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Drawing and painting from observation classes for kids and teenagers who love art. Ages 7 - 16 Our studio is based at the farm yard at Hackney City Farm.

Drawing and painting from observation are essential art and design skills which can be learnt at any age. We have a highly successful teaching method to help develop these skills in children aged 7-16. Regardless of their natural ability anyone can learn how to draw and paint what they see, as it is a skill rather than a natural talent. Once those skills are learnt, we harness, encourage and suppo

rt each student on their own artistic journeys to fulfill their potential. Making art is also great to develop confidence, focus, creative thinking and wellbeing. We use still lives and copying from photos and artist's' works as our resources. Each of the above are carefully planned to teach a different topic. Such as perspective, contrasts, transparencies, portraits, landscapes, composition, pattern, etc. A curriculum is planned individually for each student guiding them to explore each of the different topics. The class runs Mondays to Fridays from 16:00 to 17:45 & Saturdays 10:30 till 1. We offer holiday classes daily on all school holidays besides from Xmas. The classes are run and taught by Noel Basualdo a local mum, fine artist and teacher with 6 years experience teaching in schools, colleges, studios, privately and in workshops. I hold a BA in Fine Arts and teaching degree from the Institute of Education. DBS checked. And my team of artists teachers who have my same level of education, artistic practice and teaching experience. All materials are provided. We use charcoal, acrylics and pastels as main mediums.

30/04/2026

Congratulations to 15 year old Madison for her beautiful landscape painting after David Hockney 🙌🏽🎨🌟☺️

04/04/2026

Congratulations to 13 year old Suvi for her brilliantly detailed painting of a frog! 🐸 Love all the attention to detail and awesome use of techniques to create such realism. We are so proud of your hard work and dedication.

16/03/2026

Booking for Easter holiday classes is live on our website and Class for Kids platform now! Open to kids aged 7 - 16 yrs old. All levels welcome 🤗

🎨We will be running daily sessions from Monday 30 March till Friday 10 April at our two studios at Hackney City Farm.

We recommend to book early to avoid disappointment as demand for our classes is so high! ❤️🎨✨🐰✨🎨❤️

08/03/2026

Congratulations to 11 year old Edit for her finished portrait of her cat 🐈‍⬛ We love how much work you’ve put into this, with so much enthusiasm and such a brilliant sense of humour. The results of your magic speak for themselves ✨🪄🎨 hackneykidsart londonkidsart paintingclassesforkids kidspaintingclasslondon paintingclass kidsartwork kidsartist hackneyfinearts

25/02/2026

So proud of 15 year old Addison for this incredibly detailed charcoal drawing of a Rhino 🦏 We are so proud of your brilliant attitude to learning, hard work, dedication and love for detail. We are sad to see you go and with you all the best for your upcoming GCSE’S. We have no doubt that you’ll continue to shine so very bright ✨☺️💐💛 hackneykidsart londonkidsart paintingclassesforkids kidspaintingclasslondon paintingclass kidsartwork kidsartist hackneyfinearts

16/02/2026

Congratulations to 9 year old Cian for his landscape painting after David Hockney! Such wonderful work ✨🎨💐🙌🏽 We are immensely proud of your dedication and achievement, all of us at HFA wish you and your Mum and dear friend all the best in your relocation to 🇮🇪 We will all miss you so much ☘️❤️ hackneykidsart londonkidsart paintingclassesforkids kidspaintingclasslondon paintingclass kidsartwork kidsartist hackneyfinearts

13/02/2026

Congratulations to 10 year old Marlowe for her painting of her pet rabbit! 🐰 so cute and beautifully painted. We are mega proud of your hard work, dedication and superb outcome! ☺️⭐️🎨❤️ hackneykidsart londonkidsart paintingclassesforkids kidspaintingclasslondon paintingclass kidsartwork kidsartist hackneyfinearts

09/02/2026

We have a few tickets available (mostly at farmyard studio) for our popular holiday classes! This is a great opportunity for children to taste our oversubscribed courses. For kids and teens 7 - 16 years of age who are passionate about art. For tickets, visit our website, link on bio. 🐼 🎨❤️⭐️☺️

16/12/2025

Congratulations to 11 year old Maya on this gorgeous portrait of her dog! 🐶🎄 So cute and mega fluffy! Well done on your hard work and brilliant effort. 🎄✨🐶🐾💛✨

10/12/2025

A very happy festive season from us at Hackney Fine Arts! My ❤️ is so full and I feel so lucky to work with all these incredible humans. Can you spot your favourite teachers? Send them your love and appreciation in comments! 🎄❤️xx

20/11/2025

Huge congratulations to 12 year old Nora for her fantastic dog portrait in charcoal! We are loving her observation and attentive mark making. Superb effort, we are so proud of her hard work ✨💛

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Website

http://www.hackneyfinearts.org/

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