summer art classes 1

4-week painting project £188
4 weeks x 3 hours

Starts 9 August 2025
All levels
All materials included

Choose your days

Saturday 10.00 – 13.00
Tuesday 10.00 – 13.00
Wednesday 10.00 – 13.00
Wednesday 18.00 – 21.00

Course Description

Explore a personal painting project over four sessions in our well-equipped studio, taking inspiration from contemporary artists with tutor advice and support. Please note that this course uses water-based mediums only, including acrylic paints.

This course is for students who are ready to develop their own ideas in painting with reference to the work of contemporary artists and experimental processes. Students should have some previous experience in painting.

The emphasis will be on the process – ‘How do I take an idea/ sketch and develop it into a finished work?’ Informed by contemporary art practice students will be encouraged to expand their approach to making a painting, using research, experimentation, layering of imagery, exploration of materials etc. This course offers students guidance with the freedom to explore their own ideas.

What will we cover?

– Source material and development of subject matter eg sketchbook ideas, working from photographs and projections.
– Experimenting with image-making materials i.e. paint, drawing materials and mixing media and collage.
– Discussion of the visual language in painting
– Issues in contemporary painting.

By the end of this course, you should be able to…

– Use a sketchbook/photograph as a research tool for a painting/artwork
– Expand and develop your initial visual ideas using a variety of art materials and processes
– Make a sustained painting or series of works over several days
– Develop your ability to make decisions about the development of your own work
– Use the work of current artists as a reference and influence on your own art practice.

Practical work, group discussion and 1 to 1 guidance.