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Art Classes For Me provides 12 week termly art courses in Christchurch, Bournemouth and online live via zoom. These focus on practical drawing and painting techniques for all levels - from beginners through to advanced. We cover a range of media such as pencil, ink, pastel, watercolour, brusho, acrylic and mixed media. We also offer oil painting one day workshops. Each term the curriculum is designed around students’ requests for the next terms subjects and media. Places are limited to ensure quality teaching. You can book through this website below or else contact us. We would love to hear from you.
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Class Structure: Classes include a number of demonstrations. The beginners receive additional tuition on many foundation techniques such as sighting, perspective, colour theory and composition. We often work all together on one project, with the beginners working from one reference image step by step and the intermediates / advanced students choosing their own reference image. There is also plenty of one-to-one support. Classes are taught by professional artist Kate Marr Fine Art BA (Hons) and assisted by Carol West when needed. Classes are flexible, and we adapt to the needs of every student.
Curriculum: The curriculum is designed around media and subject requests from our students, which means it changes every term. We always cover a variety of topics such as seascapes, landscapes, portraits, animals, still life, flowers, abstract, contemporary, art movements, artists and sketching etc. These are completed in a variety of media described above. We have divided the curriculum into beginner, intermediate / advanced levels, and each week students can move into whichever group they prefer for that week’s project. In every project digital handouts, reference images and videos are provided online via a student login on this website. This means that all images, handouts and videos can be accessed online to recap all the lessons, so students can complete both beginner, intermediate / advanced projects if they wish to! Both groups have plenty of fun and learn lots of techniques whilst completing a variety of topics. Whatever level you’ve reached, the training aims to help you progress artistically at your own pace and increase your confidence in a supportive environment. Each student is nurtured and encouraged to develop their skills. After the course students will have created many original artworks they can enjoy forever. You will be amazed at all you have accomplished. To celebrate the end of term we hold an online art exhibition, and you can share a link inviting your friends to view it! (Our current online exhibition can be viewed here.) Students are welcome to rebook for following terms and join our friendly artistic community.
Online classes live via zoom: These classes follow the same format as above. When we need to cover a lesson specifically for beginners or intermediates/advanced, each group separates into different online rooms. We also have a quiet intermediate/advanced room where students not wishing to speak can relax and work quietly.
Online
Tuesday 2pm - 5pmThursday 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Christchurch classes
Wednesday 10am - 1pm
Wednesday 2pm - 5pm
Bournemouth classes
Thursday 10am - 1pm
Term | Starts | Ends | Half Term | Online Cost | Class Room Cost |
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Autumn 2023 | Sep 12th - 14th | Dec 5th - 7th | Oct 23rd - 27th | £245 | £295 |
Spring 2024 | Jan 2nd - 4th | Mar 26th - 28th | Feb 12th - 16th | £255 | £325 |
Summer 2024 | Apr 16th - 18th | Jul 16th - 18th | May 27th - Jun 7th | £255 | £325 |
Autumn 2024 | Sep 10th - 12th | Dec 3rd - 5th | Oct 28th - Nov 1st | £255 | £325 |
Course includes Drawing, pastel, watercolour, acrylic, mixed media and online exhibition. |
Once you have booked onto the course a curriculum and materials list will be provided one month before the start of term. You will be assigned your own personal account on the website where you can find videos which recap each lesson for both curriculums, plus documents, images and links to download and print. |
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2023 | 2024 | ||
Dates | Wed 13th Dec | Tue 23rd Jul (tbc) Thu 12th Dec (tbc) |
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Time | 10am - 4pm, with one hour lunch break. | ||
Location | Christchurch Rowing Club | Christchurch Rowing Club (Jul) Bournemouth Electric Club (Dec) |
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There is limited free car parking at Christchurch Rowing Club | |||
Cost / Day | £85 including materials. | £95 including materials. |
Beginners (some drawing experience would be helpful) - an introduction to oil painting with simple exercises. Then join in with the intermediate/advanced students creating a painting step by step.
Intermediate/advanced students will have a few demos and complete a painting from their choice of reference. There will be a handout available which will give step by step guidance, and the teacher will be on hand to support.
Some preparation may be required before the course.
Materials, references and handouts: All materials, references and handouts will be provided for those attending. Videos will be available of each project after the class on the website for all students.
Teaching: Professional artist Kate Marr will be teaching the workshops and Carol West will be assisting.
Safety: Oil mediums can be toxic. We are going to use the mildest and simplest mediums on the market where you shouldn’t have any problems. We will have ventilation.
Curriculum: Once you have booked on, and prior to the course starting, Kate will be in touch with the curriculum.
Introduction to selling art (One Day Workshop) | |||
Date | Tue 12th Dec | ||
Time | 10am - 4pm, with one hour lunch break. | ||
Location | Christchurch Rowing Club | ||
There is limited free car parking at Christchurch Rowing Club | |||
Cost | £75 |
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We will meet in a lovely spacious ground floor hall and annex room with large windows and plenty of natural light. The Club is located near to the Castlepoint shopping centre, and is about 15 minutes drive from the centre of Bournemouth. The venue is very active and well cared for.
There is plenty of free car parking on-site, with regular bus services to the Broadway Lane and Broadway Tavern bus stops 2 minutes walk away. Everything is wheelchair accessible. There is a cloakroom and kitchen area, and tea, coffee and biscuits are provided.

The Rowing club lounge has plenty of natural light and beautiful views of the River Stour from inside and the adjoining balcony. It is well located near the centre of Christchurch and has free car parking.
The venue is very close to the bus stop at the junction of Wick Lane and St Margaret’s Avenue if you prefer to arrive by public transport. There is an electric stair lift to get to the classroom - please let us know if you need to use this before coming to class. You can use the kitchen facilities and tea, coffee and biscuits are provided.
Kate Marr, Fine Art BA (Hons), is a professional artist
from Bournemouth, UK and loves nurturing students’
artistic potential whether they are a complete novice or
fairly experienced. She is lively, patient, encouraging
and makes the classes fun.
Find out more: www.katemarr.com

Please contact Kate with any questions you
may have, she would love to hear from you!
Kate usually responds
within a few days. Please call if urgent.
Email: info@artclassesforme.com Call: 07905 033 025