Painting Inspired by Nature - Ravenshead Library - Adult Learning

Key details

• Date: 6 June - 11 July 2023
• Sessions: Tuesdays: 1:30pm - 4pm
• No. sessions: 6
• Venue: Ravenshead Library, Nottingham
• For ages: 19+
• Group size: 5 - 8
• Cost: Free

About this course

This course id delivered as part of the Miner2Major scheme, which 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 birds. You will complete several small paintings in acrylic based on a photo reference. 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 nature painting.  No prior experience required - suitable for beginners.

During your course, our professional art tutor will support you with:

• Understanding the properties of the materials. How to select and use them

By the end of this course you  will know how to use the acrylic paint to depict different birds. The course is aimed to give you a good understanding of the processes by using examples and demonstrations.

• Prepare the painting surface
• Make a’ stay-wet palette’ and how to layout a palette
• Experiment with colour by mixing the paint  on your surface and on palette
• Working out innovative, dynamic compositions 
• Using a bright, colourful palette, with dynamic and bold mark making
• Painting techniques: impasto, scumbling, sgrafitto and blending
• Resource requirements:
• 30 x 40 cm Stretched canvas/ Canvas board, 
• acrylic paper/sketch pad, 
• Cadmium Red, Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Yellow, Lemon Yellow, Cobalt Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Burnt Umber, Titanium White acrylic paint, 
• white acrylic gesso, 
• palette, 
• glycerin, 
• spray bottle, 
• a range of synthetic paint brushes, 
• graphite pencils,  
• metal palette knife, 
• silicone spatula, 
• baby wipes, 
• cotton rags.

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

Any questions?

Check the FAQs page, or get in touch:

• By phone: 01623 677 200
• By email: learning@inspireculture.org.uk

Book your place

Visit the Inspire website for full details and booking options

Organised by: Inspire Culture | Learning | Libraries