Art courses

Art and Design for Wellbeing

This course is suitable for anyone who would like to fire up their creativity and explore art and its benefits for wellbeing. Gain confidence developing your own art style, plus have fun! 

Painting and Drawing from Scratch

This course is suitable for anyone who would like to get creative and discover their inner artist. You will learn different ways to experiment with drawing, painting, and collage to achieve impressive results.

Drawing

Develop your ability to draw from reference images and from life. You will work mainly in pencil to try a range of exercises and practise some key techniques. You will develop your observational skills, and confidence to create line drawings and tonal pieces. You will explore drawing with coloured media such as coloured pencils and pastels. Working from a variety of subjects you will develop some common techniques, and explore mixing and blending colours.

Painting

This course is suitable for anyone wanting to develop their ability to paint from reference images and from life. You will create a portfolio of work in watercolours, inks, gouache, and acrylics trying a range of exercises, and practising some key techniques. 

Watercolour

Explore watercolour painting in order to increase your confidence with the medium. Working from a range of subjects, you will learn some fundamental techniques and explore mixing and blending colours. 

Mixed Media

A relaxing class to explore new processes mixing different mediums (wet and dry). You will learn different ways to experiment with paint and collage to achieve great results!

Mixed Methods - The Human Figure

You will study drawing and painting techniques using human figures (portraits, the body, etc) as the main subject. You will also learn valuable tips and techniques to improve your artwork by exploring brushstrokes and looking at the basics of colour mixing.

Printmaking

Try a range of printmaking techniques, including monotype, intaglio, and relief printing. You will have the opportunity to use a range of materials, tools, and techniques, some which can be continued at home with minimal equipment. 

Jewellery

This course is suitable for learners who are new to jewellery making but have an interest and want to give it a go. Each class has step-by-step instructions, so you will be able to create amazing hand-made products to show off to your family and friends!