Upcoming Beginners Courses & Workshops…
Have you always wanted to draw but don’t know where to start, or want a refresher course? Then join tutor Emma Lindsay on this relaxed beginners course and you’ll be drawing before you know it!
FULLY BOOKED
This course is now sold out. If you would like to join the waiting list, please email bookings@yardleyarts.org
Unlock the beauty of watercolour painting on this six-week course. Learn simple yet effective techniques to help you paint with confidence.
Would you like to learn the art of linocut? Come and join Northamptonshire based linocut printmaker Kat Lendacka. You will leave with a selection of prints and greeting cards and a new skill you can keep improving at home!
In this workshop, we will be looking at linocuts of animals and you will be creating your own.
Discover the art of copper foil stained glass. Join us for a full or half-day immersive to learn traditional techniques and craft your own lovely panel or suncatcher for display, or several small pieces to give as gifts.
Join our six evening classes to learn the craft of stained glass! Practice new skills, design and create your own panel and have fun in a relaxed and easy-going environment.
Join us for an immersive full-day experience and discover the art of traditional leaded stained glass, as used in cathedrals, churches and houses across the UK. Led by an experienced instructor and artist, learn traditional techniques and craft your own leaded panel to hang in a window or for display in the garden.
Join us for a six-week course illustrating autumnal subjects using coloured pencil, led by Botanical Artist Sophie Smith.
This course is designed for adults with beginner-level experience (or as a follow-on from Sophie’s previous botanical drawing course). Building on coloured pencil techniques to realistically depict a variety of seasonal ‘finds’ from fruit to seed heads.
Would you like to learn the art of linocut? Come and join Northamptonshire based linocut printmaker Kat Lendacka. You will leave with a selection of prints and greeting cards and a new skill you can keep improving at home! In this workshop, we will be looking at linocuts of landscapes and you will be creating your own.
We welcome back the talented Cordell Garfield to run another full day’s portraiture workshop. Cordell teaches a step by step process to create a portrait from a photographic reference. The workshop is designed to help both beginners and more experienced artists.
Learn how to create realistic wildlife drawings in graphite with professional wildlife artist Cate Kutas.
Over six weeks you'll be guided through the techniques used to produce detailed animal portraits with convincing texture, tone and depth.
Working on canvas, follow a demonstrated step-by-step approach to painting a landscape. You will experiment with a range of techniques including dry brush work, blending, sgraffito and negative painting.
Perfect for plant lovers and creative spirits alike, this session invites you to craft stunning nature-inspired stained glass using the copper foil method. Join us for a full or half-day immersive to learn these traditional techniques.
Join us for an immersive full-day experience and discover the art of traditional leaded stained glass, as used in cathedrals, churches and houses across the UK. Led by an experienced instructor and artist, learn traditional techniques and craft your own leaded panel to hang in a window or for display in the garden.
Would you like to learn the art of linocut? Come and join Northamptonshire based linocut printmaker Kat Lendacka. You will leave with a selection of prints and greeting cards and a new skill you can keep improving at home!
In this workshop, we will be looking at Christmas themed linocuts.
This workshop is an ideal introduction to landscape painting in oils. Working from a reference photo provided a landscape painting will be produced with attention to perspective, tonal values, colour mixing and application of colours. Students will be able to create a realistic landscape painting following a step-by-step process.
Courses for Beginners
Our experienced tutors offer a range of courses and workshops to give you the skills & knowledge you need to get started.
A TIME TO SUIT YOU
With weekday, weekend and evening classes to fit around your busy schedule, there is a time to suit everyone. Some workshops can be completed in as little as 2 hours, whereas others are spread over several weeks giving you more time to develop your skills and ask questions
MATERIALS PROVIDED
Most of our tutors provide all the materials you need, making this the perfect way to try something new without buying all the tools first
PROGRESSION
In addition to beginners classes we regularly hold courses and workshops aimed at those who have some experience and wish to work on their technique
“A wonderful tutor who really helped me to experiment and have a belief in myself that I can paint”