Young Artists’ Club

Ages 9+, with Sophie Newnham

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Spring Term Course Dates

Saturdays 10am-12noon

17, 24, 31 January

14 February

(Half term 21 February)

21, 28 February

7, 14, 21, 28 March

It is so exciting when artistic talent appears at an early age.

We are keen to encourage young artists. These classes are for older children (9+ years) who are showing a more serious approach to art.

The classes focus on traditional drawing, painting and collage techniques, in an encouraging and non-competitive environment. The work produced can be used to build a portfolio.

Course Details

A step-by-step approach to cover a range of traditional skills such as drawing, painting and collage and students will use a range of materials including pencils, charcoal, oil pastels, water colours and acrylics.

Each week we work on unique projects covering different themes. Students are encouraged to create beautiful artworks working from a variety of reference material, relating their practice to art history as they progress.

Spring Term Programme

Pierre Bonnard Garden with Red Tree (1909)

17 January: Colour Pop graphics. Roy Lichtenstein. Coloured pens: Posca pens / coloured markers

24 January: Domenico Gnoli. Fabric and hair. Coloured pencils.

31 January: Bold still lifes. Rosa Roberts. Oil Pastels.

7 February: Drawing room angles with the mirror. Pencils, fineliner pens.

14 February: Self portraits. Graphite and coloured pencils.

(21 February : Half Term)

28 February: California landscapes. Richard Diebenkorn- Acrylics.

7 March: Pierre Bonnard- vibrant interiors. Acrylics and pastels.

14 March: Plants and interiors- Carlos Morago. Graphite and watercolours.

21 March: Landscapes- Georgia O’Keefe. Acrylics.

28 March: Landscapes- Per Adolfsen. Acrylics.

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Oliver Yau (YAC student 11yrs old) Inspired by Yayoi Kusama (2026)

Students should bring the following materials each week:

 A range of H and B pencils
 A small box of acrylic paints (including, as minimum the three primaries- red yellow and blue plus white)
 A washable palette or tear off palette
 A small assortment of brushes
 A4 sketchbook + tear off pad of A3 cartridge paper if you prefer to work on a larger scale.