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Short Course

Introduction to Painting

  • Duration

    8 Weeks

  • Cost

    £270

  • Tutor

    Lexi Strauss

  • When

    Friday Afternoons

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Whether you’re a complete beginner or just brushing up existing skills, this fully comprehensive painting course will build confidence through solid exercises and enjoyable experiments in colour and technique.

Course Overview

This course is designed to develop your knowledge and confidence when working with painted colour. Focusing on acrylic (used both as impasto and water colour) and water-based oils, you will investigate colour, form and different methods of applying paint to a surface in a supportive and dynamic environment. Various limited palettes will offer you a deeper understanding of colour- introducing you to hue, tone and temperature through fun exercises and experiments. By the end of the course, you will have sound advice and experience in still life, landscape, abstract and portrait painting.

Ideal for beginners or those looking to build confidence in painting, the course will guide you through still life, landscape, abstract, and portrait painting. We’ll provide basic materials to get you started and offer advice on additional supplies tailored to your personal goals as you progress.

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About the Tutor

Lexi Strauss, an MA Painting graduate from the Royal College of Art (2014) and Fine Art graduate from Hereford College of Arts (2011), is a painter and performer known for her theatrical installations and art clown performances. Her work bridges art, theatre, and comedy, often exploring themes of humour and trauma.

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Term Dates

Term starts on Friday 3rd October. There will be 8 sessions with a break for half term on 31st October. The final session will be on 28th November.

Term starts on Friday 17th April. There will be 8 sessions with a break for half term on 29th May. The final session will be 12th June. 

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FAQs

Basic materials are provided on all of our short courses, and you will be advised on any additional materials you may want to buy for personal projects whilst on the short course. 

You may want to bring your own sketchbook, but we will provide you with a basic sketchbook and paper for the course. 

Courses like these can look great on your CV and are good for professional development. Therefore, we award certificates at the end of the course, provided that you attended enough of the sessions. 

Our short courses are non-credit bearing programmes.

This course is suitable for complete beginners or anyone wanting to refresh their skills starting from the basics. 

This course will be held at our College Road Campus. You will need to arrive at our reception each week to sign in. 

This course will take place over 8 sessions with a break for half term. Please see dates listed above. 

Sessions will start at 1.30pm and will finish at approximately 4pm. You may have to arrive earlier on your first week for registration. 

Unless otherwise stated, our short courses are suitable for anyone over the age of 16. 

We recommend anyone aged 16-17 is accompanied by someone 18+ who is also a paying participant. 

We keep our class sizes small so that you benefit from a lot of contact time with the tutor. There will be a maximum of 15 people on this course.

Yes, there is parking available on campus.

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