Art Teaching Examples and Demonstrations

Jamie's Teaching Background.

For the last seventeen years I have been teaching art in Northamptonshire at a local secondary school and now for the last five years I have been teaching adults at day and evening classes. As part of my practice as both an artist and teacher I enjoy passing on my skills as well as exploring new ones. This practice requires me to make good examples and give demonstrations to my classes that inform and inspire them to learn how to paint and draw. We have tried techniques in acrylic paint, pencil, colour pencil, biro pen, ink brush and pen,charcoal, oil pastel, collage and mixed media. We have even made lino-prints!

Adult Classes
The adult classes are in a series of ten lessons usually and cover a variety of subjects from term to term. We have looked at animals, abstract art, landscape, seascapes, portraiture and still life. Every year we now run an art exhibition in which students have the opportunity to share their favourite piece of work with others.

All students are taught individually according to their own skill level and so some are beginners and others more advanced. My background in teaching in a school setting means I am used to teaching all levels together.

Example of a demonstration piece from a mixed media Lesson on Architecture.

Examples On This Page
On this page you will find examples of some of the teaching examples which I have made to demonstrate ideas and techniques for students to experiment with. We often discuss art history and a wide range of artworks and artists which can be worked from in order to learn more about the art world.

Watch Jamie's Lock-down Art Lessons

During the Covid19 lock-down I gave art lessons online for free! You can get a taste of what my lessons are like by visiting the online art lesson page here. We had lesson's on a wide variety of subjects including landscape, portraits and still life. These resources are available to try out any time for free! Lessons were given live via our facebook group. You are welcome to join us!

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Jamie's Teaching Examples

The Nene Valley stretches from West Northamptonshire all the way through Peterborough and has the Nene river flowing through it. The landscape is surrounded by lush farmland and old villages with hidden footpaths connecting them together. I have always used this landscape as the basis for my artwork showing the wildlife and hills of my home.

My artwork frequently uses a range of mixed media techniques that have also incorporated words. In recent years this has become more important and now collage is a major part of my work which often uses words poetry. The lines of various poems have been woven into my imagery - segments of which can be read.

The wide range of habitats such as wildflower meadows, wetlands, marshes, woodlands and wet grasslands are full of a diverse range of animals and birds. These offer endless inspiration for my artwork on a daily basis as I live right on the edge of a stunning nature reserve near the towns of Higham Ferrers, Irthlingborough and Rushden.