Fat cat sketches - arty games

Arty Games

It’s back to virtual coffee and cake again. I should be used to this. For years, my husband’s Dutch uncle used to amuse and outrage me by sending smiling pictures of himself from coffee houses in the Hague, eating yummy apple cake. I was reminded of it last Friday, when we had a family Lock-down…

Woman sitting on a chair using black iPad

Book Club

Get involved with the `ACL Book Club’.  English tutor Jacquie introduces you to the first book, `Mix Tape’ by Jane Sanderson. Get your hands on the book if you’d like to join in! Don’t worry if you haven’t got it yet,you can join in next week. For all online courses, click here.                                          

Continuous line drawing

Let’s Get Arty – Continuous Line Drawing

What is Continuous Line Drawing? A drawing which is created using an unbroken line. Lines in these drawings may double up. Practicing continuous line drawing helps to develop observational drawing skills as well as focus and hand-eye coordination. When creating a continuous line drawing you are developing skills around; controlling you pencil, how you view objects and how…

Photo of colourful flowers

Art Blog

Sitting twenty feet away from my mother-in-law in her garden this morning, hollering at each other over our first shared coffee since the Coronavirus locked us all indoors, I put my glasses on to see if I could hear her any better and immediately a couple of Snake’s Head Fritillaries appeared at my feet. Once…