Course Dates Autumn Term

14, 21, 28 September

5, 12, 19 October

(Half Term 26 October & 2 November)

9, 16, 23, 30 November

7, 14 December

This course is designed to deepen your understanding of visual language and enhance your proficiency in oil painting. Through a structured series of exercises and projects, you will develop technical skills, explore different painting techniques, and refine your artistic expression.

Key Learning Areas:

·     Advanced colour mixing and blending techniques

·     Still life compositions with focus on form, specific colour palette, different sources of light

·     Impasto texture using palette knives

·     Limited palette challenges for tonal and atmospheric effects

·     Chiaroscuro and monochrome underpainting, inspired by Renaissance masters

·     Alla prima (wet-on-wet) painting

·     Master copy studies from Impressionist painters

·     Icon painting techniques

·     Student-led projects, including plain air or interior painting

·     further development of skills in depicting different textures