Charles Evans Art

TV Series

I am Steven McIlwaine, a GCSE Student at Cromer High School, and I thought that I'd just email you and say thank you for your help. Your programme "Watercolours with Charles Evans" is the start to my day, and all the tips and techniques have helped me a lot for my Art GCSE. My final exam is next week, and I now feel confident enough to create a watercolour art piece for it.
Thank you so very much for everything. You've helped me and many others without realising it.

Yours Thankfully,
Steven McIlwaine (16)

Most mornings from 10:30am to 11:00am on Channel 251 Sky TV - your production Water Colour Painting with Charles Evans is aired. I find this a lovely programme combining both art, local scenery and history which is very well presented.

Frank G Ross, Aberdeenshire

I just wanted to say that I am a recent viewer to your watercolours programme on Discovery and am completely hooked. I record them daily and play back after work. I find them absolutely brilliant and very inspirational.

I love the down-to-earth approach that you give to the topic and this makes it seem less scary to try and have a go. I also really appreciate the interesting and beautiful places you bring to the audiences attention and I think you should be paid a bonus from the North East Tourist Boards for the great job you do in inspiring us to visit and explore for ourselves!

I'm saving my pennies to do one of your courses and currently are attempting you learn to paint from your example (although I seem to be throwing a lot of paper away at the moment).

Keep up the good work and if you run out of inspiration where you are, then visit the beautiful Isle of Wight where I live. We would all be very pleased to welcome you.

Gilly Moreton
12/06/2006

Demonstrations

Just a quick yet sincere not to tank you once again for attending this years Patchings Festival.

To have such well known celebrity artists involved such as you does add to the importance of the event and make for an even greater special ocasion.

On behalf of the many who watch and enjoy your demonstration may we also express our appreciation. The inspiration and pleasure you give to the many amateuur artists who see you at work adds to the success of the Festival.

Patchings Art Centre
15/06/2011

On behalf of the members of the art club Id like to take this opportunity to thank you very much for your wonderful demonstration on Wednesday night. As always it was a very enjoyable evening even though it was a stressful start for you. We all look forward to your next visit

Thank you once again
June
15/1/11

Thank you on behalf of The Cullercoats Art Club at Broadway Methodist Members. We had a great day - you work hard, love your craft and want other to feel that joy and improve their skills to do so. Keep well, keep fit and take care driving

Pat
18/11/2010

I spent the bank holiday weekend with my son Nick (16) and daughter Kate (12) up in Northumberland, checking out for myself the beautiful countryside and coastline of the area. Northumberland is a place I had never visited before but being an avid viewer of your "Watercolours with Charles Evans" series on the Discovery channel, I just felt I had to check things out for myself.

The whole weekend was to culminate in attending your Open Day at Acklington and I felt very excited at being able to book myself onto some taster lessons. The weekend couldn't some soon enough - I was like a kid waiting for Christmas!

The day itself was fabulous! I had wondered whether my two offspring would enjoy it as much as I but I needn't have worried. They watched in amazement as your paintings sprung to life under their very eyes. Painting for me is a fairly recent thing but they have both been supportive of me, boosting my confidence when needed, so it was nice for them that they were both able to 'have a go' with the oil paints and try it for themselves. We all had a super day with you all and I feel priviledged to have been there at your very first open day, and what I hope will be the first of many.

Would you please pass on my sincerest thanks to all involved in the day at Acklington - not forgetting the catering crew who provided endless drinks and nibbles throughout the day.

I'm now off to practice - I have your new Quick and Easy Watercolour Pencils to take me through the autumn evenings.

On behalf of my daughter and son in law, Jackie & Sid Ward "the organiser of the Valentine Ball Friday 2006" I would like to say thanks you ever so much for the auction gift and to your for sending it.

The evening was a huge success and with yours and many others kindness and generosity the sum raised for Breast Cancer Care on the night was an amazing £7109. We are truly grateful to you; this will help so many people

M Pearson, Tyne & Wear
30/03/2006

I was in the audience on Sat 22nd May at South Shields Library and wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed the demonstration. My friend and I kept saying "yes that's how we want to paint" Its was truly inspiring.
Imagine my delight when I received a phone call from the library to say Id won the painting of Lindsifarne Castle! Its being framed as I write, so thank you so much for the day and for my wonderful memento of your demonstration.

A Brown, Tyne & Wear
26/05/2004

I know you must have heard this all before but many, many thanks for such a delightful and informative evening at the rt Group meeting this week. What a change! I think we've all learned not to take ourselves too seriously and to jolly well get on with it and have fun.
We hope you arrived home safely and that you felt it was all worth your while , Again many, many thanks.

Jean Deval, Devon
05/05/2004

Workshops

Just wanted to thank you for such an entertaining evening on Wednesday. Such an interesting and amusing time with lots of positive comments - one member said that at her art group the next day, they were still on a high. So well done you! Everyone enjoyed buying all the goodies too! Hope your journey back was OK and look forward to seeing you again we hope one day.

Gill & Pat

I want to say a huge thank you for the confidence booster course last week. I think it took until Sunday before I came back down to Earth enough for my feet to touch the ground!

I learned so much, had huge fun and feel so much better about my paintings that I believe its the best value for money I ever had. I loved your teaching - you made it all so easy. Looking forward to seeing the new series on TV soon.

Gill Webster
17/04/07

Thank you for a great weekend at your studio in Acklington - even the weather was perfect. Please thank your mother for her hospitality - she is a delightful lady and I'm glad I got to meet her. Your infectious enthusiasm for painting has been my salutation through some difficult time in the past few years. its really up to me now to put all your excellent tuition into practice.

Alison Kaye
16/08/2004

Thank you for another brilliant workshop and also for the beautiful painting which is so reminiscent of my Cumbrian holidays. My persistence is at last paying off and I'm beginning to feel slightly less in awe of my paintbrush and paints. Until I have completely mastered all your techniques you'll have to put up with me popping up time after time - anyway I just love the feeling of getting away from it all at Acklington. Nice to catch up with your mum again and meet Brenda.

Alison, Peebles
18/07/2005

I think I can state that yesterday workshop was the best our group had ever had, you gave such good advice, and in stages, so that we could absorb it. I had a few phone calls in the evening and their comments about your patience and expertise were wonderful. How we wish you lived in Hampshire, we'd be on your doorstep every day.

Claire Palmer, Southampton
23/10/2005

Thank you for a lovely days' painting on Sunday. I could see you were struggling with a sore throat but you never fail to connect with is all. As I left Acklington the sunset was breathtaking and I could hardly tear myself away from a place of such high energy. Looking forward to painting with you again

Alison Kaye

Holidays

Thank you for a very enjoyable and inspiring painting holiday with other budding artists.
It will always be one of our most memorable experiences. I hope it wasn't be too long before we come on another of your courses.

Penny & Don
07/09/2010

Just a wee note to say thank you for a great week at Bamburgh. Mary and I found everything to our liking including the company.
Hopefully we shall meet again somewhere or sometime but until then we send our best wishes to you.

Mary and Dug

It took me days to "come to" after the trip as I kept re-tracing me steps over these mountains.
Again I had a fabulous time and have bored everyone I have met in going over details of how wonderful it was!

Dorothy
15/07/2011

What a lovely four days I had today at your art course. It isn't until Its all over that you realise how much you have learnt. It was great fun even though the weather wasn't to kind to us on Thursday. Elaine, Sharon and I have decided to paint once a week - with all your instruction books at hand of course.

Hopefully your few days back at home will be restful even though you are doing classes locally.
Once again a huge thank you for all the fun and pleasure your course gave me

Ingrid
23/07/2011

Once again thank you for a wonderful holiday and all the extras! Thank you also to Jan for booking such great hotels - treated like the lady I am! I have seen the photos on memory stick as it was a large file, much too big for CDs. I have loved looking through them again and also will frame one painting.

Dorothy

I just wanted to say thank you once again for such a fabulous time. I so enjoyed every moment and want you to know how much I appreciated all the effort you out in making it all so easy. The door to door service and all the lovely locations you took us to and of course PARIS including the ferry over.

I hope to join you next year on one for your holidays or workshops.

Till then take care

P.S Have thrown away sponges!

Gill
15/08/2011

Thank you so much for all the time and commitment you put into making the Bamburgh painting holiday such a success. It was a first class learning experience and you can be pleased that it was socially successful as we 12 complete strangers also got on well together, had fun and made friendships which I hope will continue. If you will put up with me I have already booked for Whitby 2007 and hope I can remember the shadow colours for then!

It was great! The beach at Bamburgh in the sun will be an everlasting memory as will the rain at Craster.

Fondest regards and best wishes for the coming year

Anne Williams
03/08/2006

Thank you very much for a most enjoyable holiday, you have really motivated me. Sorry I didn't say goodbye to Brett, lovely to have met you.
Jane Croshaw, North Yorkshire

Thanks for a really super holiday at Bamburgh last wee. I had my photos developed and they include a one of Marjory. Id be grateful if you'd "name & address2 the enclosed envelope as I'm sure she'd like to have it to remind her of her fans at Lindisfarne.

Anne Hoggarth, Fife
23/10/2004

Thank you for a wonderful, fantastic holiday in Bamburgh. I have never experienced a course with such a strong dedication to bringing out the best in everyone involved, and making sure that no matter what circumstances prevailed we all had an incredible and productive time.
Charlie, your fire, passion, fun and teaching were an amazing experience. You say you only like to teach those who cant paint....with you anyone can paint. My techniques at the moment may be scattered and unpredictable - I shall practice. With your voice in my head my hand will obey the master No more wayward brushes.

Eilean Bentley

Just a line to say how very much I enjoyed our week in Bamburgh. I know it was only 5 days but the amount of pleasure I had, food I ate, drinkI imbibed and work I completed made it seem like a week. Thank you for all your hard work and encouragement.

Edna Bird
05/09/2003

Magazine Articles

I have just recently become a member of SAA and I'm delighted with PAINT magazine. I love all the useful tips and lessons illustrated. I have owned a box of watercolour pencils for 3 years (hardly used). I didn't know you could brush the points and obtain such truly watercolour results. I completed you exercise which I enjoyed and look forward to painting some more of your series.

I have only just started to paint watercolours and find it a rewarding challenge. I am 73 year of age but was very surprised to obtain an A level (B) at our local night school at the age of 70. I painted in oils at the time although I love oil. I've always wanted to be successful with watercolours. They say you are never to old to learn.

Sylvia O'Sullivan, Liverpool

Other

Although I have previously won a 1st in one of the competitions which really boosted my confidence in my work and was a very nice experience, it's not all about winning. Charles Evans Art is the only artist website I know who offers a free regular online competition with a chance of winning a decent prize.

Besides being a very entertaining presenter with a sense of humour akin to my own, he is also in his literature and especially DVDs and TV broadcasts, so very generous with sharing his knowledge and encouraging us with simple techniques to practise.

Watching Charlie is never boring because he can literally knock out a good painting very quickly in one fell swoop, almost every time.
It was only since regularly practising these techniques that my own work became much bolder and more effective, although my best one is always my next one. Before that, I reached a certain stage and was going round in circles. What's more important is that I find it much more satisfying and enjoyable.

Charlie must really encourage thousands of people, perhaps lots like myself to whom "art" does not come very naturally but has to be learned (often at a very slow pace).

The regular competition to me is something to aim for and gives me an incentive to practise lots in areas that are often my weak spots.
When the competition is drawn I can then compare and see how other entrants have approached and tackled the subjects which again usually inspires me greatly.

I'm sure the majority of people feel the same as I do so on behalf of myself and others, "thanks so much Charlie and to Brett and others who must do so much behind the scenes."

Rob Willett
31/10/2010

I hope you don't mind me writing to you. My husband and I want to say how thrilled we were with the DVD's & books of yours that we have recently purchased from the SAA. Your vitality, enthusiasm an obvious love of life and the painting that you are doing are a great inspiration. We are now recording your programmes on Sky TV and enjoy them all, now there are not enough enough hours in the day but I try to do some Quick & Clever exercise each day and look forward to starting on your Watercolour course for beginners this week.

Judi & Roger Walker, Denbighshire
01/02/2006