Pete Mountford

I have over 10 years experience teaching about Art history. In the main this involves artists & Art from around 1850 onwards, but mainly specialises in Twentieth Century & contemporary Art.

The type of tuition on offer here could be-:
A lecture for a group (presentation by Powerpoint or slides) on a particular artist, theme or movement

Visits to major London Galleries and Museums such as Tate Britain/ Modern, Courtauld Institute, V&A

Tour of major London independent Galleries, e:g in East end of London, Cork St and other current exhibitions

help with a course essay or paper

SAMPLE

Course i teach at City University, London on 'Art in London Now'
http://www.city.ac.uk/cae/cfa/arts/contemporary_art/art_london.html

Ever wondered what is meant by a "Warm/Cold Contrast"? or what is "negative space"?

A chance to obtain new and develop existing skills-:

painting and drawing, e:g: using water colours, acrylic, oils, pencil, charcoal and other mixed media (details can be discussed).

Exercises: still life, photographs. landscape. develop ideas, sketchbooks, Life drawing (student(s) pays cost of model).

Portfolio building and reviews and advice on all types of further study.

You can undertake individual sessions or we can devise a structured programme of study

SAMPLES

Here are some examples of student work from classes i have taught

Adult Education- http://www.colourmount.com/education/coursepages/weaepsomclass.html

A good overview or bespoke training in how to use software packages such as Adobe Photoshop and Dreamweaver. This can be for the following purposes-:

To learn technical skills such as selecting, colour correcting, using layers, painting and editing (Photoshop) or page layout, tables, layers, Frames, CSS (Dreamweaver).

Develop a specific project in terms of working on images or designing/creating own web pages/and or site. Potential students please note: that this is within the framework of tutoring so you would be required to do the bulk of the work yourself. If you wish to discuss commissioning me to undertake the work (I:e as a Designer) then this is negotiable under separate rates and terms.

Also available, tuition in Quark XPress (similar to web design but is focussed on page layout for print),
Flash (animation graphics for web)
Final Cut Pro (film editing, Mac only).
Illustrator/Freehand (Illustration)
Microsoft Office

Both PC or Mac platforms, in most cases students should provide their own computer/laptop & software. I have a PC laptop that can be used.

SAMPLES

Here are some examples of my graphic design work
http://www.colourmount.com/education/education.htm#sample_pdfs (click on chosen sample)

Here are some websites i have designed and maintain
http://www.valeriechang.com
http://www.janestothert.com
http://www.pushingboundyries.com

And a commission for the WEA in 2005 http://www.colourmount.com/education/education.htm#sample_pdfs click on chosen sample)