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Art history | Digital art, painting & drawing | Drawing | Driftwood art & beach combing | Encaustic 'hot wax' art | Framing & mounting | Life drawing & portraiture | Oil & acrylic painting | Pastel art | Pen and ink | Sign making | Watercolour painting | Wildlife art and botanical illustration

You may also be interested in: Calligraphy & brush lettering | Creative therapy | Mixed media & collage | Print & printmaking | Sculpture

Art courses, classes and workshops across the UK in drawing, painting, sculpture, illustration and encaustic art; for complete beginners and experienced artists alike! Explore working with watercolours, oils, acrylics, pencil, charcoal, wax or use mixed media to create your art! Learn the techniques of life drawing, landscape, still life, sculpture and 'hot wax' art from well experienced art tutors.

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Mixed Media Painting Workshop in Brighton Seaside Home

Mixed Media Painting Workshop in Brighton Seaside Home

Enjoy a day of creativity and fun, by retreating to the foot of the East Sussex Downs, for a one day workshop experience led by Laura. Courses can be tailored for complete beginners and also for intermediate artists wishing to explore new approaches. You will be supported to make a unique mixed-media artwork to take home at the end of the day, by being playful and exploring different mixed-media techniques. The day covers various aspects of mixed-media techniques: - Working with different mediums, including paint, gesso and gels - Painting...

Rustic Sign Making Workshop Teesside

Rustic Sign Making Workshop Teesside

Come and enjoy an evening 6.30pm to 9.30pm making wonderful rustic signs. Whether you are on your own or with friends you are sure to feel comfortable in my cosy studio in Middlesbrough. The session consists of staining or painting your wooden piece that will be your sign. You will then be guided through how the stencil is applied and how to choose colours that suit your base colour best. You can then use your creative freedom to create your piece of wall art. I will be there throughout to...

‘Seaside Cottage Sculpture’ workshop, using driftwood and recycled materials, North Yorkshire.

‘Seaside Cottage Sculpture’ workshop, using driftwood and recycled materials, North Yorkshire.

North Yorkshire

Join us for a relaxing day of creativity with step-by-step tuition and practical demonstrations to help you design and create your own coastal cottage scene. Start by choosing a piece of wood for the base of your design. Then select your wooden cottages which are handmade from recycled timber and are ready to paint and personalise. Once the cottages are glued in place it's time to accessorise your scene with a variety of seaside features. The driftwood pieces average between 6” and 12” in length and the houses/buildings are approx...

Experimental monoprinting

Experimental monoprinting

In this fun and inspiring workshop you will learn a number of monoprint techniques on paper and/or fabric. You can work from some of your own images (photos and/or drawings) or from some of mine. Emphasis is on experimenting to achieve a range of visual effects. By the end of the day you will have: - Learnt about materials and equipment required for monoprinting - Studied a range of examples for inspiration and understanding - Observed a number of demonstrations for inspiration and understanding - Created a set of printed...

Painting and Drawing one day workshop for adults with Penny Mason, Birmingham

Painting and Drawing one day workshop for adults with Penny Mason, Birmingham

Have you ever been told that you cannot draw? This could be the day for you. We will look at expressive drawing techniques and painting in acrylics of small still life or abstract landscapes. You will be guided through understanding mark making and how to discover your own drawing and painting style. This workshop is for all levels to explore and create. A small canvas and all materials will be provided. No previous experience necessary. A maximum of 4 participants per workshop.

Oil painting day - Still life florals, with artist Laura Andrew - Lincoln

Oil painting day - Still life florals, with artist Laura Andrew - Lincoln

Lincolnshire - Next course on 7th September 2019

Experience the joy of oil paint in Laura Andrew's art studio in central Lincoln. This day course is suitable for intermediates and beginners - even those who have never used oil paint before. You will receive guidance and tuition by professional artist Laura Andrew. Groups are kept to very small numbers (maximum four) to enable this. Working from life, a 'still life' is a wonderful means by which to explore and develop the fundamentals of drawing and painting. You'll learn about proportion, composition, colour and technique - and importantly how...

Adventures in resin art workshop

Adventures in resin art workshop

Gloucestershire - Next course on 16th September 2019

Resin is an excellent way to add colour and interest to your home. Our "Adventures in resin art workshop" offers a bespoke opportunity for beginners looking to explore using epoxy resin to create beautiful, abstract statement pieces of art. At our Cotswold studio we will introduce you to applying epoxy resin to canvas, MDF board and other selected substrates. You will work with our non-toxic, odourless BPA-free 1 to 1 epoxy art resin, learning how to measure, mix and pour resin so that you can continue your resin art adventures...

Travel Sketchbooks Online Course

Travel Sketchbooks Online Course

Join me online for my Travel Sketchbooks e-course, commencing 29th August 2018. The course consists of nine sessions, as well as an introduction and farewell. Each session features a video tutorial, as well as footage of me creating my holiday sketchbook, still images to guide and inspire you as well as tasks and advice to help you get the most out of your travel sketchbook. The course is about how to find your own visual language, and how to approach drawing, to give you confidence to draw outside, and how...

Creative Art as Therapy

Creative Art as Therapy

Buckinghamshire - Next course on 28th September 2019

MindFlow Arts Retreat is a creative Holistic and Well-Being programme, designed to support people to access their own creativity and begin the process of a personal creative journey. I believe that everyone has potential to be creative, so let your journey begin. Life’s a journey of highs and lows, joys and experiences, with awareness we can capture the joys and rationalise the lows through the cathartic process of making art. Some memories we may treasure and the others need to cleared from our psyche for our physical and mental well-being....

Drawing and Mixed Media Sketchbook Studies in Worcestershire

Drawing and Mixed Media Sketchbook Studies in Worcestershire

Bev Milne is running a beginners sketchbook workshop. This would be ideal for those who lack confidence and would like to develop their artistic skills. The theme is based on nature. You may choose to work with seed heads, flowers, shells or birds. Through the course of the day you will experience: Drawing and sketching Printmaking Mixed Media Painting You will explore your chosen theme through line, shape and colour and experiment freely with materials and effects. The idea of the day is to fill a small sketchbook with your...

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