Level: All levels welcome.

We will look at arranging and lighting a jar of seasonal flowers with different coloured backgrounds, creating interesting and unusual compositions and colour relationships. We will then sketch our composition onto the canvas, before applying the paint in a dynamic and interesting way: focusing on colour, brushwork and composition.

Type of medium used: Acrylic paint or oils.

Materials provided: A jar of seasonal flowers & coloured backgrounds.

What to bring:

• A canvas (minimum A4, maximum A3)

• A selection of brushes

• A selection of artist-quality paints

• A spotlight or anglepoise lamp (only if you have one)

• A palette knife; a paper palette and a box to take your work home in

• A phone or iPad for taking photos

• A roll of paper towel

• Acrylics only: A stay wet palette (if you have one - not essential)  

• Oils only: A jar with a lid, ‘Liquin’ painting medium and some low odour thinners, some rags or plenty of paper towel to wipe brushes clean.

• Cost: £70 per person