8- week course
Friday evenings - 5-7pm - Starting 02/05/2025
Build confidence in colour mixing and being expressive with colour.
Introduction into working with oil paints and colour mixing workshop.
Introduction into working with oil paints and building confidence in mixing colour.
Over the eight weeks we will dive into oil painting and mixing colours exploring varying styles and subjects. Starting with neutral tones and then getting bolder and more expressive as the weeks progress. For any skill level.
Week 1
Mix colours together with a limited palette and have a discussion focusing on neutral tones then paint a still life with the mixed colour palette.
Week 2
Focusing on complimentary opposite colours and create a painting using contrasting colours.
Week 3
Building on neutral tones and complimentary opposite lessons we will create strong contrast using warm and cool colours and discuss their effects and where to use them
Week 4
This week we will apply the previous lessons to a big expressive abstract painting. So if you can bring a bigger canvas for this lesson and be prepared to splash some paint around! Have fun with big expressive brushstrokes exploring colour.
Week 5
Paint an expressive landscape experimenting with neutral colour and strong contrasting colours and different styles
Week 6
This week we will Building on previous lessons by further experimenting with colour and discuss tone, creating form with figurative imagery
Week 7
Explore any subject being bold with colour.
Week 8
Explore any subject being bold with colour and recap and share
Course fee: $250
PLEASE NOTE - We will be in contact with you before the start date to inform you of a required materials list - it is the attendee's responsibility to purchase these materials & bring them to class.