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Jill McKay's Art Trail Centre© Press Releases
Calling all Amateur Artists - the Art Trail Centre, Ferndown with Jill McKay
Are you wondering what to do this Autumn? Do you want to start painting and would like direction from a qualified and competent tutor? Well look no further, Jill McKay of the Art Trail Centre in Ferndown starts her Autumn term courses and workshops from 6th September.
Single workshops can be booked, or perhaps a course would suit you - Jill teaches various techniques and skills for 12 weeks to students of all standards.
She comments "My students travel from Salisbury, Wareham, Southampton and most of the local areas. We offer fully tutored classes in a very friendly environment and only ask our students to have two things, a sense of humour and an open attitude."
Landscape Workshops this term are mainly in Watercolours. Classes run most days and Thursday evenings. A comprehensive website provides more information and can be visited at www.arttrailcentre.co.uk. Enquires can be made by either calling Jill on 01202 877 369 or email
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ENDS For more information please contact 01202 877369, email or visit the website www.arttrailcentre.co.uk
The Art Trail Centre© situated in Ferndown Dorset, is an Art School providing adult education to both individuals and groups of mixed ability classes.
The Art Trail Centre began in early 1992 as a structured response to local requests for specialised art tuition. It quickly expanded when many more students began joining, and the classes moved location from smaller sites in the surrounding areas to its present location in Ferndown.
Mediums include Watercolour, Pastel, Gouache, Pen & Ink, Chinese Brush Art, Acrylics, Drawing and Mixed Media.
The Centre also provides Adult Education tuition via Dorset Adult Education Centres within the local region.
Resident full time art tutor is Jill McKay. Style - strong and delicate. Freestyle but clearly recognisable.
Art Tuition, Adjudication, Critique, Public Speaking is additionally provided to the Women's Institute at Denman College, local W.I. groups, Private Groups and Art Societies. Demonstrates for Hobby Craft, Pebeo and Winsor & Newton.
Painting Holidays and Weekend 'Breaks Away' are also a key feature of the Art Trail Centre's service.
Since its conception, the Centre has provided a diversity of topics to regularly satisfy demand from all levels of amateur artists. Each year sees brand new material for courses, workshops, outdoor painting days and painting holidays, Jill McKay is constantly planning new ideas for the future to develop the skills of new and current students.
Jill McKay comments "We aim to provide progressive learning through our "Successful Techniques" Classes/Workshops and a fun environment to ensure our students develop their artistic skills in a relaxed way."
"Two years at the Art Trail Centre, with tutorial guidance from Jill McKay has opened up many aspects, in application and varied methods of Watercolour Painting. Come and give it a go, I really enjoyed myself " commented Pam White, one of Jill's Students.
Tutor Availability - Advanced booking during term time, weekends during the summer holidays. Fees and expenses - appropriate to event. Adult A- level and GCSE classes.
ENDS For more information on the Art Trail Centre© contact Jill McKay on 01202 877369, email or visit the website www.arttrailcentre.co.uk
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