OUR TUTORS

Jantien works in a variety of medium including acrylics, mixed media, inks and pastels.
She has been a professional artist and tutor since 2003, opening CCS in 2008.

Alison spent many years working in the Arts before pursuing her ambition of studying for an Art degree in 2009. Alison uses her countryside home and family history to inspire her work.

Following a 30 year teaching career, Colin Davies, traded life as a headteacher to fulfil a lifelong desire to be a full-time painter. As well as producing work for galleries and exhibition, he leads adult painting classes art groups and societies across the country.

I have been drawing and painting for as long as I can remember, and creating artwork has always been a driving force and passion in my life. I am now an independent freelance artist with 15 years experience of teaching art classes and demonstrations.

Gareth Jones is an award winning artist and tutor from North Wales and a passionate advocate of the medium of soft pastel. Renowned in particular for his powerful and realistic depictions of the sea and coastal fringes. Gareth has taught widely in the UK and also in France, Norway and Italy.

Originally from Hong Kong and now based in Wales, Gary is a figurative artist passionate about capturing urban scenes and natural landscapes in a variety of mediums. He is one of the co-founders of Urban Sketchers Hong Kong, and has many years experience in teaching his techniques.

Jonathan is an award-winning artist who lives and works in Reading. He comes from a strong artistic background and is believed to be a 4th generation artist. He works in a variety of mediums and subjects and has been teaching art courses in adult education for 25 years.

For Jude art has been a life long passion, she dedicated almost 30 years to teaching Art before following her own interest in painting. Her work is inspired by journeys through the rural landscape and animals feature largely. She is a highly experienced artist and tutor.

Nick has been a professional artist for 20 years, inspired by his friendship with Sir Kyffin Williams RA. He enjoys the challenge of painting the ever changing sea using palette knife and impasto techniques to create strong texture. Nick exibits his work worldwide and teaches his techniques to aspiring artists across the UK.

Oriane Pierrepoint is a portraitist working from her Studio in Newport, South Wales. She balances commissioned work with self-motivated paintings and has exhibited in galleries across the UK, being shortlisted for and acquiring several portraiture awards. Oriane has been teaching her popular painting techniques for several years.

Rebecca creates dynamic pastel paintings that capture movement and atmosphere. Her artwork has been exhibited at the prestigious Mall Galleries in Londonj amongst many other places. .She teaches pastel courses in the UK and Europe and her book ‘Pastels for the Absolute Beginner’ was published by Search Press in 2019.

Richard studied at Cambridge School of Art and worked as a freelance illustrator for a number of years. He now draws his inspiration from the local sea and landscapes where ever he travels. He is passionate about sharing the medium of soft pastels; teaching, demonstrating and writing widely on the subject.