Sherwood's Landscape - Painting for Improvers-Ravenshead Library-Adult Learning

About this course

About this course

The M2M scheme aims to reconnect local people to Sherwood Forest’s sense of place, varied landscapes and cultural heritage.  In this course, you will be taught how to paint the Sherwood landscape. You will complete several compositions using water-based paint. Working from photographs, tuition is provided through a mixture of demonstrations and exercises according to your needs, as well as informal group critiques and discussions, all helping to increase your knowledge and enjoyment of landscape drawing. The course is suitable for improvers who wish to build on existing painting and drawing skills . 

• The course covers tips and tricks on how to successfully paint a landscape. 
• Selecting appropriate photo references 
• Analysing examples of landscape painting in the work of different artists 
• Understanding the differences between different water-based paints (ink, water colour, acrylic, water based oil paints) 
• Colour theory& mixing 
• Depicting depth and perspective 
• Blending, layering and impasto technique 

By the end of the course you will complete at least one painting on canvas and  will become more confident in landscape painting, depicting depth and perspective.

This course is programmed as part of the Miner2Major Landscape Partnership scheme, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

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/

To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:

• Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING.
• Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.

You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking.  If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.

To book and 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