Stu Cranfield

Ever since graduating I have had the ambition to be an artist and art educator. Teaching challenges me, forces me to think in new ways and research areas I never expected to. I am always encountering new approaches, philosophies and processes. And when not discovering new ideas, teaching solidifies my own ideas. There is nothing better for my own development as an artist than simultaneously teaching art too.

Life Drawing Workshop Tutor - Bristol Life Drawing Workshop - Bristol

(2025-11)

Working in collaboration with a model network to deliver structured life drawing classes in the Bristol area. Breaking down fundamental drawing ideas so they can be taught coherently, drawing inspiration from renaissance artists right up to contemporary practitioners.

Life Drawing / Drawing Technician - U.W.E.

(2024-11 - 2026-05)

Life drawing tutor and drawing technician providing technical demonstrations and support.

• The running of drop in life drawing sessions for students and staff across all courses at U.W.E.
• Planning and delivering structured life drawing sessions which include providing technical demonstration.
• One day and multiple day workshops with various BA and foundation courses.
• Adapted existing workshops and created new workshops.
• Liaising with course leaders, planning workshop descriptors, creating materials and plans.
• Health & Safety, maintaining equipment and preparation of room and materials.

Self Employed Artist - Self Employed - Bristol

(2024-04)

Commissioned work, Bristol gallery representation and private sales. Taking considerations throughout to bring work to a standard of professional finish. Building my own supports including canvases and textured pastel boards.

I have vast experience with oil paint and dry drawing media. I am also experienced with pastels, watercolour and gouache, acrylic paint, enamel (inc signwriting) and combining materials into mixed media pieces. I work on a range of supports for different finishes and am familiar with varnishing and oiling out.

I now make my own frames.

Associate Lecturer

(2017-09)

Delivering workshops in painting and drawing.

• Portraiture workshops in oil paint encompassing various approaches.
• Still life workshop covering basic paint processes like drybrush, glazing and scumbling.

BA - Illustration - U.W.E.