Mark Fennell RBSA

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Teaching and demonstrations

ArtHouse, Benidoleig, Costa Blanca, Spain.
Portrait painting workshop.

Pegasus Art, portrait painting workshop

Pinner Sketch Club demonstration

WORKSHOPS, COURSES AND DEMONSTRATIONS ALSO VIA ZOOM.

I run regular courses, workshops and demonstrations in painting and drawing for a number of art groups and societies across the uk and have also taught in Spain and Portugal.

PEGASUS ART
https://www.pegasusart.co.uk
May 25, 2024 – Expressive portraits from life in oils.
October 5, 2024 – Palette knife portraits in oils.

ARTLIFE STUDIO
https://www.artlifestudio.co.uk/
To be confirmed.

WATERSHED STUDIO
https://www.watershedstudio.co.uk/
Nov 16-17, 2024 – Expressive portraits in oils or acrylics.

MAIDENHEAD PAINTING CLUB
https://www.maidenheadpaintingclub.co.uk/
April 20, 2024 – Expressive portraits in oils or acrylics.

ART PROFILE
Demonstrations and workshops for art societies
and groups throughout the year.
To book me contact -
https://artprofile.co.uk/

TESTIMONIALS

"Thank you Mark for last night’s demonstration. What a brilliant start to Ricky Art Society’s new programme!

Your oil painting portrait of Mick captured the essence of him from the start – and as he emerged before our eyes, we were spellbound. It was interesting that you decided to use a limited palette (Zorn) , which is comparatively new to you, but it was a great success. Very impressive. It was like there were two Micks in the room.

We enjoyed your clear and informative teaching style; this, together with your enthusiastic approach throughout the session kept us enthralled from start to finish "

Barbara Burrows
Chair, Ricky Art Society.

“Mark is a highly accomplished artist and an
excellent teacher, he has a lovely manner with the students making them feel comfortable, confident and inspired. Mark demonstrated techniques in a clear
and easy to understand way. Using both group demonstrations and one on one tuition, he encouraged my students to progress and produce beautiful pieces of their own as well as learning new skills. Working
with Mark was a pleasure, he is a reliable and friendly tutor, great for both beginner and experienced artists and I look forward to working with him again.”

Julia Evans
www.arthousecostablanca.com

“Mark’s one day Portrait Painting Course was great. I can’t praise it enough.
There were just the right number of people in the class, and the structure of the day was very well organised. Firstly, Mark would demonstrate how to tackle each stage eg measuring the distances of the face to get
the architecture right, getting the under painting underway, colour mixing to capture the range of skin tones, building the darker tones first, and, importantly for me, making bigger and bolder brush strokes. After each demonstration, we worked individually on our portraits, but with lots of personal attention and guidance from Mark. The whole day
was a great introduction to Portrait Painting, and very enjoyable too.
My aim was to build the confidence to paint more boldly and use big brush strokes and this course helped a lot.
I would recommend Mark, and this course, wholeheartedly. Thank you Mark,”

Best wishes
Jean

"Just finished the workshop in Truro with you and want to thank you again. I learnt a great deal and now feel confident enough to get going on practising portrait-painting. I thought your tuition was most helpful, and you were very approachable, patient and encouraging with everyone. A good dash of humour made things more enjoyable, too! "

All the best,
Jenny

“I thoroughly enjoyed the Portrait painting day, despite being new to oils. You are an excellent, patient tutor
and I am in awe of your talent. You explained the process very thoroughly and backed up every process with a fantastic demonstration. I particularly liked the fact that you were prepared to help me when I was floundering and to demonstrate how to correct or achieve a better result. That for me was priceless!
The day went so quickly, how time passes when you are enjoying yourself.
Thank you once again for a very informative and constructive day.”

Regards
Yvonne Gillespie

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