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Young Artists: Manga Illustration
Course Code: SC2104223 Tutor: Chie Kutsuwada Course Dates: Monday - Friday, 15th - 19th August 2022 Days: 5 Times: 10.30am – 4.30pm Experience Level: Ages 12-16, All Levels Fee: £345 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £345.00In this course students will learn all basic knowledge and techniques to complete their manga comic strip. The course focuses on the uniqueness on manga style, such as how to make pages look exciting and attractive within the limitation of monochrome and how to express the character’s emotions effectively. At the same time, it includes the very important basic skills like figure drawing. The students are encouraged to use traditional approach to ‘draw and plan’ pages and to finalise their work in digital form. The aim of the course is to make sure that all the students feel more confident creating manga illustrations and to complete at least two pages of manga style art.
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Young Artists: Fine Art Workshop
Course Code: SC2104120 Course Dates: Monday - Friday, 15th - 19th August 2022 Tutor: Helen Stone, Lynne Abrahamson Days: 5 Times: 10.00am – 5.00pm Experience Level: Ages 15-17, All Levels Fee: £345 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £345.00An inspiring five day course for ages 15-17 providing a skills-based experience and expert tuition in a range of materials and techniques. The programme is taught by specialist tutors who are also professional, practicing artists. Access to portrait models and contemporary painting and sculpture techniques provides a unique opportunity to develop new skills. Students develop their painting style encompassing portraiture and mixed media abstraction, along with two days of exploring different sculpture techniques. This is an ideal course for those studying arts subjects who wish to develop coursework, create new work for their portfolio, develop new techniques and skills, and further existing abilities in a professional art school environment.
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Young Artists: Fine Art Workshop
Course Code: SC2104220 Course Dates: Monday - Friday, 22nd - 26th August 2022 Tutor: Alice Clarke Days: 5 Times: 10.00am – 5.00pm Experience Level: Ages 15-17, All Levels Fee: £345 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £345.00An inspiring five day course for ages 15-17 providing a skills-based experience and expert tuition in a range of materials and techniques. The programme is taught by specialist tutors who are also professional, practicing artists. Access to portrait models and contemporary painting and sculpture techniques provides a unique opportunity to develop new skills. Students develop their painting style encompassing portraiture and mixed media abstraction, along with two days of exploring different sculpture techniques. This is an ideal course for those studying arts subjects who wish to develop coursework, create new work for their portfolio, develop new techniques and skills, and further existing abilities in a professional art school environment.
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Young Artists: Experimentations with Drawing, Painting and Mixed Media
Course Code: SC2104228 Tutor: Farnoush Amini, Gail Seres-Woolfson Course Dates: Monday - Friday, 15th - 19th August 2022 Days: 5 Times: 10.00am – 5.00pm Experience Level: Ages 12-14 Fee: £345 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £345.00In this interesting new course, you will experiment with a range of materials that you may not be familiar with, including different paints, textiles, plaster casting and mixed-media. The course aims to help you develop a new range of skills and expand your artistic vocabulary, and culminates in a personal project on the final day where you can translate your ideas and interests into a finished artwork using the techniques and media you have learned about. There will be time for one-to-one guidance and input from the tutor on days 3 to 5, to further help and encourage you to develop your own ideas and artistic projects.
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Young Artists: Drawing, painting and sculpting the figure
Course Code: SC2104319 Course Dates: Monday - Friday, 22nd - 26th August 2022 Tutor: Farnoush Amini, Mercedes Balle Days: 5 Times: 9.45am - 4.45pm Experience Level: Ages 12-14, All Levels Fee: £345 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £345.00Young Artists is an exciting five day course for ages 12-14 providing high level art tuition, including drawing workshops, contemporary painting, specialist sculpture techniques, and using experimental media. Focused classes create a supportive environment, and there is a strong focus on personal outcomes and solutions to develop independent judgement. Access to specialist materials and facilities improve technical skills, and discussion and presentation sessions build confidence and critical understanding. This course is ideal for those studying a range of arts based GCSE subjects, or wanting to advance their artistic skills and creative confidence. -
The Shape of Colour
Course Code: E2202P15 Tutor: Caroline List Course Dates: Thursdays: 22nd September - 1st December 2022 Days: 10 Times: 10.30am – 4.30pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £575 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £575.00Investigating colour as form will enable you to think about colour theory and explore a synthesis of processes, structure and surface.
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The Fundamentals of Portraiture
Course Code: E2201P006 Tutor: Robin-Lee Hall Course Dates: Thursdays: 22nd September - 1st December 2022 Days: 10 Times: 10.00am – 4.00pm Experience Level: Beginner+ Fee: £500 From: £575.00This course is an intended revision course for students with experience of portrait painting. It examines fundamental aspects of portrait painting to ensure you have a comprehensive understanding of the techniques and skills required. You will analyse form and colour, consider again the handling and mixing of colour, and how it applies to portrait painting.
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Sunday Painting Surgery
Course Code: SUN2201101 Tutor: Thomas Golunski, Various tutors Course Dates: Sundays, 25th September - 11th December 2022, NO CLASS ON 30TH OCTOBER Days: 11 Times: 2.00pm – 4.30pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £330 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £330.00Stuck in a rut with your own practice? Looking for some inspiration and clarity to switch up your approach? This brand new painting course is practical and self-led which will raise your art to the next level. The course is designed to provide you with the opportunity to immerse yourself in your own work while gaining valuable insight to help grow and push your practice.
Dissect your own approach to painting with Tommy Golunski as he assists you through practical exercises, sharing art historical references, and generously advising based on his own extensive experience as a painter. Work on ongoing projects, bring new references or create something new, the surgery is what you make it.
Please be aware that there will be no class on 30th October.
You can also attend this class as a drop-in and pay £30 per session via our Eventbrite page.
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Sunday Mix
Course Code: SUN2201015 Tutor: Various tutors Course Dates: Sundays, 25th September - 16th October 2022 Days: 4 Times: 10.30am - 1.30pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £185 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £185.00This stimulating and exciting course is taking place over 4 consecutive Sunday mornings and is an ideal way to explore a wide variety of artistic methods and media, learn new skills, discover what you enjoy most, and develop creative ideas. Students will work across the different disciplines of painting, sculpture, drawing and printmaking. Students will have a chance to improve observational drawing skills; try out more expressive sculpture and painting, and learn how to approach the human figure, using a variety of materials and methods. This is a great ‘taster’ course and an excellent opportunity to develop new skills, explore materials and have fun.
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Sunday Mix
Course Code: SUN2201115 Tutor: Various tutors Course Dates: Sundays, 16th October - 6th November 2022 Days: 4 Times: 2.00pm - 5.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £185 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £185.00This stimulating and exciting course is taking place over 4 consecutive Sunday mornings and is an ideal way to explore a wide variety of artistic methods and media, learn new skills, discover what you enjoy most, and develop creative ideas. Students will work across the different disciplines of painting, sculpture, drawing and printmaking. Students will have a chance to improve observational drawing skills; try out more expressive sculpture and painting, and learn how to approach the human figure, using a variety of materials and methods. This is a great ‘taster’ course and an excellent opportunity to develop new skills, explore materials and have fun.
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Stone Carving
Course Code: EC2201010 Tutor: Ben Newman Course Dates: Wednesdays, 21st September - 7th December 2022 Days: 11 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £340 (without stone) Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £340.00Primarily a practical course, you will gain a structured understanding of stone as a material, learn basic carving techniques and discover ways of being creative with this wonderful medium. Through practising all of these aspects, they will come together in the creation of your finished piece of work. Using your initial sketches of what you would like to carve (plan view, front view and section) to help understand the form before modelling it in clay, followed by one-to-one discussion, you will then quickly move into carving to progress your ideas into stone.
Please note that there is an additional fee for initial purchase of stone, which varies depending on the type of stone you wish to use. Art Academy staff are able to advise ahead of booking.
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Sketching Perspective – Online Course
Course Code: OC2201041 Tutor: Illugi Eysteinsson Course Dates: Thursdays, 15th September - 13th October 2022 Days: 5 Times: 6.00pm - 8.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £155 Location: Online £155.00From the innovator, Brunelleschi to the master of illusion, Escher, perspective – one’s point of view – can be argued as the most fundamental principle of sketching. This brand new course focuses on the importance of perspective and spatial perception as the basis of realism, helping you develop and learn the laws of geometry to create form, dimension, distance and space within your works.
With a focus on producing quick freehand sketches of buildings, rooms, furniture, and stairs, using plans, elevation, and axonometric drawings, master both one and two-point perspective techniques. This course is suitable for all levels, those experienced artists who are looking to strengthen their fundamentals of drawing, as well as beginners.
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Sketching Perspective
Course Code: WC2201041 Tutor: Illugi Eysteinsson Course Dates: Saturday & Sunday, 29th & 30th October 2022 Days: 2 Times: 10.00am – 5.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £175 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £175.00The focus on this course is drawing up a room or space. At the same time, you’ll give consideration to the exterior of buildings. Students will learn how to produce quick freehand sketches of rooms, furniture and stairs, using plans, elevation and axonometric drawings to support the production of freehand drawn one point and two point perspectives.
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Sculpting in Metal
Course Code: EC2201034 Tutor: Silvina Soria Days: 5 Course Dates: Tuesdays, 20th September - 18th October Times: 6.00pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £180 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £180.00‘Sculpting in Metal’ is an opportunity to explore the various practical processes involved in making metal sculptures. This course is an excellent opportunity to work on an individual project in a workshop with an experienced tutor. You will receive tailored guidance from your tutor, theoretical and technical assistance throughout the duration of the course. The course provides the required knowledge, practical skills, and Health and Safety guidance to work with welders, angle grinders and other specialist metal working machinery. You will gain the skills to develop your own sculpture, or series of sculptures within your practice. You will receive individual feedback on your work from the tutor.
The course is open to students who have no experience in metalwork, as well as those who wish to refine their skill set.
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Saturday Portrait and Figure Painting
Course Code: E2201P31 Tutor: James Bland Course Dates: Saturdays: 24th September - 3rd December 2022 Days: 10 Times: 10.30am – 4.30pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £575 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £575.00Investigating colour as form will enable you to think about colour theory and explore a synthesis of processes, structure and surface.
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Relief Printing: Linoleum Reduction
Course Code: EC2201PR04 Tutor: Temsüyanger Longkumer Course Dates: Tuesdays, 13th September - 18th October 2022 Days: 6 Times: 6.30pm – 9.30pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £200 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £200.00This popular course is ideal for beginners or repeat attendees. You will learn to carve a linoleum plate to develop a series of reduction relief prints in multiple colour combinations. Relief printing focuses on form and texture; you will learn to combine the tone, hue and saturation of multiple colours to achieve an edition of prints on archival Italian paper. There is a maximum of ten students per course guided by one to one tutoring from experienced printmaker.
Open Access runs on Wednesday evening and Saturday during the day, giving you the opportunity to further develop your printmaking skills.
The studio is a low-toxic environment with dedicated printmaking facilities for professional hands-on learning. Students benefit from the diversity of attendees, taught by internationally renowned printmaking artists at a central location, offering a unique educational experience in London.
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Reduction Relief: Linocut and Woodcut
Course Code: E2201PR02 Tutor: Carol Wilhide Justin Course Dates: Fridays: 23rd September - 2nd December 2022 Days: 10 Times: 10.30am – 4.30pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £575 Material Costs: £40 (See Daily Breakdown for Details) From: £575.00This course focuses on form and colour through reduction relief printmaking; a traditional and immediate sculptural approach to print using professional Japanese woodcut tools. This course is ideal for developing your colour skills, learning how to apply multiple colour combinations to wood and linoleum blocks to expand your printmaking knowledge and develop a self-led project.
Processes will be demonstrated week by week. Your tutor will support you fully throughout the course in both group sessions and one-to-one support, providing very regular feedback, critique and constructive advice. Although the course has a general theme and approach there is no fixed or prescriptive methodology and individuals are encouraged to blend their own experience with all aspects of this course.
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Portrait Sculpture Masterclass with Ellen Christiansen
Course Code: SC2104253 Tutor: Ellen Christiansen Course Dates: Monday - Friday, 15th - 19th August 2022 Days: 5 Times: 9.45am - 4.45pm Experience Level: Ages 18+, Advanced Fee: £375 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £375.00Portrait sculpture is an immensely absorbing and enjoyable discovery with every new sitter. This course aims to build upon your previous experience [Intermediate/Advanced] to further how to observe and translate your observation into a clay portrait sculpture from a life model. Refresh, renew or find alternative ways of looking through group and individual discussion with your experienced tutor, Ellen Christiansen, member of Society of Portrait Sculptors, winner of the 2014/15 Founders’ Sculpture Prize and winner of Heatherley’s Prize 2018. Setting out a head from a structural point of view with a clear path of constructive method of approach, you will benefit from exploring with a professional sculptor to help build upon your own sculptural progression.
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Portrait Sculpture Masterclass with Ellen Christiansen
Course Code: WC2201053 Tutor: Ellen Christiansen Course Dates: Saturday & Sunday, 29th & 30th October 2022 Days: 2 Times: 10.00am – 5.00pm Experience Level: Ages 18+, Advanced Fee: £205 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £205.00Portrait sculpture is an immensely absorbing and enjoyable discovery with every new sitter. This course aims to build upon your previous experience [Advanced] to further how to observe and translate your observation into a clay portrait sculpture from a life model. Refresh, renew or find alternative ways of looking through group and individual discussion with your experienced tutor, Ellen Christiansen, member of Society of Portrait Sculptors and winner of the 2014/15 Founders’ Sculpture Prize and winner of Heatherley’s Prize 2018. Setting out a head from a structural point of view with a clear path of constructive method of approach, you will benefit from exploring with a professional sculptor to help build upon your own sculptural progression.
Studying the human head is a doorway to a world of exciting sculptural possibilities. Ellen employs a measuring technique used for scaling up (and down) and in stone carving. Looking at the head through this technique, preconceived notions are challenged and one begins to develop a heightened awareness of structure, form and symmetry. In addition to guiding each student individually, Ellen will also be demonstrating how she uses this ‘box measuring’ technique by working on her own portrait over the 2 days.
There will be the option to leave your finished sculpture for hollowing and firing for an additional fee.
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Portrait Painting
Course Code: EC2201018 Tutor: Kate Dunn Course Dates: Mondays, 19th September - 5th December 2022 Days: 11 Times: 6:15pm - 8:45pm Experience Level: Beginner+ Fee: £355 Location: Art Academy London - Red Lion Court, Groud Floor, 46-48 Park St, SE1 9EQ From: £355.00This is a well structured course giving students opportunity to understand how to paint a portrait. The emphasis will be on learning to see form and colour accurately and using these skills to better create loose, expressive portraits. Working with oil paints students will develop a series of artworks, from short expressive painting sketches, to longer more detailed pieces. The class has the benefit of 1:8 model to student ratio, as well as tuition from a talented professional artist.
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Portrait Painting
Course Code: SAT2201018 Tutor: Carl Randall Course Dates: Saturdays, 24th September - 10th December 2022 Days: 11 Times: 2.00pm – 4.30pm Experience Level: Beginner+ Fee: £355 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £355.00This is a well structured course giving students opportunity to understand how to paint a portrait. The emphasis will be on learning to see form and colour accurately and using these skills to better create loose, expressive portraits. Working with oil paints students will develop a series of artworks, from short expressive painting sketches, to longer more detailed pieces. The class has the benefit of 1:8 model to student ratio, as well as tuition from a talented professional artist.
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Portrait Painting
Course Code: EC2201118 Tutor: Natasha Lien Course Dates: Fridays, 7th October - 2nd December 2022 Days: 8 Times: 6.15pm - 8.45pm Experience Level: Beginner+ Fee: £260 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £260.00This is a well structured course giving students opportunity to understand how to paint a portrait. The emphasis will be on learning to see form and colour accurately and using these skills to better create loose, expressive portraits. Working with oil paints students will develop a series of artworks, from short expressive painting sketches, to longer more detailed pieces. The class has the benefit of 1:8 model to student ratio, as well as tuition from a talented professional artist.
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Portrait Drawing
Course Code: E2201DR003 Tutor: Andrew Hitchcock Course Dates: Tuesday: 20th September - 29th November 2022 Days: 10 Times: 10:30AM - 4:30PM Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £575 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £575.00Develop your portrait drawing skills on this course, focusing on aspects such as facial proportion, facial anatomy and skull structure. You’ll draw from live models in a range of materials, including charcoal, graphite and Conté, and create anatomical drawings of the skull to develop your understanding of the structure and form of the head.
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Photopolymer Etching
Course Code: WC2201PR08 Tutor: Frederic Morris Course Dates: Saturday & Sunday, 22nd & 23rd October 2022 Days: 2 Times: 9.45am - 4.45pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £185 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £185.00During this short course, you will learn to master an innovative printmaking technique which bridges the gaps between photography, drawing and printmaking – exposing hand-drawn and/or digital positives to photosensitive plates. You will develop a series of photopolymer etching plates throughout the weekend. Guided by one-to-one tutoring from Frederic Morris. The intaglio prints exhibit rich velvet blacks with a wide and continuous tonal range, sensitive to the original expression of the artist. -
Photopolymer and Photoetching
Course Code: SC2104PR97 Tutor: Frederic Morris Course Dates: Monday - Thursday, 22nd - 25th August 2022 Days: 4 Times: 9.45am - 4.45pm Experience Level: Ages 18+, All Levels Fee: £270 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £270.00During this short course, you will learn to master an innovative printmaking technique which bridges the gaps between photography, drawing and printmaking – exposing hand-drawn and/or digital positives to photosensitive plates. You will develop a series of photopolymer etching plates throughout the week, guided by our experienced tutor. The intaglio prints exhibit rich velvet blacks with a wide and continuous tonal range, sensitive to the original expression of the artist.
The studio is a low-toxic environment with dedicated printmaking facilities for professional hands-on learning; ideal for a study week abroad, to develop a body of work for a portfolio or an opportunity to learn a new creative skill. There is a maximum of ten students per course, materials are included and we advise that you book early to avoid disappointment.
On completion of this course you will be eligible for a free Open Access session (noting that UV equipment cannot be used during Open Access) to continue editioning your work.
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Pewter Casting using the “Lost Wax” Technique
Course Code: SC2104032 Tutor: Robert Worley MRBS Course Dates: Monday - Thursday, 15th - 18th August 2022 Days: 4 Times: 10.00am – 5.00pm Experience Level: Ages 18+, All Levels Fee: £270 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £270.00This practical course is suitable for beginners and experienced artists who want to experiment with metal cast sculpture. Pewter is a metal that can be cast and finished in your own studio, with relatively basic equipment, and without the need of a foundry. Pewter is a silver coloured tin metal alloy which melts at low temperatures. During the course you will model a sculpture in wax, learn how to cast in pewter using plaster waste moulds and the ‘lost wax’ casting technique.
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Painting The Figure
Course Code: EC2201006 Tutor: Gail Seres-Woolfson Course Dates: Thursdays, 22nd September - 8th December 2022 Days: 11 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: Beginner+ Fee: £320 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £320.00This course offers a relaxed and stimulating environment to continue building key painting skills and to explore different creative responses to the human figure by working from a model each week and with a variety of models over the duration of the course. Using acrylics or oil paints, you will be supported to make quick paint sketches and longer more developed works, to grow your skills and confidence with composition, seeing tonal values, colour mixing and paint application. The course will include nude and clothed poses and take inspiration from a range of references by historical and contemporary artists painting the figure. Your tutor will give practical demonstrations and guidance throughout the sessions and will encourage each student with their individual painting journey.
This course is ideal if you have enjoyed a beginners course in either oil painting or acrylics and are looking to consolidate on the skills you have learned so far and build your confidence with observational and creative painting.
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Painting in Practice
Course Code: E2201P004 Tutor: Neil Morley Course Dates: Fridays: 23rd September - 2nd December 2022 Days: 10 Times: 10.30am – 4.30pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £500 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £575.00This course will help you discover what it is about painting that motivates and inspires you. You will explore how to develop ideas from initial drawings, paint studies and other exploratory processes; how to refine your ideas, and how to develop coherent and resolved paintings. You will be encouraged, through discussion with your tutor and fellow classmates, to adopt a disciplined creative thinking dialogue in your painting practice, which will enable a more informed approach to your work. We’ll look at the work of contemporary painters and explore where your own work sits in the context of current painting practice.
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Painting for Beginners
Course Code: EC2201013 Tutor: Nevine Fathy Course Dates: Tuesdays, 20th September - 6th December Days: 11 Times: 5.30pm - 7.15pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £290 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £290.00This is a well-structured and systematic course for those who have never painted before or want to reassess their approach to painting. Students learn to see colour, shape and tone, and to relate all these elements together in compositions. This course aims to foster self-confidence and enjoyment of painting in a stimulating environment. Working through a series of exercises you will gain experience and skills in painting still life, self portrait and the interior. Whilst also exploring a more creative approach to painting, helping you establish your own style and identity. This course is a fun and relaxing experience, offering plenty of guidance from the tutor.
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Painting for Beginners
Course Code: EC2201113 Tutor: Nevine Fathy Course Dates: Tuesdays, 20th September - 6th December Days: 11 Times: 7.30pm - 9.15pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £290 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £290.00This is a well-structured and systematic course for those who have never painted before or want to reassess their approach to painting. Students learn to see colour, shape and tone, and to relate all these elements together in compositions. This course aims to foster self-confidence and enjoyment of painting in a stimulating environment. Working through a series of exercises you will gain experience and skills in painting still life, self portrait and the interior. Whilst also exploring a more creative approach to painting, helping you establish your own style and identity. This course is a fun and relaxing experience, offering plenty of guidance from the tutor.
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Painting for Beginners
Course Code: SAT2201013 Tutor: Andrew Hitchcock Course Dates: Saturdays, 24th September - 10th December 2022 Days: 11 Times: 10.30am - 1pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £340 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £340.00This is a well-structured and systematic course for those who have never painted before or want to reassess their approach to painting. Students learn to see colour, shape and tone, and to relate all these elements together in compositions. This course aims to foster self-confidence and enjoyment of painting in a stimulating environment. Working through a series of exercises you will gain experience and skills in painting still life, self portrait and the interior. Whilst also exploring a more creative approach to painting, helping you establish your own style and identity. This course is a fun and relaxing experience, offering plenty of guidance from the tutor.
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Painting and Drawing for Beginners
Course Code: SUN2201031 Tutor: Eleanor Bedlow Course Dates: Sundays, 25th September - 11th December 2022 Days: 11 Times: 10.30am - 1pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £345 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £345.00A well-structured and systematic course for those who have never painted or drawn before. Students learn to see colour, shape and tone and relate all these elements together in various compositions. This course aims to foster self-confidence and enjoyment of drawing and painting in a stimulating environment. There will be an opportunity to work from a life model as well as working from still life. It is an ideal course for beginners as there is plenty of guidance from the tutor.
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Painting – Developing Your Style
Course Code: SAT2201029 Tutor: Gail Seres-Woolfson Course Dates: Saturdays, 24th September - 10th December 2022 Days: 11 Times: 2.00pm – 4.30pm Experience Level: Intermediate Fee: £345 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £345.00This course focuses on developing each student’s style of painting, both through pushing creative expression and refining technical ability. By working from the model, and by developing with a creative project, students will explore multiple ways of using paint to convey a certain message or feeling.
In the first part of the course students will be working from the figure, developing core painting skills whilst also reflecting on their use of paint. Working with oil and/or acrylic paints students will develop a series of artworks, from quick sketches to longer more developed pieces. Focus will be on developing expressive paintings that through their specific use of colour, composition and brushwork, have something to say about the human figure. This will be informed by looking at different ways other artists have used paint to achieve a certain result.
In the second part of the course students will work on a personal creative project. Students will be guided step by step through the process of developing an idea, collecting source material and references, experimenting with different techniques and approaches, before the final execution. By looking at contemporary and historical artists, and through dialogue with the group, students will develop their creative and critical awareness. This course would be a great follow on from the Intermediate Painting or Figure and Portrait Painting.
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Paint Applications in Portraiture
Course Code: E2201P007 Tutor: Anastasia Pollard, Carl Randall, Edward Sutcliffe, Robin-Lee Hall, Tim Benson Course Dates: Wednesdays: 21st September - 30th November 2022 Days: 10 Times: 10.30am – 4.30pm Experience Level: Intermediate Fee: £575 Material Costs: £15 (See Daily Breakdown for Details) From: £575.00This course is all about paint! Working with several different tutors, each of whom are practising portrait artists who work using very different painting techniques, you will be given the opportunity to explore a variety of ways of applying paint when painting a portrait. The results are likely to be significantly different from week to week. The course is suitable for people with some experience of portrait painting.
NB: Because this course is taught by 5 different tutors and is focused on different painting techniques, there are more materials required for it than for other courses
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Open Life Short Pose – Friday
Course Code: EC2201001 Tutor: Thomas Golunski Course Dates: Fridays, 7th October - 2nd December 2022 Days: 8 Times: 6.00pm - 7.30pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £120 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £120.00The “Open Life Class – Short Pose” is a relaxed and enjoyable life drawing & painting course with a life model. The model will pose for Short lengths, ranging from 1 minute – 20 minutes . Students will be able to approach the human figure in any way they please and do as many drawings or paintings as they care to pursue with as much or as little instruction as they like. Your experienced tutors will happily guide both beginners and the more experienced painters. Students should feel free to use whichever materials they enjoy the most, whether that is drawing in charcoal or ink or painting in oils or acrylics. Cartridge paper is provided for the course but please bring your own drawing/painting materials.
You can also attend this class as a drop-in and pay £15 per session via our Eventbrite page.
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Open Life Long Pose – Friday
Course Code: EC2201101 Tutor: Thomas Golunski Course Dates: Fridays, 7th October - 2nd December 2022 Days: 8 Times: 7.45pm - 9.15pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £120 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £120.00The “Open Life Class” is a relaxed and enjoyable life drawing & painting course with a life model for various poses lasting between one and three weeks at a time. Students will be able to approach the human figure in any way they please and do as many drawings or paintings as they care to pursue with as much or as little instruction as they like. Your experienced tutors will happily guide both beginners and the more experienced painters. Students should feel free to use whichever materials they enjoy the most, whether that is drawing in charcoal or ink or painting in oils or acrylics. Cartridge paper is provided for the course but please bring your own drawing/painting materials.
You can also attend this class as a drop-in and pay £15 per session via our Eventbrite page.
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Open Life – Sunday
Course Code: SUN2201001 Tutor: Thomas Golunski, Various tutors Course Dates: Sundays, 25th September - 11th December 2022 Days: 11 Times: 10.30am – 1.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £330 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £330.00The “Open Life Class” is a relaxed and enjoyable life drawing & painting course with a life model for various poses lasting between one and four weeks at a time. Students will be able to approach the human figure in any way they please and do as many drawings or paintings as they care to pursue with as much or as little instruction as they like. Your experienced tutors will happily guide both beginners and the more experienced painters. Students should feel free to use whichever materials that they enjoy the most, whether that is drawing in charcoal or ink or painting in oils or acrylics. All paper is provided for the course but please bring your own drawing/painting materials.
You can also attend this class as a drop-in and pay £30 per session via our Eventbrite page.
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Online Tutorials with Annabel MacIver
Tutor: Annabel MacIver Course Dates: Various dates Times: 30 minutes slots, 60 minutes slots Fee: £30, £60 Subject: Drawing £30.00 – £60.00Annabel teaches drawing for those who are beginning their journey in art or picking it up after a long break, and is also an experienced life drawing tutor. She focuses on building confidence in mark making and helping students to develop their drawing skills and style using a range of tools. Annabel works across media including print, mainly collagraph and etching.
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One Day Taster: Sculpture – 21st August
Course Code: TAS2104T03 Tutor: Farnoush Amini Course Dates: Sunday, 21st August 2022 Days: 1 Times: 10.30am – 4.30pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: 105 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £105.00This is a fun, day-long taster course in sculpting with clay and plaster for those who may be considering a longer evening or daytime course and want to try it out first.
Spend the morning with the joy of clay to create a small figure sculpture from a life model. In the afternoon mix plaster and other media to make your own creative sculpture. No need to worry if you have nothing in mind.
This is a great opportunity to combine these two basic sculpture skills and techniques. There will be the option to leave your clay sculpture for hollowing and firing for an additional fee and you are welcome to take home your plaster piece.Throughout the day the tutor will lead the class in practical demonstrations to help you get a feel for the medium and the way it can be manipulated into shape and form. We aim to foster self-certainty and an enjoyment of sculpting in a relaxed yet stimulating environment.
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One Day Taster: Oil Painting – 2nd October
Course Code: TAS2201T01 Tutor: TBC Course Dates: Sunday, 2nd October 2022 Days: 1 Times: 10.30am – 4.30pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: 105 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £105.00This is a fun day-long taster course in oil painting for those who may be considering a longer evening or daytime course and are wondering how much they will enjoy it. Throughout the day the tutor will lead the class in hands-on, practical demonstrations to show you how to mix colour and see shape and tone, and how these elements relate to form a composition. We aim to foster self-certainty and an enjoyment of painting in a relaxed yet stimulating environment.
You will make at least two paintings in the day, the morning will be spent focusing on how to handle oil paint whilst working from a still-life set up using natural and organic forms. During the afternoon students will be taken through detailed colour theory whilst painting a bright colourful still life, they will learn how colour and pigment strengths affect oil paint and how to use it to create a vibrant expressive painting. Throughout the day you will be encouraged to play and enjoy the application of paint whist also understanding techniques of working from observation.
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One Day Taster: Monoprint – 12th November
Course Code: TAS2201PR06 Tutor: Temsuyanger Longkumer Course Dates: Saturday, 12th November 2022 Days: 1 Times: 10.00am – 4.00pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £105 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £105.00This is a fun day-long taster course in monoprint for those who may be considering a longer evening or daytime course and are wondering how much they will enjoy it. Students will be introduced to various monoprint tools and methods. The course fee covers all materials needed.
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One Day Taster: Drawing in Museums – 29th October
Course Code: TAS2201T40 Tutor: Natasha Lien Course Dates: Saturday, 29th October 2022 Days: 1 Times: 10.00am – 4.00pm Experience Level: Beginner+ Fee: £100 Location: Various locations £100.00This course is ideal for students with some drawing experience, who would like to try drawing in a gallery/ museum environment. The course is designed to enable students to express a creative response to museum artworks, as well as develop an understanding of how artworks are put together to create particular impressions upon the viewer. The course will start with a tour of the National Gallery after which students will have the opportunity to draw from the collection. The afternoon will conclude with a final review of the drawings made during the day.
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One Day Taster: Drawing – 25th September
Course Code: TAS2201T02 Tutor: Mercedes Balle Course Dates: Sunday, 25th September 2022 Days: 1 Times: 10.30am – 4.30pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £105 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £105.00This is a fun, day-long taster course in drawing for those who may be considering a longer evening or daytime course and are wondering how much they will enjoy it.
Throughout the day the tutor will lead the class in practical demonstrations to help you begin to see shape and tone, and how these elements can relate together to form a composition. We aim to foster self-certainty and an enjoyment of drawing in a relaxed yet stimulating environment. As you work through a series of exercises, you will gain confidence with pencil and charcoal, which will encourage you to further explore the medium. -
One Day Taster: Ceramics – 6th November
Course Code: TAS2201T04 Tutor: Adele Williams Course Dates: Sunday, 6th November 2022 Days: 1 Times: 10.30am – 4.30pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £105 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £105.00This is a fun, day-long taster course in hand built ceramics for those who may be considering a longer evening or Saturday course and would like to try it out first. Throughout the day the tutor will lead the class in practical demonstrations to help you to learn the various processes involved in working with clay by using classic hand built ceramic techniques such as pinching and coiling as well as basic finishing techniques. We aim to foster self-certainty and enjoyment of the media within this workshop and offer a relaxed yet stimulating environment. Please note that at the end of the day there will be the possibility to choose to have your work kiln fired.
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Observation, Anatomy and Measurement
Course Code: E2201S008 Tutor: Laura Postle Course Dates: Thursdays: 22nd September 2022 - 1st December 2022 Days: 10 Times: 10.30am – 4.30pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £575 From: £575.00Studying directly from a life model, you’ll sculpt the full figure on a half-life scale in clay. You’ll learn the essentials of construction, including various techniques in observation, measurement and use of a plumb line, and will combine these modelling skills with fundamental anatomical knowledge. You’ll also gain an understanding of the importance of capturing gesture and proportion.
Your tutor will support you fully throughout the course in both group sessions and one-to-one support, providing very regular feedback, critique and constructive advice. Although the course has a general theme and approach there is no fixed or prescriptive methodology and individuals are encouraged to blend their own experience with all aspects of this course.
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Jake GreenMonday Mix
Course Code: EC2201015 Tutor: Annabel Crowther, Anthony Waters, Beñat Olaberria, Jackie Smith Course Dates: Mondays, 19th September - 5th December 2022 Days: 11 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £355 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £355.00This course is an ideal way to explore a wide variety of artistic methods and media, learning new artistic skills, discovering what you enjoy most, and developing creative ideas. Over the ten weeks, students work across the different disciplines of painting, sculpture, drawing and printmaking. Throughout the course, students will have a chance to improve observational drawing skills, along with more expressive sculpture and painting. Students will also learn to approach the human figure through drawing, painting and sculpture, before rounding off the course with an introduction to printmaking. This is a great ‘taster’ course and an excellent opportunity to develop new skills, explore materials, and have fun.
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Metal Sculpture: Steel, stainless steel and aluminium
Course Code: E2201S013 Tutor: Silvina Soria, Julian Wild Course Dates: Wednesdays: 21st September - 30th November 2022 Days: 10 Times: 10:30AM - 4:30PM Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £575 Material Costs: £10 (See Daily Breakdown for Details) £575.00A course designed to give you everything you need to know about working with metal including the historical context of metal sculpture, recognising different metals and their compositions. Starting with mild steel you will also advance to developing skills in working with stainless steel and aluminium.
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Materials and Mark Making
Course Code: E2201D62 Tutor: Sharon Leahy-Clark Course Dates: Friday; 23rd September - 2nd December 2022 Days: 10 Times: 10.30am – 4.30pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £575 Material Costs: £25 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £575.00Traditional, skill based life drawing is complemented with contemporary drawing approaches in this multifaceted drawing course.
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James TempleLinocut Masterclass with Jamie Temple
Course Code: WC2104PR85 Tutor: Jamie Temple Course Dates: Saturday & Sunday, 27th & 28th August 2022 Days: 2 Times: 10.00am – 5.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £175 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £175.00This course is suitable for beginners or those with printmaking experience. Jamie Temple is an artist and printmaker with a particular focus on linocut. On this course students will learn the essential steps to linocut with Jamie leading the group through the planning, carving and printing stages of multiplate printing.
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Lino Etching Weekend
Course Code: WC2104PR71 Tutor: Stella Yarrow, Jackie Smith Course Dates: Saturday & Sunday, 20th & 21st August 2022 Days: 2 Times: 10.15am - 5.15pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £175 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £175.00This course is ideal for attendees keen to further develop their relief printmaking skills. It teaches a more gestural approach to lino, combining the classical skill of carving a lino block with a contemporary approach to etching its surface with caustic soda. Bringing together painterly textures and graphic forms in a colourful multi-block print.
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Life Drawing
Course Code: EC2201009 Tutor: Annabel MacIver Course Dates: Wednesdays, 21st September - 7th December 2022 Days: 11 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: Beginner+ Fee: £350 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £350.00Understanding the structure of the human figure and the way it is situated within a space is an essential skill for anyone keen to develop their drawing and observational skills. Each week you will have a different theme to explore, working from the life model with guidance from our highly experienced tutor. With an encouraging focus exploring your own approach to drawing, you will work through a series of exercises, using a wide range of materials including charcoal and graphite. This course teaches skills and expressive drawing in a unique way to develop your drawing most effectively, and is suitable for more advanced drawers as well as beginners.
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Maria ZuluetaKiln Formed Glass
Course Code: EC2201007 Tutor: Maria Zulueta Course Dates: Tuesdays, 20th September - 6th December Days: 11 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £355 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £355.00An exploration of the intriguing, magical world of kiln formed glass. This course allows you to learn a variety of techniques including fusing, slumping, hand cut stencils, sandblasting, inclusions, uv bonding and surface decoration. Course tutor Maria Zulueta is a well-respected glassmaker, producing work at vastly different scales from table pieces to installations, with a wealth of experience in supporting you in learning new skills. Under her expert guidance you will use the range of techniques to build a collection of samples and create a final piece. You are free to explore their preferred techniques and those of you who have already done the course can rejoin to continue building upon their previous work with tutored guidance.
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Introduction to Sculpture
Course Code: EC2201003 Tutor: Farnoush Aminimoghadam, Marian Rowling Course Dates: Wednesdays, 21st September - 7th December 2022 Days: 11 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £340 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £340.00An ideal start point for those wishing to explore sculpture techniques and ideas. This course covers both foundation technical skills and a creative exploration of different materials and ways of working. Sculpture is wonderfully fun and creative and with some simple skills taught, great results can be achieved. The first half of the term comprises three weeks of figurative sculpture in clay with a life model and two weeks of portraiture with another life model, also in clay. The second half of the term is an introduction to plaster, wire and other materials, culminating in a personal project. Students leave the course with a strong foundation of sculpture skills as well as an individual approach to the practice.
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Introduction to Portrait Sculpture
Course Code: WC2201004 Tutor: Anthony Waters Course Dates: Saturday & Sunday, 24th & 25th September 2022 Days: 2 Times: 10.00am – 5.00pm Experience Level: Beginner+ Fee: £205 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £205.00Portrait sculpture is an immensely absorbing and enjoyable discovery with every new sitter. This course aims to introduce you to the process; to observe and translate your observation into a clay portrait sculpture from a life model. Whether setting out a portrait head from a structural point of view with a clear path of constructive method and/or searching for a more expressive manner of approach, you will benefit from exploring with a professional sculptor to help build upon your own sculptural experience.
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Introduction to Photoshop Techniques
Course Code: EC2201096 Tutor: Katerina Iacovides Course Dates: Wednesdays, 21st September - 19th October 2022 Days: 5 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £160 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £160.00This course will guide you through the basics of editing and creating imagery in Photoshop. It has become one of the most integral tools for the development of any contemporary art practice. Whether you are a photographer retouching photographs, a painter working out compositions or a sculptor editing photos of your work, the seemingly endless potential of this software can improve your artistic production. Your experienced tutor will guide you step by step through the basics of Photoshop including Layers, Masks, Colour Balancing and Flaw Correction. The course is designed so that students can learn technical skills in the software whilst also working on projects relevant to their interests.
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Introduction to Painting
Course Code: WC2104013 Tutor: Helen Stone Course Dates: Saturday & Sunday, 20th & 21st August 2022 Days: 2 Times: 10.00am – 5.00pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £180 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £240.00This is a well-structured and systematic course for those who have never painted before or would like to reassess their approach to painting. Students learn to see colour, shape and tone, and to relate these elements together in compositions. This course aims to foster self-confidence and enjoyment of painting in a stimulating environment. Working through a series of exercises you will gain experience and skills in working from a life model, from still life as well as exploring a more creative approach to painting helping you establish your own style and identity. This course is a fun and relaxing experience that offers a high level of tutor contact time.
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Introduction to Oil Painting with Lucy Smallbone – Online Course
Tutor: Lucy Smallbone Location: Online Fee: £40 Experience Level: Beginner £40.00For beginners and those returning to oil painting, this course is divided into six easy-to-follow lessons that you can take at your own pace. Your tutor, Lucy Smallbone, is an experienced teacher of oil and acrylics at Art Academy London who has a passion for gestural landscape painting. She will explain why she enjoys painting with oils, introduce you to the concepts of tone, colour and colour-mixing, show you four different techniques for applying oil paint and explain how you can plan your own projects and develop a style of your own going forward.
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Introduction to Oil Painting
Course Code: E2201P001 Tutor: Nicholas McLeod Course Dates: Tuesdays: 20th September - 29th November 2022 Days: 10 Times: 10.30am – 4.30pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £575 From: £575.00This course is suitable for those who have little or no experience with oils and wish to improve their technical skills with students gaining a basic understanding of how to work in oil paint and the practicalities of using oil painting materials. You will gain the confidence to work in oils and your tutor will help you start to develop a technical skill that can be used successfully to convey your visual ideas.
Your tutor will support you fully throughout the course in both group sessions and one-to-one support, providing very regular feedback, critique and constructive advice.
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Introduction to Oil Painting
Course Code: EC2201037 Tutor: Nicholas McLeod Course Dates: Mondays, 19th September - 5th December 2022 Days: 11 Times: 5.30pm - 7.15pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £290 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £290.00A structured and systematic course for those who have never painted before and for those who want to reinforce their basic oil skills or to move on to using oil paints having used acrylics or water-based media. Students learn to see colour, shape and tone, and to relate these elements together in compositions with access to a life model. This course aims will nurture self-confidence and enjoyment of painting in a stimulating, fun and relaxing environment. It is an ideal course for beginners as there is plenty of guidance from the tutor.
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Introduction to Oil Painting
Course Code: EC2201137 Tutor: Nicholas McLeod Course Dates: Mondays, 19th September - 5th December 2022 Days: 11 Times: 7.30pm - 9.15pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £290 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £290.00A structured and systematic course for those who have never painted before and for those who want to reinforce their basic oil skills or to move on to using oil paints having used acrylics or water-based media. Students learn to see colour, shape and tone, and to relate these elements together in compositions with access to a life model. This course aims will nurture self-confidence and enjoyment of painting in a stimulating, fun and relaxing environment. It is an ideal course for beginners as there is plenty of guidance from the tutor.
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Introduction to Oil Painting
Course Code: EC2201237 Tutor: Natasha Lien Course Dates: Tuesdays, 20th September - 6th December Days: 11 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £345 Location: Art Academy London - Red Lion Court, Groud Floor, 46-48 Park St, SE1 9EQ From: £345.00A structured and systematic course for those who have never painted before and for those who want to reinforce their basic oil skills or to move on to using oil paints having used acrylics or water-based media. Students learn to see colour, shape and tone, and to relate these elements together in compositions with access to a life model. This course aims will nurture self-confidence and enjoyment of painting in a stimulating, fun and relaxing environment. It is an ideal course for beginners as there is plenty of guidance from the tutor.
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Introduction to Oil Painting
Course Code: EC2201337 Tutor: Helen Stone Course Dates: Wednesdays, 21st September - 7th December 2022 Days: 11 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £345 Location: Art Academy London - Red Lion Court, Groud Floor, 46-48 Park St, SE1 9EQ From: £345.00A structured and systematic course for those who have never painted before and for those who want to reinforce their basic oil skills or to move on to using oil paints having used acrylics or water-based media. Students learn to see colour, shape and tone, and to relate these elements together in compositions with access to a life model. This course aims will nurture self-confidence and enjoyment of painting in a stimulating, fun and relaxing environment. It is an ideal course for beginners as there is plenty of guidance from the tutor.
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Introduction to Oil Painting
Course Code: EC2201437 Tutor: Mercedes Balle Course Dates: Fridays, 7th October - 2nd December 2022 Days: 8 Times: 6.15pm - 8.45pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £260 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £260.00A structured and systematic course for those who have never painted before and for those who want to reinforce their basic oil skills or to move on to using oil paints having used acrylics or water-based media. Students learn to see colour, shape and tone, and to relate these elements together in compositions with access to a life model. This course aims will nurture self-confidence and enjoyment of painting in a stimulating, fun and relaxing environment. It is an ideal course for beginners as there is plenty of guidance from the tutor.
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Introduction to Oil Painting
Course Code: SAT2201037 Tutor: Mercedes Balle Course Dates: Saturdays, 24th September - 10th December 2022 Days: 11 Times: 2.00pm – 4.30pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £345 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £345.00A structured and systematic course for those who have never painted before and for those who want to reinforce their basic oil skills or to move on to using oil paints having used acrylics or water-based media. Students learn to see colour, shape and tone, and to relate these elements together in compositions with access to a life model. This course aims will nurture self-confidence and enjoyment of painting in a stimulating, fun and relaxing environment. It is an ideal course for beginners as there is plenty of guidance from the tutor.
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Introduction to Japanese Woodcut
Course Code: WC2201PR083 Tutor: Carol Wilhide Justin Course Dates: Sundays, 4th, 11th & 18th September 2022 Days: 3 Times: 10.00am – 5.00pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £260 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £260.00Japanese Woodcut or Mokuhanga is a relief process that is completely non-toxic in that it uses watercolour pigments and nori (rice starch) instead of oil-based ink. The prints are handprinted using a baren, no presses are necessary making this a process that can be done at home. The workshop explores the history of the traditional Japanese prints as exemplified by Hokusai and Hiroshige and follows the teaching that the tutor Carol Wilhide Justin herself received from Japanese sensei on her residency in Japan.
Students are required to join from day one, it is not possible to rejoin the course if a session (or part of it) is missed.
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Introduction to Clay Sculpture
Course Code: WC2201003 Tutor: Farnoush Amini Course Dates: Saturday & Sunday, 15th & 16th October 2022 Days: 2 Times: 10.00am – 5.00pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £185 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £185.00This 2-day course is an exciting introduction for beginners, as well as for those with some previous experience, to gain or develop basic sculpture skills. Working mainly in clay and plaster and some other mixed media, you will learn a range of techniques with the opportunity to explore your own creative project. The combination of clay and plaster opens up creative possibilities and offers a fun weekend at your own pace. You will spend the first day creating a small clay figure sculpture from a life model. On the second day you will develop creative sculpture using plaster and mixed media no need to worry if you have nothing in mind until you arrive for the course.
This is a great opportunity to discover, or return to, making 3-dimensional work and develop an individual approach. There will be the option to leave your finished sculpture for hollowing and firing for an additional fee.
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Intermediate Sculpture – Seated/ Reclining Torso
Course Code: EC2201002 Tutor: Margot Roulleau Gallais Course Dates: Thursdays, 29th September - 8th December 2022 Days: 10 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: Intermediate Fee: £345 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £345.00Whilst structure and proportion will be the initial aim of this piece, to capture gesture and likeness of the model, we will aim to spend a significant proportion of the class modelling forms and focusing on flesh and bone, which is the main goal when sculpting a successful torso or cropped figure. In a semi reclining pose we will look at how a seated person supports their weight, whether it be on a structure or using their arms as props. Due to the size and nature of the piece and having an internal armature, it may not be possible to fire or cast this piece at the end of the class. Any student wishing to do so should speak with the tutor at the beginning of the class in order to adapt their work accordingly.
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Intermediate Painting
Course Code: EC2201038 Tutor: Carl Randall Course Dates: Wednesdays, 21st September - 7th December 2022 Days: 11 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: Intermediate Fee: £340 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £340.00This is an exciting course, which aims to help you discover what it is about painting that really inspires you. It is a great follow-on course from our ‘Painting for Beginners’ or ‘Creative Painting for Beginners’ and will also suit you if you already have some basic experience of painting and want to take your skills to the next level. The course begins by developing your core painting skills, exploring line, tone, colour and mass, whilst continually pushing your creative expression. The tutor will lead you to draw inspiration from many other artist’s work and will guide you step by step through the stages of developing your own painting. They will help you engage with the subject matters and styles that excite you and assist you in bringing them into your own artworks. By looking at a broad variety of techniques, materials and styles, the course aims to broaden your ability to express yourself in paint.
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Intermediate Drawing
Course Code: EC2201036 Tutor: Rebecca Glover Course Dates: Wednesdays, 21st September - 7th December 2022 Days: 11 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: Intermediate Fee: £335 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £325.00This course is designed for students who have either completed our ‘Drawing for Beginners 1’ and ‘Drawing for Beginners 2’ courses or already have some experience of drawing, and want to take their skills to the next level. Over the course, students will explore drawing from observation, memory and imagination, thereby developing a deeper understanding of drawing and greatly enhancing drawing skills. Each week we focus on a particular aspect of drawing. Starting with measurement and explore this in different contexts, so that students will gain confidence in drawing a wide variety of subjects including still life, life models, and urban landscape. Through trying different approaches and materials, students will begin to develop a ‘visual vocabulary’ of drawing. There will be opportunities to work both, inside and outside the studio, and in museums and galleries.
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Immediate Printmaking: Drypoint, Carborundum and Collagraph
Course Code: E2201PR06 Tutor: Temsüyanger Longkumer Course Dates: Wednesdays: 21st September - 30th November 2022 Days: 10 Times: 10.30am – 4.30pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £575 Material Costs: £40 (See Daily Breakdown for Details) From: £575.00You will be exploring intaglio and relief techniques on this course, using texture and tone to make prints that are both painterly and graphic.
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Images of the Body
Course Code: E2102P016 Tutor: Sadie Lee Course Dates: Thursdays: 22nd September - 1st December 2022 Days: 10 Times: 10.30am – 4.30pm Experience Level: Intermediate Fee: £575 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £575.00Using a range of contemporary source material, such as digital images, the moving image and images from social media, you’ll consider and explore the representation of the contemporary body in painting.
Throughout this course we will analyse different types of image and how they are viewed and consumed. Considering the work of contemporary and modern painters, you’ll study a range of approaches to using or viewing the body that artists have adopted. You will explore the language of paint and its dialogue with found images, migrating photographic and cinematic tropes and techniques to painting (zooming, blurring, cropping, pixelating etc.) and ‘re-materialising’ the body in your work through visceral paint application. -
Hand Built Ceramics
Course Code: EC2201047 Tutor: Annette Bugansky Course Dates: Mondays, 19th September - 5th December 2022 Days: 11 Times: 6.15pm - 8.45pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £340 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £340.00A comprehensive introduction into the methods and variety of creative potential of sculptural ceramics. The course covers studio practice, clay types, basic core techniques of hand building for sculpture: coiling, pinching, slab building and surface decoration. These will be taught and put into practice to make finished ceramic forms. Through practical projects you will understand the material and, with emphasis on experimentation, how you can manipulate it to create a variety of forms. These can then be decorated with raw glazes and slips for a once fired finished piece.
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Hand Built Ceramics
Course Code: EC2201147 Tutor: Adele Williams Course Dates: Thursdays, 22nd September - 8th December 2022 Days: 11 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £340 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £340.00A comprehensive introduction into the methods and variety of creative potential of sculptural ceramics. The course covers studio practice, clay types, basic core techniques of hand building for sculpture: coiling, pinching, slab building and surface decoration. These will be taught and put into practice to make finished ceramic forms. Through practical projects you will understand the material and, with emphasis on experimentation, how you can manipulate it to create a variety of forms.
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Hand Built Ceramics
Course Code: SAT2201047 Tutor: Niamh Phillips, Adele Williams Course Dates: Saturdays, 24th September - 10th December 2022 Days: 8 Times: 10.30am - 1pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £340 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £340.00A comprehensive introduction into the methods and variety of creative potential of sculptural ceramics. The course covers studio practice, clay types, basic core techniques of hand building for sculpture: coiling, pinching, slab building and surface decoration. These will be taught and put into practice to make finished ceramic forms. Through practical projects you will understand the material and, with emphasis on experimentation, how you can manipulate it to create a variety of forms. These can then be decorated with raw glazes and slips for a once fired finished piece.
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Fundamentals of Portraiture Stage 1 – Online course
Course Code: OC2201018 Tutor: Thomas Golunski Course Dates: Mondays, 3rd October - 31st October 2022 Days: 5 Times: 6.00pm - 8.00pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £155 Location: Online £155.00Experience the magic of portrait painting. Beginning by simplifying the approach to portraiture, learn the fundamentals of line, measurement techniques and working in oils, to then progress to use tone to create 3D form and colour. Over two weeks, towards the end of the course, you will use yourself as a model to create a self-portrait with focus on the fundamentals skills you have developed, further considering when to be truthful to nature and when to reference. The perfect way for beginners to start in portrait painting.
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Fundamentals of Drawing Stage 1 – Online Course
Course Code: OC2201014 Tutor: Zoe Toolan Course Dates: Thursdays, 6th October - 3rd November 2022 Days: 5 Times: 6.15pm - 8.15pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £155 Location: Online £155.00If you have always wanted to draw but have not known where to start, this course is for you. Although aimed at beginners, this course is also useful for those who want to recap the fundamentals. Over five weeks, you will learn, develop and overcome doubts in your ability through learning the key techniques: mark making, measurement, perspective, tone, line and composition. Filled with ample opportunities to practice and improve, this course will ensure you have gained a practical understanding of the fundamentals to build confidence, working with art historical references and observational studies culminating in a finished composition.
This course is part of our three stage Fundamentals of Drawing series. Interested in deepening your understanding? Explore Fundamentals of Drawing Stage 2
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Annabel McIverFrom Life Drawing to Print
Course Code: WC2201009 Tutor: Annabel MacIver Course Dates: Saturday & Sunday, 29th & 30th October 2022 Days: 2 Times: 10.00am – 5.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £180 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £180.00This exciting new course, is considering the wonderful combination of life drawing and the varied mark making of print. We will spend Saturday in the drawing studio, drawing from life and making monoprints, while experimenting with the infinite marks that we can make using print. For the second day we will be in the print room, using dry-point and collagraph techniques to further add to the experience, using our drawings and observations from the day before to continue the exploration into this varied practice.This course is for those who have experience with print as well as those who are complete beginners. -
Friday Mix
Course Code: EC2201315 Tutor: Annabel Crowther, Farnoush Amini, Stella Yarrow, Jackie Smith Course Dates: Fridays, 7th October - 2nd December 2022 Days: 8 Times: 6.00pm – 8.30pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £260 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £260.00This course is an ideal way to explore a wide variety of artistic methods and media, learning new artistic skills, discovering what you enjoy most, and developing creative ideas. Over the ten weeks, students work across the different disciplines of painting, sculpture, drawing and printmaking. Throughout the course, students will have a chance to improve observational drawing skills, along with more expressive sculpture and painting. Students will also learn to approach the human figure through drawing, painting and sculpture, before rounding off the course with an introduction to printmaking. This is a great ‘taster’ course and an excellent opportunity to develop new skills, explore materials, and have fun.
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Fine Art Foundation Deposit
£350.00Fine Art Foundation
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Figure Painting Masterclass with Charles Pickard
Course Code: WC2104051 Tutor: Charles Pickard Course Dates: Saturday & Sunday, 13th & 14th August 2022 Days: 2 Times: 10.00am – 5.00pm Experience Level: Intermediate/Advanced Fee: £200 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £200.00In this exciting weekend course, under the tuition of Charlie Pickard, students will tackle the most challenging and important academic subject to master: the human figure. Students will have the opportunity to study a model from life for a 2-day pose, allowing enough time to thoroughly observe the nuances of form and colour, by painting the model for a total of six hours per day. Critiques will be focused on achieving a high level of academic accuracy, building a strong foundation that will aid in all further artwork. Charlie Pickard will also demonstrate a painting alongside students, using a direct painting method.
This is an intermediate/ advanced level course and previous painting experience is required.
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Figure and Portrait Sculpture
Course Code: EC2201005 Tutor: Anthony Waters Course Dates: Tuesdays, 20th September - 6th December Days: 11 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: Beginner+ Fee: £355 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £355.00If you are interested in learning to sculpt the human figure then this is an ideal class for you. You have the opportunity to explore both the full figure and a portrait head sculpture with a different model for each. You will model in clay for 10 weeks: 5 weeks of Figure Sculpture from a set pose and 5 weeks of Portrait Head Sculpture from a different model. You will get a flavour of the challenges and thrills of both of these disciplines.
We would recommend this course to students who want to concentrate on learning the basics of Portrait and Figure sculpting. As well as the practice and development of working in clay from a model, also covered are measuring skills, observational skills and preparation of a piece for firing. Optional hollowing and firing of the clay sculptures are an additional cost.
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FD (Contemporary Portraiture) Deposit
Zoho: Academic Course £100.00FD (Contemporary Portraiture)
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Expressive Portrait Sculpture Masterclass with Hazel Reeves
Course Code: WC2104053 Tutor: Hazel Reeves Course Dates: Saturday & Sunday, 13th & 14th August 2022 Days: 2 Times: 10.00am – 5.00pm Experience Level: Ages 18+, Intermediate/Advanced Fee: £195 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £195.00This 2-day workshop is an exciting opportunity to work with top portrait artist Hazel Reeves and is for those with a bit more experience with portraiture. It will enable you to focus on getting expression, character, emotion and movement in your sculptures. Using a different model each day, you will have the chance to sculpt in clay a series of smaller heads focusing on ways of bringing the piece to life, using texture, form, tone and the pose/composition. This concentrated modelling will be interspersed with fun exercises – with clay and without – to bring more spontaneity to your work.
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Etching: Hardground, Softground and Aquatint
Course Code: E2201PR004 Tutor: Frederic Morris Course Dates: Thursdays: 22nd September 2022 - 1st December 2022 Days: 10 Times: 10.30am – 4.30pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £575 Material Costs: £40 (See Daily Breakdown for Details) From: £575.00This course explores etching with a focus on line, texture and tone; an approach which can be both graphic and painterly, originally utilised by Francesco Goya and still employed by contemporary artists today. Using a low-toxic saline sulphate mordant, you’ll learn to paint with sugar and etch aluminium and zinc plate to realise a series of print editions.
Processes will be demonstrated week by week during the first half of term. Your tutor will support you fully throughout the course in both group sessions and one-to-one support, providing regular feedback, critique and constructive advice. Although the course has a general theme and approach there is no fixed or prescriptive methodology and individuals are encouraged to blend their own experience with all aspects of this course
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Etching: Hard Ground and Soft Ground
Course Code: EC2201PR03 Tutor: Frederic Morris Course Dates: Thursdays, 15th September - 20th October 2022 Days: 6 Times: 6.00pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £200 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £200.00Etching Hardground and Softground. This popular course is ideal for beginners or repeat attendees.You will concentrate on hard-ground (fine line) combined with soft-ground (texture) in its various forms. You’ll develop a composition through multi-etching a zinc plate in a mordant of saline sulphate. This course is flexible, allowing you to work at your own speed – and if you’ve attended this course before, you can work on your own individual etching projects. The course fee covers materials including two polished zinc etching plates.
Open Access runs on Wednesday evening and Saturday during the day, giving you the opportunity to further develop your printmaking skills.
The studio is a low-toxic environment with dedicated printmaking facilities for professional hands-on learning. Students benefit from the diversity of attendees, taught by internationally renowned printmaking artists at a central location, offering a unique educational experience in London.
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Etching: Aquatint, Sugarlift and Spit-bite
Course Code: EC2104PR13 Tutor: Frederic Morris Course Dates: Thursdays, 11th August - 1st September 2022 Days: 4 Times: 6.00pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £145 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £145.00This popular four-week course is ideal for beginners or repeat attendees. You’ll concentrate on aquatint (tonal etching) in its various forms. You’ll develop a composition through line and tone by multi-etching a zinc plate in a mordant of saline sulphate.This course is flexible, allowing you to work at your own speed – and if you’ve attended this course before, you can work on your own individual etching projects. The course fee covers materials including two zinc etching plates.
Open Access runs on Wednesday evening and Saturday during the day, giving you the opportunity to further develop your printmaking skills.
The studio is a low-toxic environment with dedicated printmaking facilities for professional hands-on learning. Students benefit from the diversity of attendees, taught by internationally renowned printmaking artists at a central location, offering a unique educational experience in London.
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Drawing the Portrait
Course Code: EC2201027 Tutor: Zoe Toolan Course Dates: Tuesdays, 20th September - 6th December Days: 11 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: Beginner+ Fee: £340 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £340.00Both a vital stand alone discipline and arguably the foundation for all other types of art, drawing and the ever-fascinating world of portraiture collide in this inspiring portrait drawing course.
Working mainly from models, students will explore portrait through a practical and structured approach. Measurement and anatomy will be complemented with more experimental ways of working, critical analysis and group discussion, all with the aim of instilling the confidence needed to marry physical likeness with personal artistic expression.
A vibrant and supportive studio environment will be created by your tutor who will encourage you to explore and push yourself through both the discipline and subject. This course will improve traditional portrait drawing skills as well as push contemporary portrait drawing understanding. We recommend completing a beginners drawing course or having basic drawing skills before signing up for this course.
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Drawing on Location
Course Code: WC2201040 Tutor: Natasha Lien Course Dates: Saturdays, 17th September - 22nd October 2022 Days: 6 Times: 2.00pm – 4.30pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £200 Location: Various locations From: £200.00This 6 week course is a wonderfully relaxing way to start the weekend and develop drawing and creative skills both for beginners and advanced drawers. The course is suitable for all skill levels and is designed to enable students to express a creative response to either museum artworks, or outdoor environment. The tutor will meet each student at their unique individual level.
The course locations may vary nearer the time in response to the current situation. We will draw in indoor locations such as cafes and undercover markets where possible. Students will learn fundamental observational skills such structural drawing, measuring, tone and basic perspective. As well as develop an understanding of how artworks are put together to create particular impressions upon the viewer. -
Drawing for Beginners Plus
Course Code: EC2201016 Tutor: Ellen Christiansen Course Dates: Wednesdays, 21st September - 7th December 2022 Days: 11 Times: 6.15pm - 8.45pm Experience Level: Beginner+ Fee: £340 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £340.00This is a wonderful next step for those with basic drawing skills to explore drawing further through an exciting thematic approach. Each week we introduce a different theme such as rhythm, mystery, energy and harmony and investigate these using a range of inventive drawing methods. This is a fun and creative approach to ideas and issues in drawing, and over the course we develop new skills of mark making and self-expression, using a range of starting points such as the life model, still life, and natural forms.
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Drawing for Beginners
Course Code: EC2201014 Tutor: Zoe Toolan Course Dates: Mondays, 19th September - 5th December 2022 Days: 11 Times: 5.45pm - 7.30pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £290 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £290.00This course is an accessible, creative and relaxing introduction to the basic skills of drawing. Each session will focus on a different theme, providing a wide range of techniques to raise confidence and enhance visual awareness. Through various drawing approaches including still life, life drawing and portraiture, you will learn to explore and understand line, tone, measurement, texture and composition. There will be a life model in some sessions and students are encouraged to express themselves freely with guidance from the tutor.
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Drawing for Beginners
Course Code: EC2201114 Tutor: Zoe Toolan Course Dates: Mondays, 19th September - 5th December 2022 Days: 11 Times: 7.45pm – 9.30pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £290 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £290.00This course is an accessible, creative and relaxing introduction to the basic skills of drawing. Each session will focus on a different theme, providing a wide range of techniques to raise confidence and enhance visual awareness. Through various drawing approaches including still life, life drawing and portraiture, you will learn to explore and understand line, tone, measurement, texture and composition. There will be a life model in some sessions and students are encouraged to express themselves freely with guidance from the tutor.
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Drawing for Beginners
Course Code: EC2201214 Tutor: Beñat Olaberria Course Dates: Tuesdays, 20th September - 6th December Days: 11 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £340 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £340.00This course is an accessible, creative and relaxing introduction to the basic skills of drawing. Each session will focus on a different theme, providing a wide range of techniques to raise confidence and enhance visual awareness. Through various drawing approaches including still life, life drawing and portraiture, you will learn to explore and understand line, tone, measurement, texture and composition. There will be a life model in some sessions and students are encouraged to express themselves freely with guidance from the tutor.
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Drawing for Beginners
Course Code: EC2201414 Tutor: Alice Clarke Course Dates: Thursdays, 22nd September - 8th December 2022 Days: 11 Times: 5.45pm – 7.30pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £290 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £290.00This course is an accessible, creative and relaxing introduction to the basic skills of drawing. Each session will focus on a different theme, providing a wide range of techniques to raise confidence and enhance visual awareness. Through various drawing approaches including still life, life drawing and portraiture, you will learn to explore and understand line, tone, measurement, texture and composition. There will be a life model in some sessions and students are encouraged to express themselves freely with guidance from the tutor.
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Drawing for Beginners
Course Code: EC2201514 Tutor: Alice Clarke Course Dates: Thursdays, 22nd September - 8th December 2022 Days: 11 Times: 7.45pm – 9.30pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £290 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £290.00This course is an accessible, creative and relaxing introduction to the basic skills of drawing. Each session will focus on a different theme, providing a wide range of techniques to raise confidence and enhance visual awareness. Through various drawing approaches including still life, life drawing and portraiture, you will learn to explore and understand line, tone, measurement, texture and composition. There will be a life model in some sessions and students are encouraged to express themselves freely with guidance from the tutor.
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Drawing for Beginners
Course Code: EC2201614 Tutor: Ellen Christiansen Course Dates: Fridays, 7th October - 2nd December 2022 Days: 8 Times: 6.00pm – 8.30pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £260 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £260.00This course is an accessible, creative and relaxing introduction to the basic skills of drawing. Each session will focus on a different theme, providing a wide range of techniques to raise confidence and enhance visual awareness. Through various drawing approaches including still life, life drawing and portraiture, you will learn to explore and understand line, tone, measurement, texture and composition. There will be a life model in some sessions and students are encouraged to express themselves freely with guidance from the tutor.
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Drawing for Beginners
Course Code: SAT2201014 Tutor: Alice Clarke Course Dates: Saturdays, 24th September - 10th December 2022 Days: 11 Times: 10.30am - 1pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £340 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £340.00This course is an accessible, creative and relaxing introduction to the basic skills of drawing. Each session will focus on a different theme, providing a wide range of techniques to raise confidence and enhance visual awareness. Through various drawing approaches including still life, life drawing and portraiture, you will learn to explore and understand line, tone, measurement, texture and composition. There will be a life model in some sessions and students are encouraged to express themselves freely with guidance from the tutor.
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Drawing for All
Course Code: SC2104009 Tutor: Kinga Markus Course Dates: Monday - Friday, 22nd - 26th August 2022 Days: 5 Times: 9.30am - 4.30pm Experience Level: Ages 18+, All Levels Fee: £335 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £335.00A wonderful opportunity for people with all levels of experience to explore the skills of drawing and life drawing. Throughout the course you will work to a variety of themes to learn fundamental drawing skills, including composition, tonal drawing, measurement and movement. Once mastered students are encouraged to develop a creative approach interjected with urban sketching, exploration of different lines, contrasts, compositions, materials and techniques. This is a structured informative, yet fun and stimulating, course that teaches essential drawing skills whilst encouraging a creative approach.
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Drawing For All
Course Code: WC2104001 Tutor: Thomas Golunski Course Dates: Saturday & Sunday, 13th & 14th August 2022 Days: 2 Times: 10.00am – 5.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £170 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £170.00A wonderful opportunity for people with all levels of experience to explore and enhance their drawing and life drawing skills. Over this packed weekend, students work through a variety of themes to learn fundamental drawing skills, including measurement, drawing the figure, and tonal drawing. As well as developing observational drawing skills, students are encouraged to be creative and expressive and to try out new approaches such as exploring different drawing materials, and experimenting with line and contrast. This is an intensive, informative, and fun weekend course, which teaches essential drawing skills whilst encouraging a creative approach.
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Drawing and Painting for Beginners
Course Code: SC2104131 Tutor: Nicholas McLeod Course Dates: Monday - Friday, 15th - 19th August 2022 Days: 5 Times: 10.00am – 5.00pm Experience Level: Ages 18+, Beginner Fee: £335 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £335.00This is a structured opportunity to gain fundamental drawing and painting skills, whilst blurring the boundary between drawing and painting by using both wet and dry materials together. Students will explore various ways of seeing, increasing their understanding and confidence to draw and paint. Topics include linear drawing, tonal drawing, composition, expressive drawing/painting, study of natural forms and personal project. A fun and intensive course that will leave students with the knowledge and inspiration to start their own artworks. Please be aware that on Friday the class finishes at 4.30pm.
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Drawing Anatomy
Course Code: WC2201043 Tutor: Annabel MacIver Course Dates: Saturday & Sunday, 1st & 2nd October 2022 Days: 2 Times: 10.00am – 5.00pm Experience Level: Beginner+ Fee: £185 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £185.00This life drawing course is designed to help you gain a deeper understanding of the human figure from an anatomical perspective.
The course will cover basic drawing principles, exploring the structure of the skeleton first and then analysing the muscles that define the surface appearance of the body. The aim is to create a series of studies looking at each section of the body to then understand how each component fits as a whole. You will learn how to draw from the inside out, integrating musculoskeletal knowledge and observational skills to produce accurate drawings of the human figure. -
Digital Illustration
Course Code: EC2201094 Tutor: Sujay Narayan Course Dates: Mondays, 12th September - 17th October 2022 Days: 6 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £195 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £195.00The aim of this course is to give students a solid overview of the many possibilities Photoshop offers in terms of digital drawing. Each class will be exploring a different type of illustration, including portraiture, character design and environment design, using references and learning how to move away from them to develop every participant’s own visual language. As well as thinking about principles of illustration and drawing that can apply to all media, the aim of this course is to acquire a comprehensive set of digital skills through a series of creative exercises and briefs.
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Digital Animation
Course Code: EC2201097 Tutor: Sujay Narayan Days: 6 Course Dates: Mondays, 31th October - 5th December 2022 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £195 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £195.00The aim of this course is to give students an introduction to Animation in Photoshop as well as understanding the basic principles of animation. It will be a drawing-focused animation course and students will be encouraged to develop their style and storytelling ideas. Through a series of exercises and creative briefs, we will come to understand the principles of animation while encouraging students to explore their creativity. It is a follow-up to the Digital illustration course but we will cover photoshop basics again for those who are only interested in learning about animation.
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Developing Your Style – Painting Techniques
Course Code: EC2201029 Tutor: Nicholas McLeod Course Dates: Thursdays, 22nd September - 8th December 2022 Days: 11 Times: 6.15pm - 8.45pm Experience Level: Intermediate Fee: £349 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £349.00This course focuses on developing each student’s style of painting, both through pushing creative expression and refining technical ability. By working from the model, and by developing with a creative project, students will explore multiple ways of using paint to convey a certain message or feeling.
In the first part of the course students will be working from the figure, developing core painting skills whilst also reflecting on their use of paint. Working with oil and/or acrylic paints students will develop a series of artworks, from quick sketches to longer more developed pieces. Focus will be on developing expressive paintings that through their specific use of colour, composition and brushwork, have something to say about the human figure. This will be informed by looking at different ways other artists have used paint to achieve a certain result.
In the second part of the course students will work on a personal creative project. Students will be guided step by step through the process of developing an idea, collecting source material and references, experimenting with different techniques and approaches, before the final execution. By looking at contemporary and historical artists, and through dialogue with the group, students will develop their creative and critical awareness. This course would be a great follow on from the Intermediate Painting or Figure and Portrait Painting.
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Rachael BallDesign A Children’s Picture Book
Course Code: EC2201023 Tutor: Rachael Ball Course Dates: Mondays, 19th September - 5th December 2022 Days: 11 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £320 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR End date: 05/12/2022 Zoho: Evening Course Start date: 19/09/2022 £320.00This is an interesting course where you’ll combine both writing and illustrating to create your own engaging children’s story. The first five weeks of the course are focused on writing the first draft of your story, including brainstorming a plot, coming up with character designs and partially scripting your story. You’ll develop ideas for a page-turning script and plan a well composed storyboard.
In the second half of the course, you will focus on developing and refining your visuals, experimenting with colour pencil, watercolour and mixed media to find the best way to bring your story to life. By the end of the course, you will have a final set of illustrations, a storyboard, several pages of page layout experiments and an individual action plan to help you turn your story plans into a finished sample for a publisher.
Our tutor Rachael Ball is a published author and an experienced teacher. Her book ‘The Inflatable Woman’ was a Guardian Best Graphic Novel in 2015.
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Creative Painting for Beginners
Course Code: SAT2201004 Tutor: Gail Seres-Woolfson Course Dates: Saturdays, 24th September - 10th December 2022 Days: 11 Times: 10.30am - 1pm Experience Level: Beginner Fee: £340 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £340.00This is an exciting course that will stimulate your creativity and teach you how to use paint through a variety of different techniques. It is an opportunity to develop your own personal painting style and create paintings with real meaning to you as well as enjoying exploring the medium of paint’s full potential.
The tutor will lead you to draw on inspiration from many other artists’ work and will guide you step by step through the stages of developing your own artwork. The course covers basic painting techniques such as line, tone, understanding colour as well as the application of paint. It also explores more expressive methods through simple exercises focusing on composition, abstraction and working with the figure. You will spend time in the last few weeks developing a finished painting, using techniques you have developed over the duration of the course.
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Contemporary Life Drawing
Course Code: E2201DR002 Tutor: Zoe Toolan Course Dates: Wednesdays: 21st September - 30th November 2022 Days: 10 Times: 10.30am – 4.30pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £575 Material Costs: £25 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £575.00Traditional, skill based life drawing is complemented with contemporary drawing approaches in this multifaceted drawing course.
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Composition in Contemporary Painting
Course Code: E2201P005 Tutor: Alison Hand Course Dates: Wednesdays: 21st September - 30th November 2022 Days: 10 Times: 10.30am – 4.30pm Experience Level: Intermediate Fee: £575 From: £575.00In this course, you’ll investigate how paintings are put together and why, challenging your own assumptions to develop your individual painting practice. This course is not about traditional notions of composition. You will explore four overarching themes: how composition / structure impacts our reading of a painting; painting within a digital age; using multiple viewpoints and perspective to construct space; and paintings that deal with the body within fragmented space. You’ll develop your understanding of these themes both practically through painting, and contextually by looking at relevant contemporary artists.
Your tutor will support you fully throughout the course in both group sessions and one-to-one support, providing very regular feedback, critique and constructive advice. Although the course has a general theme and approach there is no fixed or prescriptive methodology and individuals are encouraged to blend their own experience with all aspects of this course.
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Colour theory and colour mixing workshop – 29th October
Course Code: TAS2201T08 Tutor: Nicholas McLeod Course Dates: Saturday, 29th October 2022 Days: 1 Times: 10.00am – 4.00pm Experience Level: Beginner+ Fee: £100 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £100.00In this class students will be able to develop their understanding of colour through demonstrations and painting exercises. Using the colour wheel as a starting point, your tutor will introduce you to the basic principles of colour theory, looking at colour relativity, complimentary colours and explaining different approaches to mixing.
This course is suitable for all abilities although some previous drawing or painting experience is recommended.
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Collage 2D & 3D
Course Code: E2201S009 Tutor: Sarah Gillham, Lynn Dennison Course Dates: Fridays; 23rd September - 2nd December 2022 Days: 10 Times: 10:30AM - 4:30PM Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £575 £575.00Throughout the course, you’ll explore how and why contemporary artists employ collage within their practice, applying your findings in the creation of your own collages using a range of found objects and imagery.
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Certificate Deposit
Zoho: Academic Course £100.00Certificate Programme
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BA (HONS) Fine Art Deposit
Zoho: Academic Course £100.00BA (HONS) Fine Art
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BA (HONS) Contemporary Portraiture Deposit
Zoho: Academic Course £100.00BA (HONS) Contemporary Portraiture
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Art Therapy, the Creative Process and the Unconscious
Course Code: EC2201082 Tutor: Matteo Merla Course Dates: Tuesdays, 20th September - 15th November 2022 Days: 8 Times: 6.30pm – 9.30pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £260 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £260.00This module will provide an introduction on the topic of “Art Psychotherapy” exploring the main theoretical frameworks and concepts through which art psychotherapy is understood and practiced in UK. The course will also introduce the professional context in which Art Psychotherapy is practiced within different clinical settings by using clinical case studies, presentations and group discussions. The program will also offer an overview of Art Psychotherapy training and career pathways currently available in the UK.
This course offers an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of Art Psychotherapy with experiential and creative workshops with particular emphasis on the central role of the images and art making as a holder of client’s emotional experience and as form of non-verbal and unconscious communication between client and therapist.
Using a wide range of art materials, the facilitator will support participants with integrating a creative aspect to theories learnt on the course. No previous experience of art making is required but the workshops will include group discussions and reflective conversations. Therefore, it is important to be prepared to contribute while taking part in these workshops.
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Art History – Renaissance to Romanticism Part 2
Course Code: OC2203AH12 Tutor: Daniel Greaney Course Dates: Mondays, 5th June - 3rd July 2023 Days: 5 Times: 6.30pm - 8pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £105 Location: Online £105.00In Part 2 we will examine the French Rococo of the 1700s and its spread across other European centres. British artists at this time had a very different approach to the subjects they depicted, influenced by the dramatically changing world around them. Neoclassicism, an antidote to the frivolity of Rococo, coincided with the excavation of major ancient sites including Pompeii and Herculaneum. The course finishes with an exploration of Romanticism, a European-wide movement unlike any style which had gone before it and one which celebrated the natural world but also visionary scenes of imagination, heroism and tragedy.
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Art History – Renaissance to Romanticism Part 1
Course Code: OC2203AH11 Tutor: Daniel Greaney Course Dates: Mondays, 17th April - 22nd May 2023 Days: 5 Times: 6.30pm - 8pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £105 Location: Online £105.00This course traces the developments and trends, which dominated European art, from the dawn of the Renaissance in the early 15th Century, through to the first decades of the 19th Century when Romanticism came to the fore in both art and literature. We will explore the social, cultural and political factors, which contributed to the practices of painters and sculptors from a range of European locations. We will discover how many of these styles were often a reaction against those preceding them. Part 1 traces painting, sculpture and architecture from the Early Italian Renaissance to the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th Century.
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Art History – French Art of the 19th Century (Romanticism to Symbolism)
Course Code: OC2201AH08 Tutor: Daniel Greaney Course Dates: Mondays, 14th November - 12th December 2022 Days: 5 Times: 6.30pm - 8pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £110 Location: Online £110.00France, by the 1800s was seen by many as the main centre for developments in the avant-garde art of the time. Walter Benjamin described Paris as ‘the capital of the 19th Century’, home to some of the most progressive artistic minds in history and a city determined to be at the forefront of artistic expression. As the Capital evolved politically, socially and culturally, its artists responded either enthusiastically or with reservation to these new changes. From the Napoleonic era to the Haussmanisation of Paris during the Second Empire and the rise of the bourgeoisie; artists including Édouard Manet were confronted with new sights and attitudes which became subjects for their work. Set against this progression was the Paris Salon, a bastion of academic traditions and at odds with radical artists. This course looks at key movements from Romanticism to Impressionism, Post-Impressionism and Symbolism.
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Art History – European Modernism part 2 (Italian Futurism to Surrealism and later)
Course Code: OC2202AH10 Tutor: Daniel Greaney Course Dates: Mondays, 27th February - 27th March 2023 Days: 5 Times: 6.30pm - 8pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £105 Location: Online £105.00This era was marked by political upheavals including two World Wars. Course 2 will look at how artists responded to such catastrophes. Subjects not visible to the naked eye, such as the human psyche were explored in very different ways in both Abstraction and Surrealism. Dadaism, a protest against society and the futilities of war, gave us some of the most radical works in the history of art. Artists such as Picasso, who had spent the first decade of the Twentieth Century upending the conventions of art, would abandon such aims and instead call for a ‘return to order’, celebrating classical art. We will look in-depth at the key figures and styles which dominated European art in the first half of the 20th Century and consider how their efforts would ultimately transform art on a global level.
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Art History – British Art of the 20th Century (From the Edwardian Era to the YBAS)
Course Code: OC2201AH07 Tutor: Daniel Greaney Course Dates: Mondays, 3rd October - 31st October 2022 Days: 5 Times: 6.30pm - 8pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £110 Location: Online £110.00A new century brought with it aspects of the traditionalism of the previous era, with some artists continuing the themes of the Pre-Raphaelites. However, key factors, including the significant number of women artists studying at the Slade and Roger Fry’s organisation of a Post-Impressionist exhibition in London, contributed to the development of modernism. Two World Wars devastated a generation of young men and artists both at home and at the Front responded with both horror and sympathy to what they witnessed. Pop Art celebrated the optimism of post-War Britain in the Swinging Sixties. This confident attitude continued during the ‘Cool Britannia’ of the 1990s with the Young British Artists (YBAS). The artists who dominated this latter movement became household names, their work and attitude scandalised and fascinated in equal measure.
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Abstraction I
Course Code: E2201P002 Tutor: Beñat Olaberria Course Dates: Tuesdays: 20th September - 29th November 2022 Days: 10 Times: 10.30am – 4.30pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £575 From: £575.00This course is for both figurative and abstract artists. You’ll be introduced to the principles of abstract art and the connection between representational art and abstraction. You will examine new visual languages, different methods of applying (and removing paint) and learn to hone your compositional eye. You will gain an understanding of how to organise space and colour, how to make more evocative and less literal gestures, and look in more detail at the general terminology and language of abstraction.
Your tutor will support you fully throughout the course in both group sessions and one-to-one support, providing very regular feedback, critique and constructive advice. Although the course has a general theme and approach there is no fixed or prescriptive methodology and individuals are encouraged to blend their own experience with all aspects of this course.
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Abstract Painting for All
Course Code: WC2201038 Tutor: Beñat Olaberria Course Dates: Saturday & Sunday, 12th & 13th November 2022 Days: 2 Times: 10.00am – 5.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £195 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £195.00This is a fun, relaxed course offering a structured introduction to abstract painting. You’ll be guided through a number of different approaches, including abstracting images, using geometry, exploring process-based painting and playing with expressive gestural marks. The tutor will lead you through hands-on demonstrations, group discussions of relevant artists’ work, and there will also be plenty of individual guidance. You’ll build your confidence and gain a practical understanding of the fundamentals of painting, including colour, tone, mark-making and composition. You’ll then have the opportunity to complete a larger abstract painting inspired by an artist of your choice. This course is suitable for beginners who have completed an introductory painting course already and are keen to explore painting in an experimental way, as well as more experienced students who would like to develop their understanding of abstraction.
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Abstract Painting
Course Code: SC2104041 Tutor: Kate Dunn Course Dates: Monday - Friday, 15th - 19th August 2022 Days: 5 Times: 9.45am - 4.45pm Experience Level: Ages 18+, Beginner+ Fee: £335 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £335.00This course has been created to be both practical and discussion led, the aim is for us to learn ways of looking, speaking and making. The central focus is to question our conditioning; how historical, political, social, gendered and other factors have influenced our relation to the visual world around us, and therefore our relation to visual art. The general daily structure of this course will be as follows: every day we will begin with an introduction to visual and theoretical references. Then we will then paint until mid-afternoon, at which point we will have a discussion about each participant’s work. The last day of the course the participants will make a self-directed painting for half of the day, after lunch we will do a crit on the work, in which everyone will receive comments from the group and have a chance to respond. -
Abstract Painting
Course Code: EC2201041 Tutor: Eleanor Bedlow Course Dates: Thursdays, 22nd September - 8th December 2022 Days: 11 Times: 6.15pm - 8.45pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £345 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR From: £345.00This eleven-week course is an introduction to abstract painting. The course‘s emphasis is on both the discussion and the practical aspects; making us question our aesthetic attractions and our decision making. You will look at working with colour and texture and culminate your course in an own self-directed painting.
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A Festive Introduction to Relief Printmaking: Christmas Cards and Prints
Course Code: WC2201PR15 Tutor: Carol Wilhide Justin Course Dates: Saturday & Sunday, 26th & 27th November 2022 Days: 2 Times: 10.00am – 5.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £185 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £185.00Guided by expert printmaker Carol Wilhide-Justin you will learn how to translate your ideas into the graphic formats of woodcut and linocut. This course is a perfect introduction to relief printing and is open to all, from complete beginners to those with more experience.
To add a seasonal touch to the experience students may decide to print cards rather than paper prints. Either way we hope you will enjoy the opportunity to develop or learn new skills and potentially create gifts for Christmas.
The studio is a low-toxic environment with dedicated printmaking facilities for professional hands‐on learning. Students benefit from the diversity of attendees, taught by internationally renowned printmaking artists at a central location, offering a unique educational experience in London.
There is a maximum of eight students per course, materials are included and we advise that you book early to avoid disappointment.
