Abstract - five-week course

Experiment, explore and develop your own visual language.

This course offers the opportunity to explore a more expressive approach to painting. Through colour, composition, shape, mark-making, layering and texture, we'll discover how paintings can develop through experimentation and individual interpretation.

You might begin with an image, an idea, a memory, a feeling or simply a colour or mark that interests you. Demonstrations and individual guidance will help you explore possibilities, develop your ideas and discover new ways of working.

There is no single right way to create an abstract painting. The aim is to experiment, take creative risks and develop a style that feels personal to you.

You'll explore

Colour, composition, expressive mark-making, layering, transparency, texture and abstraction.

The course

My five-week acrylic painting courses offer the opportunity to focus on a particular subject over five consecutive sessions. With demonstrations, practical guidance and individual tuition throughout, you'll have time to experiment, build confidence and take your painting further.

My approach is to help each person develop from the stage they are at. Whether you want to improve your technique, explore new ways of working or discover your own interpretation of a subject, I'll offer guidance tailored to your individual needs.

You won't be expected to paint in the same way as everyone else. I encourage you to develop your own ideas, make your own choices and discover what works for you.

Five consecutive Wednesday afternoons, 1.30 - 4.30, booked as one course: £190 for the five sessions.

What to bring

If those of you that are old hands attending workshops and classes bring along your usual kit that would be great. Please include a table easel or floor-standing easel. The ideal materials list.

Where

Methodist Church Hall, Roman Road, Bemerton, Salisbury SP2 9BH. Situated through the black gates, parking next to the hall.

Booking terms

Course commitment. Each course consists of five consecutive weekly sessions, and the course fee of £190 covers the complete five-session programme. Your place is reserved for the full course.

Missed sessions. As the sessions run consecutively, each session builds on the previous one. If you are unable to attend a session, it cannot be transferred to another date, carried forward to a future course, or refunded.

Cancellations and refunds. Once the first session has taken place, cancellations and refunds are not available for the remaining sessions, except where required by law. If you need to cancel before the course begins, please contact Karen as soon as possible. Any cancellation or refund will be handled in accordance with the applicable booking terms and your statutory consumer rights.

By booking a place, you are agreeing to attend the five-week course as a complete programme and to these booking terms.