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Art Courses
Art Courses
Set in historic studios overlooking the ocean in St Ives, Cornwall our art classes attract visitors and locals alike. Class sizes are small and our team of tutors are practicing artists with a passion for teaching.
Figure
A figure painting is a work of fine art in any of the painting media with the primary subject being the human figure, whether clothed or nude. The human figure has been one of the constant subjects of art since the first stone age cave paintings, and has been reinterpreted in various styles throughout history.
Adrian Holmes
Alessandra Ausenda
My own practice involves a range of materials and collaborations and I have always been inspired by sharing my enthusiasm for creating with others. Whatever age group I work with, there is a connection and a tangible excitement in creative activity. It is a powerful tool with which to explore the world and ourselves. I see myself as a fellow traveller; sometimes leading and other times following
Alex Yarlett
Alice Ellis-Bray
Alice Mumford
Teaching is an opportunity to pass on the wonderful sense of being part of a bigger ‘family’ of painters.
Amy Albright
My approach to teaching is to share all, to demonstrate my unique way of painting in layers and share my love for paint and it’s never ending possibilities. It’s all about the process, experimenting and those happy accidental discoveries. St Ives School of Painting is very special, with stunning inspiration on the doorstep and an aura of creativity in the studios that is contagious.
Andrew Barrowman
Landscape painting in Cornwall, Andrew Barrowman paints en plein air and in the studio using oils as his chosen medium. He tries to convey the feeling and atmosphere of a landscape onto canvas for the viewer to have an idea of what it was like to be there. His paintings often start with ideas found whilst walking his dog.
Annabel Wilkes
Ashley Hold
I have been teaching drawing and painting for over 13 years, from secondary school level to undergraduate and postgraduate level. I have observed how students struggle with certain aspects of drawing and painting and have developed my teaching practice to deal with these ‘obstacles’ to learning. My artistic practice and my teaching practice are bound together in a symbiotic relationship.
Boo Mallinson
Camilla Dixon
My tutoring is a constantly evolving project. It supports my creative work as it requires that I not only understand my processes but can apply them in a way that is useful to other people in their quest for creative flow. Harnessing a fluid and responsive working method, can address all sorts of practical or emotional obstacles that students face. It can be quite literally life-changing.
Caroline Robinson
Eleanor Crow
Emily Roberts
Faye Bridgwater
Gary Long
After many years as an illustrator I taught on the BA Illustration course at Falmouth University. In 2011 I began teaching at St Ives School of Painting. I deliver courses involved with the figure, still life and landscape. My practice as a painter feeds into the teaching, often through demonstrations. The school is wonderful – the history the ethos and most of all the people.
Greg Humphries
I try to connect people to their environment with my art. I started out as a landscape painter, but it was only through undertaking a masters degree in 2009 that I realised the best way to connect people to their environment was to take them into that environment and get them to make the art! This is now the core of my practice and through my work I specialise in outdoor education and woodland management.
Hilary Jean Gibson
In 1995 I became a tutor at St Ives School of Painting. Offering inspiration through my passion for drawing, water-based media and art history I strive to liberate a creative vision through direct observation and en plein air. My fascination in old buildings with a story to tell connects me to the studio’s historic narrative. Working in the space can feel like being inside one of my own drawings.
Holly Razavi
Ilker Cinarel
I love sharing my knowledge and life experiences with others. My unique approach is to try to create individual, authentic voices in the curriculum within a conceptual and non conceptual framework. It’s great to be part of an historical, internationally renowned school.
Iona Sanders
Jill Eisele
I have taught in the UK and the USA, and have painted and drawn for my entire adult life. It is both humbling and inspiring to be part of St Ives School of Painting’s community, with its exceptional artistic heritage and extraordinary location. Teaching has been an invaluable opportunity to share knowledge and techniques and to create with others. It is a privilege to create an environment where students are stimulated and encouraged in their own artistic journeys.
Julian Vilarrubi
Kate Southworth
Kieran Stiles
Laura Kent
Laura Menzies
Liz Hough
My research for the online courses helps me to contextualise the rich history of the artists and landscape in and around St Ives. It is important for students to discover what sort of artist they are; I focus on what the student has to say, helping them to develop their own language, and to “find their own voice.”
Liz Luckwell
Linking my method to the landscape, I take students on Porthmeor Beach to make experimental drawings in the sand, bringing them back to some of man’s first marks and symbols. My teaching is grounded in an understanding for people and their desire to learn. I feel I have a genuine understanding of how nervous and apprehensive prospective students can sometimes be and am able to help them relax and enjoy being creative.
Marion Taylor
I have enjoyed tutoring at the School of Painting, to all ages and abilities, for about 27 years. Teaching has always gone hand in hand with creating my own work, as I find sharing ideas and techniques stimulating and rewarding. My approach has been to give students the confidence to develop their skills, to think for themselves and so extend their visual language and find their own path.
Martha Holmes
Maxine Hart
Natalie Day
Nina Squire
Rachael Kantaris
Due to the nature of printmaking, the courses I run are for relatively small groups. This allows for a high level of support so I can tailor the processes to suit individual artists’ ideas. I am very hands on, teaching through demonstrations, but within this structure, encourage students’ freedom in the way they apply these techniques to their own practice. I’m dynamic in my teaching methods and always have lots of fun. I find it incredibly exciting and enjoy the adventure of such a productive and creative environment.
Roger Towndrow
Steve Dove
As a tutor in the art of drawing I guide a student to find their unique physical and psychological line as well as learning to look and see clearly and meaningfully the visual elements around them. With these skills, the act of observation, memory and attitude are transformed via the eye, mind and hand into original, graphic images.
Steven Buckler
Tom Rickman
Trevor Price
Victoria Gillow
Art Courses
We provide quality tuition suitable for all levels from complete beginners to those with more experience.
From landscape to life, oils to watercolour we’ll help you find the approach that’s right for you.
Summer Art Classes (3hr)
Short on time or looking to enhance your holiday? Take the chance to develop new skills and explore making art with these 3 hour art classes in our studios in St Ives.
Online small group zoom
The closest to a studio experience without the need to travel. Learn in a small group, ask questions and get feedback on your work in real time using your camera and mic. Chat live with fellow students and make new friends.
Online – Multipart
Two or three part online courses to develop your learning further.
Online Art Courses – All
Our online art courses offer the same inspirational, high quality tuition as our studio courses in St Ives without the need to travel. Capture a bit of St Ives magic in your home or studio.
Online Broadcast
Online Pre-recorded
High quality pre-recorded online courses available to watch now on demand.
Watch again to practise what you’ve learned.
Weekend Art Courses
Short on time or juggling commitments? Join us for the weekend, finishing in time to catch the train home.
You will be working in a small group in our studio overlooking Porthmeor beach and the ocean. Who could wish for a more inspiring setting to combine a weekend away in St Ives with a chance to develop new skills.
Personal Development
Extend your learning with developmental courses over several months and build lasting connections with your fellow students.
Bursary Emerging Artists
We are looking to award a full bursary to enable two 19-25 year old emerging artists who live in Cornwall to attend the Porthmeor Programme Online, for free. Normal cost is £1,575. This is generously funded by the artist Roy Ray who was Director of St Ives School of Painting for 35 years
Women Artists Inspire
A selection of courses and webinars by women artists who inspire us, to celebrate International Women’s Day. Share your artwork #womenartistsinspire
St Ives September Festival
Enjoy a two week celebration of music and the arts during the St Ives September Festival.
We have an opportunity to try out a range of short courses throughout the fortnight. Each day we have two workshops with the same tutor, which follow on from each other but can also be enjoyed individually.
Italy
TRIPS TO ITALY CANCELLED UNTIL 2023
Join our experienced tutors on a field trip to Tuscany, Italy. Discover the magical setting of the Verrocchio art centre, which forms part of the fortified walls of the charming hill top village Casole D’Elsa.
With six days of intensive tuition there is time to work self directed in the spacious studio. In the evening savour the views and authentic Italian food and wine sitting on the terrace discussing ideas and art with new friends.
Abstract Coastline
Art Courses – Mixed Media – Abstract
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Course ID: a004J00000ISTXH
Active Instance: a02Nz000009Bs1VIAS, 25-Jul-2025
Create abstract and experimental compositions in collage and watercolour inspired by the Cornish coastline.
25 – 27 Jul 2025 – 3 days – £425 | Book |
Abstract Colour in St Ives
Studio Art Courses – Mixed Media – Abstract
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Course ID: a004J00000G1qli
Active Instance: a02Nz000009Ba38IAC, 14-Feb-2025
Learn to create striking, bold and contemporary work though structured and guided tuition. Unlock the secret to balancing tone, composition and colour inspired by the colourful world of St Ives abstraction.
Abstract Colour in St Ives
Studio Art Courses – Mixed Media – Abstract
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Course ID: a004J00000G1qli
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BpoRIAS, 01-Sep-2025
Learn to create striking, bold and contemporary work though structured and guided tuition. Unlock the secret to balancing tone, composition and colour inspired by the colourful world of St Ives abstraction.
Abstract Nude
Art Courses – Mixed Media – Figure
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Course ID: a004J00000NWAjq
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BoltIAC, 14-Jul-2025
Join us for this fun and accessible approach to capturing the nude figure. Explore abstraction and experiment in a variety of mediums.
14 – 16 Jul 2025 – 3 days – £425 | Book |
Abstracting Nature
Art Courses – Mixed Media – Abstract
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Course ID: a004J00000K5jCK
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BtvFIAS, 26-Sep-2025
Draw inspiration from the work of various artists including Eileen Agar, Wilhelmina Barns-Graham and Sandra Blow, to inspire your own creative journey, discovering your unique colour stories, how to create successful compositions and how to resolve your abstract collages and paintings.
26 – 28 Sep 2025 – 3 days – £425 | Book |
Abstracting Zennor in Autumn
Online Pre-recorded – Oil – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000G1lmX
Active Instance: a024J00000BQ8NNQA1, 01-Sep-2026
Following Martha’s hugely successful first webinar with us, we welcome her back to explore a rich Autumnal palette. Delve into abstract expressionism to create a landscape painting in oils with this two-part recording.
£55 | Book |
Abstraction – A Closer Look
Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000NYNaF
Active Instance: a024J00000DPmySQAT, 01-Sep-2026
Over 3 sessions, Liz takes you through common questions asked on her previous courses: finding your own, unique content; form versus line; and scaling up.
£120 | Book |
Abstraction – Developing
Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000FFGfL
Active Instance: a024J000008PxZkQAK, 01-Sep-2026
Over 4 recordings, explore Liz’s processes of painting, collage and print. Emerge confident in experimentation with a cohesive collection of new works and ideas.
£120 | Book |
Approaching Abstraction
Art Courses – Mixed Media – Abstract
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Course ID: a004J00000FHLJt
Active Instance: a024J00000DzNj7QAF, 15-Nov-2024
Free up your practice and work more intuitively on this playful three-day course led by new tutor, Boo Mallinson.
Approaching Abstraction
Art Courses – Mixed Media – Abstract
Active sort order:
Course ID: a004J00000FHLJt
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BhsXIAS, 31-Mar-2025
Free up your practice and work more intuitively on this playful three-day course led by new tutor, Boo Mallinson.
Approaching Abstraction
Art Courses – Mixed Media – Abstract
Active sort order:
Course ID: a004J00000FHLJt
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BvYrIAK, 14-Nov-2025
Free up your practice and work more intuitively on this playful three-day course led by new tutor, Boo Mallinson.
Approaching Intuitive Painting (recording)
Online Pre-recorded – Oil – Abstract
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Course ID: a004J00000PIZsn
Active Instance: a024J00000DmmyaQAB, 01-Sep-2026
Join large-scale painter Caroline Robinson as she explores her practice of painting intuitively.
£30 | Book |
Art & Message
Art Courses – Mixed Media – Abstract
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Course ID: a00Nz00000JGTfs
Active Instance: a02Nz00000BLiSnIAL, 25-Nov-2024
Join us for this new exciting, exploratory workshop helping you to transform your ideas, thoughts and obsessions into art.
25 Nov – 1 day – £110 | Book |
Artist Landmarks – Lighthouse with Gary Long
Online Pre-recorded – Oil – Landscape
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Course ID: a00Nz00000JxjkY
Active Instance: a02Nz00000C8F6ZIAV, 31-Aug-2026
Join artist, Gary Long, on location and in the studio as he shares his oil painting journey, from preparatory drawings, discussing colour mixing, layering, brush techniques to the creation of depth and dimension in his drawings and paintings of Pendeen Watch.
£65 | Book |
Artist Landmarks – St Ives Bay with Victoria Gillow
Online Broadcast – Acrylic – Landscape
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Course ID: a00Nz00000Ckqch
Active Instance: a02Nz000001IKR7IAO, 08-Nov-2024
Local artist, Victoria Gillow, shares new ways of working to inspire your creative process and help you paint the places you love. Discover techniques to create vibrant and expressive paintings.
8 Nov – watch until 6 Feb – £45 | Book |
Artist Landmarks – Zennor with Hilary Jean Gibson
Online Pre-recorded – Waterbased – Landscape
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Course ID: a00Nz00000H2h2p
Active Instance: a02Nz0000091dlLIAQ, 31-Aug-2026
Drawing inspiration from Zennor’s rugged landscape and folklore, Hilary Jean Gibson, will guide you through her watercolour painting process, emphasising the importance of sketchbooks and research in addition to the painting process itself, extending beyond the artwork.
£45 | Book |
Artist Retreat Week
Art Courses – Mixed Media – Personal Development
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Course ID: a00w000000i3cv9
Active Instance: a024J00000DzNWvQAN, 09-Dec-2024
Remember and revive your reasons for making art and reboot your practice. As part of a small group, benefit from directed exercises, peer feedback and 1-1 mentoring from two professional artists.
Artist Retreat Week
Liz Hough
Art Courses – Mixed Media – Personal Development
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Course ID: a00w000000i3cv9
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BeDAIA0, 16-May-2025
Remember and revive your reasons for making art and reboot your practice. As part of a small group, benefit from directed exercises, peer feedback and 1-1 mentoring from two professional artists.
Artist Retreat Week
Art Courses – Mixed Media – Personal Development
Active sort order:
Course ID: a00w000000i3cv9
Active Instance: a02Nz000009Bw3VIAS, 21-Nov-2025
Remember and revive your reasons for making art and reboot your practice. As part of a small group, benefit from directed exercises, peer feedback and 1-1 mentoring from two professional artists.
Artist Retreat Weekend – Autumn
Art Courses – Mixed Media
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Course ID: a004J00000G2ceX
Active Instance: a024J00000DzNmTQAV, 22-Nov-2024
A developmental weekend working with two professional artists, combining 1-1 tutorials with a fun practical weekend of painting. Aimed at those developing an art practice.
Artist Retreat Weekend – Autumn
Art Courses – Mixed Media
Active sort order:
Course ID: a004J00000G2ceX
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BvFVIA0, 31-Oct-2025
A developmental weekend working with two professional artists, combining 1-1 tutorials with a fun practical weekend of painting. Aimed at those developing an art practice.
Artist Retreat Weekend – Spring
Art Courses – Mixed Media
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Course ID: a004J00000G2GQo
Active Instance: a02Nz000009Bg1zIAC, 28-Mar-2025
A developmental weekend working with two professional artists, combining 1-1 tutorials with a fun practical weekend of painting. Aimed at those with an art practice.
28 – 30 Mar 2025 – 3 days – £475 | Book |
Artist Retreat Weekend – Summer
Art Courses – Mixed Media
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Course ID: a004J00000K5JoU
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BqvlIAC, 04-Jul-2025
A developmental weekend working with two professional artists, combining 1-1 tutorials with a fun practical weekend of painting. Designed for artists seeking to advance their practice, this course provides a supportive environment and dedicated time to push your creative boundaries.
4 – 6 Jul 2025 – 3 days – £475 | Book |
Banish Fear of Failure
Art Courses – Mixed Media – Abstract
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Course ID: a004J00000NUxYG
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BhKcIAK, 20-Jan-2025
An introduction to finding ways into creating lively, expressive paintings through intuitive and instinctual responses to the world around you.
Banish Fear of Failure
Art Courses – Mixed Media – Abstract
Active sort order:
Course ID: a004J00000NUxYG
Active Instance: a02Nz000009Bhu9IAC, 06-Oct-2025
An introduction to finding ways into creating lively, expressive paintings through intuitive and instinctual responses to the world around you.
Banish Fear of Failure
Online Pre-recorded – Acrylic
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Course ID: a004J00000Qq4k0
Active Instance: a024J00000DzBGHQA3, 01-Sep-2026
Banish fear of failure and find your inner voice on this two part online course with tutor Iona Sanders.
£55 | Book |
Barbara Hepworth’s Garden
Studio Art Courses – Mixed Media – Abstract
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Course ID: a004J00000QqC6h
Active Instance: a02Nz000009Bs6LIAS, 28-Jul-2025
Join us for this three-day course working in Barbara Hepworth’s beautiful sculpture garden in St Ives.
28 – 30 Jul 2025 – 3 days – £425 | Book |
Beginners Oil Painting
Art Courses – Oil – Beginners
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Course ID: a00w000000bCVjN
Active Instance: a02Nz000009Bf9HIAS, 21-Jul-2025
A thorough introduction to this versatile and accessible medium: learn simple and dynamic approaches to painting with oils, responding to landscape and working from still life in the studio.
21 – 23 Jul 2025 – 3 days – £395 | Book |
Beginners Watercolour
Art Courses – Watercolour – Beginners
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Course ID: a004J00000K5elA
Active Instance: a02Nz000009Bhm2IAC, 07-Feb-2025
An ideal first step to watercolour painting. Discover the essential techniques of this luminous and rewarding medium. Build confidence through demonstrations, theory and practice, using different papers, tools and approaches.
Beginners Watercolour
Art Courses – Watercolour – Beginners
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Course ID: a004J00000K5elA
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BsazIAC, 11-Aug-2025
An ideal first step to watercolour painting. Discover the essential techniques of this luminous and rewarding medium. Build confidence through demonstrations, theory and practice, using different papers, tools and approaches.
Bonnard + the Electric Light
Online Pre-recorded – Oil
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Course ID: a004J00000ITTRt
Active Instance: a024J00000CRz2MQAT, 01-Sep-2026
Take a journey with artist Alice Mumford to explore the intimately lit domestic spaces of Bonnard’s paintings. Learn how to capture the warm diffused light of Bonnard’s tabletop settings and see how he captured the poetry of everyday life as it played out in living rooms, kitchens and bathrooms.
£55 | Book |
Calendrical Art (R)
Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000QpeKQ
Active Instance: a024J00000ArIcPQAV, 01-Aug-2026
Over the course of eleven sessions, including two live Q&As, explore this intuitive way of making work in tune with the dynamic patterns, energies and qualities of the calendar year.
£195 | Book |
Calendrical Art – An Introduction
Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000QpeKf
Active Instance: a02Nz00000AhrJVIAZ, 01-Aug-2026
A chance to find out more about our year long ‘Calendrical Art’ course, creating in tune with the seasons. This is a taster session so you can decide if you would like to join the full year long course.
£20 | Book |
Capturing St Ives
Art Courses – Waterbased – Landscape
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Course ID: a001r00000nKF2g
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BizpIAC, 03-Mar-2025
Use the simple yet powerful technique of line and wash to study St Ives’ buildings, cottages and cobbled streets and bring them to life in the studio.
3 – 5 Mar 2025 – 3 days – £395 | Book |
Changing Tides
Art Courses – Mixed Media – Seascapes
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Course ID: a00Nz00000IKvfk
Active Instance: a02Nz00000AK5vUIAT, 24-Mar-2025
Explore the ever-changing ebbing and flowing of the ocean and learn how to create the effect of light shimmering on water with the use of cold wax and oils.
24 – 26 Mar 2025 – 3 days – £455 | Book |
Coldwax Painting
Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Abstract
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Course ID: a004J00000K3yEC
Active Instance: a024J00000CRyytQAD, 01-Sep-2026
Enjoy learning about the possibilities of coldwax painting, a technique for adding texture and depth to your work.
£30 | Book |
Collage & Surrealism – Eileen Agar
Art Courses – Mixed Media – Abstract
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Course ID: a004J00000FIivu
Active Instance: a024J00000CzMb9QAF, 01-Sep-2026
Spanning painting, collage, photography and sculpture, Eileen Agar transformed the everyday into the extraordinary.
£30 | Book |
Colour + Landscape in Oils
Online Pre-recorded – Oil – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000FyuEe
Active Instance: a024J000009mDCTQA2, 01-Sep-2026
Join artist Martha Holmes for this two part course on oils following her sell out show at The New Craftsman Gallery, St Ives, Between Land and Sea.
£55 | Book |
Contemporary Figure Painting
Art Courses – Mixed Media – Figure
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Course ID: a004J00000IQd6p
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BgA8IAK, 24-Feb-2025
Enjoy creating works using thick paint and vigorous brushstrokes as you explore the work of David Park on this three-day course.
24 – 26 Feb 2025 – 3 days – £425 | Book |
Contemporary Landscape Painting
Art Courses – Acrylic – Landscape
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Course ID: a00Nz000002D1Jr
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BrrpIAC, 15-Sep-2025
Working both en plein air and in the studio create landscape paintings that are authentic, evocative and original, in the unique surrounds of the coast in St Ives.
15 – 17 Sep 2025 – 3 days – £425 | Book |
Cornwall’s Rugged Coast in Watercolour (rec)
Online Pre-recorded – Watercolour – Seascapes
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Course ID: a004J00000Qpt1G
Active Instance: a024J00000Dyky1QAB, 01-Sep-2026
Discover how to capture the beauty and intensity of Cornwall’s dramatic coastline in dynamic watercolour.
£30 | Book |
Coves, Rocks + Cliffs in Watercolour
Online Pre-recorded – Watercolour – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000DDM6A
Active Instance: a024J00000Bdy9NQAR, 01-Sep-2026
Learn how to use watercolour to depict coves, rocks and cliffs with artist David Webb in this webinar recording. Learn to look at a scene with an artist’s eye and choose which elements are important and which can be left out.
£30 | Book |
Creative Journaling for Artists (rec)
Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Personal Development
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Course ID: a00Nz000009zUYo
Active Instance: a02Nz000004YtarIAC, 01-Sep-2026
In this course you will be encouraged to explore creative play in your art journals, allowing you to capture your personal curiosities and interests to develop your visual language and bring clarity to your practice.
£95 | Book |
Developing Drawing Skills
Art Courses – Drawing – Beginners
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Course ID: a00w000000bCVj2
Active Instance: a024J00000DzNl3QAF, 18-Nov-2024
Learn to master the power of the simple line. Working from subjects in and around the studios, create compelling observational drawings and equip yourself with an entirely new creative toolbox.
Developing Drawing Skills
Art Courses – Drawing – Beginners
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Course ID: a00w000000bCVj2
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BviXIAS, 17-Nov-2025
Learn to master the power of the simple line. Working from subjects in and around the studios, create compelling observational drawings and equip yourself with an entirely new creative toolbox.
Discover Mixed Media (1)
Art Courses – Mixed Media – Landscape
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Course ID: a00Nz00000DetEY
Active Instance: a02Nz00000BU35bIAD, 18-Feb-2025
Learn how to interpret your sketches to produce mixed media pieces that consider composition, observational drawing elements and a blend of materials.
18 Feb 2025 – 1 day – £120 | Book |
Discover Painting
Art Courses – Acrylic – Beginners
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Course ID: a00w000000jsnpr
Active Instance: a024J00000DzNiMQAV, 02-Nov-2024
A fast track into painting from the heart, this course follows Jackson Pollock’s declaration that “painting is self-discovery.” Learn to guide your own way through colour, composition and critique to paint with confidence.
Discover Painting
Art Courses – Acrylic – Beginners
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Course ID: a00w000000jsnpr
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BiyDIAS, 28-Feb-2025
A fast track into painting from the heart, this course follows Jackson Pollock’s declaration that “painting is self-discovery.” Learn to guide your own way through colour, composition and critique to paint with confidence.
Discover Painting
Art Courses – Acrylic – Beginners
Active sort order:
Course ID: a00w000000jsnpr
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BuOHIA0, 17-Oct-2025
A fast track into painting from the heart, this course follows Jackson Pollock’s declaration that “painting is self-discovery.” Learn to guide your own way through colour, composition and critique to paint with confidence.
Diving Deeper into Abstract Landscapes
Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000PHrLZ
Active Instance: a024J00000DYrEAQA1, 01-Sep-2026
Find new ways to connect with the landscape around you with this expressive and explorative online webinar.
£30 | Book |
Dynamic Botanical
Art Courses – Mixed Media – Still Life
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Course ID: a004J00000IT62x
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BmTxIAK, 09-May-2025
Exploring the dynamic floral paintings of David Hockney, freshen up your approach to botanical drawing and painting.
9 – 11 May 2025 – 3 days – £395 | Book |
Dynamic Landscape in Oils
Art Courses – Oil – Landscape
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Course ID: a00w000000jssXA
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BmXBIA0, 12-May-2025
Paint en plein air on the cliffs and beaches around St Ives and create intuitive expressions of landscape using oil paints and bars.
Dynamic Landscape in Oils
Art Courses – Oil – Landscape
Active sort order:
Course ID: a00w000000jssXA
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BtIXIA0, 25-Aug-2025
Paint en plein air on the cliffs and beaches around St Ives and create intuitive expressions of landscape using oil paints and bars.
Everyone Can Draw (1)
Art Courses – Drawing – Beginners
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Course ID: a00Nz00000JO1w9
Active Instance: a02Nz00000BU8bVIAT, 17-Feb-2025
Is there something stopping you from drawing, maybe you are lacking the confidence to put pencil to paper and draw the things that you want to?
17 Feb 2025 – 1 day – £120 | Book |
Experimental Approaches to Watercolour
Art Courses – Watercolour – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J000002hKnB
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BkjtIAC, 04-Apr-2025
Develop a free and energetic approach to painting with watercolour. Learn to create contemporary, striking pieces, launching you on a whole new adventure in watercolour painting.
4 – 6 Apr 2025 – 3 days – £395 | Book |
Experimental Drawing + Collage
Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000IRoIM
Active Instance: a024J00000C1ZcNQAV, 01-Sep-2026
Enjoy creating experimental and abstract compositions inspired by your everyday surroundings in this recording.
£30 | Book |
Experimental Landscapes (Recording)
Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000NYFUM
Active Instance: a024J00000DPe0rQAD, 01-Sep-2026
Join us for this experimental, abstract webinar inspired by the Cornish landscape with new tutor, Natalie Day.
£30 | Book |
Exploring Painting – ‘alla prima’ acrylics
Online Pre-recorded – Acrylic – Still Life
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Course ID: a004J00000NXojn
Active Instance: a024J00000DOfmmQAD, 01-Sep-2026
Explore working wet on wet in acrylics and loosen up your approach with this fun and intuitive course discovering your inner voice.
£30 | Book |
Expressive Mark Making
Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Abstract
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Course ID: a004J00000PgdhA
Active Instance: a024J00000ARn3GQAT, 01-Sep-2026
Join artist Amy Albright as she helps you to free-up your art practice and energize your paintings.
£30 | Book |
Expressive Painting in the Elements
Art Courses – Acrylic – Abstract
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Course ID: a004J00000Qq76U
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BrOnIAK, 22-Apr-2025
Explore expressionist painting in the elements with artist Amy Albright as you immerse yourself in the Cornish landscape to sketch and paint with playfulness and emotion.
22 – 24 Apr 2025 – 3 days – £465 | Book |
Figure – Colour Blocking for movement + pose (rec)
Online Pre-recorded – Drawing – Figure
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Course ID: a00Nz0000095jKN
Active Instance: a02Nz000003y4DXIAY, 01-Sep-2026
Practice your life drawing skills in this regular online Life Drawing class. With professional tutors, learn about form, proportion and composition by sketching the clothed figure in a variety of short and long poses.
£30 | Book |
Figure – Degas
Online Pre-recorded – Drawing – Figure
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Course ID: a004J00000K5WSN
Active Instance: a024J00000Ci443QAB, 01-Sep-2026
Join artist Tom Rickman for a Degas-inspired recording. Recorded live from our studio in St Ives with a model, you are invited to join in at home with guided exercises.
£30 | Book |
Figure – Finding Form Through Abstraction (rec)
Online Pre-recorded – Drawing – Figure
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Course ID: a004J00000QpaQD
Active Instance: a024J00000Ar6j0QAB, 01-Sep-2026
Create accurate, gestural figures through abstract forms in this new online webinar led by artist Ashley Hold.
£30 | Book |
Figure – Form, Shape + Colour (rec)
Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Figure
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Course ID: a004J00000Qpzei
Active Instance: a024J00000DyxGtQAJ, 01-Sep-2026
Learn how to extract the essence of the figure from life and onto paper, with simple guided exercises working from a live model.
£30 | Book |
Figure – Inspired by Antony Gormley (recording)
Online Pre-recorded – Drawing – Figure
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Course ID: a004J00000PHiAS
Active Instance: a024J00000DYYlyQAH, 01-Sep-2026
Join artist Ilker Cinarel for this experimental, expressive webinar inspired by Antony Gormley’s drawings and paintings of the human figure. Recorded from our studio in St Ives with a model, you are invited to join at home with guided exercises.
£30 | Book |
Figure – Inspired by David Hockney (rec)
Online Pre-recorded – Drawing – Figure
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Course ID: a004J00000QlHGb
Active Instance: a024J00000CagK3QAJ, 01-Sep-2026
Join artist Gary Long for this David Hockney-inspired life drawing webinar. Recorded from our studio in St Ives with a model, you are invited to join at home with guided exercises.
£30 | Book |
Figure – Inspired by Diebenkorn
Online Pre-recorded – Drawing – Figure
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Course ID: a004J00000DD18u
Active Instance: a024J00000CjKujQAF, 01-Sep-2026
Join us for this recording of a two hour online figure class inspired by the Bay Figurative artist Richard Diebenkorn. Broadcast from our studio in St Ives with a clothed model.
£30 | Book |
Figure – Inspired by Egon Schiele
Online Pre-recorded – Drawing – Figure
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Course ID: a004J00000G0QHf
Active Instance: a024J00000CjKx7QAF, 01-Sep-2026
Join Gary Long as he explores the distinctive mark-making of Austrian artist Egon Schiele. Recorded from our studio in St Ives with a model, you are invited to join in at home with guided exercises.
£30 | Book |
Figure – Inspired by Gustav Klimt
Online Pre-recorded – Drawing – Figure
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Course ID: a004J00000DDJoO
Active Instance: a024J00000CjKtcQAF, 01-Sep-2026
Watch this two hour online figure class inspired by the rich and vibrant work of Gustav Klimt on demand now.
£30 | Book |
Figure – Inspired by Matisse
Online Pre-recorded – Drawing – Figure
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Course ID: a004J00000BqUbr
Active Instance: a024J000008QN2MQAW, 01-Sep-2026
Join us and enjoy a recording of our wonderful two hour online figure class inspired by the work of artist Henri Matisse looking at energetic line, pattern and form.
£30 | Book |
Figure – Inspired by Picasso
Online Pre-recorded – Drawing – Figure
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Course ID: a004J00000ISU7W
Active Instance: a024J00000CjKuoQAF, 01-Sep-2026
Join artist Ilker Cinarel from our studio in St Ives for this Picasso-inspired webinar with a clothed model.
£30 | Book |
Figure – Light + Atmosphere
Online Pre-recorded – Drawing – Figure
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Course ID: a004J00000NUc5w
Active Instance: a024J00000CzucmQAB, 01-Sep-2026
Join us for this two hour online figure class focusing on light, shade, and the qualities of tone to create atmosphere. Recorded from our studio in St Ives with a clothed model, join in at home with guided exercises and watch live or later.
£30 | Book |
Figure – Matisse Part 2
Online Pre-recorded – Drawing – Figure
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Course ID: a004J00000FGzTK
Active Instance: a024J00000CkZAWQA3, 01-Sep-2026
Join us for the second part in this online figure class inspired by the work of artist Henri Matisse. Extending from the last session, this time we’ll be adding rich colour to Matisse’s lively compositions.
£30 | Book |
Figure – Picasso – Body in Space
Online Pre-recorded – Drawing – Figure
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Course ID: a004J00000K4i2d
Active Instance: a024J00000CjKxCQAV, 01-Sep-2026
Join artist Ilker Cinarel from our studio in St Ives for this Picasso-inspired life drawing webinar.
£30 | Book |
Figure – Shape + Shadow
Online Pre-recorded – Drawing – Figure
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Course ID: a004J00000IPr2x
Active Instance: a024J00000CjKveQAF, 01-Sep-2026
Use bold outlines, shape and shadow to create dramatic effect inspired by poses from classic cinema.
£30 | Book |
Figure – Shape, Colour + Texture
Online Pre-recorded – Drawing – Figure
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Course ID: a004J00000FzOCp
Active Instance: a024J00000Ck7EGQAZ, 01-Sep-2026
Join us for this two hour recording of a figure class inspired by the Bay Area Movement artist David Park. Broadcast from our studio in St Ives with a clothed model.
£30 | Book |
Figure – The Folded Line
Online Pre-recorded – Drawing – Figure
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Course ID: a004J00000K3MRw
Active Instance: a024J00000CkZvvQAF, 01-Sep-2026
Join artist Tom Rickman for this exploration of folded material on the human form. Working from a model learn how drapery not only covers or reveals but animates and extends the body in this online webinar.
£30 | Book |
Figure – Whistler’s Woman in White
Online Pre-recorded – Drawing – Figure
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Course ID: a004J00000ITbuA
Active Instance: a024J00000CjKvjQAF, 01-Sep-2026
Join artist Gary Long for this Whistler-inspired recording. Draw and paint from a clothed model in our Porthmeor Studios.
£30 | Book |
Figure by a Window
Art Courses – Oil – Figure
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Course ID: a004J00000FFYhl
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BijjIAC, 23-May-2025
Join us for this three-day studio course exploring how to depict the figure in an interior setting. Learn techniques to help you compose a visually compelling painting .
23 – 25 May 2025 – 3 days – £425 | Book |
Figure In A Landscape
Art Courses – Painting – Figure
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Course ID: a00Nz00000HHe2b
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BjsgIAC, 19-Jun-2025
This new course focuses on integrating the human figure into the landscape through outdoor and studio-based study, encompassing both drawing and painting techniques.
19 – 22 Jun 2025 – 4 days – £535 | Book |
Figure- Edward Hopper
Online Pre-recorded – Drawing – Figure
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Course ID: a004J00000FIiyo
Active Instance: a024J00000CzMlBQAV, 01-Sep-2026
Join us for this two hour online figure class inspired by artist Edward Hopper. Recorded from our studio in St Ives with a clothed model.
£30 | Book |
Figure- Paula Rego
Online Pre-recorded – Drawing – Figure
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Course ID: a004J00000PFvJf
Active Instance: a024J00000DR3PaQAL, 01-Sep-2026
Join us for this two-hour online figure class inspired by artist Paula Rego. Broadcast from our studio in St Ives with a clothed model, join in at home with guided exercises.
£30 | Book |
Framing the Landscape (Recording)
Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000NVks0
Active Instance: a024J00000DAGgxQAH, 01-Sep-2026
Enjoy creating dynamic landscape paintings from photographs in this new three-part series with artist Maxine Hart.
£90 | Book |
Getting Started with Mixed Media Landscape
Art Courses – Mixed Media – Landscape
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Course ID: a001r00000nKFSF
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BktZIAS, 07-Apr-2025
This inspiring course offers exciting new ways to creatively absorb your spectacular St Ives surroundings. With an encouraging and experimental approach, establish a solid foundation in mixed media painting.
Getting Started with Mixed Media Landscape
Art Courses – Mixed Media – Landscape
Active sort order:
Course ID: a001r00000nKFSF
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BuhdIAC, 27-Oct-2025
This inspiring course offers exciting new ways to creatively absorb your spectacular St Ives surroundings. With an encouraging and experimental approach, establish a solid foundation in mixed media painting.
Harnessing Chance in Painting
Art Courses – Mixed Media – Abstract
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Course ID: a004J00000ITUYI
Active Instance: a02Nz000009Bi8bIAC, 03-Feb-2025
Whether you are a beginner or have a creative practice, this course liberates you from expectations. Explore the techniques of parsemage and automatic drawing to create exquisite paintings in a free and unself-conscious way.
3 – 5 Feb 2025 – 3 days – £425 | Book |
Hidden Landscapes
Art Courses – Oil – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J000002hIr1
Active Instance: a02Nz000008uma1IAA, 14-Mar-2025
Learn to build lusciously layered oil paintings, master the magical colours of the Cornish landscape and create evocative paintings of St Ives.
14 – 16 Mar 2025 – 3 days – £425 | Book |
Ink, Paint + Paper
Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Landscape
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Course ID: a00Nz000003WQqc
Active Instance: a02Nz000000U30UIAS, 01-Sep-2026
Learn how to create atmospheric art works on paper, in response to the wild landscape above Zennor, using acrylic inks and paint.
£30 | Book |
Inside Outside
Art Courses – Oil – Still Life
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Course ID: a00w000000bCVjT
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BiTZIA0, 10-Feb-2025
Artists are fascinated with using windows in their paintings to frame, open and contrast. Paint from a still life with views of town and sea from the studio windows.
10 – 12 Feb 2025 – 3 days – £645 | Book |
Interpreting the Landscape
Online Pre-recorded – Acrylic – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000FFlIC
Active Instance: a024J00000ChNBVQA3, 01-Sep-2026
Join us for this experimental recording and explore using gestural, energetic marks to create movement and fluidity in your paintings.
£30 | Book |
Introduction to Matisse – Pattern + Illusion
Online Pre-recorded – Oil – Still Life
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Course ID: a004J00000Fzcu4
Active Instance: a024J00000B1tRIQAZ, 01-Sep-2026
In this 2 part course led by artist Alice Mumford, learn how Matisse used pattern to create the illusion of three dimensions and immerse yourself in the joy of looking and painting in oils.
£55 | Book |
Japanese Woodblock Printing (3)
Art Courses – Print making
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Course ID: a004J00000K5eeQ
Active Instance: a02Nz000009Bb78IAC, 21-Feb-2025
Inspired by the semi-abstract modernist tradition of St Ives, experienced woodblock artist Adrian Holmes teaches you to compose, carve and print your own designs using authentic Japanese tools and paper.
21 – 23 Feb 2025 – 3 days – £425 | Book |
Joan Eardley – Land, Sea, People + Place
Art Courses – Oil – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000BqLnQ
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BoCRIA0, 20-Oct-2025
Join artist Jill Eisele on a painter’s pilgrimage into the world of Joan Eardley. This three day course taps into the rich seam of Eardley’s work inspiring you to explore place, people, landscape and mark making in your own work.
20 – 22 Oct 2025 – 3 days – £445 | Book |
Joan Eardley- A Painter’s Painter
Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000DsakX
Active Instance: a024J00000BeE3TQAV, 01-Sep-2026
Watch Jill Eisele in this recording as she takes us on an artist’s journey to Joan Eardley’s Catterline on the wild east coast of Scotland. Explore how Eardley continues to inspire painters today.
£30 | Book |
Joan Eardley- The Calligraphy of People + Place
Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Beginners
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Course ID: a004J00000G02rp
Active Instance: a024J00000ChvTGQAZ, 01-Sep-2026
Explore the calligraphic mark making of Joan Eardley and learn how as artists today we can find inspiration for our own painting.
£45 | Book |
Landscape & Composition
Art Courses – Painting – Landscape
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Course ID: a00Nz00000KQNlU
Active Instance: a02Nz000009R1vkIAC, 29-Sep-2025
Through direct observation of the landscape, explore various options for creating paintings. Learn drawing and painting techniques to capture the landscape in oil, in a way that deepens and enriches your individual response.
29 Sep – 1 Oct 2025 – 3 days – £425 | Book |
Lanyon’s Landscapes 2
Art Courses – Mixed Media – Abstract
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Course ID: a004J00000K6KZg
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BlUhIAK, 02-Jun-2025
Create lively contemporary paintings inspired by the landscapes that Peter Lanyon knew and loved.
2 – 6 Jun 2025 – 5 days – £590 | Book |
Light + Landscape
Art Courses – Oil – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J000003To1b
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BoxBIAS, 16-Jun-2025
Have you ever noticed that being in some landscapes can feel as though you are in a painting by Turner or Rothko? How did it come about that a landscape reminds you of a painting and not the other way around? Discover how to evoke the engulfing experience of being in the landscape.
16 – 18 Jun 2025 – 3 days – £425 | Book |
Light, Colour, Texture
Online Pre-recorded – Acrylic – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000NYEV4
Active Instance: a024J00000DPdPJQA1, 01-Sep-2026
Join us for this energetic webinar led by new tutor Alex Yarlett exploring capturing the atmosphere, emotions and feelings of a place.
£30 | Book |
Line, Texture, Tone – Coldwax Painting
Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000FH0Lf
Active Instance: a024J00000D10f7QAB, 01-Sep-2026
Enjoy creating luminous abstract paintings using coldwax painting. Learn how these three fundamental aspects – texture, line and shape – can help develop your unique visual vocabulary.
£90 | Book |
Looking For Colour (rec)
Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Abstract
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Course ID: a00Nz000004eTsI
Active Instance: a02Nz00000158NlIAI, 01-Sep-2026
Discover a whole new world of colour through fun and experimental exercises along with exploring the art of ‘simply looking’. This class recording will stimulate and inspire your quest for colour.
£30 | Book |
Magical Landscapes
Art Courses – Mixed Media – Abstract
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Course ID: a004J00000IStJI
Active Instance: a02Nz000009Blo1IAC, 28-Apr-2025
Enter the magical landscapes of West Penwith and the landscape of the soul guided by two inspirational tutors exploring the work of Bryan Wynter, Ithell Colquhuon and Hilma af Klint.
28 Apr – 1 May 2025 – 4 days – £495 | Book |
Mindful Ways to Abstraction
Art Courses – Mixed Media – Abstract
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Course ID: a004J00000K2sNf
Active Instance: a02Nz00000ALMjCIAX, 02-May-2025
Capture the Cornish landscape in reduced and simplified forms, using the drawings and paintings of Wilhelmina Barns-Graham as a starting point along with the sights and sounds around St. Ives for inspiration.
2 – 4 May 2025 – 3 days – £395 | Book |
Not So Still Life
Art Courses – Drawing – Still Life
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Course ID: a00Nz00000K3cAI
Active Instance: a02Nz00000CFCmqIAH, 01-Feb-2025
Experience still life in a new and dynamic way with this exploratory drawing course with an emphasis on enjoying the process of drawing as much as making a finished piece.
1 – 2 Feb 2025 – 2 days – £275 | Book |
Observation + Abstraction
Art Courses – Mixed Media – Abstract
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Course ID: a004J00000IR4SO
Active Instance: a024J00000DzNhrQAF, 04-Nov-2024
Explore the possibilities of abstraction on this three-day course drawing inspiration from your direct surroundings. Experiment with new ways of working from figuration to abstraction.
Observation + Abstraction
Art Courses – Mixed Media – Abstract
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Course ID: a004J00000IR4SO
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BnUsIAK, 22-Aug-2025
Explore the possibilities of abstraction on this three-day course drawing inspiration from your direct surroundings. Experiment with new ways of working from figuration to abstraction.
Observation + Abstraction
Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Abstract
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Course ID: a004J00000FH0Sb
Active Instance: a024J00000Ckac1QAB, 01-Sep-2026
Explore the possibilities of abstraction drawing inspiration from your direct surroundings. Experiment with new ways of working from figuration to abstraction.
£30 | Book |
Oil Painting Essentials (1)
Art Courses – Oil – Beginners
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Course ID: a00Nz00000JO4Fh
Active Instance: a02Nz00000BUB7tIAH, 19-Feb-2025
Have you always wanted to try painting with oils but not sure where to start, which materials to buy and what to paint? In this short course artist Steven Buckler will help you to de-mystify the art of oil painting.
19 Feb 2025 – 1 day – £120 | Book |
Painterly Printmaking
Art Courses – Print making
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Course ID: a001r00000qZ2AQ
Active Instance: a024J00000DzNgVQAV, 13-Nov-2024
Explore a creative and experimental approach to a variety of printmaking techniques including monoprinting and collagraph. Use a professional press in the historic Porthmeor Print Workshop to create stunning, multi-layered prints.
Painterly Printmaking
Art Courses – Print making
Active sort order:
Course ID: a001r00000qZ2AQ
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BmiUIAS, 21-May-2025
Explore a creative and experimental approach to a variety of printmaking techniques including monoprinting and collagraph. Use a professional press in the historic Porthmeor Print Workshop to create stunning, multi-layered prints.
Painterly Printmaking
Art Courses – Print making
Active sort order:
Course ID: a001r00000qZ2AQ
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BnD7IAK, 26-Nov-2025
Explore a creative and experimental approach to a variety of printmaking techniques including monoprinting and collagraph. Use a professional press in the historic Porthmeor Print Workshop to create stunning, multi-layered prints.
Painting Flowers in Oils
Art Courses – Oil – Still Life
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Course ID: a004J00000K55mP
Active Instance: a024J00000DzNj2QAF, 11-Nov-2024
Work from both seasonal and exotic flowers to establish a confident approach to working with oils, creating still life paintings that luxuriate in the richness of paint, colour and texture.
11 – 13 Nov – 3 days – £395 | Last 2 places | Book |
Painting Flowers in Oils
Online Pre-recorded – Oil – Still Life
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Course ID: a004J00000DDGyv
Active Instance: a024J00000CjKmoQAF, 01-Sep-2026
Learn how to capture in oils, bold spring blooms, to create a beautiful expressive still life, rich in colour and texture.
£55 | Book |
Painting the Coast Path
Art Courses – Acrylic – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000QqT3r
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BfaaIAC, 04-Aug-2025
Have you ever noticed how your best ideas come about while walking? Boost your creativity and step out with us into West Cornwall’s landscape with inspirational tuition in drawing and painting.
4 – 6 Aug 2025 – 3 days – £425 | Book |
Painting Twilight in Oils
Online Pre-recorded – Oil – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000Fyj3B
Active Instance: a024J000009kgviQAA, 01-Sep-2026
Learn how to capture twilight in oils, where fading light and the rich colour of the sea and the sky can naturally lead you into abstraction.
£30 | Book |
Painting Twilight in Oils – Winter Solstice
Online Pre-recorded – Oil – Landscape
Active sort order:
Course ID: a004J00000IRVlh
Active Instance: a024J00000Bwd2fQAB, 01-Sep-2026
Learn how to capture twilight in oils, where fading light and the rich colour of the sea and the sky can naturally lead you into abstraction.
£30 | Book |
Pastel Painting – Seascapes (rec)
Online Pre-recorded – Pastel – Seascapes
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Course ID: a00Nz000005uacQ
Active Instance: a02Nz000001sWAQIA2, 01-Sep-2026
In this two-part webinar series, Dorset based artist, Nina Squire, shows you different ways of working with soft pastels to create painterly dynamic seascapes.
£55 | Book |
Porthmeor Art Collective – Mindful Ways to Paint
Youth – Mixed Media
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Course ID: a00Nz00000Gj6eN
Active Instance: a02Nz000008pkiXIAQ, 24-Nov-2024
Take a pause from your normal day-to day life and discover mindful ways to paint.
24 Nov – 2 hour(s) – £12 | Book |
Porthmeor Programme – Studio Based
Art Courses – Mixed Media
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Course ID: a004J00000IREqS
Active Instance: a02Nz00000BLqmyIAD, 07-Mar-2025
A ten month intensive course to develop you as an artist, enabling you to find and express your individual creative voice. Led by a personal tutor and a host of guest artists.
Porthmeor Programme – Studio Based
Art Courses – Mixed Media
Active sort order:
Course ID: a004J00000IREqS
Active Instance: a02Nz0000059ZEzIAM, 21-Mar-2025
A ten month intensive course to develop you as an artist, enabling you to find and express your individual creative voice. Led by a personal tutor and a host of guest artists.
Porthmeor Programme Online 2025
Online small group zoom
Active sort order:
Course ID: a00Nz00000GB2wX
Active Instance: a02Nz000008TfRQIA0, 17-Jan-2025
A ten month online intensive course, with 1-1 tutorials and small group creative sessions to develop you as an artist.
17 Jan – 19 Oct 2025 – 8 weekends (over 10 months) – £2200 | Book |
Porthmeor Seascapes
Art Courses – Pastel – Seascapes
Active sort order:
Course ID: a00Nz000001u8aE
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BjflIAC, 10-Mar-2025
Drawing inspiration from the awe-inspiring St Ives coastline, dive into pastel painting and discover unique techniques that are possible when painting with soft pastels.
Porthmeor Seascapes
Art Courses – Pastel – Seascapes
Active sort order:
Course ID: a00Nz000001u8aE
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BtdVIAS, 12-Sep-2025
Drawing inspiration from the awe-inspiring St Ives coastline, dive into pastel painting and discover unique techniques that are possible when painting with soft pastels.
Postcards from St Ives – Barbara Hepworth’s Drawings (recording)
Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media
Active sort order:
Course ID: a004J00000PgrAE
Active Instance: a024J00000ASAhoQAH, 01-Sep-2026
Following the major retrospective of Barbara Hepworth’s work at Tate St Ives, join us for this Hepworth-inspired webinar using the artist’s remarkable series of drawings as a starting point.
£30 | Book |
Postcards from St Ives – Christopher Wood
Online Pre-recorded – Oil – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000K4o2U
Active Instance: a024J00000CS8XDQA1, 01-Sep-2026
Join artist Alice Mumford as she explores Christopher Wood’s quest for a lyrical way of describing the world through line and rhythm.
£30 | Book |
Postcards from St Ives – Ithell Colquhoun
Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000FGNcb
Active Instance: a024J00000CimUQQAZ, 01-Sep-2026
Join artist Kate Southworth for this Ithell Colquhoun-inspired recording. See how living and working in the sacred sites and magical landscapes of west Cornwall shaped Colquhoun’s diverse practice.
£30 | Book |
Postcards from St Ives – Patrick Heron
Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000FGzYu
Active Instance: a024J00000CkZNRQA3, 01-Sep-2026
Join us for this Patrick Heron-inspired webinar. See how Heron’s aerial approaches to depicting the landscape of St Ives in gouache can be integrated into your own way of working.
£30 | Book |
Postcards from St Ives – Victor Pasmore, Line + Space
Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Landscape
Active sort order:
Course ID: a004J00000FFkBC
Active Instance: a024J00000ChJUYQA3, 01-Sep-2026
Capture the Cornish landscape in simplified shapes, lines and motifs in this Victor Pasmore inspired recording. See how this seminal artist pioneered a new way of working with abstraction.
£30 | Book |
Postcards from St Ives – Whistler at the Coast
Online Pre-recorded – Oil – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000ISZEx
Active Instance: a024J00000CRz44QAD, 01-Sep-2026
James Whistler and Walter Sickert painted together in St Ives in 1884. What can we take from their energetic studies to help you with your own landscape painting in oils?
£30 | Book |
Postcards from St Ives – Wynter & Rooftops
Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Landscape
Active sort order:
Course ID: a004J00000IQ6iH
Active Instance: a024J00000BlFQoQAN, 01-Sep-2026
Enjoy creating abstract and experimental paintings and drawings inspired by the iconic Downalong rooftops of St Ives, with drawing, simple printmaking and waterbased painting.
£30 | Book |
Postcards from Tony O’Malley – Between Sound + Silence
Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Landscape
Active sort order:
Course ID: a004J00000ITwNr
Active Instance: a024J00000CRyzbQAD, 01-Sep-2026
Get inspired by St Ives painter Tony O’Malley’s intuitive and playful approach to capturing the Cornish landscape.
£30 | Book |
Postcards from Wilhelmina Barns-Graham
Online Pre-recorded – Drawing – Landscape
Active sort order:
Course ID: a004J00000G1wAu
Active Instance: a024J00000BQj0lQAD, 01-Sep-2026
Follow in the footsteps of St Ives artist Wilhelmina Barns-Graham and explore her unique approach to painting and drawing the rocks and waves of the famous rugged coastline of St Ives.
£30 | Book |
Resolving Intuitive Painting (recording)
Online Pre-recorded – Oil – Abstract
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Course ID: a00Nz000003HrpN
Active Instance: a02Nz000000PYmTIAW, 01-Sep-2026
Immerse yourself in a world of instinct with this explorative online class, looking at ways to coax an intuitive painting to it’s natural conclusion.
£30 | Book |
Revitalising Colour
Art Courses – Oil
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Course ID: a001r000010ksjJ
Active Instance: a02Nz000009Bh4VIAS, 14-Apr-2025
Revitalise your painting and use colour with renewed confidence. Inspiration from Bauhaus artist Johannes Itten contrasted with the lyrical approach of Winifred Nicholson, will open a whole new world of possibilities.
14 – 16 Apr 2025 – 3 days – £435 | Book |
Seabed, Cove + Coast
Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000FGhII
Active Instance: a024J00000CjgA2QAJ, 01-Sep-2026
Enjoy creating dynamic reliefs inspired by the landscape around you in this four-part online course.
£90 | Book |
Seascape Impressions in Watercolour
Art Courses – Watercolour – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000BqRvx
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BrILIA0, 07-Jul-2025
Explore unique techniques of watercolour and how it can be used to portray the atmosphere of sea, sky and coast in an impressionistic style.
7 – 10 Jul 2025 – 4 days – £495 | Book |
Seeing the Light with Kieran Stiles
Online Pre-recorded – Oil – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000G1Hbu
Active Instance: a024J00000BFjEtQAL, 01-Sep-2026
When artists talk about light, what do they mean? How does it work, and what does it say? Explore different concepts and methods of representing light in this 2 and a half hour recorded online course led by artist Kieran Stiles.
£30 | Book |
Silver Light
Art Courses – Oil – Still Life
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Course ID: a00w000000bCUrN
Active Instance: a02Nz000009Bo62IAC, 03-Nov-2025
Working from still life, explore Scottish artist Anne Redpath’s mastery of light and use of different greys, enlivened by jewel like notes of colour, to produce paintings of unexpected vitality.
3 – 5 Nov 2025 – 3 days – £645 | Book |
St Ives in Watercolour
Art Courses – Watercolour – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000K5QhU
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BlxhIAC, 05-May-2025
Join artist David Webb for this exploration through the streets and thoroughfares of St Ives. Working in watercolour, learn how to capture the character of this unique location.
St Ives in Watercolour
Art Courses – Watercolour – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000K5QhU
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BtlZIAS, 19-Sep-2025
Join artist David Webb for this exploration through the streets and thoroughfares of St Ives. Working in watercolour, learn how to capture the character of this unique location.
Still Life Variations
Art Courses – Drawing – Still Life
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Course ID: a004J00000K5lKl
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BqKgIAK, 22-Sep-2025
Transform everyday objects into still life paintings on this new three-day course with artist Eleanor Crow.
22 – 24 Sep 2025 – 3 days – £425 | Book |
Still Life: Colour + Composition (rec)
Online Pre-recorded – Oil – Still Life
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Course ID: a00Nz00000BHE9v
Active Instance: a02Nz000005S7OgIAK, 08-Sep-2026
We welcome back Martha Holmes into the studio, for what will be a captivating insight into how she approaches the subject of ‘still life’, which has recently become one of her main painting focuses.
£55 | Book |
Still Life: Surface + Space
Art Courses – Oil – Still Life
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Course ID: a004J00000G1iOe
Active Instance: a02Nz0000007v9dIAA, 29-Nov-2024
Train your eye to work with negative space and learn to develop your observation, composition and painting skills so you can approach still life painting with new found confidence.
29 Nov – 1 Dec – 3 days – £395 | Book |
Sunday Kids Art Club – Mindful Ways to Paint
Youth – Mixed Media
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Course ID: a00Nz00000Gj2RA
Active Instance: a02Nz000008paWNIAY, 24-Nov-2024
Take a pause from your normal day-to day life and discover mindful ways you can paint.
24 Nov – 2 hour(s) – £12 | Full | Request |
Telling Your Stories
Art Courses – Mixed Media
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Course ID: a00w000000doxN7
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BpmnIAC, 27-Jun-2025
Are you ready for deeper story telling and meaning in your art? Do you struggle to get your ideas out of your head and onto canvas? Discover how to unleash your imagination, let go, and confidently make work that tells your unique story.
27 – 29 Jun 2025 – 3 days – £395 | Book |
The Art of Painting the Ordinary
Online Broadcast – Oil – Landscape
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Course ID: a00Nz00000Ed333
Active Instance: a02Nz000007SOeUIAW, 03-Dec-2024
Explore the playful and naïve painting style of artist Holly Razavi, whose oil paintings showcase delightful characters engaged in their daily activities, in various coastal and city landscapes.
3 Dec – watch until 1 Feb – £55 | Book |
The Art of The Sun + The Moon
Online Broadcast – Waterbased – Abstract
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Course ID: a00Nz000008rCko
Active Instance: a02Nz000003nbpVIAQ, 19-Nov-2024
Explore the process of creating art inspired by the sun and the moon through techniques guided by abstraction, surrealism and symbolism.
19 Nov – watch until 18 May – £55 | Book |
The Elements + Art of Drawing
Hilary Jean Gibson
Art Courses – Mixed Media – Abstract
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Course ID: a004J00000ITLaJ
Active Instance: a02Nz000009Bk2LIAS, 17-Mar-2025
Why learn to draw? Drawing can both underpin and free-up your painting practice, and drawing doesn’t need to be ‘correct’ to be fun or creative!
17 – 20 Mar 2025 – 4 days – £525 | Book |
The Essence of Form
Art Courses – Acrylic – Still Life
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Course ID: a004J000002hAM1
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BlCvIAK, 11-Apr-2025
How do we portray the essence of our subject matter? Working from a still life arrangement discover a fresh approach to the way we observe the world around us, simplifying forms on a path to abstraction.
11 – 13 Apr 2025 – 3 days – £395 | Book |
The Landscape Psychogeographer
Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000NUb34
Active Instance: a024J00000CzkgYQAR, 01-Sep-2026
Join us for this explorative webinar using a combination of psychogeographical approaches to deepen your relationship with your surrounding environment.
£30 | Book |
The Minimalist Landscape
Art Courses – Oil – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000ITbZo
Active Instance: a02Nz000009Bt2QIAS, 13-Oct-2025
How can you resist the urge to over complicate a painting? Learn the art of simplicity in your landscapes so everything matters more and learn to make meaning out of less.
13 – 15 Oct 2025 – 3 days – £425 | Book |
The Realistic Portrait
Art Courses – Oil – Figure
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Course ID: a00Nz00000A91VN
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BhxJIAS, 27-Jan-2025
How do you paint realistic portraits with great accuracy and detail? One way is to use the classical sight size technique, a technique used by famous artists such as Singer Sargent and Velazquez, aligning the model to the canvas and transferring the image across.
The Realistic Portrait
Art Courses – Oil – Figure
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Course ID: a00Nz00000A91VN
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BvU1IAK, 10-Nov-2025
How do you paint realistic portraits with great accuracy and detail? One way is to use the classical sight size technique, a technique used by famous artists such as Singer Sargent and Velazquez, aligning the model to the canvas and transferring the image across.
The Self as an Artistic Act
Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Figure
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Course ID: a004J00000FIBSV
Active Instance: a024J00000CtKxfQAF, 01-Sep-2026
Explore acts of self-expression through this experimental online course using the home, clothing and everyday objects as a starting point for inspiration.
£30 | Book |
The Texture of Nature
Art Courses – Mixed Media – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000QqBvn
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BdNUIA0, 30-Jun-2025
As artists, how do we turn our direct experiences of the landscape into a visual vocabulary? And how can we incorporate physical elements into rich textures?
30 Jun – 2 Jul 2025 – 3 days – £455 | Book |
The Thick + the Thin of it: Painting the Ocean
Art Courses – Oil – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000QqBBj
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BrqDIAS, 18-Jul-2025
This course revels in the bounty of materials available to you as a painter. Use differences in texture and viscosity to describe organic coastal forms. Combine sheer washes and sprays with thicker, impasto marks by layering, scraping and saturating, building the dramatic expanse of the sea.
18 – 20 Jul 2025 – 3 days – £425 | Book |
Turner Sea + Sky
Art Courses – Watercolour – Landscape
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Course ID: a00w000000dogvP
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BgLOIA0, 23-Jun-2025
Reveal a fresh and immediate approach to watercolour, emulating Turner’s rapidly made and highly expressive studies, known as ‘colour beginnings’. Create vibrant seascapes that evoke the boundlessness of sea and sky.
23 – 25 Jun 2025 – 3 days – £425 | Book |
Unlocking Your Creativity
Art Courses – Mixed Media
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Course ID: a00w000000bCVkJ
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BtSDIA0, 08-Sep-2025
This transformational course gives you space to explore your personal approach to making art. Structured creative exercises will help silence those doubting gremlins, generate new ideas and reignite the artist in you.
8 – 10 Sep 2025 – 3 days – £425 | Book |
Unpicking Paintings (rec)
Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – 10 week course
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Course ID: a00Nz00000Fnjl1
Active Instance: a02Nz000008ElYkIAK, 01-Jul-2026
Do you sometimes wonder why a composition works in some paintings and not so well in others? Join Alice Mumford to investigate the common themes that underpin paintings from different eras in Western Art and how this can help your work.
£195 | Book |
Using Instagram as your sketchbook – Telling the Artists Journey (rec)
Online Pre-recorded
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Course ID: a00Nz000008yasF
Active Instance: a02Nz000003tIkAIAU, 01-Sep-2026
Join us for a webinar exclusive, as we visit the studio of Brighton based contemporary artist, Faye Bridgwater, who will be sharing her knowledge around using Instagram to tell the artists story.
£30 | Book |
Watercolour Painting en plein air
Art Courses – Watercolour – Seascapes
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Course ID: a004J00000QqBDF
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BoYzIAK, 09-Jun-2025
Learn the skills of painting en plein air with watercolours, observing and painting what you see, outside in the St. Ives landscape with watercolour artist David Webb.
9 – 11 Jun 2025 – 3 days – £425 | Book |
Ways of Abstracting
Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Abstract
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Course ID: a004J00000AAlon
Active Instance: a024J00000BeEcZQAV, 01-Sep-2026
Join artist Liz Hough in our studio to demystify abstract painting and explore alternative ways of seeing the world around you. Fire up your creativity with this one hour live online session designed to inspire and get you making and investigating at home.
£30 | Book |
Well Grounded (rec)
Online Pre-recorded – Painting – Landscape
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Course ID: a00Nz0000064Utr
Active Instance: a02Nz000001yP1NIAU, 01-Sep-2026
Join practising artist, Victoria Gillow, in this playful exploration of building history and narratives into paintings, through the use of coloured grounds and under painting.
£30 | Book |
Where Sea Meets Land
Art Courses – Oil – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J000002g9CZ
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BnppIAC, 26-May-2025
How to convey that fleeting moment when a wave crashes on the shore, its drama, energy and movement? Learn the secrets to capturing this dramatic encounter between sea and the land in oils.
Where Sea Meets Land
Art Courses – Oil – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J000002g9CZ
Active Instance: a02Nz000009BubBIAS, 17-Oct-2025
How to convey that fleeting moment when a wave crashes on the shore, its drama, energy and movement? Learn the secrets to capturing this dramatic encounter between sea and the land in oils.
Where Sea Meets Land – Winter Storm
Online Pre-recorded – Oil – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000ISTHb
Active Instance: a024J00000C3DleQAF, 01-Sep-2026
Learn to convey the drama and energy of a stormy sea encountering the land in oils. Capture the movement of the sea as it clashes with an iconic Cornish harbour.
£55 | Book |
Window into Plein Air
Online Pre-recorded – Oil – Landscape
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Course ID: a00Nz000002YKT2
Active Instance: a02Nz0000007x0AIAQ, 01-Sep-2026
Have you ever wanted to paint outside but unsure where to start? Delve into the practice of oil painting en plein air inspired by the remarkable Cornish landscape.
£30 | Book |
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