Abstract Painting - Beginners
This course will be delivered online. This course is designed for you to explore the power of line, colour and texture to develop your own abstract painting. Be prepared to step out of your comfort zone, be challenged, be bold, and have fun!
Art and Design for Well-being
(Women Only) This course is designed to build your sense of well-being and develop self-confidence through exploring your creativity. Over 2 weekend sessions you will focus on a variety of drawing, painting and craft techniques designed to stretch your creative ability and extend your technical skills. In addition to learning a variety of arts and crafts your course will help you to set your own manageable goals and recognise your own personal responses to social and emotional situations. Your course will include tips and strategies about how to manage stress and develop...
15/05/2021 - Sat (09:00-17:00), Sun (09:00-16:00) - 1 weeks - £84.00/FREE - WR0062-202107
Creative Collage
This course may be delivered online - please see the course information box to confirm. On this short course you will start to explore and combine a variety of collage techniques using found images, drawing, painting and paper to create images. You will begin looking at other artists who have worked with collage to investigate and understand how this process is used to convey their ideas and meanings, going on to develop your own series of mixed media work.
Drawing & Painting - Intensive - All Levels
This intensive one-week course will give you a structured, five full days?, time to practice observational painting & drawing. Each day you will respond to a new, exciting and sometimes unusual still life in a relaxed studio atmosphere. You will explore and respond to still life re-creations inspired by artists of today, initially through drawing and then moving on to painting. The course will focus on important themes: composition and design through preliminary studies, colour theory /colour wheel, palette management, information on mixing complimentary, primary and...
Drawing & Painting Intensive - All Levels - Summer School
This intensive one-week course will give you a structured, five full days?, time to practice observational painting & drawing. Each day you will respond to a new, exciting and sometimes unusual still life in a relaxed studio atmosphere. You will explore and respond to still life re-creations inspired by artists of today, initially through drawing and then moving on to painting. The course will focus on important themes: composition and design through preliminary studies, colour theory /colour wheel, palette management, information on mixing complimentary, primary and...
Drawing from Scratch
The course will give you a general introduction to drawing. The emphasis will be on observational drawing and you will be taught how to observe and record line and tone using a range of materials. You will also be introduced to different mark-making techniques and elements of composition as well as exploring creative ways of using materials and techniques.
Drawing from Scratch at OSO Arts Centre Barnes
This course will be delivered online. The course aims to encourage you to explore ways of drawing with joy and confidence, while acquiring expertise. Various techniques and approaches will be looked at in detail and suitable exercises will be offered. The course will benefit students with no or some previous experience who wish to practise and develop their skills in a friendly and supportive environment.
Drawing from Scratch in 5 Weeks
This short course is ideal if you are a complete beginner and would like to try drawing in a supportive environment. It will give you a general introduction to drawing and wou will be taught how to observe and record line and tone using a range of materials. You will also be introduced to different mark-making techniques and elements of composition.
Life Drawing & Painting Masterclass with Francis Bowyer
This class is designed for students who have experience in the practice of drawing and painting from life and who want to push their skills a little further. The course is structured to cover a full range of approaches to life drawing and painting. It is designed to broaden the students approach to the way the figure is perceived with an appreciation of tone, form and colour, relating to the figure and its background. The tutor Francis Bowyer is a Past President and Member of the Royal Watercolour Society and Member of the New English Art Club. He is an award winning artist and his...
Life Drawing - All Levels
Working from the life model you will explore a range of materials and approaches. You will be introduced to different ways of using line, tone and colour to make various drawings and paintings to help understand form and space. You will learn strategies to help you draw the figure more accurately from observation and/or expressively using a variety of drawing materials. Available as PAYG each week - Please note no concessions available on PAYG
Life Drawing - All Levels Saturday
Working from the life model you will explore a range of materials and approaches. You will be introduced to different ways of using line, tone and colour to make various drawings and paintings to help understand form and space. You will learn strategies to help you draw the figure more accurately from observation and/or expressively using a variety of drawing materials. Available as PAYG each week - Please note no concessions available on PAYG
Life Drawing - All Levels Saturday PAYG
Working from the life model you will explore a range of materials and approaches. You will be introduced to different ways of using line, tone and colour to make various drawings and paintings to help understand form and space. You will learn strategies to help you draw the figure more accurately from observation and/or expressively using a variety of drawing materials. Available as PAYG each week - Please note no concessions available on PAYG
Life Drawing - All Levels Summer School
Working from the life model you will explore a range of materials and approaches. You will be introduced to different ways of using line, tone and colour to make various drawings and paintings to help understand form and space. You will learn strategies to help you draw the figure more accurately from observation and/or expressively using a variety of drawing materials. Available as PAYG each week - Please note no concessions available on PAYG
Life Drawing - All levels Wednesday
Working from the life model you will explore a range of materials and approaches. You will be introduced to different ways of using line, tone and colour to make various drawings and paintings to help understand form and space. You will learn strategies to help you draw the figure more accurately from observation and/or expressively using a variety of drawing materials. Available as PAYG each week - Please note no concessions available on PAYG
Mindfulness and Meditation through Drawing
Mindfulness is the ability to be present, to be fully engaged with whatever you are doing in the moment. This course combines mindfulness meditation with drawing techniques, bringing greater focus and enjoyment to your art. Each class will begin with a short meditation or breathing exercise to help you focus, before progressing onto mindful drawing exercises. These will include drawing games, mark-making, observational and abstract drawing. The aim of this course is to improve your overall welbeling in a creative and expressive way.
Mindfulness and Meditation through Drawing - Taster (LBRuT)
This taster course is delivered on behalf of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames (LBRuT) and is open to Richmond upon Thames residents only. Residents can enrol on one free LBRuT course per academic year. This is a taster session. Mindfulness is the ability to be present, to be fully engaged with whatever you are doing in the moment. This course combines mindfulness meditation with drawing techniques, bringing greater focus and enjoyment to your art. The class will begin with a short meditation or breathing exercise to help you focus, before progressing onto mindful...
Oil Painting - All Levels
This course is aimed at those who have some experience in using oil paint and who would like to develop their skills further towards finding a personal way of working. Some experience of working from observation and a basic knowledge of mixing colours would be an advantage.
Oil Painting and Still Life - All levels
This course will be delivered online. This oil painting class is aimed at developing your observational painting skills through a range of exercises from still life and studio setups. It will give you a structured approach to investigate the potential of using oil paint and how you perceive colour relationships.
Outreach - Art at Woodville
This course outline is currently being uploaded. To find out more please email info@racc.ac.uk or call us on 020 8843 7921
Painting & Drawing
This structured course aims to give you a basic knowledge of the language of painting and drawing through composed exercises. Themes vary a little each term so you can practice, improve and develop your skills whilst investigating new subjects. Subjects include mostly still life, some portraiture and some landscape (Summer term, weather permitting). See more below. You will practice drawing from observation - learning ?how to look? using simple measuring techniques aimed at developing your confidence, then applying these skills in your own individual interests and creativity....
Painting & Drawing - Projects
New Project for Spring Term 2021: Extreme and Simple Painting Course outline for new project to follow soon Project for Autumn Term 20/21: LANDSCAPE Course will adapt to online lessons.
Painting & Drawing from Scratch
This course is for absolute beginners or those with little experience in drawing and painting. It is aimed at giving you an introductory grounding in drawing and painting and providing the tools and techniques for you to continue practising independently or within one of our more advanced courses.
Painting & Drawing in Barnes - All Levels at OSO Arts Centre
This course will be delivered online. The course aims to encourage you to explore ways of drawing and painting with joy and confidence, while acquiring expertise. Various techniques and approaches will be looked at in detail and suitable exercises will be offered. The course will benefit students with some previous experience who wish to practise and develop their skills in a friendly and supportive environment.
Painting Masterclass - Techniques, Materials and Methods with Jutta Gloeckner
This masterclass does not mean you have to be a ‘master painter’! This class is for those who wish to learn to paint with style and confidence. There is always something new to learn and experience even if you are a pro. Discover the versatility of oil, water based and mixed media painting techniques that are available to help you explore the magic of painting approaches more fully. During this course you will explore painting techniques through a series of weekly challenges in the first half of the term as well as project work for the second part of the term, developing painting...
Palettes of the Past - Present & Future
This course is aimed at people with an interest in art history, who wish to gain a better understanding combining the theoretical with the practical by painting themselves. The course will provide an eclectic journey through art history, painters? palettes and practical explorations of painting with an emphasis on seeing and mixing colour. It aims to bring art history closer in a lively manner by painting in the style of a painter or art movement using their different approaches and colour schemes.