Art & Design classes in London & online

Cultivate a range of methods for stimulating and connecting to what inspires you, and develop ways to express your imagination freely using a variety of media and approaches. In person (City Lit studios) OR on-line; please check your selection before enrolling.

Looking at a diverse range of figurative artists, we’ll examine their subject matter along with technical and imaginative skills, and find inspiration for our own paintings. Eye-opening projects to inspire painters at all levels of experience. This is a live on-line practical course.

Explore a range of perspectives and practical exercises for letting-go of the limiting effects of the judging mind, whilst connecting to drawing in refreshing and inspiring ways. The ideas and mindfulness skills are transferrable to all creative disciplines.

Art is fundamentally about communicating ideas. If the idea is strong, the work of art is memorable.
This exciting, one day workshop, led by Rod Judkins (artist, tutor and author of ‘The art of Creative thinking’ and ‘Ideas are your only currency’) will explore methods to create ideas and concepts and combine them with the process of making.

Join us and set up your day in a tranquil, reflective way with our 5-day Drawing and mindfulness: morning meditation course. Whether you want to do something nourishing before work or are setting up for a day of creative activity, the practices of drawing and mindfulness will help you begin each day with fresh eyes and mind. Suitable for all levels.

Explore the creative possibilities of contemporary illustration through experimentation, image-making, and visual storytelling. This practical online course introduces a wide range of illustration techniques and processes, helping you build confidence, develop ideas, and discover your own visual language.

Discover the basics of photography to improve your photographs and impress your friends. Learn about shutter speed, aperture, composition, light and taking pictures in different environments. This course is perfect for complete beginners or for adding new skills. Please take this course before enrolling on our intermediate courses.

Whether you are a photographer or a writer, this short course will give you ideas for combining words and images to discover new approaches and create new work.

Make paintings inspired by artists whose subject is nature, be guided by their choices of subject matter, and learn from their methods. Eye-opening projects to inspire painters at all levels of experience. This is a live on-line practical course.

Explore how mindfulness can enrich the process of drawing, as we discover a range of contemporary approaches to drawing from nature. This course offers a great introduction to mindful drawing, or a way to explore it more deeply in the context of this theme.