Mixed media abstraction

Next date: Tuesday, 04 February 2025 | 12:30 PM to 03:30 PM

An insightful approach to introduce you to techniques and media to show striking possibilities in creating your own abstract paintings.

This is a class for those who want to take their art into abstraction, with a process of learning and experimenting with tools, mediums, methods and techniques - this includes making handmade brushes and tools. Each week students look at different artists via video and images, and their approach to abstraction - inquiring into styles and expressions helping to understand our own visual language. Connecting with emotion, taking risks, trust and intuition are integral to creating abstract art. Integrating drawing throughout and extending into mixed media. Enjoy the process and the result whilst increasing your understanding of colour, shape, design, texture, value and line.

All welcome.

If you would like to book into term 1 & 2 together at a discounted rate, please contact us via email or phone.

Alternatively, if you would like to book an additional course in the same Term, please contact the Art Centre for a discount code to apply to your second course booking. Note that this discount code cannot be used in addition to the combined Term 1 & 2 discounted rate.

Materials Required

This list can be extended to include any materials you may already have. Remember that anything than can make a mark on paper is a suitable drawing tool.

Some drawing implements worth trying include wax candles (for invisible drawings – just paint over with watercolour), oil pastels, soft pastels, dried clay children’s wax crayons, etc.

Paper

Visual Arts Diaries (2)
(cartridge paper) A2 and A3 both sizes are essential
Watercolour paper (smooth or medium) 300gsm in weight
Any extra patterned, painted or waxed paper.
Any coloured paper, maps or old book pages you would like to use Brown paper or cardboard Canvas or paper on board if you would like to use it.

Pencils

At least 3 different grades of graphite pencils (suggest HB, 2B, 4B, 6B)
Lithograph pencil Black conte (or compressed charcoal) pencil
White pastel /pencil Oil pastels, Soft Pastels or Coloured Pencils Charcoal -vine and compressed Selection of Caran D’ache neo watercolour crayons (B&W plus some good bright complementary colours)

Paints (Acrylic and or Oils)