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PORTRAIT PRACTICE CLUB
STRENGTHENING FACIAL DRAWING SKILLS 

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Train Your Eye.

Refine Your Hand.

Grow Your Confidence.

with live people! !

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​​​Developing spirit portraiture is not simply about natural talent or your mediumistic connection.

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Becoming a skilled Spirit Portrait Artist means learning to feel the communicator more strongly, see them more clearly, and train your hand to respond with increasing confidence and accuracy to that feeling or vision. This hands-on experience is designed to hone your eye-to-hand coordination as you sketch. At the start of each class, you will be given a specific challenge to complete within your group.  My teaching style is pretty unique to the development of students drawing skills and for those wanting to progress as a Spirit portraiture artist. These portrait portrait classes are for any level from beginner to advanced to have a regular and continuous space to build friendships, drawing skills and much more. ​​ As a demonstrating spirit artist, I have demonstrated the art of Spirit Portraiture for audiences of over 100 people, sometimes using one hand, both hands, or even with my eyes closed. To do this, my mediumistic link to spirit must be strong, my surrender to the process absolute, and my foundational drawing skills well developed. Bringing these three elements together is a lifelong lesson.  While other spiritual artists are great at what they do and demonstrate weekly or monthly, my spirit team and I choose to offer only a few demonstrations a year.   I hold the demonstration of mediumistic art so sacred that I prefer (in my own way) to preserve the skill's purity and nurture it behind the curtains, building that deeper connection.    ​ This isn't to say others should follow this or showcase their ability to the public when their drawing levels are basic; I believe my students, including myself, must work on our skill, stay out of the public limelight, and not treat the purity of Spirit Portraiture as entertainment.   I once showed my work because it was exciting to share it and let everyone see the path I'm on.  Once I moved beyond the barrier of 'infant style drawing', I realised my mistake and the harm it can do without our realising it.  So I advise my students to avoid showcasing their work publicly until they can produce an above-standard, lifelike image.  I am not speaking about fine art, nor am I suggesting they should be 'advanced artists', but in the very least, the proportions should be correct.   You can always tell when an artist isn't working with spirit, but when their drawings all look like the same person or come from the same family. ​ That is why my students learn various ways to improve their spirit portraiture drawing skills.   For those who have taken at least six months, the Portrait Practice club is super beneficial for improving face drawing.  You will never attend just one mediumship class and have it all figured out; building your unique style takes years of workshops, mentorships, and learning from various tutors. The same applies to spirit face drawings. You won’t achieve perfection in a day, but you can always strive to be better than you were last year. This is why I consistently offer new courses and workshops to give you fresh, confidence-building ways to practice.​

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WHAT HAPPENS IN THE ONE-MONTH PORTRAIT PRACTICE CLUB?

 

​​Each week, I'll introduce a new portrait challenge, then divide everyone into small breakout groups, where you'll spend about an hour drawing together and encouraging one another. 

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  • Each person should have about 2-4 drawings by the end of the session, depending on attendance.

  • Sept: Students receive challenges

  • Oct: Special Guest Week 1: and Week 2 - 4: Students receive a tutor's live drawing challenge demo

  • Nov: Special Guest Week 1:   and Week 2 - 4: Students receive a tutor's live drawing challenge demo

  • Dec: Special Guest Week 1:  and Week 2 - 3: Spirit Portraiture focused challenge classes; Week 4: Students Musical Gallery Challenge

 

The weekly challenges will vary, keeping every session fresh and helping you develop a range of artistic skills.  Some activities may involve drawing another member of your group from life, whilst others may encourage you to use your imagination, observation, creativity or even a little humour.

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WHAT I'VE DISCOVERED
OVER THE LAST TWO DECADES OF TEACHING 

As a working professional spirit artist, teacher, medium, speaker, and author, I realise that after teaching hundreds of students interested in spirit art over the last 15 years, three distinct aspects of teaching help a budding Spirit Artist develop.

 

  • Mediumship - helps with evidential communication

  • Spirit Portraiture - developing the faces with Mediumship

  • Drawing Portraits - continuous drawing of live faces to build life-like drawing skills and speed.

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Too often, I see students struggling with their portraits: they all look like the same person, and some are eager to advertise their portraits publicly before they've nurtured their skills behind the scenes.  That is why I offer these Portrait Practice Clubs from time to time: to support students working outside 'mediumship' by focusing solely on drawing real faces in real time, with real people and others interested in the same subject.   Students want to do well!   They want to draw to the best of their ability!  They want to make an impact for the Spirit world.  However, in their beautiful desire to serve, some rush the process and far too often start teaching others too early or demonstrate publicly.   I think of this as a student who has spent six weeks in a circle, shown some success, and is now starting to demonstrate publicly or begin their own teaching class.  While they may get some success and support from those who say well done, I find that those who attend my teaching learn to cultivate their skills to a level where, when they showcase them to the world, they do so with full confidence.  However, for those who show their skills, at least they have the confidence to do so, as some, even with experience, are shy about showing the world. I often visit Facebook, and some artists keep reusing the same image format. I've helped my students draw faces that look individual and lifelike.

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CLASS DATES FOR  OCTOBER

02 - 23 October 2026
Sat: 3:00 pm  (90 mins) 

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CLASS DATES FOR NOVEMBER
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07 - 28 November 2026
Sat: 4:00 pm  (90 mins) 

 

🇺🇸 ET 12:00 pm • CT 11:00 am • PT 9:00 am
🇨🇦 Toronto 12:00 pm • 🇿🇦 South Africa 7:00 pm

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CLASS DATES FOR  DECEMBER

06 - 27 December 2026
Sat: 1:00 pm  (90 mins) 

Please check your own counties time zome

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No transfer of dates if unable to make it.

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