The Artist & Tutor - Jane Kerr Wood

"Nobody ever made a living out of art"... This was the opinion of Jane's father when her Art teacher at school was trying to persuade her to study for a degree in Fine Art at university...well, he had trained as an Accountant, so we have to try and understand! Although Jane had been paid well for her first commission - an oil painting at the age of 17- Her brushes were duly put away & her "A" level in Art gathered dust in a drawer for years whilst she pursued a different career path following a Combined Honours Degree in Medieval & Prehistoric Archaeology & English Literature.

 We all know "creative types" can be a problem if they have no outlet for their talents...it was inevitable that she was a fish in the wrong pool...Training as an Interior Designer  a few years ago was the catalyst that she needed . Producing perspective drawings of room layouts and hand-tinting them with watercolour was so enjoyable. The paint brushes were finally out!

With several successful exhibitions in recent years & sales of prints internationally Jane has been approached many times about giving tuition; so now there are options to join in with short courses & Summer School modules run from her Studio as well as individual lessons on a 1-2-1 basis.  Jane also teaches Watercolour at Oaklands College in St Albans.

 selection of work created by students  

	Testimonials from students: "it was brilliant"  Kathy "Excellent....just loved it, so looking forward to learning more techniques"   Cheryl "Very good...Jane pointed out to me lots of useful tips which I had not been told before in previous classes"   Fiona
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