Flower Painting in Acrylics - Southwell Library - Adult Learning

About this course

You’ll explore the process of creating expressive, contemporary flowers in acrylics in a relaxed and supportive setting. Whether you're completely new to painting or looking to build on your existing skills, this course will help you feel more confident using acrylics. Through a combination of tutor demonstrations and practical exercises tailored to your needs, you’ll learn techniques to bring your flowers to life while developing your own creative style. On this course, you’ll be guided step-by-step through the process of creating expressive, contemporary flower paintings using acrylics. You’ll begin by exploring the fundamentals—such as how to handle acrylic paint, mix colours effectively, and use brushes and other tools with confidence. As the course progresses, you’ll learn how to design your composition, build layers, and create depth using a variety of painting techniques. You’ll experiment with mark-making, texture, and colour mixing to bring energy and expression into your work. The tutor will demonstrate different ways to approach flower painting—such as working from photographs, sketches, or imagination—and you’ll have plenty of time to apply these ideas in your own paintings. Throughout the course, you’ll be encouraged to loosen up your style, try new techniques, and develop your own artistic voice. The teaching is flexible and responsive to your needs, with one-to-one guidance and group demonstrations that support both beginners and improvers. You’ll finish the course with a stronger understanding of how to use acrylics and a collection of your own expressive landscape paintings. By the end of the course, you will be able to: - Select and interpret reference images or sketches to inform the composition - Demonstrate control over basic acrylic painting techniques, - Mix colours to create a range of new colours - Apply a range of expressive techniques - Experiment with and apply at least three different mark-making or textural techniques to create movement in your work

Booking your place and fee information

Booking your place and fee information If you are in receipt of 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 webpage for further information https www.inspireculture.org.uk skills learning funding your courses Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course. To enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years. Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required). As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas: 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