Painting In Oils Course

Description of Class

There is a concession available for this course for people: Under 25's, over 65's or in full time unemployment. Concession price will be £174 Please use code: PIO123-3 at check-out. Details of Course: Provides a grounding in the traditional oil painting techniques and methods on which to build in order to achieve a likeness. Participants can choose to concentrate on portraiture, landscape or still life or try two or all three. This course provides set projects alongside individual tuition and covers all the basic principles of painting and drawing, i.e. composition, colour mixing and theory, line, tone, texture, proportion and anatomy and different methods of approach. The emphasis is on being able to translate into paint what you see and develop your own vision. The subject matter will be both student led and from set exercises. Suitable for all levels i.e. those with some experience who wish to continue to develop their own ideas as a follow on from previous courses and for complete beginners. What to bring - please see image below for details Your tutor Juliet has an M.F.A in Fine Arts (Auckland University) and a PhD on the relationship between music and painting (University of Brighton). She works as a professional portrait painter and continues to develop her abstract painting. She has many years’ experience in teaching oil painting, printmaking, life drawing and portraiture. Testimonials "I have loved painting in oils for many years. Joining a class with a professional and encouraging tutor has been a privilege and pleasure." Barbara "I love oil painting and feel happy that I'm improving my skill. I am getting closer to freeing myself up from the technical skills so I can express myself better." Anne