Course details
Banish fear of failure and find your inner voice on this two part online course with tutor Iona Sanders.
Starting a painting can seem daunting when you don’t know where to begin. Iona demonstrates how to banish fear of failure and let go of your inner critic. Starting with some intuitive and free-sketching, see which shapes and forms you are drawn to, and find inspiration from the world around you as well as your own imagination. Develop these into acrylic paintings by experimenting and playing with composition. Encouraging you to let go of perceived expectations of what a drawing or painting ‘should’ look like, Iona encourages you to find your inner voice.
Enjoy creating intuitive, experimental paintings and see how to build depth while keeping simplicity and instinct in your work. Learn from artists such as Rose Hilton and Elaine Turnbull.
Session 1
Starting with some drawing exercises, Iona encourages you to loosen your approach and banish overthinking, focusing instead on the process of simple mark-making. See what inspires you.
Session 2
Building on the drawing exercises from the last session, work with line and colour to bring out elements of your drawings you find interesting or wish to build upon. See how simplicity can be used to convey more complex forms. Work out various compositions and find various ways to build depth in your painting. Most of all, Iona encourages you to find your inner voice and see where your intuition takes you!
Who is this course for?
This course is ideal for beginners and more experienced painters alike. Aimed to help you step out of your comfort zone and loosen your approach to drawing and painting.
What will I learn?
1. Loosen your approach to painting and banish overthinking!
2. Gain confidence in painting more intuitively; see which colours you are drawn to
3. Find ways to start a painting, and how to resolve one
4. Find ways to be more playful in your approach and get rid of that critical voice
5. Simplify your painting and gain a more distinct and individual style in the process
How does an online session work?
We record the sessions so you can watch on demand, as often as you like, for up to 90 days after purchase. This way you can pause a scene, rewind and finish your painting.
You will be invited to join our Facebook Alumni group so you can share your discoveries with fellow students from around the world. You can also share your work live with others on social media using the #schoolofpainting and tagging us @stives painting
You can watch on a PC, laptop or tablet and if you have chromecast or miracast you could even cast to your SmartTV from your phone.
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What to Bring
A list of materials will be available to see in your account at least four weeks in advance of the live class.
You will need access to the internet and ideally a PC, laptop or a tablet with audio. Phones are not really suitable to watch a webinar on, unless you can cast to your Smart TV, as the presenter will be hard to see when they share their screen with you .
Timings and Breaks
2 Pre-recorded sessions, total run time approximately 170 minutes
You can revisit as often as you like for up to 90 days from the time of purchase.
What our students say
I went on a journey over 3 days from feeling that I was someone with all the gear and no idea to being someone who felt like an artist. Miraculous!
Iona is positive and pushes comfort zones in a supportive and caring manner.
Iona was professional, fun, positive and encouraging.
I now feel ready to start playing and experimenting with paint.
Iona is a really enthusiastic tutor and very motivating – even when the session is recorded. I really liked the way her approach provided some broad ways of working and was not prescriptive. It gave plenty of scope for adapting her process to my own style. I came away with some useful ideas for developing composition and a much clearer understanding of the way acrylics can be layered.
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