Nicola Blakemore: Artist and New Zenler Pro User Interview

Aug 22, 2026 |
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Nicola Blakemore: Artist and New Zenler Pro User Interview

Read Nicola Blakemore’s artist educator story and learn how creators can use New Zenler to teach specialist skills online.

Nicola Blakemore: Teaching Art Online with New Zenler

New Zenler helps instructors create, organise, and deliver online courses for students in a way that supports both teaching and learning.

Quick answer: how does Nicola Blakemore use New Zenler?

Nicola Blakemore uses New Zenler to support her online art education business, including watercolour teaching, online course delivery, and a smoother transition from another platform. Her customer story is useful for artists and creative instructors who want to teach online while keeping their course experience organised for students.

In this customer story, we dive into the inspiring journey of Nicola, a talented artist teaching watercolour painting through New Zenler. 

Discover how she uses online teaching tools to support students and manage her creative education business.

Who is Nicola Blakemore?

Nicola, an accomplished artist, and instructor, resides in the beautiful south of France near the Spanish border. Her passion for painting and creativity led her to embark on a teaching journey. Nicola found joy in sharing her knowledge and helping aspiring artists develop their skills in the captivating medium of watercolours. Her artistic expertise and dedication have made her a respected figure in the world of online art education.

What Does Nicola Do?

Nicola offers her expertise in watercolour painting through a variety of channels. She conducts in-person painting holidays in France and other locations, guiding students through immersive learning experiences. Additionally, Nicola has embraced the power of online teaching for over a decade, expanding her reach to eager learners around the globe. Her online courses cover a wide range of topics, from beginner's lessons to specialized workshops such as painting dog portraits and working with dark colours.

Why did Nicola choose New Zenler?

As Nicola continued her journey as an online instructor, she discovered New Zenler after extensive research and exploration. The platform features and course-delivery workflow caught her attention. However, one important factor for Nicola was the ability to move her existing courses from another platform to New Zenler. This feature provided her with a smooth transition, ensuring minimal disruption to her students' learning experience.

Nicola's experience with New Zenler shows how artists and creative educators can use an online course platform to organise lessons, support learners, and keep teaching beyond in-person sessions.

Key Takeaways for Creative Course Creators

  • Creative instructors can use online courses to reach students beyond local workshops and painting holidays.
  • A course platform can help organise beginner lessons, specialist workshops, student access, and ongoing learning resources.
  • Moving from another platform is easier when the creator plans content structure, student communication, and launch timing carefully.
  • Customer stories like Nicola's show how New Zenler can support niche education businesses, including art, creative skills, and practical workshops.

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FAQ

Can artists teach online courses?

Yes. Artists can teach online courses by structuring techniques, demonstrations, projects and feedback in a way students can follow from home.

What does an artist need from a course platform?

An artist needs video-friendly lessons, image and resource support, payments, student access and a way to communicate with learners.

How can New Zenler support creative educators?

New Zenler can support creative educators with course hosting, pages, checkout, email, community and live teaching tools.

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