brushstrokes courses
Brushstrokes Courses provides art instruction and courses, building creative
confidence in a variety of artistic skills, from drawing to painting. Students
are given individual support and taught best practices while remaining
encouraged to explore their own artistic identity. Founded in 2020 by qualified
art teacher Laura Truesdale, Brushstrokes has already helped over 100 artists
learn the skills to create their masterpiece. Each Brushstrokes course is
designed to accommodate, grow, and challenge artists at every level. Beginners
will enjoy Laura’s encouragement and fun teaching style. Intermediate students
will be challenged to push themselves. Established artists will find new
inspiration or engage with novel mediums to round their craft. Each week’s
lessons build on the week prior, creating habits and artistic tools that will
stick for life. Free from institutional restraints, Brushstrokes puts student
wellbeing back at the heart of the classes. Laura draws on her background in
social work, PGCE training, and over a decade of teaching experience to ensure
students are supported. If you want to learn the history of art, the context of
a piece of work, build your creative confidence, develop technical skill, brush
up on your existing skills, or be inspired, then Brushstrokes Courses is for
you. Laura gained her BA in Art from the University of Reading in 2013 and went
onto to achieve her PGCE in Secondary School Art Teaching in 2016. Since
receiving Qualified Teacher Status in 2017, she has taught in the local
community, before establishing Brushstrokes Courses in January 2020.
