Coming up Summer 2025

Over the summer I will be running three intensive days of art tuition working outside. Each course will involve pushing creative boundaries, exploring materials, gaining confidence in expressive drawing and painting, learning to create strong compositions and to see and feel what we are drawing. It’s a time to practise and share some of my ways of working through demonstrations.

Places are limited to 5 people on each day and all materials will be provided.

DRAWING ARCHITECTURE I

South Park, Oxford, 9-3pm, Saturday, July 12th, £150

A plein-air day course drawing the view of the Dreaming Spires. Includes artist demonstrations and guidance in use of colour, tone and technique. Packed lunch recommended.

DRAWING ARCHITECTURE II

Fellows’ Garden, Exeter College, Oxford , 9-3pm, Saturday, July 26th - £150

A plein-air day course drawing the iconic Radcliffe Camera with artist demonstrations and guidance in the use of charcoal, conté and pigment. Packed lunch recommended.

EXPRESSIVE SEASCAPES IN OIL

Artist’s studio, Littlemore, Oxford, 10-4pm, Saturday, August 23rd - £175

An all day painting course looking at the use of oils, tips to creating expressive seascapes working on canvas/prepared paper, including use of palette knives, colour mixing, use of mediums, and techniques. This will be an intensive hands on time working outside my studio, with artist demonstrations. Lunch and refreshments included.

To sign up email, art@timsteward.co.uk

Private tuition

I offer tuition both one-to-one and in small groups. Tuition is tailored to your needs, from a one-off ‘taster’ lesson to more intensive tuition to help develop your creative voice. I’m always happy to meet in person to discuss first.

Tuition is undertaken from my studio in Littlemore in Oxford, or at your home, depending on your preference. Outdoor tuition is mainly undertaken in Oxford in the College environments.

Oxford based tuition also includes observational work in the Ashmolean and Natural History Museum.

Prices start at £50 for a 1 hour lesson.

Feedback

“We feel very lucky to have Tim as a drawing tutor, since he has motivated our son to enjoy art as a lifestyle.”

Dr. Olivia Ada Symons

“Tim has allowed the kids to explore nature from various perspectives and with different colours, and the kids enjoy the experience.” 

Michelle Kim

“I found the workshop so inspiring. I feel as though there is so much more to find out, both the psychology and in terms of understanding materials.”

Carinne Lawrence

“It's certainly got me fired up to paint more, to venture outdoors and to just keep going.”

Jan Duyt