Art, Design and Crafts

Drawing and Watercolour Portraits for Improvers

Start date: 9th Jun 2025

Time: 14:30 - 16:45

Cost: £108

Day: Monday

Duration: 6 weeks

Tutor: Martin Kerrison

Course code: 25SU007

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Explore a variety of exciting drawing and watercolour techniques and materials, learning how to create both convincing, realistic portrait drawings and watercolours and explore expressive approaches to the theme.

Tutor led exercises, demonstrations and examples of historical and contemporary drawing are used to aid learning.

This course reinforces and extends learning from the ‘Portrait Drawing’ and ‘Portrait Painting in Watercolour’ courses. A mixed ability class, it is ideal for continuing students and new students with some art experience.

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Martin Kerrison

I am an artist and educator, having extensive experience as a senior school and adult education teacher. I teach drawing, painting, life and portraiture classes to all ages and abilities, exploring a wide range of materials and approaches. I believe art benefits all and everyone has creative potential.
My art practice focusses on figurative and magical realist painting and I have exhibited widely, most notably at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibitions in 2022, 2020 and 2015.
Graduating from Northumbria University with a degree in Fine Art, I took a PGCE at Oxford and an MA in History of Art at the University of London. I taught art for many years in the London area, working as a Teacher of Art and Art History, Adult Education Tutor and Head of Art and Photography, before relocating to Yorkshire in 2021.
When not at the easel or in the classroom, I can often be found enjoying countryside walks, historic buildings, singing in local groups or playing cricket.

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