Drawing and Painting Nature - Mansfield Central Library - Adult Learning

Mansfield Central Library, Mansfield

Date	2 June - 7 July 2025
Sessions	Mondays: 1pm - 4pm
No. sessions	6
Venue	Mansfield Central Library, Mansfield View venue details
For ages	19+
Group size	5 - 15
Cost	FREE - £63

About this course

The course focuses on the theme of nature. The principles of drawing and painting are progressively practiced with techniques. You will discover how to apply contrast, colour theory, and tonal values to create beautiful expressive compositions using vigorous brushstrokes. The course guides you through creating an expressive composition in acrylics. The course will help you to become more confident using acrylics, with tuition provided through a mixture of demonstrations and exercises according to your needs.

The course is suitable for beginners.

This course focuses on the nature theme based on the landscape – trees, skies, birds, water reflection:

Select appropriate photo references
Analyse examples of nature paintings in the work of different artists
Use different tools to create mark-making
Colour mixing, saturated versus non saturated colours
Sketching
Drawing & Painting techniques

Resources required:

Acrylic paper/A4 sketch pad
Canvas
Graphite pencils
Charcoal
White gesso
A range of synthetic paint brushes
Photo reference
Metallic palette knife
Watercolour or 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, AND
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: