Shoana

I completed my B Tech Degree in Fine Arts in 1998 at the Durban University of Technology (Then Technikon Natal) in South Africa.I majored in Sculpture, but also have a great love a equal competence in oil painting and drawing.

I love life drawing, working from the human form, and also using imagery and symbol that comes from subconscious through and dreams.

I am also a trained Life Coach (Dip PPC) and Certified NLP practitioner and like to incorporate this training into my teaching methods, helping students/clients to overcome blocks, advance their creative thinking and work around setting goals and achieving their best.

I believe that inspiration, passion and confidence are the key motivators for creating successful works of art as well as technical skill and talent. I like to help my clients engage with their own inspirations.

Availability: Tuesdays 9am -5.30, Wednesdays 2pm-5pm, Thursdays 2pm-5pm

Willing to travel: 5 miles

Experience: I have a wide range of experience teaching painting, drawing and sculpture disciplines.

In painting i am highly competent in oil painting, acrylic, and know various techniques in watercolours. I also work with natural pigments such as earth, oxides and clays.
My painting experience ranges from working on 5m high scaffolding on large public murals to high quality oil on canvas copies of masters and original works.
My sculpture experience includes many of the traditional forms such as clay and wax modelling, plaster of paris and silicone mould making, i can also arc weld and gas braze, and can tutor in wood carving and ceramics.

I am able to teach GCSE, A level students and adult learners.

I have taught since 1999. I ran private classes for adults for 2 years in Life Drawing and Sculpture,(Durban). I have taught youth from disadvantaged backgrounds (African Art Centre, Durban) and been part of various outreach programmes (Community Mural Projects) and worked with orphaned children (13th International Aids Conference)

In 2004/2005 i taught painting at tertiary level (B Tech 1st and 2nd years) at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa, whilst simultaneously working on a film for SABC television. (UHURU Productions) . I then moved to the UK.
In 2010 i retrained in Coaching and NLP and after completing in 2011 focused on building a coaching practise.

My interest now is to fuse my disciplines through tutoring a unique style of art mentoring and Coaching.

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