Using mixed media, you will take a fresh look at composition, paint application, colour and surface to enable you to take your work bigger and bolder on a range of supports from paper to canvas and canvas board.

Painting on a big or oversized canvas has its delights and challenges. Sometimes it's the appeal of working on a large scale in a loose style. Sometimes a subject simply demands to be painted on a large canvas, not squeezed into your usual size painting. Sometimes it's the ambition to paint a truly impressive and big work. Your tutor will push you to be bold and take risks and not be afraid to change your work. She will introduce you to a wide range of painting processes, often encouraging experimentation with acrylic, household emulsion and blackboard paints.

You will be working from photos and printouts of your own work that you will bring along to upscale and project from. This energetic course is open to all levels of experience from near beginners through to practising artists. The course includes a one-hour creative emersion workshop focusing on colour, texture, light and music, both indoors and outdoors.

If you are a developing artist and have a yearning to paint, then come and unleash your imagination and explore a bigger sense of expression. Be prepared to be challenged and to step-out of your comfort zone.

Included

On this course the College will supply most of the materials, including a 100cm x 100cm canvas (which should fit in your car but please check), 80 x 80cm canvas and some thick cartridge paper (300gsm) per student, plus some acrylic paint in various colours, household paint in various colours, blackboard paint and sandpaper to share amongst the group.

What students need to bring

• Please take good quality photographs of your work and print them out to upscale and work on during the course.
• Notebook and reference to artists you like
• Sketchbooks
• 4 jam jars
• Basic tool kit, including pencils, charcoal, 4-inch-wide wallpaper brush, range of 6 decorator’s brushes, assorted wide flat brushes, assorted round paintbrushes
• Coloured chalk pastels or crayons (optional)

Available to buy

Available from shop: A good selection of art materials, including paints, inks, paper, brushes, canvases, etc.

Additional information

Please wear appropriate clothing/aprons for the workshop or studio, this includes stout covered footwear (no sandals or open toes).

Arrival day
Residential students can arrive from 4pm, non-residential students to arrive by 7.15pm for registration. Students arriving earlier are welcome to purchase dinner in the College Dining Room from 6pm.
Students meet their tutor in the Bar at 7.30pm prompt to go to studios.
First Teaching session: 7.30pm - 9pm (attendance is essential)

Daily timetable
Course teaching: 9.15am - 5pm
Morning session: 9.15am - 12.45pm including coffee/tea break
Lunch break: 12.45pm - 2pm*
Afternoon session: 2pm - 5pm including coffee/tea break
Teaching finishes: 5pm
Evening working: students may have access to workshops until 9pm, but only with permission from the tutor and provided any health and safety guidelines are observed.

Departure day
Course teaching: 9.15am - 3pm
Teaching finishes: 3pm

Residential students will need to check out of rooms by 10am. Please note, the tutor may make slight variations to the daily timetable as required.

*Lunch can be purchased on campus, view options

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