Beyond the Line Art Classes

The Beyond the Line Series video art classes are for beginners, and intermediate practitioners who seek to refresh their skills. The classes are distilled to their essence and delivered online by Ian de Souza in the comfort of your own home or classroom. 

"The aim of this series is to share with you the expertise and knowledge that I have acquired over the past forty years as a professional artist. Using simple and effective exercises you will be encouraged to see and think differently, to enjoy the creative process without fear of an end result and how to apply these basic principles to everyday life around you regardless of your creative expression"  IAN de SOUZA

Each lesson in the series can be viewed online or downloaded to your device for future reference. There are no short cuts - with practice comes competence and the simple exercises demonstrated in the courses will consolidate your skill as you work towards your own unique style. It is essential not to replicate the subject, but to interpret it and Ian will show you how.

Ian de Souza is an exhibiting artist and art educator with nearly 40 years experience. Born in West Malaysia, he was educated in Singapore before traveling to Australia to further his studies. Life drawing remains an essential element to a lively art practice and he believes that the creative spirit knows no bounds when the fear of the end result is overcome.

Beyond the Line emphasises that making art is less about replicating the natural world and more about responding to and interpreting it.

Awareness of boundaries, perspective, and balance, and finding the essence are marvelous metaphors for everyday life.

If you would like your work critiqued by Ian after you have completed your course, please forward low res examples by email to idesouza@iinet.net.au and he will endeavour to respond.

*10% discount available to students enrolled in one of Ian's live Workshop courses. Contact Ros de Souza via idesouza@iinet.net.au or 0438 911 346 for details.