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Being made partly redundant could be seen as a bit of a problem - however - maybe not!
Organising private art classes is the way forward with open media classes in a 5 week format. These are now in addition to my life classes which are proving a great success. Great venue - great models - great fun - serious artwork!
Online teaching
I don't need to describe at length how utterly life changing this last year has been. I consider myself very lucky to be able to have converted my art classes to online on Zoom.
It involved building a small studio and investing in camera, mic, lighting and a second computer (and a lot of learning about IT)
Looking on the positive side, it does mean my audience that I can reach is limitless. It's also given me time to update my website.
THE MOMENT THAT CHANGED SO MUCH
When it looked like bad weather would spoil the weekend, Saturday turned out so fine. Where would I go to see "The Last Flight of the Vulcan"? Up the hill close to my house? Maybe closer?
I was feeling good that my wife had suggested going to the Red Lion Pub to see if the landlord would allow me to sit with prints and cards to hopefully sell to his customers out the front. I walked a mile with a lot of kit to avoid traffic in the sunshine, past people setting up folding chairs on the junction access road on grass verges with cameras and binoculars and pic-nic gear. Past the line of waiting cars on the approach road. Past the Fire engine on
Happiness as a Freelance Art Tutor
Since taking redundancy from my Adult Education employment, I've been building my own private classes and demonstration / workshop provision to Art Societies. I don't miss the paperwork that threatens to sink public bodies nowadays and it's great to be in a job that sometimes doesn't feel like going to work.
I've also been providing life classes to forward looking 6th form groups looking to create qualty work for potfolios in support of college applications. Great to encounter a range of students who are looking to do wide ranging options like game design, theatre/ costume design etc.
I also really enjoy demonstrating to traditional "women'
Changing Times
I think that to quote a couple of words from a Monty Python sketch would some up life at the moment - "Logical positivism".
Being made redundant from my college job has made me happier and simplified life.
I don't have to write endless "session plans" and "schemes of work" or learn how to be "politically correct" and I can employ my own version of "equality and diversity" which is to treat everyone EQUALLY! - love (when they deserve it) respect (when they deserve it) compassion (ditto) contempt (ditto).
My classes are not about art - they are about enabling students to interpret the visual world and improve their perception, giving them th
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