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Gala Bell Studio

Students will learn the building blocks of observational drawing and painting, foundations in colour, perspective, mark making, application and composition. 
Observational skills will allow you to build on your own work whilst engaging with the work of other artists to create a strong portfolio of research that will enable you to conceptually and technically create a work of art. 

Portfolio preparation for GCSE, A-Level and Scholarships is available to students who wish to expand their practice in a larger space and work on more challenging projects that might combine more than a single medium. 

Students can book one to one at flexible times, contact for more details and availability.

Each lesson will be tailored to the interests and abilities of each individual student, therefore you will be able to learn and develop at your own pace. You have the option to book one or multiple sessions and attend on a weekly or ad-hoc basis- whichever suits your availability.
These classes are perfectly suitable for beginners as well as more experienced artists and offer the opportunity to widen your creative expression.


Studio Painting and Drawing

Learn new skills in oil painting and charcoal drawing 

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If you are looking for portfolio preparation help please get in touch to discuss the work you have done so far so that we can build on it in the classes.

Gala Bell Studio is a fine art studio in west London, dedicated to teaching painting and drawing from the artists' own workspace. Students will learn the building blocks of observational drawing, foundations in colour, perspective, mark making, application and composition using: charcoal and ink, painting in acrylic and oils, A5 monoprints using a printing press.

Observational skills will allow you to build on your own work whilst engaging with the work of other artists to create a strong portfolio of research that will enable you to conceptually and technically create a work of art. Over the course you will discover how to act on a range of starting points, experimenting with different materials and techniques to build on your chosen subject matter. Students are encouraged to develop their practice outside the studio by taking photographs, sketches, collecting objects or material that will be relevant to their area of study. 

Gala Bell is a London based multidisciplinary artist.  Engaging with ideas of value, taste, hierarchy and absurd labour, her work is the aftermath of a reaction to substance and situation. Materials and actions become metonymic, swapping roles between quotidian interactions and traditional art processes.            

Bell is a graduate of the Royal College of Art and City and Guilds Art School London. She has been selected for exhibitions with The Victoria and Albert Museum as part of the Great Exhibition Road Festival, The London Design Festival with Mint Gallery, Kunsthalle am Hamburger Platz in Berlin, and Galerie der HBKsaar in Saarsbrucken. Bell has had commissions by BBC One and Tate and Lyle for her sugar sculptures, with a piece acquired by the Tate and Lyle Museum archive in London. She has been included in publications with Dazed magazine and Art Reveal, with interviews by BBC One Tribe and The Royal Docks.

Gala Bell Studio

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