Working With Me

If you are interested in starting up or maintaining an art practice through private mentoring,
taking an online course, commissioning an art workshop for a school or university or a creativity workshop for your business, I would be delighted to work with you. 
Please get in touch by emailing info@periennechristian.co.uk or using the contact form found on the contact page of this website.
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 artwork 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. 
Please see below for my different teaching offerings. 

1:1 private mentoring

I offer 1:1 private tuition over skype or zoom. This is £50 per hour or £25 for 25 minutes. 
This can be weekly, bi-weekly or monthly conversations. Sometimes just having a one off session works also. Together we will discuss your work and ways to take it forward. This can be an ongoing conversation about your work; how to push through fear and overwhelm, how to work towards your goals and even how to create goals. At the end of a session, I will suggest work to complete over the following week or weeks before we meet again, which will then be discussed in the following session. Sometimes our meetings will take the form of a Crit, looking at all the of the work you have made and finding threads and themes within it and sometimes we will just focus just on the work made in the week (s) before.
I have found that my role as a tutor is to help unearth what is already there and to help alleviate the fear that can accompany the making of creative work.
Often a large part of our work together  is to dig through the self doubt to the inner knowing and understanding that is already there. 
Students have found this 1:1 experience to be very helpful for their practice.

Memory and Dream: An Online Group Drawing Course

5 Week Course, 3 Hours per week, Suitable for all abilities, Cost £120 
​Dates
​Option 1: Wednesdays - 13th May - 10th June 2020, 6-9pm, UK time
Option 2: Mondays 2nd November -30th November 2020, 6-9pm, UK time
We all have access to the visual representation of memory and dream through the imaginative realm. Through this course you will be encouraged to identify your own personal mythological imagery, by working with your memory and dream worlds as well as  through poetry, stories and imagery that can help us to take leaps into the unknown of the imaginative realms.
Together we will be doing lots of different drawing exercises that will open up these capacities.
Each week there will be different drawing techniques to try out as homework.
We will work with different formats such as a concertina book format, large and small sheets of paper.
There will be lots of provocations and prompts to help you to access an intuitive and imaginative way of working.
By the end of the 5 weeks, you will have identified your own unique visual story representation and have created a series of images to represent this. 
The course will be run on the platform zoom. There will be a private facebook group for all participants to share their work and ideas in during the week.
If you have any questions about the course or wish to join, please email me on info@periennechristian.co.uk or use the website contact form. 
​If you would like to join from a different time zone,  you can check out the time zone converter here:
https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/
See below for the video introduction to the course!

Drawing and Collage - An Online Course

5 Week Course, 3 Hours per week, Suitable for all abilities, Cost £120  
Dates
Wednesdays 17th June - 15th July, 6-9pm, UK time.
Collage provides an exciting way of radically changing an image as well as an alternative way of painting or drawing. In my own work, I use collage very intuitively, sometimes beginning a painting with lots of collaged pieces stuck down and sometimes using it as an 'interruption' to a images that is needing some breathing space or new energy.
During this course, we will look at how collage can be an addition to a drawing or painting, or a unique way of image making in itself. You will experiment with adding collage to drawings you have made as well as practicing different  techniques over the whole surface.
We will look at and discuss artists who have used collage effectively and in very  different ways. Each week there will be a new exercise using collage as the jump off point.
By the end of the course, you will have created a body of work which could be used either as inspiration for new work or a series that can be continued. 
The course will be run via Zoom and there will be a private facebook group where you can  interact during the week, to share images you have made and ask any questions you may have that arise during the week.
I look forward to seeing you on the course!
​Any questions please don't hesitate to ask. My email is info@periennechristian.co.uk

Mark-Making and  Monoprinting - An Online Course​

5 Week Course, 3 Hours per week, Suitable for all abilities, Cost £120 
Dates
Mondays - 21st September - 19th October 2020, 6-9pm UK time. 
​During this course, you will be taken through different drawing and mark making exercises,  building up your own drawing language and looking to find a subject matter that captures your imagination.
We will draw together as a group and you will also have time to go off and make drawings during out time together.
We will then work with many different, experimental Monoprinting techniques, to turn your drawings into prints!
We will be using a Gelli Plate for this process.
You will either buy one of these plates to work with, or be provided with instructions for making your own.
Monoprinting is an exciting way to open up new ways of image and mark making. 
By the end of the course you will have a series of printed images inspired by your drawings and a newfound confidence to continue pursuing monoprinting on you own.
The course will be run via Zoom and there will be a private facebook group where you can  interact during the week, to share images you have made and ask any questions you may have that arise during the week.
I look forward to seeing you there!
Any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. My email is info@periennechristian.co.uk

Workshops taught at the Royal Drawing School 

I teach various different workshops at the Royal Drawing School in London, including Etching, Drawing A story and Observation into Imagination.
The courses have  all now gone online for the summer term of 2020. 
​All the courses I teach with the school can be found on their website here: ​​https://www.royaldrawingschool.org/artists/faculty/perienne-christian/
You  can see an intro to my drawing a story course at the Drawing School below. 

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. 

Testimonials

 '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 realize 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 realized 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 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
​'Perienne is a delightful teacher. Her suggestions were playful, encouraging and inspiring. She taught me to trust what I see.' - Oliver Parker, Director.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Parker
“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

Working With Me

If you are interested in starting up or maintaining an art practice through private mentoring,
taking an online course, commissioning an art workshop for a school or university or a creativity workshop for your business, I would be delighted to work with you. 
Please get in touch by emailing info@periennechristian.co.uk or using the contact form found on the contact page of this website.
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 artwork 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. 
Please see below for my different teaching offerings. 

1:1 private mentoring

I offer 1:1 private tuition over skype or zoom. This is £50 per hour or £25 for 25 minutes. 
This can be weekly, bi-weekly or monthly conversations. Sometimes just having a one off session works also. Together we will discuss your work and ways to take it forward. This can be an ongoing conversation about your work; how to push through fear and overwhelm, how to work towards your goals and even how to create goals. At the end of a session, I will suggest work to complete over the following week or weeks before we meet again, which will then be discussed in the following session. Sometimes our meetings will take the form of a Crit, looking at all the of the work you have made and finding threads and themes within it and sometimes we will just focus just on the work made in the week (s) before.
I have found that my role as a tutor is to help unearth what is already there and to help alleviate the fear that can accompany the making of creative work.
Often a large part of our work together  is to dig through the self doubt to the inner knowing and understanding that is already there. 
Students have found this 1:1 experience to be very helpful for their practice.

Memory and Dream: An Online Group Drawing Course

5 Week Course, 3 Hours per week, Suitable for all abilities, Cost £120 
​Dates
​Option 1: Wednesdays - 13th May - 10th June 2020, 6-9pm, UK time
Option 2: Mondays 2nd November -30th November 2020, 6-9pm, UK time
We all have access to the visual representation of memory and dream through the imaginative realm. Through this course you will be encouraged to identify your own personal mythological imagery, by working with your memory and dream worlds as well as  through poetry, stories and imagery that can help us to take leaps into the unknown of the imaginative realms.
Together we will be doing lots of different drawing exercises that will open up these capacities.
Each week there will be different drawing techniques to try out as homework.
We will work with different formats such as a concertina book format, large and small sheets of paper.
There will be lots of provocations and prompts to help you to access an intuitive and imaginative way of working.
By the end of the 5 weeks, you will have identified your own unique visual story representation and have created a series of images to represent this. 
The course will be run on the platform zoom. There will be a private facebook group for all participants to share their work and ideas in during the week.
If you have any questions about the course or wish to join, please email me on info@periennechristian.co.uk or use the website contact form. 
​If you would like to join from a different time zone,  you can check out the time zone converter here:
https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/
See below for the video introduction to the course!

Drawing and Collage - An Online Course

5 Week Course, 3 Hours per week, Suitable for all abilities, Cost £120  
Dates
Wednesdays 17th June - 15th July, 6-9pm, UK time.
Collage provides an exciting way of radically changing an image as well as an alternative way of painting or drawing. In my own work, I use collage very intuitively, sometimes beginning a painting with lots of collaged pieces stuck down and sometimes using it as an 'interruption' to a images that is needing some breathing space or new energy.
During this course, we will look at how collage can be an addition to a drawing or painting, or a unique way of image making in itself. You will experiment with adding collage to drawings you have made as well as practicing different  techniques over the whole surface.
We will look at and discuss artists who have used collage effectively and in very  different ways. Each week there will be a new exercise using collage as the jump off point.
By the end of the course, you will have created a body of work which could be used either as inspiration for new work or a series that can be continued. 
The course will be run via Zoom and there will be a private facebook group where you can  interact during the week, to share images you have made and ask any questions you may have that arise during the week.
I look forward to seeing you on the course!
​Any questions please don't hesitate to ask. My email is info@periennechristian.co.uk

Mark-Making and  Monoprinting - An Online Course​

5 Week Course, 3 Hours per week, Suitable for all abilities, Cost £120 
Dates
Mondays - 21st September - 19th October 2020, 6-9pm UK time. 
​During this course, you will be taken through different drawing and mark making exercises,  building up your own drawing language and looking to find a subject matter that captures your imagination.
We will draw together as a group and you will also have time to go off and make drawings during out time together.
We will then work with many different, experimental Monoprinting techniques, to turn your drawings into prints!
We will be using a Gelli Plate for this process.
You will either buy one of these plates to work with, or be provided with instructions for making your own.
Monoprinting is an exciting way to open up new ways of image and mark making. 
By the end of the course you will have a series of printed images inspired by your drawings and a newfound confidence to continue pursuing monoprinting on you own.
The course will be run via Zoom and there will be a private facebook group where you can  interact during the week, to share images you have made and ask any questions you may have that arise during the week.
I look forward to seeing you there!
Any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. My email is info@periennechristian.co.uk

Workshops taught at the Royal Drawing School 

I teach various different workshops at the Royal Drawing School in London, including Etching, Drawing A story and Observation into Imagination.
The courses have  all now gone online for the summer term of 2020. 
​All the courses I teach with the school can be found on their website here: ​​https://www.royaldrawingschool.org/artists/faculty/perienne-christian/
You  can see an intro to my drawing a story course at the Drawing School below. 

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. 

Testimonials

 '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 realize 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 realized 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 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
​'Perienne is a delightful teacher. Her suggestions were playful, encouraging and inspiring. She taught me to trust what I see.' - Oliver Parker, Director.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Parker
“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