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.

John Dyer

Julian Vilarrubi

Kate Southworth

Kerry Harding

‘Giving permission’ and ‘making transparent’ is what I try to do every time I teach. This inevitably leads to the reward of witnessing a small epiphany or pivotal direction change in a student’s approach. I enjoy teaching at the school as it has no set ‘school’ approach, each course is put together and taught from the tutors own practice. This has the benefit of enabling me to be both tutor and student within this process.

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

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.

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.

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 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.

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St Ives Painting Course Kitty Hillier

Abstract Coastline

Kitty Hillier

Art Courses – Mixed Media – Abstract

Active sort order: 2958001

Create abstract and experimental compositions in collage and watercolour inspired by the Cornish coastline.

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25 – 27 Jul – 3 days – £425 Book

1989 Acrylic and collage on canvas 260 x 366cm Courtesy of The Sandra Blow Estate

Abstract Colour in St Ives

Liz Luckwell

Studio Art Courses – Mixed Media – Abstract

Active sort order: 639601

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.

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14 – 16 Feb – 3 days – £425 Book
1 – 3 Sep – 3 days – £425 Book

1989 Acrylic and collage on canvas 260 x 366cm Courtesy of The Sandra Blow Estate

Abstract Colour in St Ives

Liz Luckwell

Studio Art Courses – Mixed Media – Abstract

Active sort order: 3505201

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.

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14 – 16 Feb – 3 days – £425 Book
1 – 3 Sep – 3 days – £425 Book

Kitty Hillier, painting, 'All your curves and edges 2018' large abstract painting close up

Abstracting Nature

Kitty Hillier

Art Courses – Mixed Media – Abstract

Active sort order: 3865201

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.

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26 – 28 Sep – 3 days – £425 Book

Martha Holmes landscape oil painting in her studio for St Ives online art class.

Abstracting Zennor in Autumn

Martha Holmes

Online Pre-recorded – Oil – Landscape

Active sort order: 8755201

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.  

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£55 Book

Liz Hough, Travel Plans

Abstraction – A Closer Look

Liz Hough

Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Landscape

Active sort order: 8765101

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.

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£120 Book

Mixed media abstract collage artwork by Liz Hough for St Ives art course.

Abstraction – Developing

Liz Hough

Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Landscape

Active sort order: 8755201

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.

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£120 Book

Boo Mallinson October Light

Approaching Abstraction

Boo Mallinson

Art Courses – Mixed Media – Abstract

Active sort order: 1287601

Free up your practice and work more intuitively on this playful three-day course led by new tutor, Boo Mallinson.

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31 Mar – 2 Apr – 3 days – £465 Full Request
14 – 16 Nov – 3 days – £495 Book

Boo Mallinson October Light

Approaching Abstraction

Boo Mallinson

Art Courses – Mixed Media – Abstract

Active sort order: 4570801

Free up your practice and work more intuitively on this playful three-day course led by new tutor, Boo Mallinson.

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31 Mar – 2 Apr – 3 days – £465 Full Request
14 – 16 Nov – 3 days – £495 Book

painting by Gary Long of Pendeen Watch

Artist Landmarks – Lighthouse with Gary Long

Gary Long

Online Pre-recorded – Oil – Landscape

Active sort order: 8740801

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.

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£65 Book

Artist Landmarks – St Ives Bay with Victoria Gillow R

Victoria Gillow

Online Pre-recorded – Acrylic – Landscape

Active sort order: 8740801

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.

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£45 Book

Photograph of Zennor Head in the sunshine photo © Hilary Jean-Gibson

Artist Landmarks – Zennor with Hilary Jean Gibson

Hilary Jean Gibson

Online Pre-recorded – Waterbased – Landscape

Active sort order: 8740801

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.

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£45 Book

Artist Retreat in St Ives Cornwall

Artist Retreat Week

Liz HoughIlker CinarelCamilla Dixon

Art Courses – Mixed Media – Personal Development

Active sort order: 1950001

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.

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16 – 20 May – 5 days – £595 Book
21 – 25 Nov – 5 days – £625 Book

Artist Retreat in St Ives Cornwall

Artist Retreat Week

Liz HoughIlker CinarelCamilla Dixon

Art Courses – Mixed Media – Personal Development

Active sort order: 4671601

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.

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16 – 20 May – 5 days – £595 Book
21 – 25 Nov – 5 days – £625 Book

Liz Hough talking to students

Artist Retreat Weekend – Autumn

Liz HoughIlker Cinarel

Art Courses – Mixed Media

Active sort order: 4369201

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.

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31 Oct – 2 Nov – 3 days – £525 Book

Jill eisele art course

Artist Retreat Weekend – Spring

Jill EiseleKate Southworth

Art Courses – Mixed Media

Active sort order: 1244401

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.

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28 – 30 Mar – 3 days – £495 Last place Book

Liz Hough talking to students

Artist Retreat Weekend – Summer

Kieran StilesKate Southworth

Art Courses – Mixed Media

Active sort order: 2655601

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.

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4 – 6 Jul – 3 days – £475 Book

Banish Fear of Failure

Iona Sanders

Art Courses – Mixed Media – Abstract

Active sort order: 279601

An introduction to finding ways into creating lively, expressive paintings through intuitive and instinctual responses to the world around you.

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20 – 22 Jan – 3 days – £425 Book
6 – 8 Oct – 3 days – £445 Book

Banish Fear of Failure

Iona Sanders

Art Courses – Mixed Media – Abstract

Active sort order: 4009201

An introduction to finding ways into creating lively, expressive paintings through intuitive and instinctual responses to the world around you.

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20 – 22 Jan – 3 days – £425 Book
6 – 8 Oct – 3 days – £445 Book

Iona Sanders

Banish Fear of Failure

Iona Sanders

Online Pre-recorded – Acrylic

Active sort order: 8755201

Banish fear of failure and find your inner voice on this two part online course with tutor Iona Sanders.

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£55 Book

Hilary Jean Gibson, Barbara Hepworth

Barbara Hepworth’s Garden

Hilary Jean Gibson

Studio Art Courses – Mixed Media – Abstract

Active sort order: 3001201

Join us for this three-day course working in Barbara Hepworth’s beautiful sculpture garden in St Ives.

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28 – 30 Jul – 3 days – £425 Book

Greg Humphries Getting Started with oils course, painting en plein air on Porthmeor beach

Beginners Oil Painting

Greg Humphries

Art Courses – Oil – Beginners

Active sort order: 2900401

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.

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21 – 23 Jul – 3 days – £395 Book

Beginners Watercolour

Hilary Jean Gibson

Art Courses – Watercolour – Beginners

Active sort order: 538801

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.

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7 – 9 Feb – 3 days – £425 Book
11 – 13 Aug – 3 days – £425 Book

Beginners Watercolour

Hilary Jean Gibson

Art Courses – Watercolour – Beginners

Active sort order: 3202801

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.

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7 – 9 Feb – 3 days – £425 Book
11 – 13 Aug – 3 days – £425 Book

Two children eating at a table laden with food by artist Alice Mumford in the style of Bonnard for online art class.

Bonnard + the Electric Light

Alice Mumford

Online Pre-recorded – Oil

Active sort order: 8755201

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. 

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£55 Book

Kate Southworth

Calendrical Art (R)

Kate Southworth

Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Landscape

Active sort order: 8308801

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.

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£195 Book

Kate Southworth

Calendrical Art – An Introduction

Kate Southworth

Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Landscape

Active sort order: 8308801

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.

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£20 Book

pen and wash of a lobster pot in a sketchbook by Hilary Jean-Gibson

Capturing St Ives

Hilary Jean Gibson

Art Courses – Waterbased – Landscape

Active sort order: 884401

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.

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3 – 5 Mar – 3 days – £395 Book
18 – 20 Aug – 3 days – £395 Book

pen and wash of a lobster pot in a sketchbook by Hilary Jean-Gibson

Capturing St Ives

Hilary Jean Gibson

Art Courses – Waterbased – Landscape

Active sort order: 3303601

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.

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3 – 5 Mar – 3 days – £395 Book
18 – 20 Aug – 3 days – £395 Book

low tide

Changing Tides

Kieran Stiles

Art Courses – Mixed Media – Seascapes

Active sort order: 1186801

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.

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24 – 26 Mar – 3 days – £475 Full Request

Laura Menzies Cold Wax course

Coldwax Painting

Laura Menzies

Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Abstract

Active sort order: 8755201

Enjoy learning about the possibilities of coldwax painting, a technique for adding texture and depth to your work.

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£30 Book

Kitty Hillier, Postcards from Eileen Agar

Collage & Surrealism – Eileen Agar

Kitty Hillier

Art Courses – Mixed Media – Abstract

Active sort order: 8755201

Spanning painting, collage, photography and sculpture, Eileen Agar transformed the everyday into the extraordinary.

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£30 Book

Colour + Landscape in Oils

Martha Holmes

Online Pre-recorded – Oil – Landscape

Active sort order: 8755201

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.

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£55 Book

Contemporary Figure Painting

Gary Long

Art Courses – Mixed Media – Figure

Active sort order: 783601

Enjoy creating works using thick paint and vigorous brushstrokes as you explore the work of David Park on this three-day course.

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24 – 26 Feb – 3 days – £425 Book

Contemporary Landscape

Kerry Harding

Art Courses – Oil – Landscape

Active sort order: 2295601

Learn to use diverse techniques and innovative painting exercises to explore your own personal approach to landscape painting today. We will look at a range of contemporary landscape painters and how they use paint to explore their individuality within this genre. 

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9 – 11 Jun – 3 days – £465 Book
6 – 8 Oct – 3 days – £495 Book

Contemporary Landscape

Kerry Harding

Art Courses – Oil – Landscape

Active sort order: 4009201

Learn to use diverse techniques and innovative painting exercises to explore your own personal approach to landscape painting today. We will look at a range of contemporary landscape painters and how they use paint to explore their individuality within this genre. 

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9 – 11 Jun – 3 days – £465 Book
6 – 8 Oct – 3 days – £495 Book

Coastline, Torquay, David Webb

Coves, Rocks + Cliffs in Watercolour

David Webb

Online Pre-recorded – Watercolour – Landscape

Active sort order: 8755201

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.

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£30 Book

Creative Journaling for Artists, Laura Menzies

Creative Journaling for Artists (rec)

Laura Menzies

Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Personal Development

Active sort order: 8755201

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.

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£95 Book

Developing drawing skill Hilary Jean Gibson

Developing Drawing Skills

Liz LuckwellHilary Jean Gibson

Art Courses – Drawing – Beginners

Active sort order: 4614001

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.

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17 – 20 Nov – 4 days – £495 Book

Steven Buckler mixed media

Discover Mixed Media (1)

Steven Buckler

Art Courses – Mixed Media – Landscape

Active sort order: 697201

Learn how to interpret your sketches to produce mixed media pieces that consider composition, observational drawing elements and a blend of materials.

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18 Feb – 1 day – £120 Book

Ilker cinarel and students

Discover Painting

Ilker Cinarel

Art Courses – Acrylic – Beginners

Active sort order: 841201

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.

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28 Feb – 2 Mar – 3 days – £395 Full Request
11 – 13 Apr – 3 days – £395 Book
17 – 19 Oct – 3 days – £395 Book

Ilker cinarel and students

Discover Painting

Ilker Cinarel

Art Courses – Acrylic – Beginners

Active sort order: 1446001

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.

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28 Feb – 2 Mar – 3 days – £395 Full Request
11 – 13 Apr – 3 days – £395 Book
17 – 19 Oct – 3 days – £395 Book

Ilker cinarel and students

Discover Painting

Ilker Cinarel

Art Courses – Acrylic – Beginners

Active sort order: 4167601

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.

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28 Feb – 2 Mar – 3 days – £395 Full Request
11 – 13 Apr – 3 days – £395 Book
17 – 19 Oct – 3 days – £395 Book

Natalie Day

Diving Deeper into Abstract Landscapes

Natalie Day

Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Landscape

Active sort order: 8755201

Find new ways to connect with the landscape around you with this expressive and explorative online webinar.

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£30 Book

Studio picture of students painting flowers at the st ives school of painting

Dynamic Botanical

Liz Luckwell

Art Courses – Mixed Media – Still Life

Active sort order: 1849201

Exploring the dynamic floral paintings of David Hockney, freshen up your approach to botanical drawing and painting.

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9 – 11 May – 3 days – £395 Book

Jill Esele painting, Thick and thin of it painting the ocean

Dynamic Landscape in Oils

Jill Eisele

Art Courses – Oil – Landscape

Active sort order: 1892401

Paint en plein air on the cliffs and beaches around St Ives and create intuitive expressions of landscape using oil paints and bars.

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12 – 14 May – 3 days – £435 Full Request
25 – 27 Aug – 3 days – £495 Book

Jill Esele painting, Thick and thin of it painting the ocean

Dynamic Landscape in Oils

Jill Eisele

Art Courses – Oil – Landscape

Active sort order: 3404401

Paint en plein air on the cliffs and beaches around St Ives and create intuitive expressions of landscape using oil paints and bars.

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12 – 14 May – 3 days – £435 Full Request
25 – 27 Aug – 3 days – £495 Book

still life with tutor Ashley Hold using easels in historic art studio

Everyone Can Draw (1)

Steven Buckler

Art Courses – Drawing – Beginners

Active sort order: 682801

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?

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17 Feb – 1 day – £120 Book

Watercolour by Hilary Jean-Gibson

Experimental Approaches to Watercolour

Hilary Jean Gibson

Art Courses – Watercolour – Landscape

Active sort order: 1345201

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.

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4 – 6 Apr – 3 days – £445 Last 2 places Book

St Ives Painting collage online art Course Kitty Hillier

Experimental Drawing + Collage

Kitty Hillier

Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Landscape

Active sort order: 8755201

Enjoy creating experimental and abstract compositions inspired by your everyday surroundings in this recording.

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£30 Book

Natalie Day, Power of Land

Experimental Landscapes (Recording)

Natalie Day

Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Landscape

Active sort order: 8755201

Join us for this experimental, abstract webinar inspired by the Cornish landscape with new tutor, Natalie Day.

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£30 Book

Iona Sanders

Exploring Painting – ‘alla prima’ acrylics

Iona Sanders

Online Pre-recorded – Acrylic – Still Life

Active sort order: 8755201

Explore working wet on wet in acrylics and loosen up your approach with this fun and intuitive course discovering your inner voice.

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£30 Book

Expressive Landscape Painting

Victoria Gillow

Art Courses – Acrylic – Landscape

Active sort order: 3706801

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.

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15 – 17 Sep – 3 days – £425 Book

Amy Albright, Expressive Mark Making

Expressive Mark Making

Amy Albright

Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Abstract

Active sort order: 8755201

Join artist Amy Albright as she helps you to free-up your art practice and energize your paintings.

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£30 Book

Expressive Painting by Amy Albright

Expressive Painting in the Elements

Amy Albright

Art Courses – Acrylic – Abstract

Active sort order: 1604401

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. 

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22 – 24 Apr – 3 days – £465 Book

Camilla Dixon painting of figure in red

Figure – Colour Blocking for movement + pose (rec)

Camilla Dixon

Online Pre-recorded – Drawing – Figure

Active sort order: 8755201

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.

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£30 Book

Degas, Three Studies of a Dancer

Figure – Degas

Tom Rickman

Online Pre-recorded – Drawing – Figure

Active sort order: 8755201

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. 

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£30 Book

Camilla Dixon, Life webinar

Figure – Form, Shape + Colour (rec)

Camilla Dixon

Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Figure

Active sort order: 8755201

Learn how to extract the essence of the figure from life and onto paper, with simple guided exercises working from a live model.

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£30 Book

Antony Gormley, Ilker Cinarel

Figure – Inspired by Antony Gormley (recording)

Ilker Cinarel

Online Pre-recorded – Drawing – Figure

Active sort order: 8755201

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.

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£30 Book

Gary Long, inspired by David Hockney

Figure – Inspired by David Hockney (rec)

Gary Long

Online Pre-recorded – Drawing – Figure

Active sort order: 8755201

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.  

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£30 Book

Figure – Inspired by Diebenkorn

Gary Long

Online Pre-recorded – Drawing – Figure

Active sort order: 8755201

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.

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£30 Book

Figure – Inspired by Egon Schiele

Gary Long

Online Pre-recorded – Drawing – Figure

Active sort order: 8755201

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. 

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£30 Book

Figure – Inspired by Gustav Klimt

Tom Rickman

Online Pre-recorded – Drawing – Figure

Active sort order: 8755201

Watch this two hour online figure class inspired by the rich and vibrant work of Gustav Klimt on demand now.

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£30 Book

Figure – Inspired by Matisse

Alice Mumford

Online Pre-recorded – Drawing – Figure

Active sort order: 8755201

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.

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£30 Book

Picasso, Study for Mercury, 1924, Ilker Saturday Life Live

Figure – Inspired by Picasso

Ilker Cinarel

Online Pre-recorded – Drawing – Figure

Active sort order: 8755201

Join artist Ilker Cinarel from our studio in St Ives for this Picasso-inspired webinar with a clothed model.

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£30 Book

Ashley Hold, Saturday Life Live - Light and atmospher

Figure – Light + Atmosphere

Ashley Hold

Online Pre-recorded – Drawing – Figure

Active sort order: 8755201

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.

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£30 Book

Alice mumford Saturday Life Live Matisse 2

Figure – Matisse Part 2

Alice Mumford

Online Pre-recorded – Drawing – Figure

Active sort order: 8755201

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.

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£30 Book

Ilker Cinarel Saturday Life Live Picasso 2

Figure – Picasso – Body in Space

Ilker Cinarel

Online Pre-recorded – Drawing – Figure

Active sort order: 8755201

Join artist Ilker Cinarel from our studio in St Ives for this Picasso-inspired  life drawing webinar.

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£30 Book

Tom Rickman charcoal Drawing Saturday Life Live Shape and Shadow

Figure – Shape + Shadow

Tom Rickman

Online Pre-recorded – Drawing – Figure

Active sort order: 8755201

Use bold outlines, shape and shadow to create dramatic effect  inspired by poses from classic cinema. 

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£30 Book

Figure – Shape, Colour + Texture

Gary Long

Online Pre-recorded – Drawing – Figure

Active sort order: 8755201

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.

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£30 Book

Tom Rickman Saturday Life Life The folded Line

Figure – The Folded Line

Tom Rickman

Online Pre-recorded – Drawing – Figure

Active sort order: 8755201

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.  

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£30 Book

Gary Long, Saturday Life Live, Woman in White

Figure – Whistler’s Woman in White

Gary Long

Online Pre-recorded – Drawing – Figure

Active sort order: 8755201

Join artist Gary Long for this Whistler-inspired recording. Draw and paint from a clothed model in our Porthmeor Studios.

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£30 Book

Figure in an Interior, With Tea Eleanor Crow cropped

Figure by a Window

Eleanor Crow

Art Courses – Oil – Figure

Active sort order: 2050801

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 .

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23 – 25 May – 3 days – £425 Book

Figure In A Landscape

Julian Vilarrubi

Art Courses – Painting – Figure

Active sort order: 2439601

This new course focuses on integrating the human figure into the landscape through outdoor and studio-based study, encompassing both drawing and painting techniques.

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19 – 22 Jun – 4 days – £535 Book

Saturday Life Live Edward Hopper Gary Long

Figure- Edward Hopper

Gary Long

Online Pre-recorded – Drawing – Figure

Active sort order: 8755201

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.

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£30 Book

Paula Rego, Gary Long

Figure- Paula Rego

Gary Long

Online Pre-recorded – Drawing – Figure

Active sort order: 8755201

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.

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£30 Book

Maxine HArt

Framing the Landscape (Recording)

Maxine Hart

Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Landscape

Active sort order: 8755201

Enjoy creating dynamic landscape paintings from photographs in this new three-part series with artist Maxine Hart.

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£90 Book

mixed media painting 1

Getting Started with Mixed Media Landscape

Liz LuckwellSteven Buckler

Art Courses – Mixed Media – Landscape

Active sort order: 1388401

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.

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7 – 10 Apr – 4 days – £525 Book
27 – 30 Oct – 4 days – £525 Book

mixed media painting 1

Getting Started with Mixed Media Landscape

Liz LuckwellSteven Buckler

Art Courses – Mixed Media – Landscape

Active sort order: 4311601

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.

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7 – 10 Apr – 4 days – £525 Book
27 – 30 Oct – 4 days – £525 Book

Chalky multicoloured abstract painting by artist Kate Southworth.

Harnessing Chance in Painting

Kate Southworth

Art Courses – Mixed Media – Abstract

Active sort order: 481201

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.

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3 – 5 Feb – 3 days – £425 Full Request

Andrew Barrowman, Postcards from St Ives - Painting en Plein air

Hidden Landscapes

Andrew Barrowman

Art Courses – Oil – Landscape

Active sort order: 1042801

Learn to build lusciously layered oil paintings, master the magical colours of the Cornish landscape and create evocative paintings of St Ives.

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14 – 16 Mar – 3 days – £425 Book

Steven Buckler

Ink, Paint + Paper

Steven Buckler

Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Landscape

Active sort order: 8761501

Learn how to create atmospheric art works on paper, in response to the wild landscape above Zennor, using acrylic inks and paint. 

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£30 Book

Inside Outside

Alice Mumford

Art Courses – Oil – Still Life

Active sort order: 582001

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.

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10 – 12 Feb – 3 days – £645 Full Request

Maxine Hart 5

Interpreting the Landscape

Maxine Hart

Online Pre-recorded – Acrylic – Landscape

Active sort order: 8755201

Join us for this experimental recording and explore using gestural, energetic marks to create movement and fluidity in your paintings.

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£30 Book

Introduction to Matisse – Pattern + Illusion

Alice Mumford

Online Pre-recorded – Oil – Still Life

Active sort order: 8755201

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.

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£55 Book

Japanese woodblock printer Adrian Holmes at work for St Ives art course.

Japanese Woodblock Printing (3)

Adrian Holmes

Art Courses – Print making

Active sort order: 740401

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.

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21 – 23 Feb – 3 days – £425 Book

Joan Eardly painting of a the sea in eathy grey tones for St Ives online art class.

Joan Eardley – Land, Sea, People + Place

Jill Eisele

Art Courses – Oil – Landscape

Active sort order: 4210801

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. 

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20 – 22 Oct – 3 days – £445 Book

Joan Eardley- A Painter’s Painter

Jill Eisele

Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Landscape

Active sort order: 8755201

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.

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£30 Book

Two children before lettered wall, oil & collage on board.

Joan Eardley- The Calligraphy of People + Place

Jill Eisele

Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Beginners

Active sort order: 8755201

Explore the calligraphic mark making of Joan Eardley and learn how as artists today we can find inspiration for our own painting.

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£45 Book

Landscape & Composition

Julian Vilarrubi

Art Courses – Oil – Landscape

Active sort order: 3908401

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.

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29 Sep – 1 Oct – 3 days – £425 Book

Lanyon’s Landscapes 2025

Natalie Day

Art Courses – Mixed Media – Abstract

Active sort order: 2194801

Create lively contemporary paintings inspired by the landscapes that Peter Lanyon knew and loved.

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2 – 6 Jun – 5 days – £590 Last place Book

oil painting art course looking at landscape with artist tutor Tom Rickman

Light + Landscape

Tom Rickman

Art Courses – Oil – Landscape

Active sort order: 2396401

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.

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16 – 18 Jun – 3 days – £445 Book

Alex Yarlett

Light, Colour, Texture

Alex Yarlett

Online Pre-recorded – Acrylic – Landscape

Active sort order: 8755201

Join us for this energetic webinar led by new tutor Alex Yarlett exploring capturing the atmosphere, emotions and feelings of a place.

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£30 Book

Laura Menzies Coldwax Paintings

Line, Texture, Tone – Coldwax Painting

Laura Menzies

Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Landscape

Active sort order: 8755201

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.

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£90 Book

Colour references by Camilla Dixon

Looking For Colour (rec)

Camilla Dixon

Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Abstract

Active sort order: 8755201

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.

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£30 Book

Magical Landscapes

Magical Landscapes

Kate SouthworthGreg Humphries

Art Courses – Mixed Media – Abstract

Active sort order: 1690801

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.

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28 Apr – 1 May – 4 days – £495 Book

St Ives Painting Course Kitty Hillier

Mindful Ways to Abstraction

Kitty Hillier

Art Courses – Mixed Media – Abstract

Active sort order: 1748401

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.

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2 – 4 May – 3 days – £395 Book

Kitty Hillier

Mindful Ways to Paint (Kids Workshop)

Kitty Hillier

Youth – Acrylic – Abstract

Active sort order: 726001

Our kids workshop, adapted from our adult course, encourages children to take a break from their daily routines and explore mindful painting techniques.

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20 Feb – 2.5 hrs 10:00 – £40 Book

Not So Still Life

Roger Towndrow

Art Courses – Drawing – Still Life

Active sort order: 452401

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.

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1 – 2 Feb – 2 days – £275 Book

John Piper, Camilla Dixon

Observation + Abstraction

Camilla Dixon

Art Courses – Mixed Media – Abstract

Active sort order: 3361201

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.

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22 – 24 Aug – 3 days – £395 Book

Camilla Dixon

Observation + Abstraction

Camilla Dixon

Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Abstract

Active sort order: 8755201

Explore the possibilities of abstraction drawing inspiration from your direct surroundings. Experiment with new ways of working from figuration to abstraction.

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£30 Book

painting by Steven Buckler of beach landscape

Oil Painting Essentials (1)

Steven Buckler

Art Courses – Oil – Beginners

Active sort order: 711601

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.

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19 Feb – 1 day – £120 Book

printmaking course for painters at Penwith print studio using presses St Ives Cornwall

Painterly Printmaking

Rachael Kantaris

Art Courses – Print making

Active sort order: 2022001

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.

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21 – 23 May – 3 days – £475 Book
26 – 28 Nov – 3 days – £445 Book

printmaking course for painters at Penwith print studio using presses St Ives Cornwall

Painterly Printmaking

Rachael Kantaris

Art Courses – Print making

Active sort order: 4743601

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.

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21 – 23 May – 3 days – £475 Book
26 – 28 Nov – 3 days – £445 Book

Painting Flowers in Oils

Gary Long

Online Pre-recorded – Oil – Still Life

Active sort order: 8755201

Learn how to capture in oils, bold spring blooms, to create a beautiful expressive still life, rich in colour and texture.

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£55 Book

Enjoying the Garden Barnoon Terrace John Dyer

Painting St Ives: Your Narrative

John Dyer

Art Courses – Acrylic – Seascapes

Active sort order: 682801

Create fun and vibrant paintings, exploring and blending observation with imagination and emotion, inspired by the picturesque seaside town of St Ives.

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17 – 19 Feb – 3 days – £425 Full Request

art course en plain air on Cornwall coast path with artist Greg Humphries

Painting the Coast Path

Greg Humphries

Art Courses – Acrylic – Landscape

Active sort order: 3102001

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.

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4 – 6 Aug – 3 days – £425 Book

Painting Twilight in Oils

Tom Rickman

Online Pre-recorded – Oil – Landscape

Active sort order: 8755201

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.

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£30 Book

Dusk cloudy twilight sky painting by artist Tom Rickman for online art class Painting in oils.

Painting Twilight in Oils – Winter Solstice

Tom Rickman

Online Pre-recorded – Oil – Landscape

Active sort order: 8755201

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.

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£30 Book

Nina Squire

Pastel Painting – Seascapes (rec)

Nina Squire

Online Pre-recorded – Pastel – Seascapes

Active sort order: 8755201

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.

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£55 Book

Poetry of Process

Kerry Harding

Art Courses – Oil – Abstract

Active sort order: 1086001

This mixed media course liberates you from expectations and encourages you to embrace the happy accident. Develop your painting in several directions through the act of painting itself, treading that fruitful bridge between intention and invention. 

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17 – 19 Mar – 3 days – £475 Book
8 – 10 Dec – 3 days – £475 Book

Poetry of Process

Kerry Harding

Art Courses – Oil – Abstract

Active sort order: 4916401

This mixed media course liberates you from expectations and encourages you to embrace the happy accident. Develop your painting in several directions through the act of painting itself, treading that fruitful bridge between intention and invention. 

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17 – 19 Mar – 3 days – £475 Book
8 – 10 Dec – 3 days – £475 Book

Young artists, young people

Porthmeor Art Collective – Expressive Textiles

Laura Kent

Youth – Mixed Media

Active sort order: 368401

Learn how to turn line drawings of landscapes into textile pieces in this mixed media workshop led by artist Laura Kent.

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26 Jan – 2 hour(s) – £12 Full Request

Porthmeor Programme – Studio Based

Kate Southworth

Art Courses – Mixed Media

Active sort order: 942001

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.

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7 Mar – 30 Nov – 10 months – £3200 Book
21 Mar – 7 Dec – 10 months – £3200 Full Request

Porthmeor Programme – Studio Based

Kate Southworth

Art Courses – Mixed Media

Active sort order: 1143601

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.

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7 Mar – 30 Nov – 10 months – £3200 Book
21 Mar – 7 Dec – 10 months – £3200 Full Request

Nina Squire

Porthmeor Seascapes

Nina Squire

Art Courses – Pastel – Seascapes

Active sort order: 985201

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.

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10 – 12 Mar – 3 days – £445 Full Request
12 – 14 Sep – 3 days – £435 Book

Nina Squire

Porthmeor Seascapes

Nina Squire

Art Courses – Pastel – Seascapes

Active sort order: 3663601

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.

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10 – 12 Mar – 3 days – £445 Full Request
12 – 14 Sep – 3 days – £435 Book

Postcards from St Ives – Christopher Wood

Alice Mumford

Online Pre-recorded – Oil – Landscape

Active sort order: 8755201

Join artist Alice Mumford as she explores Christopher Wood’s quest for a lyrical way of describing the world through line and rhythm.

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£30 Book

Kate Soutthworth, Postcards from Ithell Colquhoun

Postcards from St Ives – Ithell Colquhoun

Kate Southworth

Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Landscape

Active sort order: 8755201

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.

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£30 Book

Hilary Jean Gibson, Postcards from St Ives - Patrick Heron 3

Postcards from St Ives – Patrick Heron

Hilary Jean Gibson

Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Landscape

Active sort order: 8755201

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.

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£30 Book

Postcards from Victor Pasmore, Hilary Jean Gibson

Postcards from St Ives – Victor Pasmore, Line + Space

Hilary Jean Gibson

Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Landscape

Active sort order: 8755201

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.

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£30 Book

Whistler, Cliffs and Breaks, 1884 © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

Postcards from St Ives – Whistler at the Coast

Andrew Barrowman

Online Pre-recorded – Oil – Landscape

Active sort order: 8755201

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?

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£30 Book

Bryan Wynter, Cornish Harbour, 1948 © Estate of Bryan Wynter online art class.

Postcards from St Ives – Wynter & Rooftops

Hilary Jean Gibson

Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Landscape

Active sort order: 8755201

Enjoy creating abstract and experimental paintings and drawings inspired by the iconic Downalong rooftops of St Ives, with drawing, simple printmaking and waterbased painting.

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£30 Book

Swirled black lines on a green wash background by St Ives artist Wilhelmina Barns Graham.

Postcards from Wilhelmina Barns-Graham

Hilary Jean Gibson

Online Pre-recorded – Drawing – Landscape

Active sort order: 8755201

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. 

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Available until 1 Sep 2026 – 1.5 hours – £30 Book

Artist Caroline Robinson working on a large scale painting in the Roy Ray Studio at The St Ives School of Painting

Resolving Intuitive Painting (recording)

Caroline Robinson

Online Pre-recorded – Oil – Abstract

Active sort order: 8755201

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.

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£30 Book

St Ives School of Painting Art Course Johannes Itten

Revitalising Colour

Jill Eisele

Art Courses – Oil

Active sort order: 1489201

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.

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14 – 16 Apr – 3 days – £475 Book

St Ives Painting Course Kitty Hillier

Seabed, Cove + Coast

Kitty Hillier

Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Landscape

Active sort order: 8755201

Enjoy creating dynamic reliefs inspired by the landscape around you in this four-part online course.

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£90 Book

Seascape Impressions in Watercolour

David Webb

Art Courses – Watercolour – Landscape

Active sort order: 2698801

Explore unique techniques of watercolour and how it can be used to portray the atmosphere of sea, sky and coast in an impressionistic style.

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7 – 10 Jul – 4 days – £495 Book

Glowing beach painting for Seeing the light online art class with artist Kieran Stiles.

Seeing the Light with Kieran Stiles

Kieran Stiles

Online Pre-recorded – Oil – Landscape

Active sort order: 8755201

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.

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£30 Book

Still life in oils art course with Alice Mumford in St Ives cornwall

Silver Light

Alice Mumford

Art Courses – Oil – Still Life

Active sort order: 4412401

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.

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3 – 5 Nov – 3 days – £645 Book

Street scene of St. Ives, David Webb course

St Ives in Watercolour

David Webb

Art Courses – Watercolour – Landscape

Active sort order: 1791601

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. 

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5 – 7 May – 3 days – £445 Book
19 – 21 Sep – 3 days – £425 Book

Street scene of St. Ives, David Webb course

St Ives in Watercolour

David Webb

Art Courses – Watercolour – Landscape

Active sort order: 3764401

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. 

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5 – 7 May – 3 days – £445 Book
19 – 21 Sep – 3 days – £425 Book

Still Life Oil Painting of red onions by Emily Roberts

Still Life in Oils: Lessons from the 17th Century

Emily Roberts

Art Courses – Oil – Still Life

Active sort order: 3058801

Craft a striking layered oil painting that evokes depth and volume through the masterful use of texture, colour, and chiaroscuro.

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1 – 3 Aug – 3 days – £425 Book
1 – 3 Dec – 3 days – £425 Book

Still Life Oil Painting of red onions by Emily Roberts

Still Life in Oils: Lessons from the 17th Century

Emily Roberts

Art Courses – Oil – Still Life

Active sort order: 4815601

Craft a striking layered oil painting that evokes depth and volume through the masterful use of texture, colour, and chiaroscuro.

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1 – 3 Aug – 3 days – £425 Book
1 – 3 Dec – 3 days – £425 Book

Eleanor Crow, Celadon Pot With Books

Still Life Variations

Eleanor Crow

Art Courses – Drawing – Still Life

Active sort order: 3807601

Transform everyday objects into still life paintings on this new three-day course with artist Eleanor Crow.

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22 – 24 Sep – 3 days – £425 Book

Still Life: Colour + Composition (rec)

Martha Holmes

Online Pre-recorded – Oil – Still Life

Active sort order: 8856001

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.

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£55 Book

Kids CLub

Sunday Kids Art Club – Discovering Colour

Victoria Gillow

Youth – Mixed Media

Active sort order: 1172401

In our studio overlooking the sea, get inspired playing with colour with artist Victoria Gillow.

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23 Mar – 2 hour(s) – £12 Book

Kids Art Club image

Sunday Kids Art Club – Expressive Textiles

Laura Kent

Youth – Mixed Media

Active sort order: 366001

Learn how to turn line drawings of landscapes into textile pieces in this mixed media workshop led by artist Laura Kent.

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26 Jan – 2 hour(s) – £12 Last place Book

Telling Your Stories

Ilker Cinarel

Art Courses – Mixed Media

Active sort order: 2554801

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.

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27 – 29 Jun – 3 days – £395 Book

The Art of Painting the Ordinary R

Holly Razavi

Online Pre-recorded – Oil – Landscape

Active sort order: 5256001

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.

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£55 Book

Rising Sun On The Plaza by Georgio de Chirico, 1976

The Art of The Sun + The Moon R

Greg Humphries

Online Pre-recorded – Waterbased – Abstract

Active sort order: 5256001

Explore the process of creating art inspired by the sun and the moon through techniques guided by abstraction, surrealism and symbolism. 

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£55 Book

Pastel drawing of sea and cliffs by Jill Eisele

The Elements + Art of Drawing

Hilary Jean GibsonJill Eisele

Art Courses – Mixed Media – Abstract

Active sort order: 1086001

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! 

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17 – 20 Mar – 4 days – £545 Book

Greg Humphries_Tristram Hillier, La Route des Alpes 1937, 1905-1983

The Landscape Psychogeographer

Greg Humphries

Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Landscape

Active sort order: 8755201

Join us for this explorative webinar using a combination of psychogeographical approaches to deepen your relationship with your surrounding environment.

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£30 Book

The Minimalist Landscape

Tom Rickman

Art Courses – Oil – Landscape

Active sort order: 4110001

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.

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13 – 15 Oct – 3 days – £425 Book

oil painting portrait of a man by Emily Roberts

The Realistic Portrait

Emily Roberts

Art Courses – Oil – Figure

Active sort order: 380401

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. 

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27 – 30 Jan – 4 days – £575 Full Request
10 – 13 Nov – 4 days – £595 Book

oil painting portrait of a man by Emily Roberts

The Realistic Portrait

Emily Roberts

Art Courses – Oil – Figure

Active sort order: 4513201

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. 

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27 – 30 Jan – 4 days – £575 Full Request
10 – 13 Nov – 4 days – £595 Book

Alice Ellis Bray portrait

The Self as an Artistic Act

Alice Ellis-Bray

Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Figure

Active sort order: 8755201

Explore acts of self-expression through this experimental online course using the home, clothing and everyday objects as a starting point for inspiration.

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£30 Book

Kieran Stiles, Texture of Nature

The Texture of Nature

Kieran Stiles

Art Courses – Mixed Media – Landscape

Active sort order: 2598001

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?

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30 Jun – 2 Jul – 3 days – £455 Book

The Thick + the Thin of it: Painting the Ocean

Jill Eisele

Art Courses – Oil – Landscape

Active sort order: 2857201

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. 

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18 – 20 Jul – 3 days – £495 Book

Turner Sea + Sky

Hilary Jean Gibson

Art Courses – Watercolour – Landscape

Active sort order: 2497201

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.

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23 – 25 Jun – 3 days – £445 Book

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Unlocking Your Creativity

Ilker Cinarel

Art Courses – Mixed Media

Active sort order: 3606001

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.

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8 – 10 Sep – 3 days – £425 Book

inside Alice Mumford's studio - online course unpicking paintings

Unpicking Paintings (rec)

Alice Mumford

Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – 10 week course

Active sort order: 7862401

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.

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£195 Book

Watercolour painting of rocks and seascape, Durle Stone by David Webb

Watercolour Painting en plein air

David Webb

Art Courses – Watercolour – Seascapes

Active sort order: 2295601

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. 

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9 – 11 Jun – 3 days – £425 Book

Ways of Abstracting

Liz Hough

Online Pre-recorded – Mixed Media – Abstract

Active sort order: 8755201

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.

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£30 Book

Oil painting by Vicki Gilman, landscape with trees on the right

Well Grounded (rec)

Victoria Gillow

Online Pre-recorded – Painting – Landscape

Active sort order: 8755201

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.

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£30 Book

Where Sea Meets Land

Gary Long

Art Courses – Oil – Landscape

Active sort order: 2094001

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.

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26 – 28 May – 3 days – £425 Book
17 – 19 Oct – 3 days – £425 Book

Where Sea Meets Land

Gary Long

Art Courses – Oil – Landscape

Active sort order: 4167601

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.

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26 – 28 May – 3 days – £425 Book
17 – 19 Oct – 3 days – £425 Book

Gary Long Winter Storm

Where Sea Meets Land – Winter Storm

Gary Long

Online Pre-recorded – Oil – Landscape

Active sort order: 8755201

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.

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£55 Book

Andrew Barrowman painting en plein air

Window into Plein Air

Andrew Barrowman

Online Pre-recorded – Oil – Landscape

Active sort order: 8755201

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.

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£30 Book

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