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…