Painting Like an Impressionist - Next Steps - Mansfield Woodhouse Library - Adult Learning

About this course

This follow-on course is designed for learners who have already explored the basics of Impressionist painting and are ready to deepen their understanding and personal interpretation of the style. Over a series of structured and supportive sessions, you’ll further develop your acrylic painting skills while drawing inspiration from both historical Impressionists and your own creative vision. Through more complex compositions and expressive techniques, you’ll explore how to use colour, light, and brushwork to convey atmosphere, movement, and emotion. You’ll also have the opportunity to work on a personal project, refine your palette, and experiment with larger-scale or more ambitious pieces. Whether painting landscapes, figures, or everyday scenes, you’ll be encouraged to respond intuitively to your subject and develop a looser, more confident painting approach. This course is ideal for learners who have completed the beginner Impressionist course or have previous painting experience and want to take their work further in an expressive, light-filled direction. By the end of the course, learners will be able to: - Create a minimum of two finished Impressionist-style acrylic paintings, demonstrating a developed and personal interpretation of the style. - Apply at least four advanced Impressionist techniques, such as broken colour, optical mixing, directional brushwork, and expressive light effects, across their projects. - Mix and apply a range of colour palettes - Plan and complete one independent painting project, from reference material through to final artwork, using preparatory sketches or studies. - Analyse the compositional choices in at least two Impressionist paintings (their own or others') and explain how they influence mood, light, or atmosphere. - 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.

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