Painting a la Matisse - High Pavement Learning Centre - Adult Learning

• Date: 25 April - 23 May 2025
• Sessions: Fridays: 9:30am - 12:30pm
• No. sessions: 5
• Venue: High Pavement Learning Centre, Sutton-in-Ashfield
• For ages: 19+
• Group size: 5 - 15
• Cost: FREE - £52.50

Discover the vibrant world of acrylic painting with our "Painting à la Matisse" course, designed specifically for beginners. This course is your gateway to mastering the techniques of one of history's most celebrated artists, Henri Matisse regarded as the greatest colourist of the 20th century, responsible for laying the foundation for modern plastic arts. Over a series of engaging face-to-face sessions, you will explore Matisse's unique style, characterised by bold colours, dynamic brushstrokes, and expressive compositions.

You will be guided step-by-step in order to build your skills and confidence, focusing on subjects like colour mixing, painting techniques and understanding the impressionistic style of painting:

• Matisse style of painting research
• Colour mixing and composition studies
• Surface preparation and sketching
• Painting techniques: layering and glazing
• Complete a painting in the style of the artist
• Protect your painting by varnishing it

By the end of the course 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.

Resources required:

• 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, AND
• 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

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• By email: [email protected]

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