realist academy of art - art lessons, art classes, art courses and art workshops
The Realist Academy offers a range of Art Classes, Art Courses and Art
Workshops. We cover Life Drawing, Portrait Painting and Landscape Painting.The
Realist Academy Walton Hall was established due to a demand for a traditional
academic approach too drawing and painting in the North West. At present the
school will be teaching the fundamentals of Portrait Drawing and Painting. The
Academy offers a number of different approaches both traditional and modern. We
aim to create a balanced technique of careful time-tested methods from both the
traditional and Illustration schools. RAW provides amateur and professional
artists with an opportunity to perfect their skills. Through a practical
understanding of the materials and methods taught, students will cultivate the
means to describe reality with an articulate visual language. Louis Smith is the
principle teacher he a classically trained portrait painter, studying in
Florence for three years. He has been shortlisted for a number of art prizes
such as the BP Portrait Award and Threadneedle Prize, read more…
