The Dress Rehearsal by Zoe James-Williams

The Dress Rehearsal by Zoe James-Williams

Pastel painting

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Leondardo Da Vinci Comes To Swansea!

There’s a treat in store for those visiting Swansea later in the year as ten original drawings by the Rennaissance artist and influential polymath Leonardo da Vinci stopover in Wales for the last leg of their 2016 tour. Glynn Vivian Art Gallery hosts the exquisite drawings in Leonardo da Vinci: Ten Drawings from the Royal Collection (October 15 – January 6 2017). The drawings will be visiting Newcastle, Dublin and Nottingham earlier in the year.

End of Term and Christmas Art Class Lunch

Two lovely Christmas lunches with all my art classes at The SA3 Bistro in Mumbles. Great Food and Lovely Company!!

New Art Classes in Swansea and Mumbles Starting in Sept

New Art Classes added in Drawing, Watercolour and Acrylic starting in Swansea and Mumbles in Sept. All levels welcome. Please contact me for more details info@zoejameswilliams.com ‪#‎SwanseaArtClasses‬‪#‎MumblesArtClasses‬ ‪#‎ArtClassesinWales‬

New Art Class in Ostreme Centre, Mumbles

I am starting a New Art Class on Tuesdays in Ostreme Centre, Mumbles from May 5th. Drawing and Watercolour. All levels welcome. Please contact me for further info on info@zoejameswilliams.com or tel 01792 642164. Please share. 

Start of Spring Term 2015

My Ostreme and Swansea Grand Theatre Art Classes are starting back on January 14th 2015,


I have one space left in Swansea Grand Theatre due to a late cancellation. Please contact me if interested on the email or tel no below.

Ostreme has a waiting list but if you wish to be placed on that please contact me on 
I teach from beginners to more experienced students. All levels welcome

info@zoejameswilliams.com or 01792642164


The art classes are both lively, fun and friendly. You also will be taught drawing and watercolour skills through subject matter including landscape, portraits and still life etc. 

One of our end of term lunches! This was at PA's Mumbles

Student work. The art class takes all levels.

DRAWING ON DYLAN, PART OF DYLATHON AND BIG DRAW EVENTS. JOIN IN!

From Oct 26-27th Zoe James-Williams will create a visual diary of the Dylathon in Swansea Grand Theatre by taking people on a drawing journal though the event with her drawings, words and photos that she will put on social media in real time.
People are invited to join and follow Zoe through social media at the event celebrating Dylan as she Instagrams her visual commentary. All are welcome to join in a celebration of Dylan Thomas in his centenary by adding their own Dylan inspires words and drawings to Zoe's journal. 'Our world' the theme of The Big Draw is an unique opportunity for Zoe to share a glimse behind the scenes through her drawing and inspire others to share the inspiring words of Dylan Thomas. Performed by a cast of hundreds of participants drawn from the worlds of theatre and film including Sir Ian Mckellan, Jonathon Pryce, Sian Phillips and Katherine Jenkins, it is a drawing event not to be missed!
Zoe will be putting her drawings on into her
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Please join in my Drawing on Dylan Event.
This is part of TheBigDraw. Be Inspired!
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Tonal Lesson on brown paperwith Winslow Homer

For this weeks lesson the students painted a tonal exercise on brown paper using one of Winslow Homer's tonal sketches. Normal brown paper was used which was taped onto a board. Of course it wrinkles so they had to be careful not to use too much water but as an excercise worked very well.

Great contrasts and simplification of form. Also lots of artistic license with the original which looked great!! If you look at some of the classes work below and then look at an actual boat scene it doesn't seem so complicated to paint does it?

One of the students paintings with the original print of the Winslow Homer above. Some as you can see were using artistic license adding a moon, clouds and dashes of colour to great effect.

Iana Salenko, Prima Ballerina, Rehearsing for Le Corsaire

Rehearsing for Le Corsaire with Iana Salenko.

 Iana is a guest Prima Ballerina for Royal Ballet and Principal Ballerina with The Berlin State Ballet. She also starred in The Baileys ballet advert and is married to Principal ballet dancer Marion Walter.

Their  official website is Iana Salenko and Marion Walter or follow Iana on twitter on@ianasalenko

Xander Parish, Starlit Lovers Series 1

 Xander Parish performing in Romeo and Juliet in The Royal Opera House
This is first of a series and I wanted to capture Xander and Viktoria's beautiful chemisty as they first fall in love as Romeo and Juliet. I used a limited palette to create the twilight effect with a blush for the skin tones.

#Starcrossedlovers series no.1 #romeoandjuliet #ballet #xanderparish #ViktoriaTereshkina #Mariinsky #Watercolor #pastels #charcoal #drawing #thebigdraw
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Check out Xander Parish Website for up to date information on his dancing schedule. Also you can read a great interview in The Telegraph  Xander gave about becoming the the first British Dancer to be invited to enjoy The Mariinsky Ballet Company in St Petersburg.  
You can also follow him on twitter @xanderparish

Big Draw Starts

Don't forget to check out events near you for The Big Draw.
The Big Draw

Last Day of The Ostreme and Grand Theatre Art Group Exhibition

Last Chance to see  The Ostreme and Grand Theatre Art Group Exhibition in The Arts Wing, Swansea Grand Theatre. 

White Room dedicated to Dylan Thomas

Level 2 dedicated to All Subjects

Last Day Today Sept 6th

Sketches from the rehearsal of Romeo and Juliet with Xander Parish and Viktoria Tereshkina

Some of my quick preparatory sketches from Monday at The Mariinsky rehearsal of Romeo and Juliet with Xander Parish and Viktoria Tereshkina at The Royal Opera House