CITIES OF LIGHT Painting lost horizons – Landscape oil painting course
12.30 – 2.30pm
Thursday – 4th June – 9th July 2026 (6 Weeks)
CITIES OF LIGHT Painting lost horizons – Landscape oil painting course
Tutored by “The Lightbound Artist” Richard Thomas BA Hons.
Class Limited to 12 Adults.
£261.00
– We understand that life can be unpredictable and we’re here to help.
As a gesture of goodwill, we offer one make-up class per 6-week block to support our students. This runs on the 4th Saturday of every block.
About the course
During this 6 week course we will be exploring and drawing inspiration from various famous artists both classical and contemporary fascinated by the beautiful horizons created from our diverse city landscapes. Simple fun structured exercises designed to focus on the light techniques and paint effects of these artists will be explored to understand painting architectural form and structure. Drawing and learning from these approaches we will then apply them to our own final interpretation of a city landscape
Course Subjects Include
During this course, be will be exploring and drawing inspiration from the various artists past and present by focusing on the beautiful city landscapes, light and paint control produced by artists including Monet, Edward Hopper and Matt James
Drawing from their influences and technical mark making we will introduce brush work in simple exercises to capture the style of their great works. These simple structured fun studies will help gain an understanding and insight into these artists culminating in your own final interpretation city landscape influenced by these masters.
You will explore
– Tonal values.
– Mark making.
– Preparing the canvas and mixing oil paints.
– Bringing mood and emotion to a scene.
– Perspective and depth.
– Importance of Composition.
– Foreground and detail painting.
On completion you will understand
– Understand composition and scale.
– Gain confidence in tone, perspective and depth creation.
– Have and understanding of brush selection.
– An awareness of colour mixing and manipulation of paint.
– Have a series of art studies in various media including a landscape oil painting on canvas.
This step by step course is designed to carry you gently through a process of techniques that will provide a solid foundation for students in landscape painting. Suitable for both beginners and intermediate artists who want to develop their skills.
About the artist
Richard is an English artist who has over 25 year’s experience within the creative arts.The Lightbound Artist (www.thelightboundartist.co.uk) tells of his own personal journey over the years.
Through landscapes in both the UK and aboard he tells a story through en plein air painting that captures the marvellous and melancholic effects of nature during brief moments of time.