Residential Art Courses
at
The Nare Hotel - Cornwall
with
Jeanni
'Artist in Residence'
Individual, couples and group lessons available all year round.
Lessons held at
'The Nare Hotel'
www.narehotel.co.uk
or at a location of your choice
Jeanni has received a
Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice Award
7 years running: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025
When you join me for art lessons at The Nare, you don’t just sketch or paint... you step into a world of light, colour and calm. Nestled on the Roseland Peninsula, the hotel sits in a secluded bay above Carne Beach and overlooks the shimmering sea of Gerrans Bay. The gentle coastline, sweeping blue horizon and surrounding gardens become more than a backdrop, they become the inspiration, the light and the calm from which your art grows.
Inside, the quiet elegance and comfort of The Nare’s country‑house ambience allows you to relax, observe, breathe... and see differently.
Have you ever wished you could
Paint and Draw in just a few hours?
Well you can...
Take a look at the courses I offer below and enjoy a glimpse of what’s possible in the photos and videos from past lessons at The Nare Hotel. If you have any questions or would like to chat about what might suit you, just get in touch. I’m always happy to help.
Lesson one
SKETCH
The psychology seeing!
Draw out your Potential
The intrinsic structure of all picture making:
3D shading
Light directive shading
Depth of field
Focal points
Emotional engagement
The optical illusions of art
Lesson Two
PERSPECTIVE
The maths of art!
Change your Perspective
Vanishing and focal points
Laying of shadows
including direction, density and colour
Reflections in different situations
Ellipse rules
Size, colour and clarity changes to create depth of field and emotion
Buildings and structures
Lesson Three
PAINT and COLOUR
For any medium!
See the Bigger Picture
Consolidation of all the courses whilst adding colour:
Brush technique
Colour theory
Paint types
Specific techniques to aid direction, mood, depth of field and focal areas
A fun and informative experience which allows you to understand how we see and translate our environment though our eyes and emotions. You will learn how to convert this knowledge into three-dimensional engaging images and understand how and why the viewer, of your art works, sees and translates them in their own unique way.
My lessons are all about knowledge not just copying. This means you will gain a skill set of knowledge and the confidence to enjoy creating your artworks whilst expressing yourself with your own unique artistic voice, as you can see above. You will complete the course with the eyes of an artist, with the ability to both look and also to truly see!
See more about the course here
An inspiring walk across a beautiful beach (or landscape) observing perspective in action. Experience as we all know is always the greatest teacher.
I shall point out and explain theories of eye level, vanishing points, focal points, atmosphere, refection, distance, shadows, ratios, ellipses and much more in a fun and engaging way, so you can see and experience perspective first hand.
I have worked with a wide variety of people and a number of architects. All have commented on my unique approach and how easy it is to understand the sometimes complex concepts of perspective.
As the course progresses I draw up the required information to remind you of all the concepts we cover.
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The paint course can stand alone but also consolidates the previous two courses, by adding colour and paint to your knowledge base.
You will learn about colour theory, atmospheric perspective, some of the history of specific colours and the different paint types available and what the benefits and characteristics of each are.
You will also experience different paint brushes and specific techniques and methods to enhance direction, shape, mood, depth of field, focal areas and emotional engagement.
The course closes with the completion of your own painting en plein-air whenever possible.
See more about the course here
Students at the Nare Hotel with their artworks.
The Nare Hotel Gardens
Two high speed videos showing the creation of the paintings below
The final paintings are available as prints on my online shop
Agapanthus - The Nare Hotel Gardens
Hydrangeas - The Nare Hotel Gardens
More paintings of Carne Beach, Nare Head and Nare Hotel Gardens.
Roseland Peninsula
Art Extension Classes
Available after completing the three art courses
This is your chance to develop, enhance and manipulate your newly acquired artistic knowledge into unique artworks in your own style, as can be seen below.
Once you have completed my Sketch, Perspective and Paint courses, contact me to arrange your first personalised extension course.
All you have to do is...
Pick a Subject...
This was a novice student in her 90's after completing the three part course and a couple more lessons.
Pick your Medium...
This gentleman was also a novice and completed this beautiaful portrait soon after completing my unique art course.
Develop your own Style...
This young man was a school student. He completed my course and then we started to develop hislove of architecture.
Secrets of Art
Art Foundation / Master Class Course with Jeanni
My bespoke art classes are inspiring, fun, eye-opening and suitable for all ages and abilities, as featured in Cornwall Today and the West Briton. My unique approach draws out your potential by giving you self-confidence, awareness and a fundamental tool kit of artistic knowledge to build on. I reveal some of the methods of the Old Masters and the underlying psychology, physiology and physics to explain a host of how's and why's in creating three dimensional emotional artwork.
Students make progress quickly as you can see in the video below!
Comissions
Maybe it’s your family walking the shoreline at Mawgan Porth… your dog on the cliff path… or the golden light catching a view you’ve never forgotten. I create bespoke paintings that hold more than just the image: they hold feeling.
Whether it’s your favourite beach, a cherished place, or the people and pets you love, I’ll work with you to capture it just the way you imagine. You’ll even receive a step-by-step visual diary so you can watch your artwork take shape. Let’s bring your story to life.
"My art courses cover the core fundamental knowledge required to understand Sketch, Perspective and Paint and will only enhance any other art lessons you may have undertaken.
I use a unique mixture of Psychology, Physiology and Physics to explain how our mindset, physical position and core fundamental knowledge effect our outcomes in art and so much more.The incredible pictures and huge smiles seen below say it all."
Jeanni Grant-Nelson
Face to Face - Location Options in Cornwall
Group Art Events at a location of your choice... This one was at Caerhays Castle
“ We enjoyed a fabulous day painting on the Cornish coast, and were amazed with the talent that Jeanni was able to unlock in each of us.”
Learn Art Online Anytime, Anywhere
Sit in the sunshine, on the sofa or at your desk, my online art course gives you all the knowledge you need to develop and grow your own style based on knowledge.
Courses for Residents, The Nare Hotel, Carne Beach, Cornwall
Enjoy a relaxing vacation at this beautiful 5-star hotel, whilst taking the opportunity to learn or develop your artistic skills with Jeanni
My Unique
3 Part Art Course
Sketch, Perspective and Paint.
If you like you can follow up with Extention Courses to develop your own artistic style further.
How I Invented my
System of Teaching Art
3 hours at a Circus School which changed my life and the way I teach.
My Unique
Teaching Method
I love the fact that my three part course gives students the skills to produce artworks confidently, in their own style.
Jeanni is a phenomenal teacher.
Not only in her artistic advice (which is always spot on) but also in the guidance and support she has given me to complete my recent ten hour art exam. Every lesson I had was fun interesting and totally transformed the way I draw, paint and even how I look at the world.
I was also overwhelmed by the extent to which she offered her help between lessons through phone calls and emails, I would recommend her lessons to anyone.
Thank you Jeanni!"
Pema
A novice artist Michael Byrne made the following statements after only 15 hours of lessons, following the completion of the portrait to the right . . .
"Working with Jeanni created a further insight/perspective into skills that I did not know nor believed existed"
"Her intuitive, discerning and inspiring teaching builds your competence and confidence while quietly demonstrating that personal development is ongoing, continuous and can have no limits to what you can accomplish"
"Jeanni allows you to gain greater analytical insight into your visual world and expands your creative awareness/ capacities by working you to new limits. You reach a boundary, and then the boundary recedes before you"
"Had incredible fun while secretly and successfully creating a unique and personal wedding gift. For a complete non-drawer let alone painter, it gave a fine spirit of hope and achievement"
Michael Byrne Management Consultant Director
