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Over the course of 8 weeks you will be guided through a variety of ways of using oil paint. You will explore different ways of applying paint and the effects that can be achieved in their combination. We will look at how paintings can be buil
Studio course: The Painting Year II Wednesdays: 19 April to 28 Jun 2023
1 PLACE AVAILABLE on The Painting Year II. This is a practical course for those looking to advance their practice, develop their skills and content whilst being guided by experienced and celebrated painters.
ONLINE: The Super-power of a sketch book with Guy Allott: Thursday 4 May to 8 Jun 2023
A sketchbook – like life – should reflect the life and times of the artist, including the mishaps and the triumphs.
Come and learn step by step approaches to oil painting. We will cover materials and methods of oil painting including supports and surfaces, brushes and paint mediums…
ONLINE: Contemporary Fine Art Practice – Fridays 21 April to 30 Jun 2023
Studio course – Approaches to Abstraction: Alternate Sundays 23 April to 02 July 2023
Prepare yourself for full immersive days incorporating experimentation, playfulness, technical guidance and discussion designed to develop you as an abstract painter.
Studio course: The Painting Year I: Materials, Methods and Ideas – Mondays 17 Apr to 3 Jul 2023
1 PLACE REMAINING: 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.
ONLINE: The Super-power of a sketch book with Guy Allott: 16 Feb to 20 Apr 2023
The aim of this course is to develop the skills required to produce sketchbooks which are an inspiration, and which contain all the nuts and bolts of experimentation.
LANDSCAPE: A DOMAIN FOR PAINTING an online course with Peter Ashton Jones: 22 Feb to 12 Apr 2023
This intensive online practical course will be conducted over six weeks on Wednesday evening and will explore the ways of making landscape painting.
Painting People: The Figure and Portrait: 12 January 2022 to 29 Jun 2023
This course aims to explore the elements of portraiture and figure painting and drawing in both systematic and creative ways.
A wonderful opportunity to explore your ideas through relief and other printmaking techniques, including: Lino, Carborundum…
Over the course of 8 weeks you will be guided through a variety of ways of using oil paint. You will explore different ways of applying paint and the effects that can be achieved in their combination.
