2025 Term 1: Tuesday 4 February to Saturday 12 April,
2025 Term 2: Tuesday 29 April to Saturday 5 July,
2025 Term 3: Tuesday 22 July to Saturday 27 September,
2025 Term 4: Tuesday 14 October to Saturday 20 December
* Public Holidays excluded.* Please note Sunday only has 9 lessons
The classes are available from beginner to advanced levels where you will learn a variety of guided practical exercises to develop observational skills and paint handling techniques. You will gain the skills needed to produce a lovely landscape, still life, figure drawing and more.
Class content:
• Choice of colours relevant to the style and subject
• Mixing colours and the colour wheel, warm and cool colours
• Initial application of colours to the student's painting
• Consideration of light and shade relevant to the style and subject.
• Practical application to the student's painting
• Framing options and considerations.
• Finalisation and critique of the student's painting by the tutor.
• Group review, discussion and advice on how to prepare the painting for exhibitions, competitions and sale.
Learning outcomes
• Overview of Colour mixing theory
• How to mix oil paints or acrylic paints
• How to choose colours that work well together
• How the human mind perceives shapes and its importance in composition.
• Lines and edges - how to use them to create tjhe foundation for your artwork
• Positive and negative spaces - and their role in creating balance.
• Light and Shade, Contrast and Tones - the important skill in progressing from a painter to an artist.
• How the human mind perceives colour and its importance in colour selection.