A Relaxing Prescription for Colette
Colette Riach is a very busy lady. As a GP, wife, daughter, sister and mother to three teenagers, she has little time to herself. She’s been a great friend and student with us for 10 years now, and although we already know her and love her, we’re very grateful that...
An Inspiring Journey for Jo
Jo Olive lives near the Kent Coast, as she describes it, ‘right near the edge’, close to Ramsgate. She has always lived in Kent but lives quite quietly and rurally now, enjoying life with her partner. Jo is recently retired, and spends her time between gardening, art,...
A newfound confidence for Norma
Norma Cullen is someone who, by her own admission, has always lacked confidence. She’s not sure where it started, but she was taught never to show off, never push herself forward, or think too much of herself. A very creative child, she always had pens, pencils and...
An Artistic Journey for Tracey
Tracey Hood has been with the Little Art School’s online art course for two years. During that time, we’ve seen her grow as an artist and complete some wonderful sketches and paintings that she had absolutely no idea she was capable of. But, like many of our students,...
A creative retirement for Liz
Retirement is a huge life change, especially if you happen to retire just before a global pandemic! But last week, we sat down with our online student, Liz Tate, who is thoroughly enjoying herself – and a huge part of that enjoyment is coming from her newfound love of...
A New Hobby For Mel
On social media this week, we’ve featured a beautiful painting, ‘Daffodils in Acrylic’ by Mel Williams. Mel lives in picturesque Vale of Clywd in North Wales and completed her painting during Level 1 of our Online Course for adults. This course was developed by Joanne...
What to do when your painting goes wrong…..
Little Art School Founder, Joanne Robinson, looks to Monet and Michelangelo for inspiration when a painting just isn’t coming together, and when it doesn’t work at all. This week I have been battling with a painting. It just isn’t working. After almost 15 hours of...
YOU’RE NEVER TOO OLD
You're Never Too Old has been written by Marion White, an amazing Little Art School student who started with us several years ago and has kindly given us some insight into her journey...I started my journey with The Little Art School at the age of 77. Joanne had just...
Introducing one of our Little Art School Students
This month we are delighted to feature a Guest Blog from one of our graduation Little Art School Adult students. Fiona Dawson has attended classes in our Troon and Ayr studios for years. Fiona is a truly inspiring woman and has been a much-valued member of our art...
Online Adult Course student Gosia Robinson shares her experience of learning to draw and paint with the Little Art School
Before I signed up for the Little Art School course, I would look at other art courses in various colleges and private studios. My predominant feeling was excitement but also a sense of dread. Even though I was really drawn to the idea of me being able to paint one...
Can learning to draw and paint increase your happiness and sense of well-being?
Little Art School co-founders, Joanne and Melissa, explain how research and experience have come together with the Little Art School to demonstrate how you can increase your happiness by learning to draw and paint In the last eight years we have had had hundreds of...
Our amazing Walkers raise Thousands!!!
Last weekend our two charities, the Little Art Stars and the Dementia Arts Trust, walked the Kiltwalk. The Kiltwalk is a wonderful event backed by the Hunter Foundation. Every penny raised is topped up by 50% by Sir Tom Hunter’s foundation, making this a really...
The Little Art School – embracing Green as a more than just a colour
As an organisation the Little Art School has always aimed towards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). We want to ensure that as a business, we have a positive impact on the local community where we operate. The #DailyDraw has been a good example where being part of...
Launching the Little Art Stars SCIO – our new children’s charity
Written by Joanne Robinson & Melissa Haddow The launch this week of our children’s charity, the Little Art Stars, has been a spark of joy for us; it has started 2021 with a sense of our moving forward to keep making a difference in our community. The mission of...
LIVING BY OUR VALUES; the #DailyDraw
By Joanne Robinson & Melissa Haddow, Little Art School Founders. During the 2020 Lockdown we designed, filmed, edited and released over 150 ‘How to Draw’ videos on our just launched YouTube Channel. It felt like a mammoth task but the response from families was...
Bringing it all together with love at Christmas
By Joanne Robinson & Melissa HaddowLast week our team delivered hundreds of beautiful hand drawn Christmas cards to care home residents across Ayrshire and East Renfrewshire. Each card had been designed, drawn and painted with great care by children giving up...
TOP 5 REALLY USEFUL ART GIFTS FOR KIDS WHO LOVE TO DRAW AND PAINT
Which art materials should I buy for a child who loves art? We have been asked this question many, many times. When you walk into an art or stationary shop the choice can be overwhelming and the vast array of varying prices, quality and products is bemusing to the...
How our business adapted to Lockdown
The Little Art School 2020 story of reaching out with YouTube The nightmare day – Lockdown and a leap into the unknown On the 23rd March this year we closed our Little Art School Studio doors, with no idea when we would be able to re-open them. Like businesses across...
Spreading some Christmas Cheer
This week we have an exciting new project underway. Working with both of our charities we are creating Christmas art masterpieces for delivery to our amazing Care Home partners, for their residents, who are living with Dementia. Under normal circumstances many of...
Creative Christmas, Love from LAS
With the festive season fast approaching and the likelihood of all our celebrations having to be a little different this year the Little Art School has decided to add something a bit special to one of our packs this year. You may well be aware of the #DailyDraw...
Can Peacocks and Lemons Really Change Your Life?
Written by Barbara Hawken, Little Art School graduating student.I can’t paint and I definitely can’t draw. It’s hard to believe now that there was once a time in my life when I wasn’t particularly interested in art. A time when I’d visit a city and not make a beeline...
Location, Location, Location
T,Like every other individual and business around the world, The Little Art School has been profoundly affected by the pandemic we are still in the throes of. Our whole ethos of ‘Building Self-Esteem’ is underpinned by the relationships formed in our...
Can anyone learn to draw and paint?
Can you learn to draw and paint as an adult? There is a myth that the ability to draw and paint is something that you are born with. We have tackled that myth over the last seven years at the Little Art School. Little Art School Founding Partner, Joanne...
A New Chapter at The Little Art School
A New Chapter at the Little Art School Welcome to our first Blog post! My name is Joanne and I'm the Founder of the Little Art School. My aim is to develop a blog here which becomes a forum for a variety of subjects which resonate with parents who are interested in...
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