by Giles Ward | May 11, 2023 | News
SCULPT A REALISTIC HUMAN FIGURE Online Course A Legacy of Learning At the country’s leading centre for realist sculpture we are passionate about sharing the art of realistic human and animal sculpture. Andrew Sinclair MRSS SWAc has spent a lifetime developing the...
by Giles Ward | Apr 4, 2023 | News
SPECIES An Exhibition of Sculpture by Alumni of The Sculpture School Monday 24th April – 1st May 2023, 10.00am – 4.00pm “The Sculpture School’s 2023 alumni show features the exceptional works of their most talented students” Admission FREE. Sculptures...
by The Sculpture School | Jan 27, 2023
This fabulous one day sculpting experience will give you the opportunity to create a realistic foot in clay. At the end of the session you will take away with you a wealth of knowledge and your own delightful work of art. The workshop starts at 9am to 5pm with all...
by The Sculpture School | Jan 27, 2023
This fabulous one day sculpting experience will give you the opportunity to create a realistic hand in clay. At the end of the session you will take away with you a wealth of knowledge and your own delightful work of art. The workshop starts at 9am to 5pm with all...
by The Sculpture School | Jan 27, 2023
This fabulous one day sculpting experience will give you the opportunity to create some small features of the human face in clay. At the end of the session you will take away with you a wealth of knowledge and your own delightful work of art. The workshop starts at...
by The Sculpture School | Jan 27, 2023
This fabulous one day sculpting experience will give you the opportunity to create some small features of the human face in clay. At the end of the session you will take away with you a wealth of knowledge and your own delightful work of art. The workshop starts at...
by Giles Ward | Jan 25, 2023 | News
Andrew was recently invited to comment in The Telegraph on news that in Ukraine hundreds of sculptures and statues with links to Russian history are being removed: “The Ukrainian culture warriors tearing Russian statues down” In the wake of Russia’s invasion, dozens...
by Giles Ward | Nov 30, 2022 | News
We need your help. We are thinking of setting up a regular streamed video podcast straight from The Sculpture School. Does this sound like something you might be interested in? Then we would love it if you would take a moment to fill in our short questionnaire. Andrew...
by Giles Ward | Nov 25, 2022 | News
Great realist sculpture begins with a true understanding of the human anatomy. Whilst painters might often work ‘from the eye’, sculptors need to understand how the figure works in the round: Not only what happens on the surface, but what is happening under the skin...
by Giles Ward | Nov 1, 2022 | News
The South West Academy Open Exhibition 2022 Kennaway House, Sidmouth EX10 8NG Tuesday 1st – Saturday 12th November 10.30am – 4.30pm PRIVATE VIEW: Thursday 3rd November 6.30pm – 8.30pm This year both Andrew and Diane will be exhibiting at The South West Academy...
by Giles Ward | Oct 31, 2022 | News
The online world is full of reviews: Five stars for this; one rotten tomato for that. Sometimes it’s difficult to decide how genuine these reviews are. Which is why, when you get heart-felt feedback for the work you do it means so, so much. This is what one of the...
by Giles Ward | Oct 7, 2022 | News
Welcome to The Sculpture School’s One Year Realist Sculpture Course Hidden amongst the rolling hills of the beautiful Devon countryside is a sculptor’s studio and school delivering something truly unique – the ONLY course that takes budding sculptors from amateur...
by Giles Ward | Sep 21, 2022 | News
We were delighted to welcome International Executive Pastry Chef Consultant, Martin Chiffers and Executive Pastry Chef, Michael Kwan from The Dorchester Hotel London to the studio last week. Both are multiple award-winning masters in their field and, as part of The UK...
by Giles Ward | Sep 15, 2022 | News
A number of years ago Andrew Sinclair MRSS SWAc was asked by Ascot Racecourse to create a bas-relief sculpture of HM Queen Elizabeth II, along with those of all the monarchs who have reigned since the racecourse was founded. Following her death, the bas relief will...
by The Sculpture School | Jul 19, 2022
This fabulous one day sculpting experience will give you the opportunity to create some small features of the human face in clay. At the end of the session you will take away with you a wealth of knowledge and your own delightful work of art. The workshop starts at...
by Giles Ward | Jul 13, 2022 | News
We are proud to announce that Andrew has recently been awarded ‘The Halifax Civic Trust Award’ for his stunning memorial sculpture commemorating The Duke of Wellington’s Regiment. This powerful and arresting sculpture was commissioned to commemorate over 300 years of...
by Giles Ward | Jun 20, 2022 | News
Developing your sculptor’s skills can be a long, but incredibly rewarding, journey. One of the most important techniques to develop is the replication of those features that make a human figure appear truly realistic. Hands and feet, in particular, have been a...
by Giles Ward | Jun 20, 2022 | News
We can’t quite believe it is 8 years this week since we re-located our studio and sculpture school to beautiful Devon. We are so grateful to have found our little bit of Devon heaven. We arrived to a stable containing goats and grounds of 3 paddocks! Work...
by Giles Ward | May 9, 2022 | News
This could be the start of your sculpture journey! Learning the art of realist sculpture can be an inspirational journey for life. Even those with no experience can go on this journey with us, developing the skills you need to create truly realistic figure and animal...
by The Sculpture School | Apr 20, 2022
This Animal Portrait workshop offers a unique approach to animal portraiture that captures the individuality of the animal. You will learn how to create a generic animal face through Andrew Sinclair’s ground-breaking Design Criteria methodology. Once the essence of...
by The Sculpture School | Apr 20, 2022
This fabulous one day sculpting experience will give you the opportunity to create a miniature realistic head in clay. At the end of the session you will take away with you a wealth of knowledge and your own delightful work of art. The workshop starts at 9am to 5pm...
by The Sculpture School | Apr 20, 2022
Level 1 (or Level 2 for those who have completed Level 1) Discover techniques and skills that will enable you to create life-like portrait sculptures way beyond your expectations. Creating true likeness in portrait sculpture requires more than correctly reproducing...
by The Sculpture School | Apr 20, 2022
Level 1 (or Level 2 for those who have completed Level 1) Central to all figurative courses are the concepts of Dynamic Energy Curves (DEC) and Rapid Sketch Technique (RST). DEC is a proven and recognised method developed by Andrew Sinclair MRSS, and is unique to The...
by The Sculpture School | Apr 20, 2022
This fabulous one day sculpting experience will give you the opportunity to create a realistic head in clay. At the end of the session you will take away with you a wealth of knowledge and your own delightful work of art. The workshop starts at 9am to 5pm with all...
by The Sculpture School | Apr 20, 2022
This Animal Portrait workshop offers a unique approach to animal portraiture that captures the individuality of the animal. You will learn how to create a generic animal face through Andrew Sinclair’s ground-breaking Design Criteria methodology. Once the essence of...
by The Sculpture School | Apr 20, 2022
Level 1 (or Level 2 for those who have completed Level 1) Discover techniques and skills that will enable you to create life-like portrait sculptures way beyond your expectations. Creating true likeness in portrait sculpture requires more than correctly reproducing...
by The Sculpture School | Apr 20, 2022
This fabulous one day sculpting experience will give you the opportunity to create some small features of the human face in clay. At the end of the session you will take away with you a wealth of knowledge and your own delightful work of art. The workshop starts at...
by The Sculpture School | Apr 20, 2022
Level 1 (or Level 2 for those who have completed Level 1) Central to all figurative courses are the concepts of Dynamic Energy Curves (DEC) and Rapid Sketch Technique (RST). DEC is a proven and recognised method developed by Andrew Sinclair MRSS, and is unique to The...
by The Sculpture School | Apr 20, 2022
This Animal Portrait workshop offers a unique approach to animal portraiture that captures the individuality of the animal. You will learn how to create a generic animal face through Andrew Sinclair’s ground-breaking Design Criteria methodology. Once the essence of...
by The Sculpture School | Apr 20, 2022
This fabulous one day sculpting experience will give you the opportunity to create some small features of the human face in clay. At the end of the session you will take away with you a wealth of knowledge and your own delightful work of art. The workshop starts at...