Michael Weller – Sketching a Painting by Vanessa Bell Using Mixed Media (Online)

Join Michael Weller for this demo/work-along inspired by the work of artist Vanessa Bell.

Date recorded: Sunday, April 12, 2026

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Join Michael Weller for this demo/work-along inspired by the work of artist Vanessa Bell. Sketch along using an eclectic mix of materials—Bic and brush pens, ink, markers, pastels, and charcoal—as Michael explores Bell’s modernist approach to color and form, with a nod toward abstraction. Along the way, he’ll share insights into Bell’s role in the Bloomsbury Group and her artistic influences.

If you enjoy this presentation or make work inspired by it, please leave a comment below.

About the Instructor:

Michael Weller studied librarianship in Manchester, England and realized early on he didn’t want to be a librarian. Life-drawing cheered him up. Later he did a degree in Fine Art and studied portrait-painting at Lavender Hill Studios and drawing and painting with the New English Art Club. In 2015 he won the Le Clerc Fowle Medal for a group of outstanding paintings at the Royal Institute of Oil Painters’ annual exhibition, and the Winsor & Newton Award for a painting at the New English Art Club annual exhibition.

4 Responses

jan simmons says:

April 14, 2026 at 3:00 pm

Painting upside down was so much fun, thank you for sharing.

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1. Michael Weller says:
  
  April 15, 2026 at 12:31 pm
  
  Very good!
Lena Larsson says:

April 13, 2026 at 12:11 pm

Thank you so much for a joyful presentation. I´m looking forward to enjoy this class in June.

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1. Michael Weller says:
  
  April 13, 2026 at 8:09 pm
  
  Thanks, Lena!

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