Teresa Seals Arts Camp 2026

Description

Ages 10-16

Dates: Tuesday 17 February
Time: 8.30am – 3.30pm

Suffolk born and bred, Teresa now lives at Hollesley, near Woodbridge, working from her garden studio. Her studio windows overlook heathland and fields where she sees wild fallow deer every day and, on tiptoes, she can even see the sea! She loves the way her home county provides both a heritage coastline and a rich and varied countryside with all the wildlife that contains.

Teresa has had a varied career, from farming soft fruit to teaching high school English but the re-discovery of her love of art a few years ago has been the most fulfilling.

As an artist, her main objective is to capture the likeness and personality of her subject. A pastel portrait has a dynamic three-dimensional quality that far surpasses the static flatness of a photograph. She loves the tactile nature of working with soft pastels and the way that, by rubbing each layer onto the paper, she almost ‘strokes’ the subject into life.

Particularly drawn to wildlife and animal portraits, Teresa focuses on bringing character and life to each of her artworks. Private commissions of loved ones (animal or human!) are always a privilege to complete!