Learn to Draw and Paint in just three months

Our fun and friendly classes are perfect for complete beginners and improvers.

Taking you on a creative journey over 14 sessions, you will learn to draw and paint people, pets, still life, buildings, landscapes and much more, using pencils, pastels, watercolours and acrylics.

We will introduce you to a wide variety of media and techniques, before mounting and proudly displaying your work to impress your family and friends in our end of course exhibition.

Whether you're holding a paintbrush for the first time, or already have some experience and want to learn new skills to take your art to the next level, with expert guidance from our tutors you'll soon be drawing and painting things you never thought possible.

Our progressive courses are designed for you to learn at your own pace, allowing you to unlock your creativity in a friendly and supportive group of like-minded people.

Materials are provided, so our classes are perfect for beginners to get started right away.

Our three hour relaxed and sociable classes with step-by-step instruction will give you plenty of opportunity to receive all the advice and guidance you need to enjoy creating a beautiful piece of art each week.

Over three months our inspiring courses introduce you to new skills and techniques in drawing, pastels, watercolour and acrylics. Every course is different, so when you've completed one course, most of our students return to enjoy learning new techniques on the next...

All the pieces you see on our website are the work of our students, showcasing the fantastic variety of projects you can expect on one of our courses. Read on below to learn more, and don't forget to take a look at our Gallery, where there's more examples of students' work.

Drawing Module

We begin our course with three weeks of pencil drawing.

You will learn about mark making, light source, shadow, perspective, scaling, portrait and figure drawing, the essential skills needed to work in any media.

Pastel Module

You will be using those skills you learned in the drawing module to create two vibrant, colourful pieces with oil or soft pastels.

We will introduce you to watercolours starting with a simple piece, teaching you a few artist's tricks to help you create stunning paintings in this popular medium.

Over the next three weeks, you will also learn about different brushes, the colour wheel and how to mix colours.

Watercolour Module

Acrylic Module

This versatile medium will give you plenty of opportunity to practice your newly acquired skills and learn even more clever techniques to add four more fantastic pieces to your new portfolio ahead of our end of course exhibition.