Floral Painting in Acrylics - Beginners - High Pavement, Sutton in Ashfield - Adult Learning
Schedule
Fri Jan 10 2025 at 01:00 pm to Fri Feb 14 2025 at 01:00 pm
UTC+00:00Location
High Pavement Learning Centre | Sutton-in-Ashfield, EN
About this Event
Key details
- Date: 10 January - 14 February 2025
- Sessions: Fridays: 1pm - 4pm
- No. sessions: 6
- Venue: High Pavement Learning Centre, Sutton-in-Ashfield
- For ages: 19+
- Group size: 5 - 15
- Cost: FREE - £63
Unleash your inner artist with our exciting and dynamic face-to-face course, "Flower Painting in Acrylics” in a contemporary style. This course is perfect for anyone eager to explore the vibrant world of floral art using acrylic paints, whether you're a seasoned artist looking to refine your skills or a beginner ready to dive into the colourful realm of contemporary flower painting.
Join us and connect with fellow art enthusiasts in a supportive and inspiring environment, and let the beauty of flowers bloom through your creativity!
You’'ll discover innovative techniques and modern approaches to capturing the beauty and essence of flowers on canvas. Guided by an experienced tutor, you will learn to blend colours, create striking compositions, and use brushstrokes that convey movement and vitality. Our focus on a fresh and contemporary style will inspire you to break away from traditional methods and experiment with bold, expressive forms and vibrant palette.
Artist research and examples of floral painting
Colour mixing and composition studies
Surface preparation and sketching
Painting techniques: layering, impasto and glazing
Complete a painting on canvas
Protect your painting by varnishing it
By the end of this course, you will have created several stunning pieces that reflect your unique artistic voice and a newfound confidence in your ability to paint flowers with a contemporary flair. Learners will complete at least one work on canvas. They will have fun by experimenting with the palette knife and become more confident in using acrylics.
Learners should bring:
- Acrylic paper/sketch pad, A4 canvas, white gesso, a range of synthetic paint brushes, photo reference, metallic palette knife, acrylic paint (student grade)
- Red (Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Red,
- Yellow (Lemon and Cadmiun Yellow),
- Blue (Ultramarine, and Cerulean),
- Magenta , Turquoise, Titanium white
The art materials are to be discussed during the first session of the course when the tutor will cover the topic.
If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course please visit our webpage for further information https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/skills-learning/funding-your-courses/
To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:
- Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING.
- Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.
You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking. If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.
To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.
Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).
As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas:
- Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
- Greater London
- Greater Manchester
- Liverpool City Region
- Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland
- Tees Valley
- West of England
- West Midlands
- West Yorkshire
Check the FAQs page, or get in touch:
- By phone: 01623 677 200
- By email: [email protected]
Visit the Inspire website for full details and booking options
Where is it happening?
High Pavement Learning Centre, High Pavement House, Sutton-in-Ashfield, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 0.00 to GBP 63.00