Learn watercolour painting Live or online with Hugh

Hugh was awarded a Distinction in his art education degree from the University of Manchester and went on to found his business ‘Art as a recreational therapy’ designed to help adults and children to use watercolour painting as a way to decrease anxiety. Interviewed in the same issue of Sir James Ratcliffe’s INEOS magazine Hugh Templeton and The Princess of Wales separately discussed the importance of art for relaxation and mindfulness.

Mission statement: My role as a teacher has always been about introducing the novice (adult or child) to the basic techniques of watercolour painting. To ‘jump start’ the individual on their creative journey.  Learning should be fun while tapping into the wealth of creativity on the right side of the Brain which has been proven to shut down anxiety.

About Hugh:  Following in the footsteps of his great great grandparents whom in the 1890’s moved around the North-West of England with their travelling Music Hall theatre. Presently, watercolour tutor ‘art as recreational therapy’ in residence at Bury Metropolitan Art Gallery and Museum where Granada TV filmed him at the start of his teaching career. Hugh has taught for Cunard aboard the QE2.  In the USA at the Dallas Fort Worth Botanical gardens; throughout the UK, and in Istanbul for the American educational company Road Scholar. Awarded ‘Outstanding’ from Ofsted. His teaching techniques have been described in the Times Educational Supplement as ‘Remarkable’.  “They incorporate a little bit of persuasion, a little bit of magic, and a little bit of hypnotism to guarantee success. Similar to the renowned language teacher Michel Thomas who promised his students they would learn a language in three days – Hugh promises the same – but in three hours!”  

* (If you would like to access my INEOS magazine interview use the first QR code below, and then the code next to it for my Times Educational Supplement interview)

He was awarded a Distinction in his art education degree from the University of Manchester.  Hugh’s ‘art as a recreational therapy’ workshops tap into the often unused creativity on the right-side of the Brain. Available as a guest speaker, he has developed a way to help individuals find a little bit of time to heal by withdrawing from the cares that will not withdraw from us.

LIVE  workshop dates click ‘Adult classes’ above  ONLINE  classes click the Patreon button below .

“Since joining Hugh’s classes & Patreon channel it has become my place to unwind; like a spar for the mind!  I enter a world of escapism & mindfulness for a couple of hours. Highly recommended.”    Barbara Cusworth.