Classes
We offer a variety of art classes that aim to help
Watercolour
Class
Watercolour
Beginners and Improvers are welcome.
Traditional and experimental watercolour techniques will be explored. By working from direct observation, photographic references, sketches, and imagination. You will encounter a variety of stimulating subject as landscape, still life, natural forms, etc. Reference will also be made to the work of other artists as appropriate.
By the end of the course you should be able to work from various subject matters, Make drawings as studies for paintings and to explore and establish compositions, Mix colours using basic colour theory, Use a range of water based painting techniques, e.g. washes, glazes, dry brush, wet in wet, etc...
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
• EXPLORE & EXPERIMENT
• DRAWINGS STUDIES
• COMPOSITION
• MIX COLOURS & COLOUR THEORY
• WATER COLOUR TECHNIQUES
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What I liked the most is that there are no rules, so there is no right or wrong. It has allowed me to feel this sense of freedom that we are generally deprived of.”
Drawing
Class
Drawing/Sketching
Beginners and Improvers are welcome.
Learning to Sketch will guide you through the stages of creating observational drawings, using pencils, pens and inks. You will explore how to capture the essentials of the subject - the overall form and perspective, a sense of volume, movement and feeling, sometimes a suggestion of light and shade.
Learning to Draw will guide you in using various drawing instruments to mark paper. Instruments include graphite pencils, pen and ink, crayons, charcoal, chalk, pastels, inked brushes, etc ... You will try these different drawing implements on practice sheets to determine value and texture, and how to apply the implement to produce various effects.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
• SKETCHING THE ESSENTIAL
• EXPLORE & DRAW
• LIGHT & SHADOW
• EXPERIMENT VARIOUS TOOLS
• VALUE & TEXTURE
“To create something in a such a pleasant way does give back self-confidence. Try it once and continue forever. It’s Wonderful.”
Mixed Media
Class
Mixed Media
Beginners and Improvers are welcome.
This class allows you to choose and/or combine the best media for a specific subject. Whether it's water colour, pencils, charcoal, pastels, ink, acrylics, oil, etc... It allows you to express your creativity in your own way.
Mixed media, in visual art, refers to an artwork in the making of which more than one medium has been employed. For instance, it can refer to a work on canvas or paper which combines acrylic with pastel.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
• ChoosING YOUR OWN MEDIUM
• TO EXPLORE & EXPERIMENT
• LIGHT & SHADOW
• COLOURS & TEXTURES
• To See ART DIFFERENTLY
“Nathalie’s art class has freed my brush stoke. This has taught me how to shape my feelings and to step back from the photographic painting I used to do. I have learnt how to personalise my art which now translates my impressions of life.”