This expressive landscape course explores both rural and urban environments, encouraging students to interpret the world around them through colour, composition and expressive mark-making. From sweeping countryside views to architectural details and changing light, the focus is on developing fresh and imaginative responses to landscape.

Throughout the term, students will experiment with a range of materials and techniques while exploring brushwork, texture, layering and surface. Tutor demonstrations and guided studio practice provide opportunities to strengthen core skills, build confidence and develop a more personal approach to painting. Over the course participants will create a varied body of work inspired by the landscapes explored each week.

Balancing observation with creative exploration, the course offers a supportive environment in which to refine technique, experiment with new ideas and enjoy the process of making expressive landscape work.

Suitable for beginners to intermediate level students

Discover fresh approaches to still life through expressive colour, bold composition and creative experimentation. Drawing inspiration from a range of artistic styles and contemporary practices, this course encourages students to look beyond traditional representation and explore new ways of interpreting familiar subjects.

Working with a variety of materials and techniques, students will investigate texture, pattern and surface while developing confidence in drawing and painting. Weekly projects and tutor demonstrations provide opportunities to experiment, refine key skills and create imaginative responses to carefully arranged still life compositions.

Balancing observation with creativity, the course offers a supportive environment for students to expand their practice and develop a distinctive approach to contemporary still life.

Suitable for beginners to intermediate level students.

Suitable for beginners to intermediate level students

This expressive landscape course explores both rural and urban environments, encouraging students to interpret the world around them through colour, composition and expressive mark-making. From sweeping countryside views to architectural details and changing light, the focus is on developing fresh and imaginative responses to landscape.

Throughout the term, students will experiment with a range of materials and techniques while exploring brushwork, texture, layering and surface. Tutor demonstrations and guided studio practice provide opportunities to strengthen core skills, build confidence and develop a more personal approach to painting. Over the course participants will create a varied body of work inspired by the landscapes explored each week.

Balancing observation with creative exploration, the course offers a supportive environment in which to refine technique, experiment with new ideas and enjoy the process of making expressive landscape work.

Suitable for beginners to intermediate level students

Discover a range of approaches to landscape painting while exploring colour, composition, light and atmosphere. Inspired by the natural world and a variety of artistic influences, this course encourages students to develop both technical confidence and a more expressive approach to painting.

Throughout the term, students will experiment with a range of materials and techniques, exploring texture, mark-making and colour while responding to different landscapes and themes. Tutor demonstrations and guided projects provide opportunities to strengthen core skills, develop creative confidence and refine individual approaches.

Over the course, students will build a varied body of work through weekly studies before bringing together the skills and techniques explored to create a more resolved final piece inspired by the term's learning.

Suitable for beginners to intermediate level students.

Suitable for beginners to intermediate level students

Develop confidence across a range of drawing and painting techniques while exploring a variety of inspiring subjects, from still life and landscape to urban sketching and beyond. This skills-based course encourages both observation and creative experimentation, helping students strengthen their artistic practice in a supportive studio environment.

Throughout the term, students will work with a range of materials and approaches, building understanding of composition, colour, tone, mark-making and texture through tutor demonstrations and guided projects. Weekly exercises are designed to develop core techniques while encouraging individual interpretation and creative confidence.

As the course progresses, students will create a varied body of work before bringing together the skills and ideas explored throughout the term into a more resolved final piece of their own.

Suitable for beginners to intermediate level students

Explore the face alongside a variety of inspiring subjects through drawing and painting, with a focus on observation, colour and expressive mark-making. This course encourages students to develop confidence in capturing form, structure and character while experimenting with creative approaches to composition and surface.

Throughout the term, tutor demonstrations and guided projects will introduce a range of materials and techniques, helping students strengthen key artistic skills while exploring line, tone, texture and colour. Sessions balance careful observation with opportunities for experimentation, encouraging a personal and expressive response to each subject.

As the course progresses, students will create a varied body of work before bringing together the skills and techniques explored throughout the term into a more resolved final piece.

Suitable for beginners to intermediate level students

This ten-week course explores a variety of approaches to landscape through drawing and painting, encouraging students to look beyond traditional interpretations and experiment with different ways of capturing place. Subjects may range from natural scenery to urban sketching, with opportunities to explore both observational and more expressive styles.

Using a range of materials and techniques, students will investigate colour, composition, atmosphere and surface while building confidence through tutor demonstrations and guided projects. The course encourages creative exploration alongside the strengthening of core artistic skills in a relaxed and supportive studio environment.

Over the term, participants will create a varied body of work before bringing together the ideas and techniques explored into a more resolved final piece inspired by their own interests and creative direction.

Suitable for beginners to intermediate level students

Designed for students looking to strengthen their watercolour practice, this course explores a variety of techniques and approaches while encouraging confidence, creativity and technical refinement. Projects will draw inspiration from landscape, buildings and the changing effects of light, making the most of watercolour’s unique ability to capture atmosphere, movement and subtle shifts in colour.

Through tutor demonstrations and guided exercises, participants will explore washes, layering, composition and expressive use of colour while continuing to build control and confidence in their work. There will also be opportunities to experiment with complementary techniques and creative processes that enhance the versatility of watercolour.

Over the term, students will create a varied body of work before bringing together the skills and ideas explored into a more resolved final piece that reflects their own artistic interests and development.

Suitable for intermediate level students