course
Painting and Drawing Morning class
Barnstaple Baptist Church, Boutport Street.
10am to 1pm
The course runs on Tuesday mornings from 10am to 1pm in the warm and light main hall of Barnstaple Baptist Church, Boutport Street.
• Beginners and experienced welcome
• Expert Tuition
• All materials provided
• Refreshments
Quay Drawing present a series of art classes at Barnstaple Baptist Church, under the expert tuition of Polly Pocock and Pete Newell, you will start with drawing from still life exploring a variety of techniques and media. These will include initially still life and other themes. However as can be seen on our website's Student Gallery and Facebook page ideas can be developed in many directions from landscape to abstract, sometimes working from photographs and sketchbooks and at other times working in response to materials. At all stages expert tuition will be on hand including reference to appropriate artists and artworks.
As the course develops you will be taken from drawing through to painting, working from a variety of subject matter concluding with finished pieces of work. Each session may be stand alone or can be undertaken as part of the whole course.
Past courses:
2023
January 10th to February 7th
February 28th to March 28th
April 18th to May 23rd
October 31st
November 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th
December 5th
2022
January 4th to February 15th
March 1st to April 5th
June 7th to July 5th
2021
September 7th to October 19th
November 2nd to December 14th
2020
January 7th to February 11th
February 25th to March 24th
2019
January 8th to February 12th
February 26th to April 2nd
April 23rd to May 21st
June 4th to July 9th
September 10th to October 15th
October 29th to December 3rd
2018
April 17th to May 22nd
September 4th to October 16th
October 30th to December 4th
the venue
Barnstaple Baptist Church
The church has stood in the same location in Boutport Street, for nearly two hundred years and has a beautiful facade. Inside, the hall offers wonderful north light through large arched windows and is warm and spacious. The facilities are modern, clean and convenient making it ideal for our range of classes.
directions
The church can be found at the north end of Boutport Street, Barnstaple. Quay Drawing use the door on the right as you look at the building. Newcomers will have a phone number to call if there is difficulty in gaining access. At the moment there is no wheelchair access.
There is ample parking in nearby Pilton Causeway car park or Green Lanes multi-story. There is a regular bus service which stops at Green Lane's Shopping Centre only 200 metres from the Church.
Address and post code
Barnstaple Baptist Church, Boutport Street, Barnstaple, Devon
meet your tutor
Peter Newell
MA BA (Hons) Fine Art
Higher Diploma in Fine Art – Slade
MA in History of Art
Pete trained as a sculptor graduating from the Slade in 1981. After running a successful commercial sculpture business for 25 years he turned his ideas to painting. Pete is intrigued by the sea and all things maritime. His paintings now focus on the ships moored around Bideford, his preoccupation is striking a balance between abstraction and detail. Pete has written and taught on a variety of Higher Education Fine Art courses. He also has an MA in Art History from the Open University.
You can see more of Pete's paintings on his website: www.petenewellpaintings.uk
Polly Pocock
BA (Hons) Fine Art
Polly started with an interest in textiles and particularly embroidery. She was a member of the Embroiderers' Guild for several years and taught evening classes. At art school Polly worked with a range of media to produce installations, films and large-scale drawings based on social injustice. Now her interest is in drawing, developing these into small paintings and prints. Most work is focussed on links between her native Cornwall and South Wales although drawings and prints of plants are also made. She has delivered workshops in primary schools and taught a range of day and evening classes. Polly teaches fine art at Petroc college also working with students with learning disabilities teaching a variety of subjects including art and horticulture.
contact us
If you have any queries regarding courses, venues or subject matter and media please feel free to contact us. For a full list of contact details please see our contact page, or alternatively use the "drop us a message" form here.
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