Art
- Retreat to our beautiful purpose-built art studios
- Explore art through a variety of mediums and materials, guided by our team of professional artists
- Escape from the pressures of the world, take time out for yourself, meet new friends, and exercise your imagination
- Try something totally new or brush up on existing skills
- Wide range of courses and techniques
- Termly art exhibition
Atelier Conservatoire
Mondays 09.45 - 13.45; Thursdays 09.45 - 15.15
This course is ideal for those who are working to establish their studio practice and would like space and guidance in order to further progress their work. Structured like a continental atelier, the course allows artists with self–initiated projects (at all stages of development) to explore the creative journey from initial ideas to finished pieces. You will develop your visual research methods, technical experimentation, and critical awareness whilst working towards the completion of your own projects in drawing, painting and mixed media. Not suitable for beginners. Mondays 28th April - 21st July (11 weeks, £346.50); Thursdays 24th April - 17th July (12 weeks, £498)
Tutor: David Webb
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How To Draw
18+, Mondays 14.00 - 16.00; Tuesdays 19.00 - 21.00
Mondays 28th April - 21st July (11 weeks, £225.50) Tuesday 22nd April - 15th July (12 weeks, £246) In the first half of the term the course will cover basic drawing skills and techniques with different materials: using charcoal and rubber; drawing with pencil, line and measuring techniques; hatching with a pencil and other ways to shade and create tone; ways to create a feeling of space using perspective, angles and ellipses. In the second half of the term the focus on subject and materials varies (as students often repeat the class). For example: drawing the figure with watercolour pencils; using different types of pen and inks with still life; and drawing landscapes in colour with soft pastels or ink line and watercolour. Suitable for all levels, including beginners. By the end of this course, you will feel confident about working at home to develop your own style.
Tutor: Victoria Rance
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Blackheath Conservatoire Art & Design
Mondays 14.15 - 15.45 (For asylum seekers & refugees)
28th April - 21st July (11 weeks, FREE) Come along to the Conservatoire’s studio to take part in this returning art class for adults. Take some time in your week to explore art and design of all kinds, taking inspiration from across the globe and the whole art world. This is a group class open to asylum seekers and refugees of all nationalities, for participants aged 18+ – bring your friends and meet new people!
Tutor: Dot Young & Lilly Walker
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Life Drawing
18+, Mondays 19.30 - 22.00
28th April - 21st July (11 weeks, £286 or £29 drop in) Set in our stunning Victorian art building this course is designed for both beginners, as well as those for whom life drawing is already established in their artistic practice. We draw from both male and female models and each evening have poses varying from one minute to two hours. This course is a wonderful opportunity to explore drawing in a variety of mediums from the live model with tuition and guidance tailored to suit each individual according to their needs. All of this comes together to help you build confidence in line, tone and proportion. Basic materials provided.
Tutor: Victoria Rance
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Life Painting
18+, Tuesdays 10.00 - 13.00
22nd April - 15th July (12 weeks, £348 or £31 drop in) Join us for one of the few opportunities to experience Life Painting in South London. You’ll develop confidence and skills in painting directly from the model and explore a range of techniques including colour mixing to capture the effects of light and shadow, spatial qualities and the exquisite forms of the body. These classes offer a chance to paint from both the nude and clothed figure. There will be four nine hour poses across the term. A new pose is set every three weeks alternating between seated, standing and reclining. Tuition is available if required with particular emphasis placed on producing paintings based on strong drawing.
Tutor: Fergus McHardy
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Landscape Painting
18+; Tuesdays 13.15 - 15.45
22nd April - 15th July (12 weeks, £294) The aim of this course is to develop drawing and painting skills when working outside directly from landscape. We will be working outside in locations in Blackheath and Greenwich which offers an amazing variety of landscape subjects. The first sessions will concentrate on drawing and techniques useful for landscape, with a theme addressed each week, such as composition, perspective, proportion, light. Later this will lead into painting techniques and use of colour such as colour mixing, brushwork and washes. Some sessions will take place in the studio to consolidate and extend these projects, but most will take place off site in various locations local to Blackheath and Greenwich. Please therefore come prepared to be outside for the sessions. Your first session will take place at the Conservatoire. We will look at work by painters of landscape and a range of methods will be demonstrated. This course is for both beginners and experienced students.
Tutor: Alex Pemberton
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Painting Techniques & Materials
18+, Wednesdays 12.30 - 15.30
23rd April - 16th July (12 weeks, £336) Painting Materials and Techniques is a course for students of all levels and experience to explore and gain confidence in using a range of media in order to develop their own painting skills and style. The materials we explore include acrylic, watercolour, gouache and ink, as well as a variety of painting grounds and papers, brushes and equipment. During the course, the history, contemporary use and unique characteristics of each medium inform the exercises including colour composition, brushwork techniques and painting from observation.
Tutor: Kirsten Lyle
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Printmaking
Wednesdays 19.00 - 21.00
23rd April - 16th July (12 weeks, £294) This course covers a full introduction to lino, mono, photo transfer and dry point printmaking techniques working with full instruction from a professional printmaker. This course can be taken as a standalone course but studying for more than one term allows students to specialise in one or two techniques, to fully explore the process and develop their artwork further. Suitable for complete beginners or those with some knowledge of printmaking.
Tutor: Seán Myers
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Colour Studio
18+; Wednesdays 19.15 - 21.30
23rd April - 16th July (12 weeks, £282 or £29 drop in) This evening studio course sets out to embrace the contribution and enjoyment of colour as a key element in visual art. We will explore colour mixing techniques and colour relationships, looking at the work of different artists to generate ideas. The sessions will provide the opportunity to develop drawings with a range of media including pastel, pen and ink; painting with acrylic, watercolour and oil as well as collage and mixed media work. Suitable for those drawing or painting for the first time or if you are returning to improve and develop your practice.
Tutor: Paula Sanders
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Drawing Techniques & Materials
18+, Fridays 10.00 - 13.00
25th April - 18th July (12 weeks, £348) Drawing Materials and Techniques is a course for students of all levels and experience to explore and gain confidence in using a range of media in order to develop their own drawing skills and style. The materials we explore include pencil, charcoal, pastels - soft and oil and ink, as well as a variety of drawing grounds and papers. During the course, the history, contemporary use and unique characteristics of each medium inform the exercises including site, measured line, contour, gesture and modelled drawing.
Tutor: Kirsten Lyle
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Working in Watercolour
18+; Fridays 12.30 - 15.30
25th April - 18th July (12 weeks, £336 or £29 drop in) All levels are welcome to come and explore watercolour! Over this course artist Sophie Knight will show you some of her own methods which will help you to really have fun with the medium and work more impulsively. Starting with a few simple exercises for applying washes , Sophie will show you how to achieve amazing things with just four colours. Taking inspiration from photographs of landscape and seascape Sophie will show you some ways to apply the paint quickly using large colour washes and learning to cover the paper quickly so that you can develop a large composition. ‘I will show you some techniques for working ‘wet on wet’ and drawing directly with your brush, we can also create large washes of rich colour by squeezing the paint straight onto damp paper.’ Whether you are a beginner or have a little bit of experience but would like to develop a sense of freedom with watercolour, this course would suit you. Sophie Knight is a member of The Royal Watercolour Society and has her work in The British Museum , The House of Lords and several high-profile collections.
Tutor: Sophie Knight
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Exploring Still Life
18+; Thursdays 19.00 - 21.00
24th April - 17th July (12 weeks, £246 or £29 drop in) Each week we will focus on a different technique and medium inspired by various artist still lives throughout history. We will explore how the character and rhythm of line, and depiction of space and light through mark-making and tone evokes the personality and emotion of the artist who looks.
Tutor: Fiona Berry
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