Lavender Leonardos Children's Art School

A truly outstanding body of work from our students over the last half term and holiday workshops.

From expressive pastel landscapes to detailed observational printmaking, there has been a real focus on exploration, mark-making and thoughtful use of materials. It’s been a joy to see such confidence developing across so many different approaches.

Our summer holiday workshops begin from 13th July. Each session explores a range of techniques, encouraging students to slow down, look closely, and work across a variety of mediums.

Bookings are now open.

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Easter holidays already feel like a distant memory…

A highlight from our workshops was this purrrrfect sgraffito cat, inspired by the incredible Tim Flach.

During the holiday sessions, we explored a range of techniques including sgraffito, oil painting, collage, oil pastel and printmaking, encouraging each child to experiment and develop their skills.

- May Half Term workshops are now open for booking.

We're busy planning our Summer Holiday sessions that will be released next week.

What a wonderful couple of afternoons exploring watercolour and gouache techniques in the studio this Easter holiday.
Inspired by the truly wonderful American artist , whose playful and characterful work brought so much joy to the studio. A true friend of Lavender Leonardos — thank you, Vicki 💛
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We recently discovered the amazing drawings of who beautifully captured a scene in Modern that is also part of our Tour & Draw sessions lead by our tutor !

In this section of the tour our budding artists are inspired by Matisses TheSnail to create their own animal using collage. These tours introduce the world of contemporary art alongside developing sketching, observation, art history and communication skills!

Recommended to all wanting to learn more about art, and we have our next coming up on March 8th at with some more to come and spaces left! ✨

The many faces of Marie Antoinette ✨

A highlight of our Little Leonardos work – and a project that has inspired the whole studio.

Our Little Leonardos have had a wonderful time creating these beautiful mixed-media portraits, inspired by the Marie Antoinette: Fashion exhibition at the V&A.

Using paint, pastels and collage, the children explored texture, colour and layering to bring their portraits to life. Along the way, they also learned about portraiture from this period and discovered more about Marie Antoinette and her fascinating life.

We are so proud of their creativity and focus – well done, Little Leonardos!

Half Term at the Studio | 16th - 20th February

This half term we’ve got something for all our artists of the future 🎨

Ages 6+ & 8+ will be exploring animal artists, working with a range of drawing and painting techniques. Expect lots of observation, texture and technique.

Ages 10+ will be diving into Seurat’s seascapes, inspired by the upcoming exhibition at the Courtauld Gallery. We’ll explore his pointillist methods, materials and his place in art history while creating our own sea-inspired works. (16th & 17th)

10+ Drypoint printmaking sessions will focus on mark making and discovering the process of printing from creation to the magic of pulling a print. (18th & 19th )

13+ Support Day – a focused class designed to help with an area they need help with from :
• developing themes
• documenting work
• critical analysis
• presentation
• artwork support
(20th Feb)

Something for everyone – whether you’re building skills, exploring artists, or preparing for exams.

To celebrate the upcoming summer exhibition at Tate Modern, our Saturday Advanced groups explored the powerful portraits of Frida Kahlo.

Frida painted 55 self-portraits, using her art to express identity, strength and emotion. We looked closely at her techniques and materials before creating our own mixed media collage portraits.

So many fantastic and thoughtful results 💛
We also talked about collective nouns inspired by Frida and unanimously decided on “a bravery of Fridas”. We absolutely love that.

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Our Tirzah Garwood pieces are progressing so beautifully.
Inspired by the fantastic exhibition at , our Little Leonardos have been discovering the immense talent of Tirzah — an artist so often overshadowed by her husband, Eric Ravilious.

Dulwich continues to inspire us by shining a light on extraordinarily talented female artists. They’re currently showcasing the stunning Danish painter Anna Ancher.

Our 6+ group have absolutely loved learning about Tirzah, the time period, her compositions, materials, and techniques.

We can’t wait to reveal the final pieces next week… they’re going to be wonderful!

More fabulous themes coming for all our classes next term — stay tuned! 🌟