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Art Classes
Try an art class this Autumn
Booking is now open for autumn term art classes which will run for ten weeks in the Art Studio starting Monday 15th September.
Whether you’ve not done art since school or are already a keen artist, we have a range of classes to develop your skills. Classes are taught by our experienced tutors Kathy Barker, Shaun Carey and Daisy Drummond. You’ll enjoy the friendly, welcoming atmosphere as well as demonstrations and individual tuition from your tutor. See below for full details and availablility. Why not try our flagship Life Drawing, Pastels and Painting class with Kathy Barker or our exciting and varied Watercolour, Pen, Ink and Mixed Media class with Shaun Carey?
Life Drawing Pastels and Painting with Kathy Barker on Wednesday mornings 10am – 1pm
While this class gives you the opportunity to draw in charcoal and pastels, it now includes painting the human form in watercolour and / or acrylics. With a live model each week, you’ll learn key techniques through demonstrations, drawing exercises and lots of one-to-one teaching. Kathy will give you the guidance you need throughout to help you develop your skills. And you’ll love the friendly and welcome atmosphere, working with fellow students. You’ll need some basic drawing experience to get the best from this class.
Watercolour, Pen, Ink and Mixed Media with Shaun Carey on Monday afternoons 2 – 5pm
If you’re looking for artistic inspiration and variety then this course is for you. Open to beginners and those with experience, the course aims to explore various media and subjects – including charcoal, pen and ink, watercolour, gouache, pastels and mixed media. Subjects include landscape, still life, portrait and others. The course aims to get the beginner started, developing confidence, and those with experience to enhance their talents. With demonstrations, encouragement and lots of one-to-one teaching, you’ll enjoy developing your personal creativity.
Here are the full class details:
Autumn 2025 art classes timetable
All classes run for ten weeks with a break for half term 20th – 24th October.
Discovering Watercolour with Shaun Carey
Mondays 10am – 1pm
15th September – 24th November
Half term 20th October
Tuesdays 2 – 5pm
16th September – 25th November
Half term 21st October
£166 for ten sessions
Beginners and Improvers Evening Class with Kathy Barker
Mondays 7 – 9.30pm
15th September – 24th November
Half Term 20th October
£166 for 1ten sessions including live model for one class
Watercolour, Pen, Ink and Mixed Media with Shaun Carey
Mondays 2 – 5pm
15th September – 24th November
Half term 20th October
£166 for ten sessions
Pastels Class with Kathy Barker FULLY BOOKED
Tuesdays 10am – 1pm
16th September – 25th November
Half term 21st October
£166 for ten sessions
Life Drawing, Pastels and Painting with Kathy Barker
Wednesdays 10am – 1pm
17th September – 26th November
Half term 22nd October
£210 for 1ten sessions including live model
Pastel, Watercolour and Acrylic Painting and Drawing – all Levels FULLY BOOKED
Wednesdays 2 – 5pm
17th September – 26th November
Half term 22nd October
£166 for ten sessions including live model for one class
Acrylic Painting with Daisy Drummond
Thursdays 4.15 – 7.15 pm
18th September – 27th November
Half term 23rd October
£166 for ten sessions
Acrylic Painting with Daisy Drummond
Fridays 10am – 1pm FULLY BOOKED
Fridays 2 – 5 pm
19th September – 28th November
Half term 24th October
£166 for ten sessions
Full syllabi and materials lists will be available here on in the next few weeks.
Art Group Membership
Classes are available to Art Group members only. If you are not yet a member you will be asked to join and pay for membership when you book. Membership is £10 for the rest of 2025 and includes access to our Autumn programme of lectures. Your membership fee will be automatically renewed in January 2026 at £15 to cover the whole year and the fee added to your Club subscription.
Call or visit Reception to book
To book your class, simply visit Reception or call the team on 020 8480 4200 (option 4). You can pay using your credit card or any top up levy on your Roehampton Club card. Booking is subject to availability. When booking, please let Reception know whether, or not, you are already an Art Group member – see above. Booking will close on Tuesday 9th September.
If you have any queries, please email artgroup@roehamptonclub.co.uk
Term Dates
2025
Autumn 2025 (10 weeks)
Term starts 15th September
Half term 20th – 24th October
Term ends Friday 28th November
2026
Spring Term 2026 (10 weeks)
Term Starts 12th January 2026
Half Term 16th – 20th February
Term Ends 27th March
These dates are confirmed for Kathy and Shaun’s classes. To be confirmed for Daisy’s.
Please note that these dates may change due to unforeseen circumstances.
‘I enjoy watching someone new to art grow in confidence and ability, especially those of you that arrive so timidly and without any self-belief. My tenet is that anyone can be taught some basic exercises that will help transpose what you see onto a two-dimensional plane.
Practice is a huge key element but, more importantly, encouragement is one of the most important aspects to my teaching.
I want students to be inspired.’
Kathy Barker
‘One of the most enjoyable aspects is one to one teaching, understanding individual abilities and personal experience. Getting to know each student helps me to find ways to inspire, enabling room for each to develop techniques, personal approaches and, on occasion, maybe take a risk or two.
I believe teaching should encourage. Even if a student has found an exercise tough it will always lay deeper foundations upon which they can build their personal abilities for future.’