Short Course

Introduction to Painting

Name: Hereford College of Arts
Price range: $

Duration

8 Weeks
Cost

£310
Tutor

Lexi Strauss
When

Friday Afternoons

Whether you’re a complete beginner or just brushing up existing skills, this fully comprehensive painting course will build confidence through solid exercises and enjoyable experiments in colour and technique.

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Course Overview

This course is designed to develop your knowledge and confidence when working with painted colour. Focusing on acrylic (used both as impasto and water colour) and water-based oils, you will investigate colour, form and different methods of applying paint to a surface in a supportive and dynamic environment. Various limited palettes will offer you a deeper understanding of colour- introducing you to hue, tone and temperature through fun exercises and experiments. By the end of the course, you will have sound advice and experience in still life, landscape, abstract and portrait painting.

Ideal for beginners or those looking to build confidence in painting, the course will guide you through still life, landscape, abstract, and portrait painting. We’ll provide basic materials to get you started and offer advice on additional supplies tailored to your personal goals as you progress.

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About the Tutor

Lexi completed her MA in painting at the Royal College of Art in 2014 and her degree in Fine Art at Hereford College of Arts in 2011.

Primarily a painter, she also creates theatrical installations that animate her work, and is a trained art clown performer, regularly creating performances that span the art, theatre and comedy world’s.

Current work includes a series of portraits of her diverse clown community, and she was recently funded by the Arts Council, England to explore the relationship between humour and trauma.

She frequently exhibits and performs nationally and internationally, including the John Moore’s painting prize and the Jerwood Drawing prize. Lexi was also nominated for Saatchi New Sensations (2014) and Shortlisted for New Contemporaries (2013). Her paintings are on permanent display at the Women’s Art Collection at Cambridge University.

Venue, Dates, Times

Term starts on 17th January. There will be 8 sessions, and there will be a half term break on the week of 28th February. All session dates listed below:

17th January
24th January
31st January
7th February
14th February
21st February
7th March
14th March

All sessions will be held at our College Road Campus. Sessions will start at 1.30pm and will finish at approximately 4pm.

Short Courses FAQs

What age do I have to be to do a short course?

Unless otherwise stated, our short courses are suitable for 16+.

We recommend anyone aged 16-17 is accompanied by someone 18+ who is also a paying participant.

What do I need to bring with me?

Basic materials are provided on all of our short courses, and you will be advised on any additional materials you may want to buy for personal projects whilst on the short course.

Make sure to bring some water, and dress appropriately for using college equipment (for example, no open-toed shoes, long hair tied back when using workshop equipment, and no highly flammable clothes if using fire).

Do I need to have had experience?

All of our short courses, unless specifically stated, are suitable for beginners or people with a little experience. There will usually be a mix of abilities in the group.

How many people are in the class?

Group sizes vary course to course, but we keep them small where possible so you get as much tutor time as possible. At the moment, the largest short course group is 15 people.

Do I get a certificate?

Courses like these can look great on your CV and are good for professional development. Therefore, we award certificates at the end of the course, provided that you attended enough of the sessions.

Our short courses are non-credit bearing programmes.