Course Programme
Winter 2018
Week 1 (8 Jan 2018): Create an artwork of your own choice
Week 2 (15 Jan 2018): Landscape painting 1
Week 3 (22 Jan 2018): Landscape painting 2, followed by a crit
Week 4 (29 Jan 2018): Creating a collage artwork 1
Week 5 (5 Feb 2018): Creating a collage artwork 2
Week 6 (12 Feb 2018): The work of David Hockney
Week 7 (26 Feb 2018): Painting a portrait
Week 8 (5 Mar 2018): Painting a portrait followed by a crit
Week 9 (12 Mar 2018): Life drawing
Week 10 (26 Mar 2018): The Dutch masters 1.
Autumn 2017
Week 1 (4 Sep 2017): Create an artwork of your own choice
Week 2 (11 Sep 2017): Landscape painting 1
Week 3 (18 Sep 2017): Landscape painting 2, followed by a crit
Week 4 (25 Sep 2017): Creating a collage artwork 1
Week 5 (2 Oct 2017): Creating a collage artwork 2
Week 6 (9 Oct 2017): The work of David Hockney
Week 7 (16 Oct 2017): Painting a portrait
Week 8 (23 Oct 2017): Painting a portrait followed by a crit
Week 9 (6 Nov 2017): Life drawing
Week 10 (13 Nov 2017): The Dutch masters 1.
Week 11 (20 Nov 2017): The Dutch masters 2.
Week 12 (17 Nov 2017): Creating a winter themed card
Week 13 (4 Dec 2017): Creating an effective composition
Summer 2017
Week 1 (24 April 2017): Create an artwork of your own choice
Week 2 (8 May 2017): Create an artwork inspired by the sky and sea 1
Week 3 (15 May 2017): Create an artwork inspired by the sky and sea 2 (followed by a crit)
Week 4 (22 May 2017): Create an artwork inspired by your garden or local park 1
Week 5 (5 June 2017): Create an artwork inspired by your garden or local park 2
Week 6 (12 June 2017): Life drawing
Week 7 (19 June 2017): Create a landscape with watercolour and ink 1
Week 8 (26 June 2017): Create a landscape with watercolour and ink 2
Week 9 (3 July 2017): Drawing the moving figure with graphite and ink
Week 10 (10 July 2017): Painting outdoors
Week 11 (17 July 2017): Painting summer trees and flowers followed by a crit
Winter / Spring 2017
Week 1 (9 January 2017): Create an artwork of your own choice
Week 2 (16 January 2017): Drawing techniques for a landscape using graphite and charcoal
Week 3 (23 January 2017): Creating a flower artwork using inks 1
Week 4 (30 January 2017): Creating a flower artwork using inks 2 (followed by a crit)
Week 5 (6 February 2017): Mixed media techniques using acrylics 1
Week 6 (20 February 2017): Mixed media techniques using acrylics 2
Week 7 (27 February 2017): Painting portraits 1
Week 8 (6 March 2017): Painting portraits 2
Week 9 (13 March 2017): Painting sky and water using a palette knife 1
Week 10 (20 March 2017): Painting sky and water using a palette knife 2
Week 11 (27 March 2017): Creating an artwork inspired by an industrial landscape
Week 12 (3 April 2017): Creating an artwork using collage (followed by a crit)
Below is a listing of previous programmes.
Spring / Summer 2016
Week 1 (4 April 2016): Painting of your own choice
Week 2 (11 April 2016): Make an artwork inspired by your home 1
Week 3 (18 April 2016): Make an artwork inspired by your home 2
Week 4 (9 May 2016): Make an artwork inspired by your favourite place 1
Week 5 (16 May 2016): Make an artwork inspired by your favourite place 2 (followed by crit)
Week 6 (23 May 2016): Impressionism art
Week 7 (6 June 2016): Marterials – Acrylics and Watercolour, followed by crit
Week 8 (13 June 2016): Make an artwork inspired by your still life
Week 9 (20 June 2016): Painting people and figure drawing
Week 10 (27 June 2016): Make an artwork inspired by insects, butterflies and moths
Week 11 (4 July 2016): Painting outdoors
Week 12 (11 July 2016): Creating an artwork in pen and ink
Winter / Spring 2016
Week 1 (4 Jan 2016): Painting of your own choice
Week 2 (11 Jan 2016): Create an image inspired by the face 1
Week 3 (18 Jan 2016): Create an image inspired by the face 2
Week 4 (25 Jan 2016): Graphite and charcoal work
Week 5 (1 Feb 2016): Create an image from 3 found objects
Week 6 (8 Feb 2016): Basic acrylic techniques
Week 7 (15 Feb 2016): Painting drapery
Week 8 (22 Feb 2016): Abstract images with watercolour
Week 9 (29 Feb 2016): Create an artwork inspired by ‘Love’
Week 10 (7 Mar 2016): Gustav Klimt and the symbolists
Week 11 (14 Mar 2016): Create an artwork inspired by a walk 1
Week 12 (21 Mar 2016): Create an artwork inspired by a walk 2
Spring / Summer 2015
Week 1 (13 April 2015): Painting of your own choice
Week 2 (20 April 2015): Making an artwork inspired by the sea 1
Week 3 (27 April 2015): Making an artwork inspired by the sea 2
Week 4 (11 May 2015): Making an artwork inspired by nature 1
Week 5 (18 May 2015): Making an artwork inspired by nature 2
Week 6 (1 June 2015): Native American art followed by crit
Week 7 (8 June 2015): Colour mixing and other techniques with acrylics
Week 8 (15 June 2015): Making an artwork inspired by machinery
Week 9 (22 June 2015): Quick drawing, capturing the figure
Week 10 (29 June 2015): Making an artwork inspired by animals
Week 11 (6 July 2015): Painting outdoors
Week 12 (13 July 2015): Making your hands and feet followed by crit
Winter / Spring 2015
Week 1 (5 January 2015): Painting of your own choice
Week 2 (12 January 2015): Making an artwork inspired by 3 small objects
Week 3 (19 January 2015): Making an artwork inspired by an old photograph
Week 4 (26 January 2015): Taking a look at the Scottish Colourists
Week 5 (2 February 2015): Painting a design for a stained glass window
Week 6 (9 February 2015): Painting a design for a stained glass window
Week 7 (16 February 2015): Abstract portraits
Week 8 (23 February 2015): Making an artwork from recycled objects
Week 9 (2 March 2015): Old master painting techniques
Week 10 (9 March 2015): Making an artwork on an unusual object
Week 11 (16 March 2015): African art
Week 12 (23 March 2015): Making an artwork inspired by your family and friends 1
Week 13 (30 March 2015): Making an artwork inspired by your family and friends 2
Autumn 2014
Week 1 (8 September 2014): Painting of your own choice
Week 2 (15 September 2014): Creating a painting inspired by the sky 1
Week 3 (22 September 2014): Creating a painting inspired by the sky 2
Week 4 (29 September 2014): Drawing with charcoal, ink and pastel
Week 5 (6 October 2014): Taking a look at the work of Emil Nolde
Week 6 (13 October 2014): Design, colour and structure in painting
Week 7 (20 October 2014): Creating a painting inspired by gardens 1
Week 8 (27 October 2014): Creating a painting inspired by gardens 2
Week 9 (3 November 2014): Life drawing
Week 10 (10 November 2014): Taking a look at Aboriginal Art
Week 11 (17 November 2014): Creating a painting for your own winter postcard 1
Week 12 (24 November 2014): Creating a painting for your own winter postcard 2
Week 13 (1 December 2014): Making a painting to illustrate your favourite poem
Week 14 (8 December 2014): Christmas Quiz / Still life
Spring / Summer 2014
Week 1 (31 March 2014): Painting of your own choice
Week 2 (7 April 2014): Painting seascapes 1
Week 3 (14 April 2014): Painting seascapes 2
Week 4 (28 April 2014): Painting nature, trees and water 1
Week 5 (12 May 2014): Painting nature, trees and water 2
Week 6 (19 May 2014): Painting / drawing portraits 1
Week 7 (2 June 2014): Painting / drawing portraits 2
Week 8 (9 June 2014): Painting pigs
Week 9 (16 June 2014): The Bloomsbury Group
Week 10 (23 June 2014): Pen-and-ink painting a still life
Week 11 (30 June 2014): Making a collage
Week 12 (7 July 2014): Painting outdoors