Painting Course: Towering Autumn Teasels and Hogweed / Autumn Lands

Paint Autumn Landscapes in Hatch End.



10 x 2 hours Class size 1 to 10 guests       £136 (PayPal Pay in 3 available)

Drawing / Watercolour / Acrylic
Beginner / Intermediate
These dramatically tall skeletal structures can enhance autumn landscapes, especially when silhouetted against a diffused background or as imaginative rhythmic abstract motifs. An ideal class for beginners with no previous painting experience. We start with controlled colour mixing using three primary colours, then, through sequential set pieces, progress by exploring a variety of exciting colour applications and techniques to develop confidence and produce expressive and atmospheric studies.
Ideal for beginners with no previous experience, as well as intermediate artists looking to refine their technique. You’ll be guided through each stage with clear instruction and supportive teaching.
What to expect:
  • Learn how to mix colours using just three primary shades.
  • Explore a variety of techniques across drawing, watercolour, or acrylic.
  • Work through structured set pieces to build skills and confidence.
  • Develop expressive and atmospheric painting styles.
  • Receive expert guidance and support throughout the course.
  • Create your own autumn landscape-inspired artwork.
By the end of the course, you’ll leave with a finished piece, improved technical skills, and a new way of seeing colour and the natural world!
  • For all levels from beginners to advanced with a mind open to exploring the world of creativity
  • For those painting for pleasure as well as those working towards GCSE, A-level, or degree and beyond!
  • A choice of working in any medium, including observational drawing, painting in watercolour, pastel, acrylic, oil, mixed media, and printmaking (students are encouraged to explore all media eventually, especially acrylic, to maximise the scope of creativity)
  • A chance, with an OPEN MIND, to explore all styles of interpretation from realism to abstraction with demonstrations in all techniques
  • Opportunity to develop and gain guidance on your portfolio for art college, degree, and postgraduate courses
  • For all classes, themes are suggested – not obligatory – so if you have other concepts you would prefer to explore, you can do so instead, with Dennis’s help and guidance in navigating the creative process
  • Having explored essential techniques and styles, students are encouraged to create original and inspiring work from their own references, such as observational drawings and photographs, rather than images from magazines or the internet!
What you'll get
Basic skills and techniques to confidently produce atmospheric and imaginative landscape compositions!
Knowledge required
For levels from beginner to intermediate.
What to bring
Acrylics:
  • A3 pad of watercolour paper (300 gsm) - NOT or cold pressed
  • Acrylics - starter pack from Daler Rowney or Winsor and Newton
  • Brushes - bristle, small, medium, large, small bristle fan brush
  • 2B pencil and eraser
  • Large palette or plastic plate
  • Small spray bottle
  • Two large water containers
  • Natural sponge
  • Large cotton rag or old t-shirt
Watercolours:
  • A3 watercolour 140lb (300 gsm) paper
  • Watercolours
  • Nylon brushes, including fan brush
  • Selection of graded pencils - 5H-5B
  • Two large water containers
  • Putty eraser
  • Masking fluid
  • Angled colour shaper
  • Palette
  • Masking tape
  • Large cotton rag
  • Natural sponge
Please also bring:
Photos and pictures of the subject matter. Photos to be in close-up from various angles and points of perspective and in various lighting; also from a distance.
Session repeats

This class series runs over 10 consecutive sessions, at the same time every week.

Location

Harrow Arts Centre, HA5 4EA

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Dennis Parker
Dennis Parker


dennis is an artist and lecturer in art with a BA and MA in fine art, printmaking and photography. He has had artwork commissioned, published and sold by WH Smith, Athena, Pictura Graphica, Boots, Paperchase, John Lewis, Tearfund, The Booksellers Association, Marks and Spencer, Oxfam, Waterstones, etc
After art college dennis worked in theatre set design, as a photographic assistant for fashion/beauty/portrait photographers, and in art and design studios. Then he qualified as a teacher and has over twenty years' experience in teaching art in colleges and universities. This includes teaching art at degree and A-level, seminars and demonstrations of both art and photography at The Business Design Centre, London and National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham.
dennis specialises in life drawing, photographic work including photographic shoots with models and ballerinas, landscapes, seascapes, animals, birds and flowers, in figurative, impressionistic and abstract styles, plus all aspects of calligraphy and illumination.
Prior to going to art college, whilst still at school, dennis worked in his evenings and weekends in the studio of his father who was an artist /musician /composer. Here he helped him with portrait and landscape painting, printmaking, ceramics, photography, music - an enriching, inspiring and invaluable introduction to the creative arts.

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