Abstract Painting in Acrylics - John Godber Centre - Adult Learning

The John Godber Centre, Hucknall

Date	8 February 2025
Time	9:30am - 3:30pm
Venue	The John Godber Centre, Hucknall View venue details
For ages	19+
Group size	10 - 20
Cost	FREE - £19.25

About this course

The course has been created to show you how gestural brush-strokes and mark-making gives the impression of spontaneity in your compositions. You will benefit from this course as your style of painting will become looser, full of energy and colour. Experiment the pure joy of mark-making by playing with colour and texture using non-traditional tools.

Your will be guided step-by-step in order to build your skills and confidence, focusing on subjects like colour mixing, painting techniques and understanding the impressionistic style of painting:

Abstract style of painting research
Colour mixing and composition studies
Surface preparation and sketching
Painting techniques: layering and glazing
Complete a painting in the abstract style
Protect your painting by varnishing it

By the end of the course learners will complete at least one work on canvas. They will have fun by experimenting with the palette knife and become more confident in using acrylics.

You will need

Acrylic paper/sketch pad,
A4 canvas, white gesso,
a range of synthetic paint brushes,
photo reference,
metallic palette knife,

Acrylic paint (student grade)

Red (Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Red
Yellow (Lemon and Cadmiun Yellow)
Blue (Ultramarine, and Cerulean)
Magenta , Turquoise, Titanium white

The art materials are to be discussed during the first session of the course when the tutor will cover the topic.

Booking your place and fee information

If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course please visit our webpage for further information https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/skills-learning/funding-your-courses/

To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:

Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING.
Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.

You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking. If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas: