Abstract Painting in Acrylics - Mansfield Central Library - Adult Learning

About this course

The course shows you how gestural brushstrokes and mark-making gives the impression of spontaneity in your compositions. You will benefit from this course as your style of painting will become looser, full of energy and colour. Experiment the pure joy of mark-making by playing with colour and texture using non-traditional tools.

What You Will Learn:

- Gestural Techniques: Learn how to use expressive, free-flowing brushstrokes to bring life and movement into your work.

- Mark-Making Methods: Explore a variety of tools—beyond the brush—to create dynamic textures and spontaneous marks.

- Colour Exploration: Gain confidence in using bold and unexpected colour combinations to evoke emotion and energy.

- Layering and Texture: Discover how to build depth and interest through layering acrylics and experimenting with different mediums and materials.

- Letting Go of Perfection: Develop a looser painting style by embracing imperfection and trusting your intuition.

By the end of the course, you’ll have gained new skills and confidence in your painting, and you’ll take home your own abstract artwork to proudly display! Develop and implement a marketing plan using at least 3 different channels (e.g., social media, email marketing, and local events) to promote their products. (MARKETING SKILLS).

What you will need to bring to the course:

Acrylic paper/sketch pad

A4 canvas

white gesso

a range of synthetic paint brushes

photo reference

metallic palette knife

acrylic paint (student grade):

- Red (Magenta, Cadmium Red)

- Yellow (Lemon and Cadmiun Yellow)

- Blue (Ultramarine, and Cerulean)

- Titanium White

Booking your place and fee information

If you receive certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course, please visit our funding page for further information.

Residency in England

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must be living in England permanently and live outside of the devolved areas listed below or live within the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) devolved area (Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire).

• Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield 

• Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

• Greater London

• Greater Manchester

• Liverpool City Region

• Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland

• Tees Valley

• West of England

• West Midlands

• West Yorkshire

Residency Eligibility – other criteria

If you are living in the UK on a visa we will require evidence of this in order to be funded for the course, you can upload this evidence when you apply for the course. (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

Some exceptions may apply for example

• Your visa expiry date must be beyond the end of your course

• Asylum seekers must have lived in the UK for 6 months or longer while their claim is being considered by the Home Office

• You are receiving local authority support under section 23C or section 23CA of the Children Act 1989 or the Care Act 2014

Any learner who is not funded full cost fees would apply to these courses.