About the Course

Welcome to our 10 week Drawing and Painting beautiful Botanics. Learn to draw and paint using oils on canvas. We will be focussing on the natural palettes of plants and learn colour mixing, tonal values and paint application. Focus on understanding colour and composition through observational still-life set ups and through use of photos. Students may also work on their own painting projects and ideas under the guidance of Sarah Riddick and Sarah Teare.

We will learn
- How to observe and draw still life. Learning techniques to measure height, composition, perspective, negative space.
- How to mix in oils and created beautiful botanic colour palettes
- How to paint using oils.
- How to build layers using oil paint.

Over the 10 weeks course you will

- Observe and draw from life.
- Measure height, composition, negative space and volume in shadows.
- Mixing natural colour palettes.
- Understanding colour using oil paint.
- Paint composition using natural forms: main focus will be plants.
- Understand building up layers and creating volume with colour.
- Building confidence in painting skills, exploring different ways to paint: impasto and quick, impressionist application.
- Complete final painting.