Art Classes

I run regular art workshops in Cambridge in a relaxed and supportive environment. The focus is on teaching drawing through good observation and sharing skills and techniques that can be used to develop successful pictures. I don’t prescribe a particular style but encourage people to develop their own way of creating successful pictures.

Images below are from my art class Instragram feed. Follow us @cambridge.drawing.group

A lovely morning spent thinking about colour harmonisation and working with fragments of colour and line this morning. Studying Cézanne has been so enlightening and the encouragement to practice colour mixing is always welcome. There were brea
With the help of Cézanne we will be making little painty drawings of forestscapes or landscapes with trees. We will bypass labelling the things we are drawing and see things in the form of lines, shapes, colours and tones. A lovely chance to
Such wonderful concentration today. We studied the way Cézanne noticed how to see and make images. We combined pencil drawing with watercolours, noticing fragments of colour and concentrating on the colour relationships within the images. Ev
Come and enjoy looking at Cézanne’s watercolours, made with fragments of colour and pencil. Have a go at harmonising colours in your images and getting away from just using the colours in your watercolour set. I have absolutely loved p
More great images from today’s workshop. Great to be back. #drawfromlife #continuouslinedrawing #watercolour #haveago
Lots of great experimenting with continuous line and watercolours today. it is good to be back. #cambridgedrawinggroup #continuouslinedrawing #watercolours #drawingfromlife #autumnproduce #artforlife
Experimenting with continuous line on Monday the 16th. A perfect way to get drawing again. Looking forward to discussing how this way of drawing can be useful in your drawing practice. There are lots of spaces available for drop in if you’d lik
Time to find your watercolours and give them a little clean ready for a fun and fulfilling term of image making. We are back on the 16th if you’d like to join us. Leaning by having a go is what I call serious fun. #drawinggroup #cambridgeartcl
Preparation for next term is in full swing. Thinking about how to strengthen drawing skills and make powerful images. #cambridgedrawinggroup
Hi, my name is Jayne Ruffell-Ward and I am the tutor @cambridge.drawing.group. I am a sculptor, printmaker and love to draw. Do come and visit my working studio this weekend, 6-7th, or on the last weekend in July - 27th 28th. I’m number 81 in t
Look at all these beautiful Kingfishers. There were so many wonderful images to choose from. A big pop of colour for the last workshop of the term. Thank you everyone. #kingfisher #beautifulcolour #birdart #cambridgeart