The Art between Civilisation and Nature 6-week Landscape Painting in Oils Course

12.30 – 2.30pm

Thursday – 6th November – 11th December (6 Weeks)

The Art between Civilisation and Nature – Landscape Painting Course

Tutored by “The Lightbound Artist” Richard Thomas BA Hons.

Class Limited to 12 Adults.

£240

– 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 5th Saturday of every block.

About the course

Using our studio as a base this six week course explores the relationships between landscapes and the human elements that inhabit them. This course breaks down different compositions using various artists as a reference, to study the relationship between nature and civilisation. This will help students understand why artists use this subject matter and give context towards producing your final oil painting. Explore the art of infusing depth, vibrant colours and character into your works. Simple step by step tutoring will help you to compose your artwork using depth and perspective to captivate your viewers. This course offers timed exercises and final canvas case studies that will capture the natural beauty of the landscape fused with the effect of man made influences on them.If you’ve ever struggled to know how to engage different subject matter then this course will act as an amazing foundation and journey into understanding landscape art.

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.

No poster paint in sight, we use real art equipment!

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