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New Lesson Plan for Beginners.
Great to be back at Ten 2 having fun with students. We all started from basics, good for new students and warming up the more experienced...
Claire Botterill
Sep 23, 20231 min read


fungi in an Autumn Setting
Hello Everyone, a few words and pictures on how I develop my Sunday work shop subjects. My journey can be here and there sketching and...
Claire Botterill
Sep 21, 20231 min read


Watercolour and mixed media cow parsley studies
Fabulous results were achieved at the Ten2 Gallery Castle Street Hinckley on Friday 28th July 2023. Students worked in my unique style of...
Claire Botterill
Aug 3, 20231 min read


art Workshop at Cotesbach
Laburnum Archway workshop at Cotesbach art society I would like to say how well everyone has done in less than 3 hours. Thank you for...
Claire Botterill
Aug 3, 20231 min read


Paint this with me!
Come along to the Ten2 Gallery Castle Street Hinckley end enjoy a workshop painting this cow Parsley seed head with me. Friday 28th July...
Claire Botterill
Jul 19, 20231 min read


Brilliant Art Well done!
Great results from the The Materials of Old buildings Sunday Workshop What wonderful results. I find the variety of creativity that...
Claire Botterill
Apr 3, 20231 min read


Tips for Watercolour Pencils
A very nice experimental morning that started as a step by step instructional process of several water colour pencil techniques. Which...
Claire Botterill
Feb 25, 20231 min read


Learn How to Draw Winter Trees and Fabulous Watercolour Skies.
This master class is available in my 5 week courses that I am launching starting on Monday 13th February 1-3pm and Tuesday 7-9pm cost...
Claire Botterill
Feb 7, 20231 min read


February Newsletter
Sunday 26th February 10 am till 2pm Workshop £55 Our English Winter Landscape. I really like the puddles, empty fields and structures of...
Claire Botterill
Jan 31, 20233 min read


Water colour pencil master class at Claire's garden studio
During each of my five week courses I hold a master class where the whole group work on the same project together. They each receive a...
Claire Botterill
Jan 29, 20231 min read


Pure Water colour life study
Arthur enjoying the tennis with Dali and Ziggy. Pure water colour.
Claire Botterill
Jul 10, 20221 min read


Latest Painting Commission
The Mayors Appeal My inspiration for this commission was from my close links to the town of Nuneaton. I wanted to represent our...
Claire Botterill
Jul 1, 20222 min read


Greetings cards for all Occasions
Claire I loved your birthday card to Frances, I thought it was very ethereal, kind of has a religious feel the way the light came through...
Claire Botterill
Jun 15, 20221 min read


Acrylic paintings of Lavender
A super work shop for three sisters celebrating a very special day. Great food prosecco and fun with a lovely keep sake to take home....
Claire Botterill
Apr 19, 20221 min read


art on Zoom A family of Geese in water colour and mixed media.
With the aid of my carefully written downloadable lesson plans my Zoom students have created these fabulous water colour and mixed media...
Claire Botterill
Mar 14, 20222 min read


art on Zoom Swans
Fabulous results yet again. I couldn't get the Tuesday recording to upload so here is a demonstration that I painted for the group whilst...
Claire Botterill
Mar 6, 20221 min read


Art tuition, Ducks from the white Birds of the Water Collection.
Another great array of artistic talent in the white Birds of the Water Zoom course. “Ducks” a water colour and mixed media image is based...
Claire Botterill
Feb 26, 20222 min read


art on Zoom white Birds of the Water
Very good observational drawing this week, with lovely fluid water colour depicting the sea. Tuesdays Gannets Thursdays Gannets What...
Claire Botterill
Feb 18, 20221 min read


Tuesdays Birds nest and Primroses
super results.
Claire Botterill
Feb 18, 20221 min read


Art on Zoom birds nest and primroses.
This weeks lessons are based on a painting by William Henry Hunt of Primroses and Birds Nest. This little painting has always touched my...
Claire Botterill
Feb 4, 20221 min read
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