Working With Me
If you are interested in taking one of my online courses, starting up or maintaining an art practice through 1:1 mentoring, joining the Creativity Cafe, or taking one of my Royal Drawing School workshops, I would be delighted to work with you.
Please get in touch by emailing info@periennechristian.co.uk or using the contact form on each course link.
A bit about my teaching background:
See below for an introduction to the different online courses that I run and the links to find out more information about each offering.
Please get in touch by emailing info@periennechristian.co.uk or using the contact form on each course link.
A bit about my teaching background:
- I have been teaching art for 14 years and completed my teaching qualification (PGCE) in 2014.
- I have worked with all ages and abilities, from very young children, after school art clubs; at Art Foundation, BA and MA level as well as running creativity workshops for businesses.
- I currently teach regularly for the Royal Drawing School in London, where I attained my Masters in Drawing in 2006.
- I am a trained life coach and work in an organic and intuitive way, responding to the needs of the individual.
- My own art practice crosses the boundaries between observation and imagination and in my teaching I offer ways that my students can access and work from both observation and imagination.
See below for an introduction to the different online courses that I run and the links to find out more information about each offering.
Creativity Cafe
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Mark Making into Monprint 1 |
Memory & Dream |
Commissioning A Workshop
If you would like to commission a workshop with me please do get in touch.
I have experience in creating bespoke creativity workshops for businesses as well as art workshops for schools, colleges and universities.
I have experience in creating bespoke creativity workshops for businesses as well as art workshops for schools, colleges and universities.
Testimonials
Perienne is an exceptional teacher - inspiring and sensitive to individual needs. She provides a magical space in which you can play with materials and ideas whilst being on hand to give support and advice as required. The 'Drawing & Collage' & 'Memory & Dream' courses that I took with her this year have been instrumental in helping me to create a personal art practice, where I can enjoy the process of creating for its own sake, but given form using ideas gleaned from coursework and the approach of fellow students. A real gift. Nicola, London: artist and interior designer.
Thank you so much for such an amazing experience - I enjoyed it so much and feel braver about my work and the process - it is so freeing to sketch with closed eyes - loved it! Philippa, Suffolk, UK (memory & dream)
This is now my 4th course with Perienne as I seem to respond to her relaxed yet challenging teaching style particularly well.
This Drawing and Poetry has really reflected to me the advances I have made in my thinking (or lack thereof, even better!!) process over the last year.
My approach to each project through the filter of poetry has been like a ship in full sail, from a stubby dinghy chopping through the waves of techniques, to a wayfarer, rolling with the prompting breakers, to a serene schooner, slicing through whatever my mind swells into, with confidence.
Techniques, emotions and sense of worth have meld through surprises and satisfactions.
This was definitely a special course for me!
Thanks for being with me through this, for your enthusiastic guidance Perienne.
Annie, artist (drawing and poetry course)
This Drawing and Poetry has really reflected to me the advances I have made in my thinking (or lack thereof, even better!!) process over the last year.
My approach to each project through the filter of poetry has been like a ship in full sail, from a stubby dinghy chopping through the waves of techniques, to a wayfarer, rolling with the prompting breakers, to a serene schooner, slicing through whatever my mind swells into, with confidence.
Techniques, emotions and sense of worth have meld through surprises and satisfactions.
This was definitely a special course for me!
Thanks for being with me through this, for your enthusiastic guidance Perienne.
Annie, artist (drawing and poetry course)
Greetings dear Perienne, I am reflecting on the last 5 weeks of class, and thinking of what I want to create with the many processes I have learned. I so love the freedom of monoprinting and the endless possibilities. Thank you , thank you for being such a great , generous and inspiring teacher.
I am now in touch with and friends with several people in the class . A gift as I’m quite ambivalent about the internet!' Phyllis, California Mark Making and Monoprint 2: A Narrative Journey
I am now in touch with and friends with several people in the class . A gift as I’m quite ambivalent about the internet!' Phyllis, California Mark Making and Monoprint 2: A Narrative Journey
I so enjoyed this course and feel there are so many depths that I have been given to explore on my own.
I could repeat it 5 times and still come out wanting to learn more. Thank you for such a gift of a course. Emma, Suffolk UK (Mark Making and Monoprinting 1 Course)
I could repeat it 5 times and still come out wanting to learn more. Thank you for such a gift of a course. Emma, Suffolk UK (Mark Making and Monoprinting 1 Course)
The courses that Perienne teaches have helped me to grow as an artist. The stories and techniques she teaches are unique and very inspiring. Even though I have already learned and experimented a lot before, the courses have enhanced my practice immensely. I freed myself more with drawing and printing without fear of failure. Most importantly, I have started to create on a regular basis again, it became easier for me, I got into a flow and will hopefully keep it! So inspiring! Especially in those times, it also has been a social source for me to connect to other artists around the world and made new friends. Very inspiring, thank you so much! Manu, Artist, educator and illustrator, Germany https://manubuechting.com/ ( monoprint + memory and dream courses)
Dear Perienne, I just wanted to say thank you very much for the course. You are very patient and brilliant at making an environment where mistakes don't exist. I"m having so much fun making new work and feel excited about where it may lead.' Amelia, Painter, London, UK (memory & dream course)
Perienne possesses a unique talent of being both an artist and a teacher. In this course you'll learn a variety of monoprinting techniques that will enrich your ability to make images. In each class Perienne strikes a wonderful balance of teaching, discussing (in a group and in 1-2-1s) and allowing you to experiment. And she beautifully guides you through uncertainty. Thank you!
Zinta Jaunitis Illlustrator, UK https://www.zintajaunitis.com
Zinta Jaunitis Illlustrator, UK https://www.zintajaunitis.com
'Perienne is a delightful teacher. Her suggestions were playful, encouraging and inspiring. She taught me to trust what I see.' - Oliver Parker, Director. (RDS course) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Parker
Hi Perienne, I just wanted to say how much I had enjoyed your memory and dream course. The structure was great, taking us from warmup drawings and prompts through to making a meaningful composition out of the work that we’d done together. The online course is surprisingly sociable and i enjoyed meeting everybody! Sue, Painter, Somerset, UK
Simply fantastic- stretching, intense and inspiring , I loved it, Thank you so much ! Anna, Suffolk UK (drawing & collage course)
I have thoroughly enjoyed being taught by Perienne on one course run by the Royal Drawing School and on one she ran independently. Perienne taught me creative techniques and offered an ideal setting to help me develop as an artist. I have especially appreciated the quality of attention and thoughtfulness she brings to her teaching.
Michelle, artist and psychotherapist, Manchester. (mark making into monoprint course)
Michelle, artist and psychotherapist, Manchester. (mark making into monoprint course)
Perienne is an exceptionally gifted teacher and artist, and she was generous and skilled in encouraging and supporting us to take imaginative leaps and bounds in ways that felt manageable and safe and at the same time very exciting.
She lead the course with an incredible combination of structure, technical insight and clear, accessible instruction in ways it made it really easy for us to pick up new materials and methods with confidence and ease.
She was also full of intuition, and strengthened and supported a heartfelt, intuitive approach to the creative projects we had. She introduced sessions with creative exercises and ended with a coming together appreciation of each others work and endeavours. In effect she made a creative community of strangers with warmth, imagination and containment. I loved the way we trampolined off into our own work each session from the base of looking at the work of other artists.
For me, this strengthened the sense of a creative community beyond the immediate group. Perienne is an inspirational teacher!
Amanda, London Uk, artist and art therapist. (Drawing and poetry course)
She lead the course with an incredible combination of structure, technical insight and clear, accessible instruction in ways it made it really easy for us to pick up new materials and methods with confidence and ease.
She was also full of intuition, and strengthened and supported a heartfelt, intuitive approach to the creative projects we had. She introduced sessions with creative exercises and ended with a coming together appreciation of each others work and endeavours. In effect she made a creative community of strangers with warmth, imagination and containment. I loved the way we trampolined off into our own work each session from the base of looking at the work of other artists.
For me, this strengthened the sense of a creative community beyond the immediate group. Perienne is an inspirational teacher!
Amanda, London Uk, artist and art therapist. (Drawing and poetry course)
This is the second course of Perienne’s that I have taken. I love the way that you can start as a complete novice or with some experience and still learn new techniques that give you the confidence to create unique pieces of work. Perienne is a fabulous knowledgable teacher and the online format works really well. Jean, Lincolnshire, UK (mark making and monoprinting course)
What made the course so special for me was Perienne's calming teaching method that took all the anxiety out of creating artwork and wanting it to be 'good'. She helped me relax into creating the work by enjoying the process and seeing where that took me. Thank you Perienne! Lydia, Designer & illustrator https://lydiafee.co.uk/ (drawing & collage course)
Many thanks Perienne for the live online Drawing and Collage course which I found both very enjoyable and inspirational.
I was apprehensive at the start as I couldn’t imagine how a live practical art class would work over Zoom but my concerns were completely unfounded. The sessions were fun and I learnt a lot about technique and composition. It was good to be able to interact with you and with the other participants. Using a Padlet to share our work was a real bonus. I have already signed up to another course and am looking forward to working on Memory and Dream. Jane Warwickshire, UK
I was apprehensive at the start as I couldn’t imagine how a live practical art class would work over Zoom but my concerns were completely unfounded. The sessions were fun and I learnt a lot about technique and composition. It was good to be able to interact with you and with the other participants. Using a Padlet to share our work was a real bonus. I have already signed up to another course and am looking forward to working on Memory and Dream. Jane Warwickshire, UK
I thoroughly enjoyed Perienne's Drawing and Collage 5 week course. Incorporating collage in my drawings made them more dynamic and interesting. It also made me think differently about how to begin an art work.
Perienne's prompts were great and I even had a breakthrough towards the end of the course.
I strongly recommend this course for anyone who wants to experiment with their drawing process. Seemab, Film maker, London, UK https://www.seemabgul.co.uk/
Perienne's prompts were great and I even had a breakthrough towards the end of the course.
I strongly recommend this course for anyone who wants to experiment with their drawing process. Seemab, Film maker, London, UK https://www.seemabgul.co.uk/
“I loved this course. As well as being intensely fun, I learnt so much in my use of materials and my approach to being experimental and non-judgemental of my work. Conceptually, on the first evening, I learnt the importance of instilling a sense of space into the picture to gain the credibility of one’s audience which gives permission to push mental and imaginative boundaries more deeply. I learnt so much from witnessing the process of my fellow group members too. Perienne’s open, supportive and understanding approach to her tight and disciplined course gives great encouragement.
In summary, I found this course to be very inspiring. Looking forward to the next one! "
Anna, Lawyer, Suffolk, Uk (memory & dream course)
In summary, I found this course to be very inspiring. Looking forward to the next one! "
Anna, Lawyer, Suffolk, Uk (memory & dream course)
'I had done Monoprinting before but I like to see learn fresh ways and was not disappointed!!
Perienne gave us lots of techniques to try in the first sessions then gave us the space to practice with loads of patient encouragement. Then, in the last session, there was the opportunity to pull them all together.
I liked the format of 5 evenings, giving us time to practice what we had learnt. The way the course is presented, this is as much for beginners. It was a time to play, discover new designs I would never have thought of, make series rapidly or single overprints with slow deliberation, but never anticipate the results... The happy surprises are endless!' Annie, Artist, Uk
Perienne gave us lots of techniques to try in the first sessions then gave us the space to practice with loads of patient encouragement. Then, in the last session, there was the opportunity to pull them all together.
I liked the format of 5 evenings, giving us time to practice what we had learnt. The way the course is presented, this is as much for beginners. It was a time to play, discover new designs I would never have thought of, make series rapidly or single overprints with slow deliberation, but never anticipate the results... The happy surprises are endless!' Annie, Artist, Uk
‘I attended Perienne’s online Drawing and Collage course very much a novice. I was a bit apprehensive thinking that everyone would be so much better than me. My mind was soon put at rest with the pre course information and videos we received via the padlet.
The sessions were well organised, friendly, but mainly fun. Perienne has a very nice manner and explained everything clearly. You always had the opportunity to ask questions without feeling intimidated. It was great to network with a group of likeminded people of all abilities and look at their work too.
In the end I was proud of the work I produced and feel that the course has given me a springboard to become more creative in my work.
A great course for people of all abilities! I highly recommend it!’ Jean, Lincolnshire, UK
The sessions were well organised, friendly, but mainly fun. Perienne has a very nice manner and explained everything clearly. You always had the opportunity to ask questions without feeling intimidated. It was great to network with a group of likeminded people of all abilities and look at their work too.
In the end I was proud of the work I produced and feel that the course has given me a springboard to become more creative in my work.
A great course for people of all abilities! I highly recommend it!’ Jean, Lincolnshire, UK
I really loved the course and felt it gave me a new way of approaching image making which I can already see helping a couple of blocks I had around my practice such as adding detail and colour in the same image or using more spontaneous mark making. I see endless possibilities and experiments in the processes we learned. I felt as if I learned much working along with Perienne and the other students and the resources and videos were great to go back to. George, Artist ( Monoprinting course)
I had been looking forward to doing Drawing and Collage for 6 months, ever since I discovered it, and was in no way disappointed with my wait! The process was immersive and tapped into a deeper part of me.
Taking inspiration from a wide variety of artists I would never normally have looked at, and layering tissue colours for depth effects, I expanding my responses to unusual themes and prompts that appeared out of my own random marks. It was both free-ing and invigorating. The surprises prompted new directions, so image making became lively and almost soul-centred. I even burst into poetry!
Thanks, Perienne, for a brilliantly designed experience. Annie, artist, Nottingham, UK
Taking inspiration from a wide variety of artists I would never normally have looked at, and layering tissue colours for depth effects, I expanding my responses to unusual themes and prompts that appeared out of my own random marks. It was both free-ing and invigorating. The surprises prompted new directions, so image making became lively and almost soul-centred. I even burst into poetry!
Thanks, Perienne, for a brilliantly designed experience. Annie, artist, Nottingham, UK
'I first met Perienne at the Royal Drawing School, where she was one of my tutors during a ten week intensive. My sessions with her were the most memorable - I remember at the end of those long days smiling as I rolled up my drawings, images that were unexpected yet connected to my own imagination and voice. Like a memory I had forgotten. Her advice always seemed to resonate, because it was less prescriptive and more supportive, encouraging me to trust my instincts.
She gave me permission to experiment, to fail and most importantly to celebrate my successes without codifying them into a recipe.
The intensive made me realise art-making was very important to me, and so when it was over I tried to keep up a studio practice back home in the US. But after a couple of months I realised I was going in circles, failing to recreate that imaginative, productive space. I contacted Perienne for help, not really sure what it was I looking for.
That was four months ago, since then we've chatted each week via Skype.
Despite our geographical distance, these virtual conversations feel very real, as if she's visiting my studio each week to take a look at what I've been up to. Having another person that is engaged with what I'm doing, asking questions, making suggestions has helped me stay accountable, set short-term goals, be patient and persistent. I feel like I'm finally making the transition towards more personal, independent work, finding my own themes and ways of working. She's helped me establish a deeper studio practice.'
Kasem Kharsa, Artist: www.kasemkharsa.com
She gave me permission to experiment, to fail and most importantly to celebrate my successes without codifying them into a recipe.
The intensive made me realise art-making was very important to me, and so when it was over I tried to keep up a studio practice back home in the US. But after a couple of months I realised I was going in circles, failing to recreate that imaginative, productive space. I contacted Perienne for help, not really sure what it was I looking for.
That was four months ago, since then we've chatted each week via Skype.
Despite our geographical distance, these virtual conversations feel very real, as if she's visiting my studio each week to take a look at what I've been up to. Having another person that is engaged with what I'm doing, asking questions, making suggestions has helped me stay accountable, set short-term goals, be patient and persistent. I feel like I'm finally making the transition towards more personal, independent work, finding my own themes and ways of working. She's helped me establish a deeper studio practice.'
Kasem Kharsa, Artist: www.kasemkharsa.com
"I'm quite new to making art so wanted to explore it with a supportive teacher. Perienne was wonderful, very encouraging and warm and gave me skills and confidence in what I was doing. She made it a very positive and creative journey. I'm really chuffed with what I've produced on Perienne's course and with how much I've learnt. I'm excited to keep going" Pippa, Musician, London, UK (memory & dream course)
'I’ve just finished the Memory and Dream 5 week online course with Perienne. I was taking the course from Budapest, so the fact it was online was essential for me. The structure of the course was clear and interesting, but I felt I was also able to follow my own path and be spontaneous in what I was doing at an individual. The results I really enjoy because they surprise me. I think that Padlet is a really great way of sharing our work, it’s good to see others, and to feel like my work is good enough to be a part of this online collection.' Eira, Art Student, Budapest
'Not a one-time-and-everything-is-learnt type of course, this is an immersive experience in a quietly expansive environment. Thoughtfully designed, Perienne dropped just enough information into each session to forward our confidence in the process. With emphasis on intuitive responses to images, we ended up taking images from earlier works to assemble into a balanced, harmonious whole, something far outstretching anything I had done before. It's exactly what I needed to be doing at this time.
I really would like to go through Memory and Dream again!! I'm sure I would have different responses...and that to me is very exciting...' Annie, Painter, UK
I really would like to go through Memory and Dream again!! I'm sure I would have different responses...and that to me is very exciting...' Annie, Painter, UK
Thank you yet again for another wonderful course. I really enjoyed discovering the concept of collage and look forward to using it more and more in my art work. I’m quite excited about continuing the piece I started in session 5, I feel quite inspired.
As always the format, course content, support and guidance was brilliant.
The discussion at the start of each session together with looking at artists images offers inspiration and a starting point.
I love that we are able to weave our work into the following week and build on our awareness and development.
The demonstration videos are a very useful tool to revisit during the course and the Padlet where we show our work is a source of constant inspiration! Meeting such lovely people on Zoom is great and the break our room facility is a really good way to interact personally with our fellow students. Ali, retired nurse, Suffolk, UK
As always the format, course content, support and guidance was brilliant.
The discussion at the start of each session together with looking at artists images offers inspiration and a starting point.
I love that we are able to weave our work into the following week and build on our awareness and development.
The demonstration videos are a very useful tool to revisit during the course and the Padlet where we show our work is a source of constant inspiration! Meeting such lovely people on Zoom is great and the break our room facility is a really good way to interact personally with our fellow students. Ali, retired nurse, Suffolk, UK
"I had never taken a formal art class before, but over my 20 years doing in informal education with adults I've incorporated lots of creative techniques to challenge people's assumptions and self-limiting beliefs and inspire personal growth and social change. I chose Perienne's course from all the other listings at the Kensington Palace, the Royal Drawing School, because her tutor bio reported that she had previously worked at the community arts centre in my neighbourhood and the topic of 'life-drawing a story' attracted me. I hoped to personally grow and learn something about drawing. And I did. Perienne is an intuitive and discerning teacher. She identifies a strength or style to a student's work and invites them on a journey of self-education and further discovery by suggesting artists, styles or periods to learn more about. She is accessible, knowledgeable and generously shares what she knows. And her own art work resonates with me. "
- Denise Drake, Artist: www.communi-standing.org
- Denise Drake, Artist: www.communi-standing.org
“We paired up with Perienne to launch I’ll Give You the Sun, one of our big teen YA reads of the year. From the moment we met, there was an instant spark – Perienne completely understood the essential threads of art and creativity bubbling alongside the characters and helped us bring the book to life through a series of narrative life drawings events. Participants thoroughly enjoyed learning to sketch, use different materials and explore an array of techniques. Highly recommend.'
— Sarah Bennett, Publicity Manager, Walker Books
— Sarah Bennett, Publicity Manager, Walker Books
I have just completed Perienne Christian’s wonderful Drawing and Collage course online and discovered a completely new way of working, which has enabled me to put an image together, creating a narrative or picture. I have always had a problem of where to begin or ideas have not come easy.
But thanks to Perienne I have learnt that combing multiple elements i.e. layering of paper or placing of pre drawn cut outs etc together with painting/drawing, enabled me to work in an intuitive way !! Somehow the ideas appeared before my eyes and an image grew and developed instinctively…….... Magical !!!
Elane - London UK
But thanks to Perienne I have learnt that combing multiple elements i.e. layering of paper or placing of pre drawn cut outs etc together with painting/drawing, enabled me to work in an intuitive way !! Somehow the ideas appeared before my eyes and an image grew and developed instinctively…….... Magical !!!
Elane - London UK