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Life DrawingDrawing from the figure is a classic, traditional skill and these tutored life drawing classes are ideal for those wanting to learn and improve, build a portfolio or for beginners who would like to just have a go.

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Our HistoryWhen the St Ives School of Painting opened in April 1938, it was the fulfilment of a vow made by two young officers who had served in the trenches some twenty years earlier. They vowed that if they survived the horrors of the Western Front they would one day live and paint in St Ives. Both were trained and experienced artists: Borlase Smart studied under Julius Olsson RA at his School of Painting in the Porthmeor Studios in St Ives, and Leonard Fuller trained at The Royal Academy.

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SUNDAY CLUB 7-12 Our tutors are all DBS checked and we have an artist tutor and studio technician with the children at all times. We will ask you to let us know about any special requirements or allergies when you complete the initial registration forms.

Youth 13-18Work with a range of professional artists and mediums in our fully equipped and inspiring studios. This term learn how to draw and paint outside, each artist bringing their own special way of seeing the landscape and natural forms – from environmental to expressive to stylised.

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MembershipAside from providing valuable support for the School of Painting members benefit from significant discounted rates on drop- in classes and short art workshops.

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Getting Started with Mixed Media Landscape

Sun 31 May – Wed 3 Jun – 4 days

Liz Luckwell + Camilla Dixon

This inspiring course offers exciting new ways to creatively absorb your spectacular St Ives surroundings. With an encouraging and experimental approach, establish a solid foundation in mixed media painting.

Gary Long

After many years as an illustrator I taught on the BA Illustration course at Falmouth University. In 2011 I began teaching at St Ives School of Painting. I deliver courses involved with the figure, still life and landscape. My practice as a painter feeds into the teaching, often through demonstrations. The school is wonderful – the history the ethos and most of all the people.

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A Brush With St. Ives: Art Lessons in Cornwall

As seen in… The fishing port on England’s southwest coast continues to draw artists “Tape the paper down on your clipboard, you don’t want it blowing away,” advised our tutor, Liz Luckwell, as she led us out of the St. Ives School of Painting down to the windswept beach. “Now, take a stick and walk across…

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