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Studio course: The Painting Year II Tuesdays: 16 April to 25 Jun 2024 (10-5pm)
The Painting Year II is a practical course for those looking to advance their practice, develop their skills and content whilst being guided by experienced and celebrated painters.
Prepare yourself for fully immersive days incorporating experimentation, play, technical guidance and detailed discussion designed to develop your understanding and facility as an abstract painter.
ONLINE COURSE: Painting People – The Figure & Portrait: Thurs 18 Apr – 27 Jun 2024 (10-5pm)
Tim Patrick will guide the course through systematic and creative approaches to working from the figure or the face.
Untutored Life Painting & Drawing Drop in Sessions: Fridays 7 to 14 June 2024 (10-5pm)
Enjoy one day poses to paint and draw from the nude model. Use the day to experiment and deepen your study of the figure.
The Painting Year 1, Materials, Methods and Ideas : Mondays 15 Apr to 1 Jul 2024 (10-5pm)
The Painting Year I is a practical course which aims to fill in all the gaps you never knew you had in your understanding and practice of painting. It is suitable for beginn
(Wednesday Evening Studio course) Oil Painting for Beginners 31 Jan to 3 Apr 2024: 6-9pm
Come and learn step by step approaches to oil painting.
Untutored Life Painting & Drawing Drop in Sessions: Fridays 15 March 2024 (10-5pm)
Enjoy one day poses to paint and draw from the nude model. Use the day to experiment and deepen your study of the figure.
On this 10-week course develop the skills needed to create sketchbooks that inspire and contain a variety of experiments and ideas.
ONLINE: Painting from the Imagination with Dan Coombs: Thursdays 1 Feb to 21 March 2024 (6-9pm)
On this online course Dan Coombs demonstrates some of the techniques and devices required to paint from the imagination.
ONE PLACE AVAILABLE: Painting Personal Projects is a programme that aims is to give you an opportunity to develop your own work whilst receiving guidance and mentoring in a supportive community of artists. It is intended to increase confidence
On this practical course Adrian and Guy help you to develop structures and methods for accessing imagery and ideas for your artwork.
Untutored Life Painting & Drawing Drop in Sessions- Fridays (10-5pm) November 10th – Dec 15th, 2023
