THE WATER COLOUR SOCIETY OF IRELAND
Classes and courses
Grahame Booth
Grahame Booth has been teaching plein air and studio watercolour classes and workshops for over 35 years. In that time he has worked all over the world with some of the best known painting holiday companies. In addition to the live classes he now has a successful online teaching platform. His YouTube watercolour channel has over 40000 subscribers.
Email: grahame@grahamebooth.com
Website: grahamebooth.com
Róisín Curé
Róisín Curé grew up in the Wicklow Mountains and moved to Galway in the early 90s to start a science degree, but the lure of the West proved irresistible and she lives there to this day with her family.
A keen urban sketcher since 2012, she published An Urban Sketcher's Galway in 2019, and The Urban Sketcher's Handbook: Drawing Expressive People in 2020, seventh in the very popular series. An Urban Sketcher's Dublin was due for release in 2020 but will be delayed due to the pandemic.
Róisín is Ireland's only official Urban Sketching Instructor with the global urban sketching organisation, and taught in the USk Symposia in Porto (2018) and Amsetrdam (2019).
As well as writing and illustrating books, Róisín currently teaches on- and offline, with workshops and classes at home and across the world.
Roisin teaches classes and for more information on these, please contact her via the information below.
Email: roisin.cure@gmail.com
Website: https://roisincure.com/
Nina Patterson
Find the confidence to create through Nina’s passion to inspire. With over 20 years experience teaching art, Nina delivers top quality instruction. Learn to tell your own unique story through your paintings. Working in a relaxed environment that is comfortable for you to create. Immerse yourself in art. Chat, laugh, breath and let go. Its about having fun. Treat yourself, take some time out, de-stress.
‘Clear your mind, suspend time, let all of life’s trappings fall away. calming the soul, until there is nothing left only light, colour and the flow of paint……. Let Nina guide that journey.’
Catering for all levels, with all materials supplied for all disciplines. Students can work in watercolour, oil, acrylic, pastel/charcoal or diversify as they wish. Nina’s in-person & on-line art classes are practical, informative and are tailored to meet individual goals and abilities. Students can focus on their own work or follow Nina through a painting from start to finish. No projects are repeated so students can attend each term knowing there will always be fresh ideas and inspiration.
Courses are held at the Geraldine Hall in Maynooth Co. Kildare, with On - Line courses being delivered online via Zoom. Courses run for 4 – 6 weeks throughout the year from September to June.
Workshops (indoor) take place monthly on Saturday afternoons. During the Summer En Plein Air workshops take place on location on Saturdays.
Nina is looking forward to hosting luxury painting holiday retreats.
Mobile: 00 353 (0) 872977797
Email: ninapattersonart@gmail.com
Website: www.ninapatterson.com
Naomi Peppard
Naomi tutors the Park Art Group in Dun Laoghaire which consists of four classes, two in oils and two in watercolour. Each class lasts for two and a half hours with a maximum of 21/22 students. She also teaches in Kilternan Adult Education Centre on Mondays , 9.30-11.30am
Park Group Administrator: 087 2862488
Park Art Group: http://www.parkartgroup.ie/
Kilternan Adult Education Centre: http://www.acenetwork.ie/centres/kaec/
Yanny Petters
Yanny Petters gives tuition in watercolour technique at the Schoolhouse for Art in Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow on a regular basis. https://www.schoolhouseforart.com
Yanny gives demonstrations and workshops to art groups in exploring watercolours, or botanical illustration. Beginners are always welcome.
Send her an email to be on her mailing list for courses, one off workshops and demonstrations.
Email: yanny@yannypetters.net
Website: www.yannypetters.net
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John Short
John Short was formerly Senior Lecturer in Drawing and Imagemaking in The School of Art & Design, TUDublin. He continues to run 2 workshops annually in Artform School of Art, Dunmore East in County Waterford. Sketchbook drawing and experimental approaches with watercolour media are the basis to his practice. He is represented by Solomon Fine Art Gallery, Dublin.
For further information John can be contacted on:
Email: john@johnshort.ie
Website: www,johnshort.art
Sue van Coppenhagen
Sue runs weekly watercolour classes, suitable for all levels, from her studio in Ladysbridge or online. The online classes are supported by supplementary Youtube material, exclusive to the classes. These run from October to May each year. Please contact Sue for further details.
She also runs occasional workshops, and demonstrations for social groups and art societies.
Email: sue@vancoppenhagen.com
Website: https://www.suevancoppenhagen.com/workshops
Kasper Zier
Kasper Zier regularly hosts workshops from his studio in Dublin 12. Moreover he is often booked for classes in The Schoolhouse of Art in Enniskerry and Crafty Studio in Glasnevin. A full list of upcoming classes / workshops can be found on his website http://kasperzier.com/teaching.html
