Botanical Art Online  Dianne Sutherland

Having worked for over 30 years as a professional artist I believe that I understand the business of being and artist and teaching others pretty well. Here are a few of the all important key features when it comes to learning.  

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IMPROVING OBSERVATION: comes first, deconstructing the subject into manageable parts, shapes, angles and sections ensures accurate drawing. Understanding colour and form and how it interacts with light are all part of our learning. Then translating those observations on to paper or vellum. 

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MATERIALS: we all need to know about the best available materials and how to use them, this is often overlooked, so I try to keep on top of the availability and changes that might occur.

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TECHNIQUES & THEORY: are at the core of my teaching method, they are the building blocks for success in both drawing and painting, which is why I've made so many tutorials on technique. they are the things that I wish someone had taught me when I was starting out 

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KNOW YOUR SUBJECT: I always encourage students to study the subject, dig deep and learn about the family, those key features are all important. 

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FEEDBACK: Personalised feedback ia always provided on the courses with digital editing of your work where necessary. Turnaround time is around 3-4 weeks. Resubmission is permitted as there is little point in moving on, if you're not ready, we are all different and I keep thing. There no feedback with tutorials but I try to provide as much information as possible to increase the level of success. 

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INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT: encouragement and support for your individual learning needs, allowing you to develop your own style an artist, rather that teaching you to copy.