilities harnessed so well…… your  whole approach was quite unique”   (Jan Hope, Milford Haven U3A) 

Meanwhile, if you’re trying to learn on your own, the secret is not to beat yourself up when you get it wrong but try and work out  where it went wrong.  Hopefully this might help…. 

watercolour-problem-solver.pdf [29KB] 

Last day of term