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professional artists bringing inspiration and creativity from the studio to the classroom

mixed media textile by Jacqueline Smith ceramic sculpture by Marjan Wouda porcelain sunflower by Julie Miles  Arteach by Christopher Rainham

Christopher Rainham

Manga Faces

Drawing workshops including proportional charcoal portrait studies, Manga faces, step by step portrait guide, tactile drawing and continuous line drawing. In a variety of dry media including pencils, coloured pencils, charcoal, pastel, oil pastel, marker pens. Image shows Manga heads yr6 students Springhill WOW Week acrylic paint and marker pens.

Klee Landscape

Painting workshops, colour theory and mixing, acrylic techniques, art history studies, form and composition, subjective use of colour. In a variety of wet media including acrylic paint, tempera, water colour and water soluble pencils. Image shows acrylic painting fromPaul Klee painting Beardwood Humanities college yr7 Timeline project

Pendle Collage

Collage techniques, use of stencils and non-observational drawing techniques. Simple picture building for least able participants. Stencil cutting and tessellations. Image shows turbine detail Building Schools for the Future paper cut outs Pendle Vale College.

Hollins Grundy Mural

Murals and mural workshops involving entire school community. Internal or external paintings in acrylic paint. Large scale collaged and painted wall pieces. Project developed from students drawings and paintings re-imagined by artist on large scale. Image shows Holcombe Hill from internal mural Hollins Grundy School Bury, acrylic paint on MDF 5m by 1.2m

Christopher works across the education spectrum from Reception children to A2 students and Inset workshops for teachers.

Latest News

Arteach Welcomes New Members

We have been promising to do this for a while and better late than never but Arteach has expanded the membership by 3 new artists

Hidden Haworth Project

Arteach member Julie miles has been working with youth groups and the Haworth Art Gallery over the summer to create ceramic sculptures inspired by the house itself.

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