Family sculpture workshops at the V&A museum

I will be teaching a day of family sculpture workshops at the V&A Victoria and Albert Museum on Saturday 3rd June They are essentially for kids aged 5-13 and in connection with their current Donatello exhibition (the renaissance sculptor – not the fashion designer 😊) […]

Portrait head of Richard

Fired clay. Patinated with iron paste, oil paints and soft wax. Approximate size: h: 25cm x w: 26cm x d: 20cm. Here are some photos of this piece in the process of being made.

Drawing as a record of time

As an exercise, all #studies of Patrick for this session are layered on top of each other on a single sheet. They are drawn in compressed charcoal, chalk and sepia on A1 paper prepped with a green acrylic wash. Poses ranged between 5 and 45 […]

4 figure exercise

Three attempts at an online life drawing exercise – each drawing using the same model with about 15 minutes in each of the 4 poses on the page.

Clay Sculpture: Anatomy of the Head – Summer term 2021

In this special one-off course, students will make a life-size skull and build the facial muscles on top. Starting with copying from a life size replica of a skull, and continuing with anatomical diagrams and photographs as reference material, students will develop their observational and […]

Developing Drawing & Painting Skills – Summer term 2021

Jess believes that as well as learning, the most important thing is your enjoyment of the experience. These classes are open to any level for students to develop their individual practice in drawing and water-based painting media. Composition and colour will be explored either through […]

Summer workshops for kids

  I will be helping to teach these 3 x  2-day summer children’s workshops for Kids Do Art at the Akiva School in Finchley Central at the beginning of August (details below). To book places or find out more please contact Trudie Stephenson: M: 07977414319   […]

NEW: Portrait Painting and Drawing Autumn term classes

Portrait painting and drawing class from the model. These classes teach the fundamentals of portrait painting from life by giving guidance on proportion and anatomy as well as affording artists the chance to develop their style and ability to capture the subject. Beginners, intermediate and […]

Drawing & Painting Autumn term classes

These classes are open to any level for students to develop their individual practice in drawing and water-based painting media. Composition and colour will be explored either through representational or abstract approaches. Various imaginative, observational and project-based subjects can be studied as themes. Jess treats […]