We have a huge variety of drawing and painting courses to offer including Book Illustration, Life & Figure Drawing, Oil Painting, Watercolours and Gouache as well as Experimental Art & Media.
Expressive Drawing & Painting: Flora & Natural Forms
This is a studio-based 12-week course exploring expressive painting and drawing techniques to create a vibrant and impactful series of works in response to flowers and other plant forms.
Garden Design (All Levels)
This is an intensive 10-week course aimed at people who are interested in garden design but have varied to no experience of gardening or design.
Illustration (All Levels)
Over this 10-week course, published author/illustrator Sophie Ambrose will take you through all the steps from developing your initial idea to putting together a dummy picture book with a sample of artwork
Introduction to Drawing
This course is for students with little or no drawing experience and would like to learn to draw from observation.
Introduction to Oil Painting
This is the ideal course for students new to oil painting or with a little experience. Some background knowledge of drawing and painting fundamentals will be useful.
Introduction to Watercolour and Experimental Techniques
This course is designed for beginners with little or no experience with the delicate medium of watercolour. We will work and develop your skills and a focus on understanding of the experimental medium of watercolour. We will explore traditional methods of mixing colour and students will also be encouraged to play and develop their own take on the age-old method.
May Half Term – 2 Days: Experimenting with Colour
This practical course is ideal for beginner students with a little drawing experience, for those interested in design and colour, or students who’d like to gain confidence and improve their use of colour in different mediums.
May Half Term – Good Artists Copy, Great Artists Steal: German Expressionism: Die Brücke (“The Bridge”)
‘Take What You Need’ from exploring the German Expressionism: Die Brücke (“The Bridge”). This course explores the early twentieth-century art group Die Brücke, a key German Expressionist movement that sought to act as a “bridge” between Old Master painting and modern art.
May Half Term – Life Drawing (All Levels)
The aim of the course is to encourage students to develop their drawing skills via access to what some consider the most compelling form, the nude and clothed human body.
May Half Term – Portrait Drawing (All Levels)
An intensive one-day course working with varied approaches to portrait drawing.
NEW Drawing Projects (All Levels)
“Celebrating drawing as the process of seeing made visible” Who is it for? All Levels, as well as those with a little previous experience and those who have been drawing for some time but would like to widen, refresh, broaden and develop their drawing practice.
NEW Experimenting with Acrylic Colour
This practical course is ideal for beginner students with a little drawing experience, for those interested in design and colour, or students who’d like to gain confidence and improve their use of colour in different mediums.
NEW Mixed Media with Oils & Acrylic Paint (All Levels)
Whether you're new to painting or exploring new methods in your practice, this class is for you. The course begins with a review of colour theory as it relates to layering, mixing and glazing paint.
NEW Portfolio Preparation 3D Campus
If you wish to develop a good grounding in a variety aspects of painting, drawing and mixed media together with an awareness of contemporary and historical art . In particular those who may wish to put together a portfolio for application to a higher level* course or employment in a related field.
NEW Watercolour for Beginners
This course is ideal for beginners who want to learn the essential techniques and approaches of watercolour painting, and to develop skills in using this exciting medium.
NEW: Independent Practice (Fine Art)
This Painting/Fine Art course is aimed at students who need additional time within a purpose built (North Facing) large painting studio. You will be able to work on your own projects.
NEW: Landscape Drawing & Painting (All Levels)
Create exciting landscapes through drawing and painting. Explore different approaches to evoke a strong sense of place and feeling.
Oil Painting (Intermediate Level)
This is a practical and ideas-based course. You will learn with the help of tutor demonstrations, groups discussion and individual tutorial guidance.
