Claire Winfield
Artist & Educator
Testimonials
General
I have just completed my second year of attending classes led by Claire, and find it hard to express how good her courses are. Claire is always mindful of the particular requirements of any course, whether it’s to gain a qualification or simply enjoy wider experiences in art, but she also creates experiences along the way for every individual that take account of their own interests and ideas. She manages to create a strong feeling of belonging in the group, encouraging self and group reflection rather than putting herself forward as the expert who needs to answer every question themselves. The challenges of Covid 19 meant that some of the learning went online, but again the experience was amazing in terms of group interaction and support. Claire really believes in the philosophy that we can all learn from each other, and the ‘sharing and comparing’ elements of the group work, which are very focused but still allow individual expression, have helped us all to move forward with our experimenting and our art work. Thank you Claire, a really refreshing change from the usual model of ‘being taught’!!
Jill Rodgers, Cornwall Adult Education Student.
Having completed a number of courses with Claire I can testify to her capability as a teacher of art; she has a gentle persuasive style, always offering words of encouragement to inspire struggling students to appreciate the value of their efforts and to develop their skills further. Her lessons are carefully planned, with plenty of time to practise techniques which Claire has demonstrated, and for questions and discussion. You always leave her class feeling a sense of accomplishment. Thank you Claire.
Denise, Cornwall Adult Education student & Recharge Your Art participant.
Recharge Your Art
“I have thoroughly enjoyed the recent Recharge your Art Part 2 class run by Claire which has inspired me to get creative again having not picked up a paintbrush for over 20 years. Claire’s course took me on a well structured creative journey to enjoy painting and find my own style using colour and marks and freeing the way in which I look at things and be more experimental. Lots of great supportive discussion within the group, thoughtful and positive teaching and good ideas for continual progression of your work. Thank you Claire and I look forward to joining another group in the near future.”
Helen, Oxfordshire.
Claire’s Recharge Your Art courses are full of well structured creative freedom and expressive sanity. Just wonderful.
Deb Johnson, Buckinghamshire.
Claire provided clear and interesting exercises to expand my art practice, as well as individualized and thoughtful feedback.
Bethann, USA.
The course unlocked my ability to really free up my approach to mark marking and painting; in particular it opened up the connections between life and art in a way that I hadn’t previously experienced. It’s given me confidence to experiment and be creative. Thank you!
Sarah from Banbury, Oxfordshire.
Claire's structured but flexible approach with her encouraging and experienced guidance would benefit any artist. I have learnt more about different approaches, techniques, composition and much more about the use of colour. I am signed up to do the follow up course Recharge 2. I would recommend the course to anyone, beginner or experienced to help you find a fresh approach to your art with a nurturing and supportive tutor who loves what she does.
Deana, North Cornwall.
An enjoyable course over 6 weeks with a knowledgeable and helpful tutor in a friendly environment. I found that it has helped my enjoyment of painting and drawing whilst making me to be observant and expressive with a variety of painting techniques. We were working from natural forms such as flowers to work in a free way that would help artists wanting to loosen up their approach. The course was structured and worked towards achievable goals with time to appraise our work with others in the group.
Dominic, St Austell, Cornwall.
A very good course, clearly taught and demonstrated, suitable for all abilities. The course information and links were sent in advance, allowing plenty of time to research. The class size was excellent allowing enough time given to individual questions and discussions. Well done Claire!
Susie, North Cornwall.
I thoroughly enjoyed the ‘Recharging Your Art - Painting’ classes and would highly recommend them. Claire’s easy going teaching style, wonderful creativity and gentle encouragement worked incredibly well online and the group was fun to be part of. As someone who has not painted for years and whose confidence to do so is not great, I found the exercises we undertook to be helpful and freeing. So pleased I joined. Thank you Claire!
Sarah Buttrick, Stratford upon Avon.
I very much enjoyed Claire’s Recharge your Art painting course - it was good to get the paints out (in lockdown) and actually spend time looking, drawing and mark making. We were led by Claire’s encouraging and supportive demonstrations and being part of a responsive group online also worked very well. I found the whole course to be a very creative and inspiring experience.
Fiona, Oxfordshire.