Course 2023/24
Acrylics-Absolute Beginners
A short introduction to acrylics. You will learn new skills to help develop your confidence with acrylics. The course will include painting from still life and landscapes/seascape. You will be inspired to develop your own individual style of painting. For absolute beginners. The fee includes some materials; tutor will advise you on what to buy during 1st session.
Tuesdays 1pm to 4pm Mary Kelly
6 sessions from 12 September £142/£86 D69A Stoke Lodge
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Tuesdays 1pm to 4pm Mary Kelly
6 sessions from 31 October £142/£86 D69B Stoke Lodge
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Tuesdays 1pm to 4pm Mary Kelly
5 sessions from 9 January £118/£72 D69C Stoke Lodge
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Tuesdays 1pm to 4pm Mary Kelly
5 sessions from 21 February £118/£72 D69D Stoke Lodge
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Tuesdays 1pm to 4pm Mary Kelly
6 sessions from 16 April £142/£86 D69E Stoke Lodge
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Tuesdays 1pm to 4pm Mary Kelly
5 sessions from 11 June £118/£72 D69F Stoke Lodge
Acrylics-Beginners
A friendly, supportive and structured course that will help you develop your acrylic painting skills. Led by an experienced tutor, you will gain a broad grounding in the use of acrylics. An inspiring course for complete beginners and post beginners. The fee includes some materials; tutor will advise you on what to buy during 1st session.
Mondays 9.30am to 12.30pm Mary Kelly
12 sessions from 11 September £282/£170 D68A Stoke Lodge
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Mondays 9.30am to 12.30pm Mary Kelly
10 sessions from 8 January £235/£142 D68B Stoke Lodge
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Mondays 9.30am to 12.30pm Mary Kelly
10 sessions from 15 April £235/£142 D68C Stoke Lodge
Acrylics-Intermediates
A friendly and supportive class for intermediate acrylic painters who still want to learn new skills and techniques. You will receive guidance, demonstrations and help with your work. Improve your confidence to create more challenging work, whilst developing your own style of painting.
Wednesdays 9.30am to 12.30pm Mary Kelly
12 sessions from 13 September £271/£163 D70A Stoke Lodge
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Wednesdays 9.30am to 12.30pm Mary Kelly
10 sessions from 10 January £226/£136 D70B Stoke Lodge
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Wednesdays 9.30am to 12.30pm Mary Kelly
11 sessions from 17 April £249/£150 D70C Stoke Lodge
Acrylics-Improvers
A friendly and supportive class for intermediate acrylic painters who still want
to learn new skills and techniques. You will receive guidance, demonstrations and help
with your work. Improve your confidence to create more challenging work, whilst
developing your own style of painting.
Wednesdays 1pm to 4pm Mary Kelly
6 sessions from 1 November £135/£81 D75D Stoke Lodge
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Wednesdays 1pm to 4pm Mary Kelly
10 sessions from 10 January £226/£136 D75B Stoke Lodge
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Wednesdays 1pm to 4pm Mary Kelly
11 sessions from 17 April £249/£150 D75C Stoke Lodge
Acrylic & Watercolour: Space For Creativity
Space for Creativity is a unique, practical course which offers physical and creative space to develop your painting. Laurel is an accomplished artist and an experienced mentor. She helps artists examine their methodology and determine what will help their painting develop. Ideal for anyone wanting to concentrate on their own work or needing support to overcome a creative hurdle, develop a looser style. Suitable for experienced artists who can work independently. Ffi contact tutor: laurel.smart@blueyonder.co.uk
Saturday and Sunday 10am to 4pm Laurel Smart
2 sessions from 7 October £98/£55 D78A Stoke Lodge
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Saturday and Sunday 10am to 4pm Laurel Smart
2 sessions from 4 November £98/£55 D78B Stoke Lodge
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Saturday and Sunday 10am to 4pm Laurel Smart
2 sessions from 13 January £98/£55 D78C Stoke Lodge
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Saturday and Sunday 10am to 4pm Laurel Smart
2 sessions from 10 February £98/£55 D78D Stoke Lodge
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Saturday and Sunday 10am to 4pm Laurel Smart
2 sessions from 16 March £98/£55 D78E Stoke Lodge
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Saturday and Sunday 10am to 4pm Laurel Smart
2 sessions from 27 April £98/£55 D78F Stoke Lodge
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Saturday and Sunday 10am to 4pm Laurel Smart
2 sessions from 18 May £98/£55 D78G Stoke Lodge
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Saturday and Sunday 10am to 4pm Laurel Smart
2 sessions from 22 June £98/£55 D78H Stoke Lodge
Oil Painting-Absolute Beginners
Oil painting can be confusing for the beginner painter. What colours should you buy? (There are so many!) When should you use paint thinner? How and when do you use painting mediums? All of these questions and many more will be answered in this course. This will be a fun, interesting and friendly class for absolute beginners.
Thursdays 1.30pm to 4pm Warren Sealey
6 sessions from 2 November £114/£69 D65B Stoke Lodge
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Thursdays 1.30pm to 4pm Warren Sealey
5 sessions from 11 January £95/£58 D65C Stoke Lodge
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Thursdays 1.30pm to 4pm Warren Sealey
6 sessions from 22 February £114/£69 D65D Stoke Lodge
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Thursdays 1.30pm to 4pm Warren Sealey
6 sessions from 18 April £114/£69 D65E Stoke Lodge
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Thursdays 1.30pm to 4pm Warren Sealey
6 sessions from 6 June £114/£69 D65F Stoke Lodge
Oil Painting-Mixed Ability
Led by an experienced tutor, beginners will be guided through traditional methods of using oil paints, while those with some experience will be encouraged to develop existing skills. Learners will work on individual projects and will develop confidence and ability throughout the term.
Fridays 12.45pm to 3.45pm Jenny Ibrahim
12 sessions from 15 September £271/£163 D60A Stoke Lodge
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Fridays 12.45pm to 3.45pm Jenny Ibrahim
10 sessions from 12 January £226/£136 D60B Stoke Lodge
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Fridays 12.45pm to 3.45pm Jenny Ibrahim
13 sessions from 19 April £294/£177 D60C Stoke Lodge
Oil Painting-Improvers
You will develop your oil painting skills. The tutor will provide a range of prints for you to choose from, or you can bring your own projects along to learn in this fun and friendly class. Learners need to have some experience of oil painting.
Thursdays 10am to 12.30pm Warren Sealey
6 sessions from 14 September £114/£69 D66A Stoke Lodge
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Thursdays 10am to 12.30pm Warren Sealey
6 sessions from 2 November £114/£69 D66B Stoke Lodge
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Thursdays 10am to 12.30pm Warren Sealey
5 sessions from 11 January £95/£58 D66C Stoke Lodge
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Thursdays 10am to 12.30pm Warren Sealey
6 sessions from 22 February £114/£69 D66D Stoke Lodge
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Thursdays 10am to 12.30pm Warren Sealey
6 sessions from 18 April £114/£69 D66E Stoke Lodge
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Thursdays 10am to 12.30pm Warren Sealey
6 sessions from 6 June £114/£69 D66F Stoke Lodge
NEW Oil Painting Workshop-Beginners
This one-day oil painting workshop will teach you everything you need to get started in this exciting painting medium. Throughout the day you will paint a still life with step-by-step guidance from your experienced tutor.
Saturday 10am to 4pm Warren Sealey
One day on 25 November £50/£35 D67A Stoke Lodge
NEW Landscapes In Oil Workshop
In this one-day workshop you will develop your landscape painting skills. We will use the beautiful grounds of Stoke Lodge as our subject matter and the tutor will be on hand to guide you through the day. This is a workshop for people with a little bit of painting experience and is not recommended for beginners.
Saturday 10am to 4pm Warren Sealey
One day on 15 June £50/£35 D67B Stoke Lodge
Printmaking
This course is an opportunity to explore printmaking techniques including mono-print, collograph, relief, intaglio and stencil screen-printing for printing on paper and fabric. Experimentation is encouraged. Suitable for artists looking at new ways of working and those new to the techniques. Fee includes cost of core materials.
These courses take place at the St Paul’s Learning Centre
Fridays 10am to 12.30pm Barbara Disney
10 sessions from 15 September £230/£140 P30A St Paul’s
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Fridays 10am to 12.30pm Barbara Disney
7 sessions from 2 February £163/£100 P30B St Paul’s
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Fridays 10am to 12.30pm Barbara Disney
6 sessions from 19 April £140/£86 P30C St Paul’s
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Fridays 10am to 12.30pm Barbara Disney
7 sessions from 7 June £163/£100 P30D St Paul’s
Printmaking & Surface Design Summer School 2024
The summer school encourages a multi-disciplinary approach to working on paper and fabric. The course is intensive giving the opportunity to become immersed in the process of making and creativity. Suitable for both those new to printmaking and experienced artists. Learners are then encouraged to develop more extended projects, through discussion with the tutor. Both water & oil-based inks are used. There is an etching and relief press available, a proofing press and a collection of vintage wooden and metal letterpress type. Various sizes of silk screens are also available. This course takes place at the St Paul’s Learning Centre
Monday to Friday
10am to 4pm Barbara Disney
5 sessions 29 July to 2 August £275/£167 P30E St Paul’s
Watercolours-Beginners
This short watercolour course will guide you through a variety of different watercolour techniques. You will develop the skills, experience, and confidence to tackle different subjects in watercolour.
Mondays 1pm to 3.30pm Mary Kelly
6 sessions from 11 September £118/£72 D93A Stoke Lodge
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Mondays 1pm to 3.30pm Mary Kelly
6 sessions from 30 October £118/£72 D93B Stoke Lodge
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Mondays 1pm to 3.30pm Mary Kelly
5 sessions from 8 January £99/£60 D93C Stoke Lodge
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Mondays 1pm to 3.30pm Mary Kelly
5 sessions from 19 February £99/£60 D93D Stoke Lodge
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Mondays 1pm to 3.30pm Mary Kelly
5 sessions from 15 April £99/£60 D93E Stoke Lodge
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Mondays 1pm to 3.30pm Mary Kelly
5 sessions from 10 June £99/£60 D93F Stoke Lodge
Watercolours-Improvers
Led by an experienced tutor you will have the opportunity to continue to learn, apply and extend your watercolour skills and techniques to create vibrant and colourful paintings. Develop your painting style with a range of interesting projects.
Tuesdays 9.30am to 12.30pm Roma Widger
6 sessions from 12 September £136/£82 D92A Stoke Lodge
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Tuesdays 9.30am to 12.30pm Roma Widger
6 sessions from 31 October £136/£82 D92B Stoke Lodge
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Tuesdays 9.30am to 12.30pm Roma Widger
5 sessions from 9 January £114/£69 D92C Stoke Lodge
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Tuesdays 9.30am to 12.30pm Roma Widger
6 sessions from 20 February £136/£82 D92D Stoke Lodge
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Tuesdays 9.30am to 12.30pm Roma Widger
6 sessions from 16 April £136/£82 D92E Stoke Lodge
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Tuesdays 9.30am to 12.30pm Roma Widger
6 sessions from 4 June £136/£82 D92F Stoke Lodge