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Art Classes
Spring Term booking for Art Classes is now open to all Members, subject to availability. Whether you’ve not done art since school or are already a keen artist, we have a range of classes to develop your skills. Classes are held in the Art Studio and will be led by our experienced tutors Kathy Barker, Shaun Carey and Daisy Drummond.
Why not try our flagship Life Drawing class with Kathy Barker or our exciting and varied Watercolour, Pen, Ink and Mixed Media class with Shaun Carey. Or our Beginners’ Evening Class on Monday evenings with Kathy Barker – scroll down for full details and booking information.
Life Drawing with Kathy Barker on Wednesday mornings 10am – 1pm
With a live model each week, you’ll learn key techniques through demonstrations, drawing exercises and lots of one-to-one teaching. Kathy will give you the guidance you need throughout to help you develop your skills. And you’ll love the friendly and welcome atmosphere, working with fellow students.
You’ll need some basic drawing experience to get the best from this class.
Watercolour, Pen, Ink and Mixed Media with Shaun Carey on Monday afternoons 2-5pm
If you’re looking for artistic inspiration and variety then this course is for you. Open to beginners and those with experience the course aims to explore various media and subjects – including charcoal, pen and ink, watercolour, gouache, pastels and mixed media. Subjects include landscape, still life, portrait and others.
The course aims to get the beginner started, developing confidence, and those with experience to enhance their talents. With demonstrations, encouragement and lots of one-to-one teaching, you’ll enjoy developing your personal creativity.
Spring 2025 Beginners’ Drawing and Painting Evening Class with Kathy Barker
Whether you are a complete beginner or haven’t touched a paint brush or pencil for years then our Beginners’ Evening Class is just perfect for you.
Kathy will start you off refreshing or learning the rudiments of measurement, line and tone through pencils and charcoal media. You will have colourful fun exploring the delights of painting and pastel drawing and developing your colour mixing through a limited but colourful palette.
The class will include a life drawing session, working from a live model. There will be tutor demonstrations each week at the beginning of the class and individual tutorials throughout the lessons.
Spring 2025 Art Classes Timetable
All daytime classes, apart from Thursday PM Acrylics, run for 10 weeks with a break for half term 17th – 21st February.
Thursday afternoon Acrylics runs for 9 weeks from 23rd January with a break for half term 17th – 21st February.
Discovering Watercolour with Shaun Carey
Mondays 10am – 1pm 13th January – 24th March
Tuesdays 2 – 5pm 14th January – 25th March
£166 for 10 sessions
Click here for the Monday syllabus
Click here for the Tuesday syllabus
Click here for the materials list
Watercolour, pen, ink and mixed media with Shaun Carey
Mondays 2 – 5pm 13th January – 24th March
£166 for 10 sessions
Click here for the syllabus
Click here for the materials list
Beginners’ Evening Class with Kathy Barker
Mondays 7pm – 9.30 pm 20th January – 24th March 9 weeks
£150 for 9 sessions
Click here for the syllabus and materials list
Pastels Class with Kathy Barker FULLY BOOKED
Tuesdays 10am – 1pm 14th January – 25th March
£166 for 10 sessions
Life Drawing with Kathy Barker
Wednesdays 10am – 1pm 15th January – 26th March
£205 for 10 sessions including live model
Pastel, Watercolour and Acrylic Painting & Drawing – all Levels FULLY BOOKED
Wednesdays 2 – 5pm 15th January – 26th March
£166 for 10 sessions including live model for one class
Acrylics with Daisy Drummond
Thursdays 4.15 – 7.15pm 23rd January – 27th March 9 weeks
£150 for 9 sessions
Click here for the syllabus
Click here for the materials list
Painting in Acrylics with Kathy Barker
Fridays 10am – 1pm 17th January – 28th March FULLY BOOKED
Fridays 2 – 5pm 17th January – 28th March
£166 for 10 sessions
Click here for the syllabus
Click here for the materials list
Full syllabi and materials lists are available via the links above. You can also pick up printed copies from the hoppers under the Art Group noticeboard opposite Reception.
Art Group Membership
Classes are available to Art Group members only. If you are not yet a member you will be asked to join and pay for membership when you book. Membership is £15 for the whole of 2025 and includes access to our full programme of lectures. Your membership will be automatically renewed in January 2026 to cover the whole year and the fee added to your Club subscription.
Call or Visit Reception to Book
To book your daytime class, simply visit Reception or call the team on 020 8480 4200 (option 4). You can pay using your Credit Card or any top up levy on your Roehampton Club Card.
Booking is subject to availability. When booking, please let Reception know whether or not you are already an Art Group Member – see above.
Booking for daytime art classes closes on Tuesday 7th January. Booking for Beginners’ Evening Class closes on Sunday 12th January 2025.
We look forward to seeing you at an Art Class in the spring.
If you have any queries, please email artgroup@roehamptonclub.co.uk
Term Dates 2025
Spring 2025 (10 weeks)
Term starts Monday 13th January
Half term 17th – 21st February
Term ends Friday 28th March
Summer 2025 (5 weeks)
All classes: term starts Monday 28th April
Shaun’s Monday AM and PM classes: term ends Monday 9th June. No classes on Monday 5th May and Monday 26th May (Bank Holidays).
Shaun Tuesday PM class: term ends Tuesday 27th May.
Kathy’s classes:
Term starts w/c Monday 28th April
No classes w/c 19th May
Term ends Friday 6th June
‘I enjoy watching someone new to art grow in confidence and ability, especially those of you that arrive so timidly and without any self-belief. My tenet is that anyone can be taught some basic exercises that will help transpose what you see onto a two-dimensional plane.
Practice is a huge key element but, more importantly, encouragement is one of the most important aspects to my teaching.
I want students to be inspired.’
Kathy Barker
‘One of the most enjoyable aspects is one to one teaching, understanding individual abilities and personal experience. Getting to know each student helps me to find ways to inspire, enabling room for each to develop techniques, personal approaches and, on occasion, maybe take a risk or two.
I believe teaching should encourage. Even if a student has found an exercise tough it will always lay deeper foundations upon which they can build their personal abilities for future.’