Stage 2 : Tues. 10.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m. Anthony Wilder

These classes are ideal for beginners as well as slightly more advanced students. Watercolour lends itself well to various techniques and ways of applying colour onto paper. Students are encouraged to produce a painting that is not too inhibited. Still life, flowers etc as well as painting outdoors if weather is suitable.

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Tues. 7.00 p.m.—9.00 p.m.                                    £125.00

A class for the complete beginner or students with a little experience who wish to discover and extend their capabilities. The course will encourage achievement in a variety of media with the emphasis on diversity of technique and mark making.

This is a course for absolute beginners and any student who wishes to learn how to visually research a subject in depth. The course will concentrate on looking, seeing and different ways of drawing what you see.

A course which combines tuition in basic techniques for beginners with more challenging projects for students with experience. The course aims to develop individual potential, both technical and creative. Students will work from direct observation and be concerned with the use of line, tone, colour and composition. (Students will need pencils/charcoal/A3 sketchpad at the first session and beginners should not buy any new materials before starting the course).

With Gouache, & Acrylic                        £125.00

Wed. 1.00 p.m. - 3.00 p.m.

This is a course for absolute beginners and students who have little or no experience in using gouache and acrylic. The course will concentrate on colour, composition and creativity.

Working directly from the model. The beginner or the more experienced will be encouraged to value both creativity and technical accomplishment. Therefore basic or advanced instruction will be available, through personal tuition, to enable each student to realise their technical and creative potential. Media: Oil, Acrylic or any drawing media.

All media with emphasis on oil and acrylic.    The course is theme based and encourages students to use their imagination. Looking at the work of contemporary artists and exchanging ideas is an important part of the course. A basic knowledge of more than one medium would be helpful.

The emphasis in this course is on structure and form working from the unclothed and clothed figure. A range of drawing media will be explored, both monochrome and colour. Progression to or the option of painting is encouraged.

A course suitable for students with some experience in drawing and painting.  Models provide a professional atmosphere for this important area of study. The prime aim is the development of individual creative ability together with the obvious aims concerned with drawing and painting from life - a wide variety of media is encouraged.

A course which addresses the fundamental techniques of drawing and painting either for beginners or for those who feel they need some revision and consolidation. It will start from the premise that sound drawing skills are necessary to make progress in painting, however, paint will be introduced in controlled exercises fairly early in the course and with an emphasis on personal development.

PAINTING & DRAWING (MIXED MEDIA) - Sarah Wenden

Sat 10.00 am—12 noon                            £63.00

(5 weeks starting 1st November)              

Working almost entirely from observation, this course explores still-life in its widest sense, from basic exercises in mixing colours, relationship of colour and tone, space, texture and mood to developing ideas from other artists using reproductions, and evolving possibly more ‘abstract’ compositions combining media and different drawing strategies, trying to express the potential of any chosen media to its fullest. Some experience needed.

In this class a variety of subject matter and approaches to painting and drawing will be explored. The sessions will be mainly concerned with working from direct observation of a number of subjects, still-life, interior and the human figure. A life model will be available for three of the evenings, but time will also be devoted to producing images derived from other sources which may, for example, involve using photographs, abstract themes or working from imagination.  The class will be suitable for those with little previous experience of painting and drawing as well as those more experienced in these subjects.

Explore the basics of cutting and laying mosaics.