Abstract Painting - All Levels
Want to explore the exciting world of abstract painting? This project-based course is designed for all levels, whether you're a complete beginner or have some experience. You'll delve into different themes each term, like Colour, Picture Space, and Chance, and develop your own unique artistic approach. Discover influential artists and movements, from Cubism to contemporary abstraction, and build confidence in expressing your creativity. This course is perfect for anyone looking to experiment, learn new techniques, and find their artistic voice.
An Introduction to Drawing
Are you a complete beginner wanting to explore your creative side? This introductory drawing course offers a supportive environment to learn essential skills. You'll discover how to observe and record line and tone using various materials. This course is perfect for anyone looking to start their drawing journey and build confidence in their artistic abilities. Carers may be eligible for additional support, speak to our reception team for assistance.
Creative Collage
Want to explore your creative side? On this 5-week course, you'll discover how versatile collage can be, blending it with painting, printing, and drawing. You'll learn to combine mixed media techniques and stretch your idea of what collage can achieve. This course is perfect for anyone eager to experiment, regardless of prior art experience. You'll gain confidence in your artistic abilities and learn to express yourself through collage.
Creative Collage
Want to explore your creative side? On this 5-week course, you'll discover how versatile collage can be, blending it with painting, printing, and drawing. You'll learn to combine mixed media techniques and stretch your idea of what collage can achieve. This course is perfect for anyone eager to experiment, regardless of prior art experience. You'll gain confidence in your artistic abilities and learn to express yourself through collage.
Creative Watercolour
Want to explore the beauty of watercolour? In our art room, you'll experiment and learn through guided exercises. Improve your painting skills, discover new techniques, and find creative ways to use watercolour and mixed media. This course is from beginners to more experienced painters. It will help you unlock your creativity and develop your own style.
Drawing & Painting Architecture - Richmond
This course invites learners to respond to Richmonds buildings through expressive drawing and painting. Rather than striving for perfect architectural accuracy, learners will focus on shapes, rhythms, textures, and the emotional presence of buildings. Through surface preparation, collage, layered mark-making, and on-site observation, learners will develop evocative architectural images that capture beauty, character, and a sense of place.
Drawing and Designing with Flowers
Want to create stunning textile designs inspired by nature? This workshop is for everyone, from beginners to advanced artists. You'll learn to see flowers in a new way, capturing their shapes, shadows, and patterns. Discover how to dissect a flower and draw it from every angle. By the end, you'll have a portfolio of hand-drawn and painted images ready for textile design.
Drawing from Scratch
Want to learn to draw but don't know where to start? This course gives you a friendly introduction to drawing, focusing on what you see. You'll learn how to observe and capture lines and tones using different materials. It's perfect for beginners and those wanting to improve their skills. Discover creative ways to use materials and techniques, and build your confidence in drawing. If you're a Carer, you may be eligible for support, please contact our reception team for assistance.
Exploring Colour - Intensive Workshop
This three-day intensive workshop is designed for both beginners who want to learn the basics of colour mixing and artists with some experience that want to transform their understanding and use of colour.
Through a dynamic mix of focused theory, live demonstrations, and extensive hands-on practice, you will explore colour mixing, colour temperature and colour theory.
Predominantly working with water colours and gouache you will explore landscape, still life, and portraiture working with a range of approaches.
Each day centres on proven limited palettes, optical mixing,...
Figurative Painting
Want to develop your figure painting skills? This course is designed to help you explore colour, mark-making, and composition while working from the figure. You'll gain confidence in your painting abilities through practical exercises and one-to-one support. This course is perfect for those with some prior art experience who want to refine their techniques and develop their artistic voice. You'll learn to work with a range of models and receive personalised guidance to help you grow.
Life Drawing - All Levels
Want to improve your drawing skills and explore the human form? This Life Drawing course welcomes all levels, from beginners to advanced. You'll learn essential techniques like line drawing, tonal studies, perspective and anatomy. Discover historical and contemporary approaches to figure drawing and gain confidence in a traditional studio setting. This course will help you develop your artistic eye and express yourself through drawing.
Life Drawing Summer School
The course sets out to build on an understanding of the visual language of drawing through the focus on the figure. The history of the course is that it is a little more experimental than the Saturday courses as the sessions are a little longer, which provides other options.
However, the course still utilises a variety of tactics and support to draw the figure which might include a range of contextual links, composition, and the full breadth of the visual language across line, tone, and volume; things like measurement and proportion, negative space and use of verticals, different...
Merton - Arts and Crafts for Mental Wellbeing
Want to explore your creative side and learn new skills? This Arts and Crafts course is perfect for you! You'll develop your artistic abilities, discover new techniques and materials, and learn about inspiring artists. Experiment, express your ideas and build a portfolio of your work. Each term focuses on a different theme, keeping things fresh and exciting. Dress appropriately – things might get messy!
Oil Painting - Beginners
Are you a complete beginner to painting, or new to oil painting? Do you want to develop essential skills before starting your own projects? This course is for you! You'll learn how to use different painting mediums, brushes, and palette knives. We'll teach you basic colour mixing, colour theory, and how to build up a painting using colour and tone. You'll gain confidence and inspiration to pursue your own painting projects.
Painting and Drawing
Want to unlock your inner artist? This course gives you a solid foundation in painting and drawing through engaging exercises. You'll explore various themes each term, from still life to portraiture and landscapes. Learn to "see" like an artist, plan compositions and master colour theory. Perfect for all skill levels, this course will boost your confidence and help you express your unique creativity. Join us and discover the joy of painting and drawing!
Painting and Drawing at OSO Arts Centre Barnes
Want to explore your artistic side and gain confidence in your painting and drawing skills? This course is designed to help you do just that! You'll learn various techniques and approaches in a friendly and supportive environment. If you have some previous experience and want to practice and develop your skills, this course is perfect for you. We'll help you unlock your creative potential and find joy in the process.
Painting and Drawing from Art History Short Course
Why Study This Course:
Are you interested in learning about art and and artists, and using what you learn to inspire your own art? This course is designed just for you! We'll introduce you to the history and techniques of well known and less well known artists. You'll learn techniques of drawing and painting through exploring the work of artists who have gone before, discovering new ways to develop your creativity in a friendly, relaxed environment with a supportive tutor.
Painting and Drawing from Scratch
Are you an absolute beginner or have limited experience in drawing and painting? This course is designed for you! We'll give you a solid introduction to drawing and painting, providing you with the tools and techniques to practice independently. You'll gain confidence and a foundation to progress to more advanced courses.
Painting and Drawing Projects
Show the world through your eyes and develop a depth to your paintings that will captivate your audience. Encounter different approaches to paintings while developing your technical skills and abilities with your chosen media and extending your responses to your chosen subject matter. Come with an open and enquiring approach, along with a desire to develop your own practice further.
Palettes of the Past, Present and Future
Do you love art history and want to bring it to life? This course combines art history with hands-on painting, giving you a deeper understanding of famous artists and their techniques. You'll explore different painters' palettes and experiment with colour mixing, creating your own artworks inspired by the past. This course is perfect for anyone interested in art history who wants to develop their practical painting skills.
Papier Mâché Creatures from Recycled Materials
A course suited to all levels, this introductory programme explores the creative possibilities of papier mâché using recycled and sustainable materials. You will learn how to transform everyday waste—such as newspapers, cardboard, plastic containers, and scrap packaging—into imaginative sculptural creatures. The course will begin with simple construction methods to help you gain confidence in shaping forms, building structures, and applying surface textures.
If you would like to enrol on an eligible course as a Carer then please visit reception at either Parkshot or Hillcroft where...
Portraiture - Beginners and Improvers
Want to learn how to capture a likeness in art? This portraiture course is a great introduction to drawing and painting portraits. You'll develop your observational skills by working from a model. This course is perfect for beginners and improvers alike.
Portraiture - Intermediate
Do you have some drawing experience and want to paint portraits? This course is designed for you! Working from both male and female models, you'll refine your drawing skills and use them to develop your portrait painting techniques. By the end of the course, you'll have developed sound painting and drawing methods and gained confidence in your artistic abilities.
