Painting a la Klimt - High Pavement Learning Centre - Adult Learning

High Pavement Learning Centre, Sutton-in-Ashfield

Date	6 June - 11 July 2025
Sessions	Fridays: 9:30am - 12:30pm
No. sessions	6
Venue	High Pavement Learning Centre, Sutton-in-Ashfield View venue details View on Google Maps
For ages	19+
Group size	5 - 15
Cost	FREE - £63

About this course

Discover the vibrant world of acrylic painting with our "Painting à la Klimt" course. In this course, you will learn how to paint like the Austrian artist, Gustave Klimt. He created beautiful paintings with varied designs using bold colours and gold. He is best know for his figures with flowing dresses filled with patterns and designs. You’ll be encouraged to create your own version of a Klimt painting step-by-step. We will start with a drawing, transfer it then add paint. Adding gold is the last step. You will finish with a figure with beautiful dress and a patterned background. The course is suitable for anyone who likes to paint.

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 decorative style of painting:

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

Resources required:

Acrylic paper/sketch pad
A4 canvas
White gesso
A range of synthetic paint brushes
Photo reference
Metallic palette knife
Gold Foil
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: