The Cheltenham School of Fine Art

Welcome!

Painting

Our paintings courses are varied for our mix of students and artists. Using oils, acrylics or watercolour, you will explore the freedom of creating form through colour.

Drawing

We offer life drawing courses, portraiture and experimental drawing and encourage individual expression using a variety of materials.

Sculpture

We offer figurative sculpture in clay from life models with a weekday course and regular weekend workshops. More sculpture courses are set to be added to our repertoire in 2010.

Welcome to the Cheltenham Fine Art.

Cheltenham Fine Art is a small independently run school and studio in the Lansdown area of Cheltenham, just five minutes walk from the top of Montpellier. There are day, evening and weekend courses in Fine Art: including drawing, painting, sculpture.

Please be patient as the site is being updated to make it easier to use. New courses have just been added (13 Aug) and if you have any questions at all, don’t hesitate to get in touch!

Courses

Working from life is a priority with no fewer than four dedicated life sessions in painting, drawing and sculpture each week. See the courses page for all course offerings.**New courses have just been added (13 Aug). Get in touch if you have questions or would like to book.

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Hello!

I would like to personally invite you to look through the gallery, the course list and our recent and forthcoming events and see what you think.

I run the studio as a part of my personal art practice. I run courses in drawing, painting and sculpture using traditional and more contemporary and experimental methods. I work on my own projects in my ‘free’ time as well, my current excitement lies within my project The Drawing Lab which includes a series of unusual life drawing opportunities, watch this space!

I work within the Crescent Art Space studios which are opposite the main studio. This community of artists working and learning together allows us to support one another and join forces for exhibitions, events and to share facilities. When you join us, you might find that as your work progresses, so does your need for a personal, dedicated space in which to work – we try and help you with that as well through CAS.

While you’re at the studio, I encourage you to treat it as your own. Find a comfortable place to work alongside other members, hang your work on the walls, page through the selection of books and magazines for references and ideas, contribute to the what’s on and events board. If everyone looks after this hundred some year old building, it will continue to be an inspiring space for artists for years to come.

If you are someone who is looking for a community of artists to dip into one or two days a week or month, fancy returning to an old love of art or wanting to start a new, enriching hobby, among likeminded individuals, we may have something to offer you. Not sure? Please get in touch and visit us to find out more.

Please contact me (phone 07903 573382 or email sarah@cheltfineart.co.uk) for an informal chat about courses and to arrange a visit to the studio.

Thank you for your interest and I look forward to hearing from you!

Sarah Frydenlund, owner Cheltenham Fine Art

August 2010

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