Painting 3
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- Course Code: VM300
- Dates: 19/09/24 - 21/11/24
- Time: 18:00 - 21:00
- Taught: Thu, Evening
- Duration: 10 sessions (over 10 weeks)
- Location: Keeley Street
- Tutor: Tony Hull
Course Code: VM300
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Duration: 10 sessions (over 10 weeks)
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What is the course about?
Build on your previous painting experience by re-examining the way in which you apply paint, select appropriat tools and materials and create a dynamic network of marks and gestures to convey your subject. The projects will be contextualised by examining some aspects of contemporary practice. You will be encouraged to respond to the work produced in the class; alongside receiving critical feedback to help you apply new knowledge and discoveries into the way you plan and execute paintings.
What will we cover?
The course will explore the following areas and set projects will act as starting points for discovery:
• Composition, scale and surface dynamics.
• Paint handling methods and technique from short gestural studies to multiple layers.
• Develop an intuitive logic as a painting unfolds and learn to use chance and accident as part of a painting process.
• Read more clearly the paint handling and surfaces of your own work and that of some contemporary artists.
• Plan paintings in terms of technique and colour.
What will I achieve?
By the end of this course you should be able to...
• Use more flexible and varied approaches to your paint handling.
• Appraise your use of scale, mark and gesture in painting.
• Develop your appreciation of the working practice of some contemporary painters.
• Create a basis for developing a personal approach to painting.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
It is recommended that students have completed 'Painting 1' and 'Painting 2' or have gained an equivalent experience.
You should be able to follow simple written and verbal instructions, demonstrations, hand-outs and health and
safety information and will be invited to take part in group discussion.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
• Practical work in the studio
• Short demonstrations
• Handouts
• One-to–one tutoring
• Group discussion
This course is supported by Google Classroom as a Virtual Learning Environment. When you log on you will be able to access course material, presentations and handouts etc.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
Paints and brushes etc. will be provided. If you wish to bring your own brushes, the tutor will encourage you to
consider how best to use them to maximise their potential in your painting.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
There will be individual advice available at the end of the course.
You maybe able to progress onto the Foundation Diploma in Art and Design or City Lit Fine Art course, 'Contemporary Painting Studio'.
I am an artist living and working in London, trained at Chelsea School of Art and the Slade School of Fine Art (University College London). I have shown in solo and group exhibitions around the UK and in Europe (including the Whitechapel Open and Threadneedle Painting Prize) with work in numerous private collections and featured in Drawing and Painting by Kate Wilson (Thames and Hudson, 2015) For over 30 years I have taught in a wide variety of contexts, lecturing in many British art schools, including Manchester (MA), Cheltenham (BA), Central St Martins, UAL. I have run drawing workshops for Microsoft Seattle, Microsoft Research Asia in Beijing, Electronic Arts UK, Vanguard Animation, Tell Me in Mountain View, CA and Kaos Studios (THQ) in New York amongst others. I have also taught renowned opera, television and film directors how to draw (NDAs duly signed) From 2021-22 I was the recipient of an Arts Council England Project Award to conduct research into drawing and the processing of trauma. I have tenure at City Lit where I deliver drawing and painting courses exploring how these activities alter visual perception, with a strong emphasis on thinking through doing.
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.