Improvers Drawing and Painting: Abstracting the Landscape (KEN26F012)

Curriculum area: Arts and Crafts

  • Start date: Monday, 12 April 2027
  • End date: Monday, 24 May 2027
  • Number of weeks: 6
  • Time: 12:30 - 14:30
  • Delivery type: In-person
  • Venue: Kendal Cancer Care, Blackhall Road, Kendal, Cumbria. LA9 4BT
  • Tutor: Karen Akers
  • Full fee: £119.00 | Staff fee: £101.90

This offering is not yet available for enrolment, please return within three months of the start date to enrol. Contact your local centre using the details below for more information.

About the course

Learn how to move your painting and drawing style from representational into something more expressive. Combine media, view colour subjectively, loosen up your approach to landscape and create more intuitively.

How the course will be delivered

You'll be taught by Karen our highly qualified art tutor. Throughout the course your tutor will give you feedback and encouragement. The course will be delivered via a mixture of tutor demonstration, discussion and experimentation, building your confidence and leading towards an independently created final piece of artwork.

What you'll need to bring

No need to buy any materials ahead of the course, resources to get you started will be supplied and as the course progresses Karen will discuss with you the most suitable equipment and materials to buy to help you continue on your artistic journey.

Entry requirements

Ideally you will have completed a beginners painting and drawing course within the last 1-2 years or be able to show equivalent knowledge and skills e.g. from other prior learning

Additional transferable skills:

Self confidence, critical thinking, self-expression, communication skills, team work and collaboration.

Contact us

Centre: Kendal Adult Learning
Contact number: 01539 713257
Email address: kendaladultlearning@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk

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