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About Our Teacher
Jess Portsmouth
Jess is a professional artist, face painter and published author. She has exhibited and sold her works both locally and internationally.
She studied a Bachelor of Fine Art at Monash university, a Bachelor of Laws at Bond university and has a Diploma of Visual Arts from Tafe NSW.
She has been working with children and teaching the arts for over 5 years.
As a mental health advocate, Jess is passionate about the therapeutic benefits of art making.
She has a certificate in Art Therapy and her approach to teaching is a mixture of technical tuition, encouraging creative experimentation and building confidence through artistic exploration.
Her classes focus on establishing the foundations of art theory and then applying that knowledge to artworks.
In her personal arts practise she primarily works with acrylic paints, graphite, charcoal & pastels, depicting the human form.
