WINTER 2025 - Courses
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CREATE YOUR SYMBOLIC TREE TO REPRESENT YOUR GOALS FOR 2025
This short course can be taken even if you do not live in London. Trees are very symbolic, with their roots, branches, blooms or fruits. To draw or paint your own tree is therapeutic, not matter your level of expertise. As children we have all drawn trees. The course will be in three parts: WEEK 1. You will need to go for a walk either in a park or countryside, and take at least 5 - 10 photos of trees that you have noticed and liked. If you live in London I will organize a group walk of about 90 mins in one the parks where we will observe trees together, with guidance for your project. In the coming two days you will email me or message me your favourite 5 photos of trees that you have taken with your mobile. I will contact each one individually with further guidance how to start drawing or painting your tree, with suggestions of materials, colour scheme, and some basic techniques. To address the more symbolic / therapeutic aspect of the tree I will give you also some prompts and exercises to do. WEEK 2. You will have one week to produce your tree, and send the image to me. If you have any difficulties I will be available for further help. Once I receive your tree, I will send you a personal feedback by recorded message, and perhaps add a some further suggestions if needed. WEEK 3. I will create a zoom call for all participants to meet online and share their own artwork, and discuss. If you do not want to join the Zoom, I will show the image of your tree without you being present, and say a few words on your behalf. I do encourage most participants to join the zoom call. Once you have registered you will receive a more detailed program and explanations. In the course we will also look at the work of famous artists who have painted trees, and how they used their chosen medium to express the beautiful symbol of a tree. Once you have manifested your tree it will be something you can look at as a reminder of your positive goals for 2025! |
COST OF THE COURSE: £50 if you do the walk by yourself, or £60 if you choose to do the walk with me.
DATES: week 1: Saturday 18th January 15.00 - 16.30. Location of the walk to be announced soon, if you are joining me physically, either Hyde Park or Hampstead Heath. If you are doing the walk by yourself where you live it can be any time during that weekend. Photos of your trees taken during the walk will need to be submitted by Tuesday 21st January at the latest. week 2: I will contact you individually and you will need to submit the image of your painting, drawing or collage by 28th January at the latest. Week 3: Zoom call schedule for either Thur 30th Jan, at 18.30 or Saturday 1st Feb at 14.00. The call will be between 60 - 90 mins depending on the number of participants. WHY JOINING? Explore your creativity in a supportive way with no previous skills Let the Tree represents symbolically what you aspire to in 2025 Develop a greater sense of composition and colour scheme Connect with Nature and share with like-minded people Deadline for booking 15th January 
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Testimonials:
'The exercises suggested by Marianne were enjoyable and really helped to get the best use out of the materials. She showed us a number of ways to produce quick sketches with just a few lines or shading and it was very satisfying to have a collection of small drawings to record what we had seen around us during the afternoon' - Eleanor
'I attended the open evening last Wednesday and was surprised at my first attempt. Marianne is a superb teacher, I was very happy with her teaching technique" - Kamini
PRIVATE ART SESSIONS
I offer private art sessions to adults either in English or French. It will be at your home either during the week, evening or weekend. Online sessions through Zoom is also possible. Do contact me for further details.
Each session lasts 2 or 3 hours depending on your choice. The sessions take place at your home, and I can travel to zone 1 and 2 ( maybe zone 3 if it is very easily accessible for me). I can teach you to paint in oil or acrylic, and draw with charcoal. Depending on your preferences we can explore landscapes, portraits, or abstract compositions. I have been offering my expertise for 25 years, and I like to help my students develop their own talents and creativity, according to their personality.
I prefer to have a 15-minute introduction on Zoom (free) to get to know you in advance, and see if my teaching can help you.
If you are happy to book these are my prices:
- £75 for 2 hours. (£37.5/hr)
- £280 for 4 consecutive weekly sessions of 2 hours. (£35/hr)
- £300 for 3 x 3 hour sessions to be taken during the month. (£33.33/hr)
If you want to share the course with 1 person, the price will be £45 per person (minimum 2 hours).
Do not hesitate to contact me if you would like more information, or to book your first session!
Each session lasts 2 or 3 hours depending on your choice. The sessions take place at your home, and I can travel to zone 1 and 2 ( maybe zone 3 if it is very easily accessible for me). I can teach you to paint in oil or acrylic, and draw with charcoal. Depending on your preferences we can explore landscapes, portraits, or abstract compositions. I have been offering my expertise for 25 years, and I like to help my students develop their own talents and creativity, according to their personality.
I prefer to have a 15-minute introduction on Zoom (free) to get to know you in advance, and see if my teaching can help you.
If you are happy to book these are my prices:
- £75 for 2 hours. (£37.5/hr)
- £280 for 4 consecutive weekly sessions of 2 hours. (£35/hr)
- £300 for 3 x 3 hour sessions to be taken during the month. (£33.33/hr)
If you want to share the course with 1 person, the price will be £45 per person (minimum 2 hours).
Do not hesitate to contact me if you would like more information, or to book your first session!
'Only when we go into ourselves and attempt to be entirely true to ourselves will we succeed in making things of value, living things, and in this way help to develop a new style that is fitting for us'.
(Sophie Taeuber-Arp, 1922)
