Weekly Art Classes

St. John's Church, St. Leonards, HASTINGS VENUE

SCHEDULE (Mondays)

2024

SUMMER SHORT COURSE:

  • July 15th: Oil Painting (week 1)
  • If you are new to oil painting, I would suggets keeping it simple so that you can concentrate on how to apply the paint etc. A simple still life (just one object such as a pear would keep it really simple). If you are more experienced, you could do a still life with a few items or maybe a simple landscape.
  • Materials to bring:
  • Stiff bristle brushes suitable for oil/acrylic. I will have some spare that can be used, but not enough for everyone, so if you have your own that will be great.
    Palette (A cheap option is to use just greaseproof paper or an ordinary palette). If using greaseproof paper, you will need parcel tape to hold it down to the table, as masking tape won't stick.
    Rag/s to wipe brushes
    Low odour white spirit if using oils or low odour solvent such as Sansador or Zest it. Some will be available at the venue if you don't have any & a small contribution can be paid to cover the cost of what you use.
    Surface suitable for oil painting. Options would be canvas paper, canvas, canvas board, wood panel or plywood (primed with either gesso or PVA/water mix & then household emulsion).
  • Oil paints. If you would like to just try out oil paints without having to go out & buy them, there will be oil paints at the venue. (A small contribution towards what you use would be great).
    Colours if bringing your own (as close to the following as you can):
    Oils:
    Quinacridone Rose
    Ultramarine blue
    Cerulean blue
    Lemon yellow
    Titanium white
  • Subject matter to bring:
  • Item/s for a still life setup or a photo of a still life setup or landscape. Please see above suggestions.
  • July 22nd: Oil Painting (week 2)
  • Same as last session
  • Materials to bring:
  • Same as last session
  • Subject matter to bring:
  • Same as last session
  • July 29th: Mixed Media (Using a variety of mediums) (Week 1)
  • Some artists that you might like to look at that have used mixed media in their artwork are Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Pablo Picasso, George Braque & Robert Rauchenberg.
  • Materials to bring:
  • A range of different mediums of your choice to try out together. This will be an experimantal session that you will get ideas as you go along & be inspired by other in the class too.
    Just as a few starter ideas, you could try out acrylic with gel pens, acrylic markers, Posca markers, acrylic & pastel, you could add in glitter if you like or use watercolour, pens & pastels or combinations from this list. The possibilities are vast though, so feel free to bring in anything you have to give it a go.
    You could include some collage too if you like & if so, if you could bring in some collage bits & bobs & a glue stick or PVA glue.
    You could also add in some simple monoprinting maybe. (A demo will be available if requested). Please see below for materials to bring if including monoprinting.
  • Subject matter to bring:
  • Photo/s or you may have drawings a sketchbook or you might prefer to do a still life. If you decide to do a still life, you could bring in some still life objects to work from. Alternatively, you can work from your imagination & let your image evolve if you prefer.
  • Aug 5th: Mixed Media (Week 2)
  • Same as last session.
  • Materials to bring:
  • Same as last session.
  • Subject matter to bring:
  • Same as last session.
  • If including Monoprinting on mixed media sessions:
  • A monoprint is a unique piece of artwork created by a printing method (of which there are many).
  • Materials to bring:
  • Black marker pen or similar (needs to be black to see through the ink)
    Pen
    Pencil
    Mark making & impression making objects (to make marks into the ink)
    Masking tape
    Rags
    Flat flexible objects (eg. Leaves) to apply ink to & then print from
    Images &/or objects to use to draw (if wanting to create your own images
    Paper (nothing special needed, just some cartridge would be fine. 1 piece of A4 sufficient)
  • Optional:
  • Rubber Rollers (if you already have any, please bring along as the more the merrier). Palette knives
    Brushes (stiff bristle)
    Notebook
    Gloves
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