Art
- Retreat to our beautiful purpose-built art studios
- Explore art through a variety of mediums and materials, guided by our team of professional artists
- Escape from the pressures of the world, take time out for yourself, meet new friends, and exercise your imagination
- Try something totally new or brush up on existing skills
- Wide range of courses and techniques
- Termly art exhibition
Atelier Conservatoire
Mondays 09.45 - 13.45 (FULLY BOOKED); Thursdays 09.45 - 15.15
Mondays 15th April - 15th July (12 weeks, £354) Thursdays 18th April - 18th July (13 weeks, £507) This course is ideal for those who are working to establish their studio practice and would like space and guidance in order to further progress their work. Structured like a continental atelier, the course allows artists with self-initiated projects (at all stages of development) to explore the creative journey from initial ideas to finished pieces. You will develop your visual research methods, technical experimentation, and critical awareness whilst working towards the completion of your own projects in drawing, painting and mixed media. Some experience of painting and drawing and a good level of self-motivation is essential as projects are self-initiated (with tutor advice). Not suitable for beginners.
Tutor: David Webb
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Life Drawing
Mondays 19.30 - 22.00
15th April - 15th July (12 weeks, £300 or £29 drop in) Set in our stunning Victorian art building this course is designed for both beginners, as well as those for whom life drawing is already established in their artistic practice. We draw from both male and female models and each evening have poses varying from one minute to two hours. This course is a wonderful opportunity to explore drawing in a variety of mediums from the live model with tuition and guidance tailored to suit each individual according to their needs. All of this comes together to help you build confidence in line, tone and proportion. Basic materials provided.
Tutor: Victoria Rance
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Life Painting
Tuesdays 09.30 - 12.30; 13.00 - 16.00
16th April - 16th July (13 weeks, £351 or £29 drop in) Join us for one of the few opportunities to experience Life Painting in South London. Develop confidence and skills in painting directly from the model and explore a range of techniques including colour mixing to capture the effects of light and shadow, spatial qualities and the exquisite forms of the body.
Tutor: Fergus McHardy
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How To Draw
Mondays 14.00 - 16.00
15th April - 15th July (12 weeks, £228) The course will cover: different drawing materials and their qualities; using charcoal and rubber; drawing with pencil, line and measuring techniques; hatching with a pencil and other ways to shade and create tone; ways to create a feeling of space in landscape and cityscape using perspective, angles and ellipses; drawing the figure: drawing a self-portrait in pencil; using different types of pen and inks and drawing in colour with soft pastels. Suitable for all levels, including beginners. By the end of this course, you will feel confident about working at home to develop your own style.
Tutor: Victoria Rance
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Landscape Painting
Tuesdays 13.15 - 15.45
Join this exclusive Summer Term course to develop drawing and painting skills whilst working outside, directly from the local landscape. We will be based outside in the local area, which holds an amazing variety of landscape subjects. The first sessions will concentrate on drawing and techniques useful for landscape, with a theme addressed each week, such as composition, perspective, proportion, light. Later this will lead into painting techniques and use of colour such as colour mixing, brushwork and washes when more time will be spent in the studio. Please note that this course will be based mainly outside in venues around Blackheath and Greenwich, except in cases of bad weather or when initial ideas and sketches are to be developed in the studio.
Tutor: Alex Pemberton
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How To Draw
Tuesdays 19.00 - 21.00
16th April - 16th July (13 weeks, £247) The course will cover: different drawing materials and their qualities; using charcoal and rubber; drawing with pencil, line and measuring techniques; hatching with a pencil and other ways to shade and create tone; ways to create a feeling of space in landscape and cityscape using perspective, angles and ellipses; drawing the figure: drawing a self-portrait in pencil; using different types of pen and inks and drawing in colour with soft pastels. Suitable for all levels, including beginners. By the end of this course, you will feel confident about working at home to develop your own style.
Tutor: Victoria Rance
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Painting Materials and Techniques
Wednesday 12.30 - 15.30
17th April - 17th July (13 weeks, £338) This course explores a variety of painting techniques and materials in depth over a twelve-week period. Working with a range of media including acrylic, watercolour, gouache and inks, students will develop their skills through a series of short projects.
Tutor: Kirsten Lyle
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Printmaking
Wednesdays 19.00 - 21.00
17th April - 17th July (13 weeks, £299) This course covers a full introduction to lino, mono, photo transfer and dry point printmaking techniques working with full instruction from a professional printmaker. This course can be taken as a standalone course but studying for more than one term allows students to specialise in one or two techniques, to fully explore the process and develop their artwork further. Suitable for complete beginners or those with some knowledge of printmaking.
Tutor: Seán Myers
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The Evening Studio
Wednesdays 19.15 - 21.30
17th April - 17th July (13 weeks, £299 or £29 drop in) Discover your creative potential and come to our inspiring evening painting and drawing sessions in the beautiful Art Studio at the Conservatoire. The Evening Studio provides the perfect setting to explore and develop drawing and painting techniques and build a portfolio of your own unique work. Suitable for those drawing or painting for the first time or if you are returning to improve and develop your practice. You will be encouraged to use a variety of media including pencil, graphite, inks, charcoal and pastel, oil pastel, watercolour and acrylic paints.
Tutor: Sally McKay
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Art & Wellness Group for Mums
Thursdays 13:15 - 14:45, 6 June - 4 July (5 weeks, £115)
Come along to the Conservatoire’s studio to take part in our new Arts Wellness group for mums. This programme runs for 5 weeks, exploring themes such as, Self, Self esteem, Self Care, Culture, Compassion and Connection. We’ll do this through the tactile medium of clay, some mixed media and a sprinkle of mindfulness. It will be a space for you to share, relax, recharge and reconnect with yourself and other local mums. People from all backgrounds are encouraged to attend and we especially welcome anyone who is new to the area, including mums from refugee and migrant communities. We are able to accommodate infants and babies in the class, as long as they are not yet crawling. This course will be delivered in English. Tea and coffee facilities will be available.
Tutor: Jacq Lines
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Advance Your Printmaking
Thursdays 19.15 - 21.15 - Some experience required
18th April - 18th July (13 weeks, £299) Have you enjoyed our Printmaking course? Then this class is the perfect way to continue to build your practice and focus on the techniques and styles that you enjoy the most with support from a skilled professional printmaker. Suitable for those with experience of printmaking.
Tutor: Seán Myers
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Drawing Materials and Techniques
Fridays 10.00 - 13.00
19th April - 19th July (13 weeks, £351) This course explores a range of drawing and mixed media techniques and materials in depth over a twelve-week period. Considering the key elements of tone, line, texture and colour, it covers techniques in the use of pencil, charcoal and pastels through a series of short projects. Suitable for all levels, including beginners.
Tutor: Kirsten Lyle
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