Blooming from Summer to Autumn Chinese Painting Course

Slow down and focus on brush movements that blends into nature


Ruihan Zhang
Ruihan Zhang
5.0 (1)

10 x 2 hours Class size 1 to 10 guests    

  £200 - £235 (£200 for Concession; £235 for Standard) (PayPal Pay in 3 available)

I’m running a ten-week course at Summertown Arts this autumn.
We’ll be painting flowers from a Ming dynasty handscroll, working through summer blooms like lotus, hollyhock, and crape myrtle, then moving into autumn with chrysanthemum, aster, and osmanthus. The style we’re learning is unusually forgiving for beginners. It’s precise where it needs to be and loose everywhere else, so there isn’t really a wrong brushstroke to worry about.
The technique is only half of it. Painting with a brush makes you slow down whether you meant to or not, and most people find that’s the part they end up looking forward to. Two hours on a Friday afternoon where nothing else needs your attention.
No experience at all is needed. All materials are provided, so there’s nothing to buy or carry. Two of the ten sessions will be spent painting from real flowers rather than from the page.
The details:
  • Fridays, 2 to 4pm
  • 4 September to 13 November, with a break at half-term
  • Summertown Arts
  • Small group, 6 to 10 people
  • £235 Standard, £200 concessions
What you'll get
  • A systematic introduction to Chinese flower and bird painting
  • A complete work after every session
  • A friendly group to work together with
  • A meditative two-hour experience every Friday afternoon
Knowledge required
Beginner-friendly
What to bring
nothing
Session repeats

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

Location

Summertown Arts, Banbury Road, Summertown, Oxford

This venue is a short two minute walk from Summertown shops

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Ruihan Zhang
Ruihan Zhang

5.0 (1)
female Women-owned

Hi there, I'm Ruihan, enthusiastic about Chinese painting. I specialize in the genre of huaniao (flower and bird).
I tailor my class to students' needs and gradually build up the skills they need to do more complicated works in the future. The teaching content includes brush control, ink control, and coloring techniques. I also blend my teaching with introducing key concepts and philosophy you find in Chinese painting, so that you not only replicate the example works but also know why they are painted in particular ways.

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