Are you interested in learning to paint in acrylic? Do you want to make paintings that can be strong and bold or subtle and calm? Do you want to enjoy the ease and freedom of making adjustments that acrylics give? Are you keen but terrified? Then this course by Chris Richbell is for you.
Over the four weeks, we will:
Experiment with colour mixing and methods of paint application, having fun learning the advantages of acrylics.
We will use viewfinders to select your chosen area of a landscape and interpret that in paint. Working in layers, adding detail last.
By the end of week 2, you will have the confidence to select a simplified landscape image to use for weeks 3 and 4.
So come and join us for this inspiring course to lift your spirits and provide a marvellous distraction for the winter months. Chris is a very experienced teacher and practitioner. She is friendly and relaxed and aims to increase your confidence in your work and your ability.
What are acrylics?
Acrylic paint is water-based fast-drying paint widely used by artists since the 1960s. It's an ideal medium for beginners, due to its versatility and ease of use. It can be diluted with water and used thinly or thickly depending on how much water is added to it, so that it can resemble a watercolour or an oil painting - or have its own unique characteristics not attainable with other media. Plus it becomes waterproof when dried.
Because of its versatility, it has become a popular painting medium and is widely used by artists today for any kind of painting techniques and styles, from finely detailed portrait to abstract art. Artist David Hockney was an early champion of acrylic paint, using it to create some of his best known works of the 1960s.
Equipment provided
Images, paints, brushes and boards all provided. We recommend you also wear an old shirt or apron over your clothes (or old clothes).
Dates and times
Mondays, 10am to 1pm, starting on 7 March for four weeks.
Cost
£120
Booking
Booking is via Yardley Arts. You can buy online below or email bookings@yardleyarts.org. Any questions beforehand, email chris@richbell.org or telephone 01234 241700. Places are limited to 10, so we recommend you book early to avoid disappointment.
About the tutor
Chris is a member and regular exhibitor with the Northampton Town and County Art Society and serves on their council. She paints mainly in watercolour or acrylic, and sometimes with mixed media or pastels. She is part of a group of painters from all over the country that annually enjoy painting together in Walberswick on the Suffolk coast. Painting outside whatever the weather, brings a whole new meaning to watercolour! Chris' work has been exhibited in London and nationally, and she has had work accepted by the Royal Academy.