Online Courses & Zoom Classes
“Mary does not ‘teach’ as such; she introduces a painting (or an artist, or an idea) and then enters a process of mutual discovery as a co-explorer, always stimulating an attitude of ‘gazing’ and encouraging a heart response. She fosters the development of individuals having an openness of vision to perceive what is going on in themselves as well as what the basic intention of the artist might be. Mary’s classes are inspirational. They have a spiritual dimension in the broadest sense, and encourage the participator to find their ‘inner eye’ to perceive not so much facts and figures about artists and art history, but how art can change us. At the same time, Mary is very kind and attentive to all her students, and respects everyone’s contribution. Her classes are wholly accessible both to folk who have in-depth experience of ‘art appreciation’ and those who have little.”
Online Courses & Zoom Classes
Veronica Bennetts
The Art of Seeing – £10 per household
Once a month, next session Thursday 11th March 2021, 7-8pm by Zoom
“If the doors of perception were cleansed,
everything would appear to man as it is,
infinite.”
William Blake

ALL COURSES LISTED BELOW ARE PREVIOUS COURSES
Lives of the Great Artists – Six Week Course,
Mondays 10am- 1pm, 22nd Feb – 29th March 2021 – live online classes via Zoom
Caravaggio- Master of Light, Dark & Perception
Friday 19th February 2021, 10am- 1pm live class via Zoom
The Art of Romanticism
Friday 12th February 2021, 10am- 1.00pm live class via Zoom
This session will look at the Romantic artists who arose from the world of the Enlightenment and subsequent industrialisation. In a world changing faster than they could keep up with, where the machine and industrialisation was reducing the living world to something dead and inanimate, these artists sought to address the growing imbalance they could see in the world by painting both its harsh realities as well as the inner and outer reaches of the mind and imagination. We will look at works by Theodore Gericault, William Blake, Casper David Friedrich and more.
The Hidden Secrets of Masterpieces
Five Week Course via Buckinghamshire Adult Learning, Tuesday 3rd November – 1st December 2020, 7.00- 8.30 pm, ONLINE classes
Leonardo Da Vinci – His Life and Work
Two week course via Surrey Adult Learning, Wednesday 4th November and Wednesday 11th November 2020, 7- 9pm – ZOOM classes
Reclaiming Beauty – Sculpture: from Myron to Michelangelo
via Surrey Adult Education, Friday 20th November 2020, 10am – 1pm – ZOOM class