Personal Art Tuition in Dorset
Made for you Painting Lessons to help you to Release your Creativity.
Are you looking for local art lessons?
You're in the right place. I give one to one tuition that is tailored to your needs
Ever wondered what to paint or how to make your work truly your own?
My teaching is designed to help you uncover your personal creative voice and discover the direction that feels authentic to you
Location?
Dorset. Christchurch, Highcliffe BH23 5HW in the U.K. is my base for the personal tuition. I have my own studio and another where you can paint uninterrupted - to see them click here on artist's own studio gallery.
This art tuition is definately for you.
I will not teach you how to paint "my way". It is about finding your way. I work with you to explore your own ideas, feelings, and inspirations, so that your painting becomes personal and meaningful to you.
Together, we’ll look at how you can:
Discover themes and subjects that matter most to you
Use colour, shapes, space, and symbolism to make your expression.
Develop confidence in making your own creative choices.
Move past “what should I paint?” into “this is what I want to paint”
Painting is a journey
Sooner or later all of us artists start to wonder what to paint next, I believe art is a journey of self-discovery you find true inspiration from within yourself.
Painting is personal
My role is not to tell you what to paint, but to guide and encourage you to find your own direction — and to put real heart into your art.
Are you ready to discover your art direction?
Whether you’re an experienced artist wanting to go deeper, or someone at a crossroads looking for inspiration and direction, this approach can help you unlock fresh energy, clarity, and enjoyment in your painting.
Get Heart in Your Art and Find Your Own Direction!
One to One tuition or a Workshop?
You can choose. My personal art tuition is tailored to your needs or you can attend a small workshop such as with the University of the Third Age.
I’d love to hear from you.
Get in touch (see top of page) to find out more or to arrange a session — and take the next step on your artistic journey.
Through my personal art tuition and workshops I have helped a lot of artists to take that step and find out the way that works for them, the way they want to paint, the way that satisfies.
Want to know more?
There are answers to a lot of questions below but I have found a discussion before proceeding works best so please contact me and we can talk it through, thank you.
Tel: 07941 562 162
email: [email protected]
Highcliffe, Dorset, BH23 5HW, UK
Alan Brain Art
personal art tuition - one to one, art classes and workshops in Dorset arranged to suit you, studio space provided
What level should I be at?
It doesn't matter. I will tailor the tuition to match your experience.
What medium will I use?
whatever you want to. whatever your happiest with or want to experiment with.
How long will I need?
if you want a taster or refresher then not long - perhaps just one two hour session. if you want to learn in some depth then five or six sessions are in order.
Can I bring a friend?
yes, I have two working studios. if you bring a friend it shares the cost some and can be more fun but I will concentrate on each of you separately so you do not aim to paint alike
What is the goal?
to learn to paint the way YOU want to paint. Not like me, not like anyone else, to find your own way.
painting is creating and creating is about thinking new thoughts triggering new ideas
How much does it cost?
One session costs £50. I charge £25 per hour for tuition. typically a session starts at ten and ends at two. I teach for two hours over the day the rest is painting time for you with me available to help if needed.
What do I need to bring?
bring you usual painting equipment. anything you don't have I can probably provide. beginners need to bring nothing.
How is the course structured?
typically I teach, you paint, we review. I am always there when you paint but at pains not to intrude. as you progress we add new understandings and techniques that match your needs
How do the workshops work?
before the pandemic I ran four or five day workshops for up to six students. there is space here to paint and students took the opportunity to explore around here for subjects to paint.
Will I learn to paint like you?
No! you will benefit from learning methods and technique but the emphasis is always to find the painting direction for you.
Here is a bit about me your art tutor...
I have been giving personal art classes in Dorset for about 9 years since moving here from Surrey UK. I taught for about 8 years before moving. Personal art tuition, one to one with the artist works best for me. My goal is always to help artists to find their own way to paint not the tutor's way, to Get Heart into Your Art! that's the goal..
Over my years as an artist I have collected pieces of advice that have really helped. I am sharing them here Tips for Artists and hope they are useful to you too.
I love to paint, I love to teach and I feel lucky that I have managed to do both for a good part of my life. I discovered art about 25 years ago and decided then that I must paint. ten years later I started to teach with the object of helping painters to find their OWN way to paint, not my way or indeed anyone's way, simply their way. And it is as pleasing to me now as much as ever - releasing individuality - it's just wonderful!
"How I get the strong watercolours into my paintings?" That is a familiar question - it takes a bit of practice and abandonment of the rules about the traditional approach to watercolour . Here you can find my post explaining more - How to paint strong watercolours
I have emphasised that my only goal when painting is to create an emotion in the artwork and whilst others seek to create something they see I endeavour to create how I feel about what I see. I am not alone of course and the list starts with Rothko who could stir feelings just by colour alone. My blog post Getting Emotion into a Paintings expands on this point and the post on how an artist paints may be of interest.