I taught fine art for over 30 years, working primarily, in further and higher education. In addition to my day job I ran a series of popular life drawing classes, based firstly in Portsmouth Grammar School and then from the Omega Centre in the heart of Portsmouth.
Sadly, in 2025, the lease expired on my teaching studio and my EXPERIMENTAL LIFE DRAWING CLASS was put on hold, until I found a new venue within the City.
Whilst I am still looking for a large room in a central location, I have been toying with the idea of holding a NEW DRAWING class from the gallery at ARTSPACE PORTSMOUTH, in Brougham Rd,. Historically my life classes began and were run by ArtSpace Education – so it seems fitting that I should return to the fold ! My proposed NEW CLASS is very much in its infancy – WATCH this space for further details !
what follows are some brief details. These are not definitive and will develop and get clarified over the next month or so. If you have any thoughts it would be great to have some feedback. Either email chriswoodartist@aol.com or message me from this website.
THE NEW CLASS will focus on DRAWING
THE NEW CLASS will run once a month
THE VENUE for the NEW CLASS will be The ArtSpace Gallery
THE ETHOS of THE NEW CLASS will be to EXPERIMENT with new materials, techniques and processes.
THE NEW CLASS will explore and respond to a wide variety of contemporary fine art practice.
THE NEW CLASS will feature a range of genres and ways of working from FIGURATIVE to ABSTRACT.
THE OBJECTIVES will be to explore new experimental ways to create a body of work. Each session will focus on a different genre/theme and we will gain inspiration from a particular contemporary artist. You will produce a series of artworks in response to a life model and or a installations / still life arrangements
THE GREAT DEBATE : Whilst working as a professional artist can be a very lonely activity, one of the drivers of contemporary practice is debate and we will examine how other artists tap into and become part of a much larger dialogue.
You will be encouraged to show and discuss your work both with your peers and the wider public.
Private one to one drawing / painting mentoring sessions continue and if you are interested please contact me to discuss your requirements
All new courses will be advertised on social media.
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