Upcoming courses for 2019 & Expressive Autumn Scenes

Upcoming Course Dates for 2019

All 4 week courses cost £70

Northwood Village Hall, Friday 25th January 1st, 8th & 15th February at 10 to 12.30pm
Painting Castles & Forts (In use or ruins)

Bembridge Village Hall, Thursday 31st January 7th, 14th & 21st February 10 to 12.30
Painting Bridges, Rivers & Streams

Ryde All Saints' Church, Friday March 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th at 12.30 to 3pm
Painting Fishing Villages


Expressive Autumn Scenes

Expressive Autumn Scenes was a four week course which ended in late November.  The aim of the course was to explore using different painting techniques to create expressive, intuitive and atmospheric paintings.  Firstly we looked at visual impact such as using high tone and low tone colours.  We then looked at ways of making gestural marks, brushwork and using painting knives.  Below you can see examples of these techniques:

Below is the student's work which encompasses all the aspects of the course, i.e. being expressive, intuitive and atmospheric.  

Original Oil Painting by Pam - capturing the atmospheric

Original Oil Painting by Lolly - capturing the expressive

Original Oil Painting with Mixed Media by Lolly - capturing the intuitive

Original Acrylic Painting by Cathy

Original Oil Painting by Diana - unfinished

Original Acrylic Painting by Gaye

Original Oil Painting by Jo

Original Oil Painting by Meryel

Original Acrylic Painting by Geoff

Original Oil Painting by Jo

Original Oil Painting by Tracy

Original Oil Painting by John

Original Oil Painting by Jo

Original Oil Painting by Jean

Original Oil Painting by Simonne

Original Acrylic Painting by Maria - unfinished

Thank you to all the students that allowed me to share their work on the blog and for making the course such a success!

If you would like to join any of the upcoming courses or have 1-2-1 classes please use the contact form on this page.

Happy Painting & Wishing you a Merry Christmas!

Lee 🎨

Intuitive Painting (using fingers, sponges and painting knives) - April - May 2016

This is an exciting four week open medium course with an open theme where artists have the freedom to experiment by using their fingers, sponges or painting knives to create intuitive works of art.  In truth nearly all of the artists approached the first week with some trepidation.  Their fears that the course may be childlike or too basic were soon put aside when I showed them the relatively high standard of finger paintings from a previous course.  I was confident in their ability to surpass the work of the previous group and they proved this with the fantastic paintings they created which are shown in this blog post.

Week One: This was a week of experimenting with all three methods: fingers, sponges and painting knives. At the beginning of the class I demonstrated the various ways you can use parts of your hand to create different marks.  I then demonstrated how to use natural and man-made sponges.  We then moved onto various painting knives.  They were given the following handout:

Week one hand-out showing techniques

Week Two: Finger painting

Cathy finger painting with oils

Original oil finger painting by Cathy 2016

Original acrylic painting by Maria 2016



Maria finger painting with acrylics

Original acrylic finger painting by Maria 2016

Original acrylic finger painting by Maria 2016

Original acrylic finger painting by Julie 2016

Original oil finger and sponge painting by Simonne 2016

Original oil finger painting by Simonne 2016

Original oil finger painting by Pam 2016

In my next blog post I will share with you the sponge paintings from this week's class.  Thank you to all the wonderful artists who allowed me to share their work and a big thank you also to Malai and Kevin.

My next course this term is due to commence Friday 3rd June 2016 from 10.00 to 12.00 for three weeks at Northwood WI Hall.  This will be primarily used as a workshop for artists to bring unfinished work along for guidance and tutoring whilst they complete them.  If you would like to join the course please use the blog contact form below.

Happy Painting!

Lee