5-WEEK ONLINE COURSE
Explore the richness of drawing and painting from the imagination through a variety of practical methods and guided exercises to help access, develop and sustain your imaginative engagement.
Dates: 7/10/25 - 4/11/25 Tuesdays 6-9pm
On the course, you will work from a variety of sources of inspiration, as a gateway to the imagination. You will practice a range of drawing and painting methods and approaches to help you find ways of expressing yourself with increased freedom and confidence.
Course overview
We will explore ways of accessing the imagination and create drawings and paintings from a variety of sources of inspiration. You will be introduced to a range of artists work and their sources of inspiration ranging from everyday life, to landscape, colour and visionary experience. You will develop a toolkit of approaches that will inform your work into the future. There will be a guided mindfulness meditation practice each day to aid concentration in your painting practice.
- Identify and employ a variety of sources of inspiration for your imagination
- Draw and paint from your imagination
- Employ a toolkit of resources to access, free-up and sustain your imaginative engagement
- Develop a body of work from initial sources
- Identify how mindfulness can support creative practice.
Suitable for those with experience of drawing and painting who wish to refresh their practice or expand their skills in this subject area as well as enthusiastic beginners. Bring an open mind and be prepared to let go, play and experiment.