Art and Design
Drawing and painting
Find an overview of all our art and design courses.
Who the courses are for
- adults at all levels from complete beginner to progressor wishing to learn painting in a variety of styles
Course location
Thomas Calton Centre
Alpha Street
SE15 4NX
What you'll learn
Personal Development painting studio
This course is designed to give time and space to develop 2D work in the medium of your choice, within a supportive and explore subjects or themes of your own choice. Regular group discussions will allow for feedback and from the tutor and other students. The studio space is full of light with a library of art books and a computer for research. The course is perfect for anyone wanting to further their development who may not ordinarily have the space or time to produce work.
Watercolour painting/personal projects
For the experienced or amateur watercolourist, this course aims to refresh watercolour techniques and processes with a view to creating a series of paintings in the subject matter of your choice, such as, landscape or urban cityscapes, still life or other observational painting, or watercolour abstraction. The tutor will set a series of exercises for the first session and then aim to do demonstrations and one to one tuition with each learner's personal project.
Expressionist Landscape Painting
Spend two Saturdays considering the processes of artists who produce expressive landscapes. Bring personal source material to the studio and use watercolour, oils or acrylic paint to create expressive images. You may decide to work on one large piece or several smaller studies, depending on your choice of medium. The tutor will aim to help everyone focus on their own subjects as well as facilitate group discussions in this supportive studio environment.
How courses are taught
- tutor led with demonstrations
- one to one support
- group discussions on progress and finished work
Materials you'll need
- materials for this course will be the responsibility of the student to bring whatever they wish to use
After the course
- you can take further Adult education art courses
- past learners started businesses, progressed to degree courses and employment
How to enrol
Complete an enrolment form
Find out how to enrol, locations and more about our services.
Course details
|
Title |
Days and times |
Course code and start date |
Fees |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Personal development painting studio |
Thursday 10am to 5pm |
AC1037 28 April 2022 5 weeks |
£150 standard £75 concession |
|
Watercolour painting/Personal projects |
Thursday 10am to 5pm |
AC1038 9 June 2022 5 weeks |
£150 standard £75 concession |
|
Expressionist Landscape Painting |
Saturday 10am to 4pm |
AC1039 18 June 2022 2 weeks |
£55 standard £27.50 concession |
Contact information
Southwark Adult Learning Service
- adult.learning@southwark.gov.uk
- 020 7358 2100 or 020 7358 2101
Page last updated: 10 June 2022
