Online Art Courses
Bring the magic of St Ives into your own home or studio with our online art courses. Led by practising artists from St Ives School of Painting, our library spans painting, drawing, mixed media and more, with courses for curious beginners and experienced artists alike. Follow clear demonstrations and practical exercises, pausing and revisiting each lesson at your own pace.
Online Painting Classes Taught by Professional Artists
Our online painting classes are led by practising artists with extensive knowledge of their chosen subjects, materials and creative processes. Many have exhibited their work or undertaken formal study alongside teaching a range of students, from beginners to those practising art themselves.
Our pre-recorded courses start from £30, with demonstrations, practical exercises and supporting resources that you can revisit throughout your access period. You can also take part in our live Online Art Club or visit our historic studios for Art Courses in Cornwall.
School of Painting Online Art Club 4 – Figure (x4 Sessions)
Online Art Club – Mixed Media – Personal Development
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Course ID: a00Nz00000iugD0
Active Instance: a02Nz00000YYmOPIA1, 07-Oct-2026
A relaxed online art club, to spark creativity, explore new ideas and have fun making art with no pressure.
| 7 Oct – watch until 5 Jan – £95 | Book |
Painting Clouds
Online Art Courses – Oil – Landscape
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Course ID: a00Nz00000qpJVi
Active Instance: a02Nz00000fIlsGIAS, 03-Jan-2027
Learn how to capture the shifting drama, light and atmosphere of the sky and discover how clouds can transform a landscape and become the focus of a powerful painting.
| £145 | Book |
Seeing the Light
Online Art Courses – Oil – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000G1Hbu
Active Instance: a024J00000BFjEtQAL, 05-Jan-2027
When artists talk about light, what do they mean? How does it work, and what does it say? Explore different concepts and methods of representing light in this 2 and a half hour recorded online course led by artist Kieran Stiles.
| £30 | Book |
Getting Started with Watercolour Painting
Online Art Courses – Watercolour – Beginners
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Course ID: a00Nz00000MGlJF
Active Instance: a02Nz00000Eh66wIAB, 06-Jan-2027
Over 5 hours of tuition in bite-sized segments, to give you a thorough grounding in painting with watercolours. Learn essential techniques that will help you to avoid common mistakes in watercolour painting.
| £145 | Book |
Getting Started with Oil Painting
Online Art Courses – Oil – Beginners
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Course ID: a00Nz00000IeHsc
Active Instance: a02Nz00000AhlqkIAB, 06-Jan-2027
Over 4 hours tuition in manageable chunks to give you a thorough grounding to painting with oils,. Learn simple and dynamic approaches to landscape and still life.
| £145 | Book |
Still Life: Colour + Composition (rec)
Online Art Courses – Oil – Still Life
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Course ID: a00Nz00000BHE9v
Active Instance: a02Nz000005S7OgIAK, 07-Jan-2027
We welcome back Martha Holmes into the studio, for what will be a captivating insight into how she approaches the subject of ‘still life’, which has recently become one of her main painting focuses.
| £55 | Book |
School of Painting Online Art Club 3 – Landscape (x4 Recorded Sessions)
Online Art Club – Mixed Media – Personal Development
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Course ID: a00Nz00000slT2f
Active Instance: a02Nz00000ghLyfIAE, 20-Jan-2027
The third term of art club explores landscape, taking inspiration wherever you are, urban or rural, a view from your window, an imaginary place or memory.
| £95 | Book |
School of Painting Online Art Club 1 – Still Life (x4 Recorded Sessions)
Online Art Club – Mixed Media – Still Life
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Course ID: a00Nz00000mgYWK
Active Instance: a02Nz00000bqL9WIAU, 20-Jan-2027
Watch all four sessions recorded from our new online Art Club. Discover new ideas to spark your creativity and have fun making art with no pressure.
| £95 | Book |
Porthmeor Programme (Online)
Online Art Courses – Mixed Media – Personal Development
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Course ID: a00Nz00000XxdNK
Active Instance: a02Nz00000cZ64iIAC, 29-Jan-2027
A ten month online intensive course, with 1-1 tutorials and small group creative sessions to develop you as an artist.
| 29 – 31 Jan 2027 – 8 weekends (over 10 months) – £2550 | Apply |
Colour, Light + Depth In Painting
Online Art Courses – Oil – Still Life
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Course ID: a00Nz00000PzLm9
Active Instance: a02Nz00000IGTaXIAX, 08-Feb-2027
Would you like to explore colour more deeply? Join Alice Mumford to see how the shifting relationship between light, space and our point of view transforms the colours we see. Come on the journey to translate that understanding into paint.
| £245 | Book |
Unpicking Paintings (rec)
Online Art Courses – Mixed Media – 10 week course
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Course ID: a00Nz00000Fnjl1
Active Instance: a02Nz000008ElYkIAK, 08-Feb-2027
Do you sometimes wonder why a composition works in some paintings and not so well in others? Join Alice Mumford to investigate the common themes that underpin paintings from different eras in Western Art and how this can help your work.
| £195 | Book |
Figure- Edward Hopper
Online Art Courses – Drawing – Figure
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Course ID: a004J00000FIiyo
Active Instance: a024J00000CzMlBQAV, 11-Feb-2027
Join us for this two hour online figure class inspired by artist Edward Hopper. Recorded from our studio in St Ives with a clothed model.
| £30 | Book |
Collage & Surrealism – Eileen Agar
Art Courses – Mixed Media – Abstract
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Course ID: a004J00000FIivu
Active Instance: a024J00000CzMb9QAF, 11-Feb-2027
Spanning painting, collage, photography and sculpture, Eileen Agar transformed the everyday into the extraordinary.
| £30 | Book |
The Self as an Artistic Act
Online Art Courses – Mixed Media – Figure
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Course ID: a004J00000FIBSV
Active Instance: a024J00000CtKxfQAF, 11-Feb-2027
Explore acts of self-expression through this experimental online course using the home, clothing and everyday objects as a starting point for inspiration.
| £30 | Book |
Observation + Abstraction
Online Art Courses – Mixed Media – Abstract
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Course ID: a004J00000FH0Sb
Active Instance: a024J00000Ckac1QAB, 11-Feb-2027
Explore the possibilities of abstraction drawing inspiration from your direct surroundings. Experiment with new ways of working from figuration to abstraction.
| £30 | Book |
Figure – The Folded Line
Online Art Courses – Drawing – Figure
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Course ID: a004J00000K3MRw
Active Instance: a024J00000CkZvvQAF, 11-Feb-2027
Join artist Tom Rickman for this exploration of folded material on the human form. Working from a model learn how drapery not only covers or reveals but animates and extends the body in this online webinar.
| £30 | Book |
Postcards from St Ives – Patrick Heron
Online Art Courses – Mixed Media – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000FGzYu
Active Instance: a024J00000CkZNRQA3, 11-Feb-2027
Join us for this Patrick Heron-inspired webinar. See how Heron’s aerial approaches to depicting the landscape of St Ives in gouache can be integrated into your own way of working.
| £30 | Book |
Figure – Matisse Part 2
Online Art Courses – Drawing – Figure
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Course ID: a004J00000FGzTK
Active Instance: a024J00000CkZAWQA3, 11-Feb-2027
Join us for the second part in this online figure class inspired by the work of artist Henri Matisse. Extending from the last session, this time we’ll be adding rich colour to Matisse’s lively compositions.
| £30 | Book |
Figure – Shape, Colour + Texture
Online Art Courses – Drawing – Figure
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Course ID: a004J00000FzOCp
Active Instance: a024J00000Ck7EGQAZ, 11-Feb-2027
Join us for this two hour recording of a figure class inspired by the Bay Area Movement artist David Park. Broadcast from our studio in St Ives with a clothed model.
| £30 | Book |
Seabed, Cove + Coast
Online Art Courses – Mixed Media – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000FGhII
Active Instance: a024J00000CjgA2QAJ, 11-Feb-2027
Enjoy creating dynamic reliefs inspired by the landscape around you in this four-part online course.
| £90 | Book |
Figure – Picasso – Body in Space
Online Art Courses – Drawing – Figure
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Course ID: a004J00000K4i2d
Active Instance: a024J00000CjKxCQAV, 11-Feb-2027
Join artist Ilker Cinarel from our studio in St Ives for this Picasso-inspired life drawing webinar.
| £30 | Book |
Figure – Inspired by Egon Schiele
Online Art Courses – Drawing – Figure
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Course ID: a004J00000G0QHf
Active Instance: a024J00000CjKx7QAF, 11-Feb-2027
Join Gary Long as he explores the distinctive mark-making of Austrian artist Egon Schiele. Recorded from our studio in St Ives with a model, you are invited to join in at home with guided exercises.
| £30 | Book |
Figure – Whistler’s Woman in White
Online Art Courses – Drawing – Figure
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Course ID: a004J00000ITbuA
Active Instance: a024J00000CjKvjQAF, 11-Feb-2027
Join artist Gary Long for this Whistler-inspired recording. Draw and paint from a clothed model in our Porthmeor Studios.
| £30 | Book |
Figure – Shape + Shadow
Online Art Courses – Drawing – Figure
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Course ID: a004J00000IPr2x
Active Instance: a024J00000CjKveQAF, 11-Feb-2027
Use bold outlines, shape and shadow to create dramatic effect inspired by poses from classic cinema.
| £30 | Book |
Figure – Inspired by Picasso
Online Art Courses – Drawing – Figure
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Course ID: a004J00000ISU7W
Active Instance: a024J00000CjKuoQAF, 11-Feb-2027
Join artist Ilker Cinarel from our studio in St Ives for this Picasso-inspired webinar with a clothed model.
| £30 | Book |
Figure – Inspired by Diebenkorn
Online Art Courses – Drawing – Figure
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Course ID: a004J00000DD18u
Active Instance: a024J00000CjKujQAF, 11-Feb-2027
Join us for this recording of a two hour online figure class inspired by the Bay Figurative artist Richard Diebenkorn. Broadcast from our studio in St Ives with a clothed model.
| £30 | Book |
Figure – Inspired by Gustav Klimt
Online Art Courses – Drawing – Figure
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Course ID: a004J00000DDJoO
Active Instance: a024J00000CjKtcQAF, 11-Feb-2027
Watch this two hour online figure class inspired by the rich and vibrant work of Gustav Klimt on demand now.
| £30 | Book |
Painting Flowers in Oils
Online Art Courses – Oil – Still Life
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Course ID: a004J00000DDGyv
Active Instance: a024J00000CjKmoQAF, 11-Feb-2027
Learn how to capture in oils, bold spring blooms, to create a beautiful expressive still life, rich in colour and texture.
| £55 | Book |
Postcards from St Ives – Ithell Colquhoun
Online Art Courses – Mixed Media – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000FGNcb
Active Instance: a024J00000CimUQQAZ, 11-Feb-2027
Join artist Kate Southworth for this Ithell Colquhoun-inspired recording. See how living and working in the sacred sites and magical landscapes of west Cornwall shaped Colquhoun’s diverse practice.
| £30 | Book |
Figure – Degas
Online Art Courses – Drawing – Figure
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Course ID: a004J00000K5WSN
Active Instance: a024J00000Ci443QAB, 11-Feb-2027
Join artist Tom Rickman for a Degas-inspired recording. Recorded live from our studio in St Ives with a model, you are invited to join in at home with guided exercises.
| £30 | Book |
Joan Eardley- The Calligraphy of People + Place
Online Art Courses – Mixed Media – Beginners
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Course ID: a004J00000G02rp
Active Instance: a024J00000ChvTGQAZ, 11-Feb-2027
Explore the calligraphic mark making of Joan Eardley and learn how as artists today we can find inspiration for our own painting.
| £45 | Book |
Interpreting the Landscape
Online Art Courses – Acrylic – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000FFlIC
Active Instance: a024J00000ChNBVQA3, 11-Feb-2027
Join us for this experimental recording and explore using gestural, energetic marks to create movement and fluidity in your paintings.
| £30 | Book |
Postcards from St Ives – Victor Pasmore, Line + Space
Online Art Courses – Mixed Media – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000FFkBC
Active Instance: a024J00000ChJUYQA3, 11-Feb-2027
Capture the Cornish landscape in simplified shapes, lines and motifs in this Victor Pasmore inspired recording. See how this seminal artist pioneered a new way of working with abstraction.
| £30 | Book |
Postcards from St Ives – Christopher Wood
Online Art Courses – Oil – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000K4o2U
Active Instance: a024J00000CS8XDQA1, 11-Feb-2027
Join artist Alice Mumford as she explores Christopher Wood’s quest for a lyrical way of describing the world through line and rhythm.
| £30 | Book |
Postcards from St Ives – Whistler at the Coast
Online Art Courses – Oil – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000ISZEx
Active Instance: a024J00000CRz44QAD, 11-Feb-2027
James Whistler and Walter Sickert painted together in St Ives in 1884. What can we take from their energetic studies to help you with your own landscape painting in oils?
| £30 | Book |
Bonnard + the Electric Light
Online Art Courses – Oil – Still Life
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Course ID: a004J00000ITTRt
Active Instance: a024J00000CRz2MQAT, 11-Feb-2027
Take a journey with artist Alice Mumford to explore the intimately lit domestic spaces of Bonnard’s paintings. Learn how to capture the warm diffused light of Bonnard’s tabletop settings and see how he captured the poetry of everyday life as it played out in living rooms, kitchens and bathrooms.
| £55 | Book |
Postcards from Tony O’Malley – Between Sound + Silence
Online Art Courses – Mixed Media – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000ITwNr
Active Instance: a024J00000CRyzbQAD, 11-Feb-2027
Get inspired by St Ives painter Tony O’Malley’s intuitive and playful approach to capturing the Cornish landscape.
| £30 | Book |
Coldwax Painting
Online Art Courses – Mixed Media – Abstract
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Course ID: a004J00000K3yEC
Active Instance: a024J00000CRyytQAD, 11-Feb-2027
Enjoy learning about the possibilities of coldwax painting, a technique for adding texture and depth to your work.
| £30 | Book |
Where Sea Meets Land – Winter Storm
Online Art Courses – Oil – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000ISTHb
Active Instance: a024J00000C3DleQAF, 11-Feb-2027
Learn to convey the drama and energy of a stormy sea encountering the land in oils. Capture the movement of the sea as it clashes with an iconic Cornish harbour.
| £55 | Book |
Experimental Drawing + Collage
Online Art Courses – Mixed Media – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000IRoIM
Active Instance: a024J00000C1ZcNQAV, 11-Feb-2027
Enjoy creating experimental and abstract compositions inspired by your everyday surroundings in this recording.
| £30 | Book |
Painting Twilight in Oils – Winter Solstice
Online Art Courses – Oil – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000IRVlh
Active Instance: a024J00000Bwd2fQAB, 11-Feb-2027
Learn how to capture twilight in oils, where fading light and the rich colour of the sea and the sky can naturally lead you into abstraction.
| £30 | Book |
Postcards from St Ives – Wynter & Rooftops
Online Art Courses – Mixed Media – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000IQ6iH
Active Instance: a024J00000BlFQoQAN, 11-Feb-2027
Enjoy creating abstract and experimental paintings and drawings inspired by the iconic Downalong rooftops of St Ives, with drawing, simple printmaking and waterbased painting.
| £30 | Book |
Ways of Abstracting
Online Art Courses – Mixed Media – Abstract
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Course ID: a004J00000AAlon
Active Instance: a024J00000BeEcZQAV, 11-Feb-2027
Join artist Liz Hough in our studio to demystify abstract painting and explore alternative ways of seeing the world around you. Fire up your creativity with this one hour live online session designed to inspire and get you making and investigating at home.
| £30 | Book |
Joan Eardley- A Painter’s Painter
Online Art Courses – Mixed Media – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000DsakX
Active Instance: a024J00000BeE3TQAV, 11-Feb-2027
Watch Jill Eisele in this recording as she takes us on an artist’s journey to Joan Eardley’s Catterline on the wild east coast of Scotland. Explore how Eardley continues to inspire painters today.
| £30 | Book |
Coves, Rocks + Cliffs in Watercolour
Online Art Courses – Watercolour – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000DDM6A
Active Instance: a024J00000Bdy9NQAR, 11-Feb-2027
Learn how to use watercolour to depict coves, rocks and cliffs with artist David Webb in this webinar recording. Learn to look at a scene with an artist’s eye and choose which elements are important and which can be left out.
| £30 | Book |
Postcards from Wilhelmina Barns-Graham
Online Art Courses – Drawing – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000G1wAu
Active Instance: a024J00000BQj0lQAD, 11-Feb-2027
Follow in the footsteps of St Ives artist Wilhelmina Barns-Graham and explore her unique approach to painting and drawing the rocks and waves of the famous rugged coastline of St Ives.
| £30 | Book |
Abstracting Zennor in Autumn
Online Art Courses – Oil – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000G1lmX
Active Instance: a024J00000BQ8NNQA1, 11-Feb-2027
Following Martha’s hugely successful first webinar with us, we welcome her back to explore a rich Autumnal palette. Delve into abstract expressionism to create a landscape painting in oils with this two-part recording.
| £55 | Book |
Introduction to Matisse – Pattern + Illusion
Online Art Courses – Oil – Still Life
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Course ID: a004J00000Fzcu4
Active Instance: a024J00000B1tRIQAZ, 11-Feb-2027
In this 2 part course led by artist Alice Mumford, learn how Matisse used pattern to create the illusion of three dimensions and immerse yourself in the joy of looking and painting in oils.
| £55 | Book |
Abstraction 1 – Developing
Online Art Courses – Mixed Media – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000FFGfL
Active Instance: a024J000008PxZkQAK, 11-Feb-2027
Over 4 recordings, explore Liz’s processes of painting, collage and print. Emerge confident in experimentation with a cohesive collection of new works and ideas.
| £120 | Book |
Calendrical Art (R)
Online Art Courses – Mixed Media – Abstract
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Course ID: a004J00000QpeKQ
Active Instance: a024J00000ArIcPQAV, 11-Feb-2027
Over the course of nine classes, explore this intuitive way of making work in tune with the dynamic patterns, energies and qualities of the calendar year.
| £195 | Book |
Figure – Finding Form Through Abstraction (rec)
Online Art Courses – Drawing – Figure
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Course ID: a004J00000QpaQD
Active Instance: a024J00000Ar6j0QAB, 11-Feb-2027
Create accurate, gestural figures through abstract forms in this new online webinar led by artist Ashley Hold.
| £30 | Book |
Expressive Mark Making
Online Art Courses – Mixed Media – Abstract
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Course ID: a004J00000PgdhA
Active Instance: a024J00000ARn3GQAT, 11-Feb-2027
Join artist Amy Albright as she helps you to free-up your art practice and energize your paintings.
| £30 | Book |
Colour + Landscape in Oils
Online Art Courses – Oil – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000FyuEe
Active Instance: a024J000009mDCTQA2, 11-Feb-2027
Join artist Martha Holmes for this two part course on oils following her sell out show at The New Craftsman Gallery, St Ives, Between Land and Sea.
| £55 | Book |
Painting Twilight in Oils
Online Art Courses – Oil – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000Fyj3B
Active Instance: a024J000009kgviQAA, 11-Feb-2027
Learn how to capture twilight in oils, where fading light and the rich colour of the sea and the sky can naturally lead you into abstraction.
| £30 | Book |
Figure – Inspired by Matisse
Online Art Courses – Drawing – Figure
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Course ID: a004J00000BqUbr
Active Instance: a024J000008QN2MQAW, 11-Feb-2027
Join us and enjoy a recording of our wonderful two hour online figure class inspired by the work of artist Henri Matisse looking at energetic line, pattern and form.
| £30 | Book |
Figure – Inspired by Antony Gormley (recording)
Online Art Courses – Drawing – Figure
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Course ID: a004J00000PHiAS
Active Instance: a024J00000DYYlyQAH, 11-Feb-2027
Join artist Ilker Cinarel for this experimental, expressive webinar inspired by Antony Gormley’s drawings and paintings of the human figure. Recorded from our studio in St Ives with a model, you are invited to join at home with guided exercises.
| £30 | Book |
Diving Deeper into Abstract Landscapes
Online Art Courses – Mixed Media – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000PHrLZ
Active Instance: a024J00000DYrEAQA1, 11-Feb-2027
Find new ways to connect with the landscape around you with this expressive and explorative online webinar.
| £30 | Book |
Approaching Intuitive Painting
Online Art Courses – Oil – Abstract
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Course ID: a004J00000PIZsn
Active Instance: a024J00000DmmyaQAB, 11-Feb-2027
Join large-scale painter Caroline Robinson as she explores her practice of painting intuitively.
| £30 | Book |
Cornwall’s Rugged Coast in Watercolour (rec)
Online Art Courses – Watercolour – Seascapes
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Course ID: a004J00000Qpt1G
Active Instance: a024J00000Dyky1QAB, 11-Feb-2027
Discover how to capture the beauty and intensity of Cornwall’s dramatic coastline in dynamic watercolour.
| £30 | Book |
Figure – Form, Shape + Colour (rec)
Online Art Courses – Mixed Media – Figure
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Course ID: a004J00000Qpzei
Active Instance: a024J00000DyxGtQAJ, 11-Feb-2027
Learn how to extract the essence of the figure from life and onto paper, with simple guided exercises working from a live model.
| £30 | Book |
Banish Fear of Failure
Online Art Courses – Acrylic – Still Life
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Course ID: a004J00000Qq4k0
Active Instance: a024J00000DzBGHQA3, 11-Feb-2027
Banish fear of failure and find your inner voice on this two part online course with tutor Iona Sanders.
| £55 | Book |
Window into Plein Air
Online Art Courses – Oil – Landscape
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Course ID: a00Nz000002YKT2
Active Instance: a02Nz0000007x0AIAQ, 11-Feb-2027
Have you ever wanted to paint outside but unsure where to start? Delve into the practice of oil painting en plein air inspired by the remarkable Cornish landscape.
| £30 | Book |
Resolving Intuitive Painting (recording)
Online Art Courses – Oil – Abstract
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Course ID: a00Nz000003HrpN
Active Instance: a02Nz000000PYmTIAW, 11-Feb-2027
Immerse yourself in a world of instinct with this explorative online class, looking at ways to coax an intuitive painting to it’s natural conclusion.
| £30 | Book |
Ink, Paint + Paper
Online Art Courses – Mixed Media – Landscape
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Course ID: a00Nz000003WQqc
Active Instance: a02Nz000000U30UIAS, 11-Feb-2027
Learn how to create atmospheric art works on paper, in response to the wild landscape above Zennor, using acrylic inks and paint.
| £30 | Book |
Looking For Colour (rec)
Online Art Courses – Mixed Media – Abstract
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Course ID: a00Nz000004eTsI
Active Instance: a02Nz00000158NlIAI, 11-Feb-2027
Discover a whole new world of colour through fun and experimental exercises along with exploring the art of ‘simply looking’. This class recording will stimulate and inspire your quest for colour.
| £30 | Book |
Pastel Painting – Seascapes (rec)
Online Art Courses – Pastel – Seascapes
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Course ID: a00Nz000005uacQ
Active Instance: a02Nz000001sWAQIA2, 11-Feb-2027
In this two-part webinar series, Dorset based artist, Nina Squire, shows you different ways of working with soft pastels to create painterly dynamic seascapes.
| £55 | Book |
Well Grounded (rec)
Online Art Courses – Painting – Landscape
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Course ID: a00Nz0000064Utr
Active Instance: a02Nz000001yP1NIAU, 11-Feb-2027
Join practising artist, Victoria Gillow, in this playful exploration of building history and narratives into paintings, through the use of coloured grounds and under painting.
| £30 | Book |
Using Instagram as your sketchbook – Telling the Artists Journey (rec)
Online Art Courses
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Course ID: a00Nz000008yasF
Active Instance: a02Nz000003tIkAIAU, 11-Feb-2027
Join us for a webinar exclusive, as we visit the studio of Brighton based contemporary artist, Faye Bridgwater, who will be sharing her knowledge around using Instagram to tell the artists story.
| £30 | Book |
Figure – Colour Blocking for movement + pose (rec)
Online Art Courses – Drawing – Figure
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Course ID: a00Nz0000095jKN
Active Instance: a02Nz000003y4DXIAY, 11-Feb-2027
Practice your life drawing skills in this regular online Life Drawing class. With professional tutors, learn about form, proportion and composition by sketching the clothed figure in a variety of short and long poses.
| £30 | Book |
Creative Journaling for Artists (rec)
Online Art Courses – Mixed Media – Personal Development
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Course ID: a00Nz000009zUYo
Active Instance: a02Nz000004YtarIAC, 11-Feb-2027
In this course you will be encouraged to explore creative play in your art journals, allowing you to capture your personal curiosities and interests to develop your visual language and bring clarity to your practice.
| £95 | Book |
Coastal Narratives – Zennor
Online Art Courses – Water-based – Landscape
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Course ID: a00Nz00000H2h2p
Active Instance: a02Nz0000091dlLIAQ, 11-Feb-2027
Drawing inspiration from Zennor’s rugged landscape and folklore, Hilary Jean Gibson, will guide you through her watercolour painting process, emphasising the importance of sketchbooks and research in addition to the painting process itself, extending beyond the artwork.
| £45 | Book |
Calendrical Art – An Introduction
Online Art Courses – Mixed Media – Abstract
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Course ID: a004J00000QpeKf
Active Instance: a02Nz00000AhrJVIAZ, 11-Feb-2027
A chance to find out more about our year long ‘Calendrical Art’ course, creating in tune with the seasons. This is a taster session so you can decide if you would like to join the full year long course.
| £20 | Book |
Coastal Light in Oil
Online Art Courses – Oil – Landscape
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Course ID: a00Nz00000JxjkY
Active Instance: a02Nz00000C8F6ZIAV, 11-Feb-2027
Join artist, Gary Long, on location and in the studio as he shares his oil painting journey, from preparatory drawings, discussing colour mixing, layering, brush techniques to the creation of depth and dimension in his drawings and paintings of Pendeen Watch.
| £65 | Book |
Coastal Senses – St Ives Bay
Online Art Courses – Acrylic – Landscape
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Course ID: a00Nz00000LaFXg
Active Instance: a02Nz00000DwIGeIAN, 11-Feb-2027
Local artist, Victoria Gillow, shares new ways of working to inspire your creative process and help you paint the places you love. Discover techniques to create vibrant and expressive paintings.
| £45 | Book |
The Art of The Sun + The Moon R
Online Art Courses – Water-based – Abstract
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Course ID: a00Nz00000MOnPb
Active Instance: a02Nz00000EqbBgIAJ, 11-Feb-2027
Explore the process of creating art inspired by the sun and the moon through techniques guided by abstraction, surrealism and symbolism.
| £55 | Book |
Painting the Cornish Coast
Online Art Courses – Painting – Landscape
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Course ID: a00Nz00000R46VW
Active Instance: a02Nz00000JQUcGIAX, 11-Feb-2027
Paint the stunning Cornish Coast with expert guidance from three of our professional artists. Learn how to capture the essence of place, both in the landscape and back in the studio.
| £145 | Book |
Abstraction 2 – A Closer Look
Online Art Courses – Mixed Media – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000NYNaF
Active Instance: a024J00000DPmySQAT, 11-Feb-2027
Over 3 sessions, Liz takes you through common questions asked on her previous courses: finding your own, unique content; form versus line; and scaling up.
| £120 | Book |
Experimental Landscapes (Recording)
Online Art Courses – Mixed Media – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000NYFUM
Active Instance: a024J00000DPe0rQAD, 11-Feb-2027
Join us for this experimental, abstract webinar inspired by the Cornish landscape with new tutor, Natalie Day.
| £30 | Book |
Light, Colour, Texture
Online Art Courses – Acrylic – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000NYEV4
Active Instance: a024J00000DPdPJQA1, 11-Feb-2027
Join us for this energetic webinar led by new tutor Alex Yarlett exploring capturing the atmosphere, emotions and feelings of a place.
| £30 | Book |
Exploring Acrylics
Online Art Courses – Acrylic – Still Life
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Course ID: a004J00000NXojn
Active Instance: a024J00000DOfmmQAD, 11-Feb-2027
Explore working wet on wet in acrylics and loosen up your approach with this fun and intuitive course discovering your inner voice.
| £30 | Book |
Framing the Landscape (R)
Online Art Courses – Mixed Media – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000NVks0
Active Instance: a024J00000DAGgxQAH, 11-Feb-2027
Enjoy creating dynamic landscape paintings from photographs in this new three-part series with artist Maxine Hart.
| £120 | Book |
Line, Texture, Tone – Coldwax Painting
Online Art Courses – Mixed Media – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000FH0Lf
Active Instance: a024J00000D10f7QAB, 11-Feb-2027
Enjoy creating luminous abstract paintings using coldwax painting. Learn how these three fundamental aspects – texture, line and shape – can help develop your unique visual vocabulary.
| £90 | Book |
Figure – Light + Atmosphere
Online Art Courses – Drawing – Figure
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Course ID: a004J00000NUc5w
Active Instance: a024J00000CzucmQAB, 11-Feb-2027
Join us for this two hour online figure class focusing on light, shade, and the qualities of tone to create atmosphere. Recorded from our studio in St Ives with a clothed model, join in at home with guided exercises and watch live or later.
| £30 | Book |
The Landscape Psychogeographer
Online Art Courses – Mixed Media – Landscape
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Course ID: a004J00000NUb34
Active Instance: a024J00000CzkgYQAR, 11-Feb-2027
Join us for this explorative webinar using a combination of psychogeographical approaches to deepen your relationship with your surrounding environment.
| £30 | Book |
Figure- Paula Rego
Online Art Courses – Drawing – Figure
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Course ID: a004J00000PFvJf
Active Instance: a024J00000DR3PaQAL, 11-Feb-2027
Join us for this two-hour online figure class inspired by artist Paula Rego. Broadcast from our studio in St Ives with a clothed model, join in at home with guided exercises.
| £30 | Book |
The Art of Painting the Ordinary R
Online Art Courses – Oil – Landscape
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Course ID: a00Nz00000Mydy1
Active Instance: a02Nz00000FPInXIAX, 13-Feb-2027
Explore the playful and naïve painting style of artist Holly Razavi, whose oil paintings showcase delightful characters engaged in their daily activities, in various coastal and city landscapes.
| £55 | Book |
School of Painting Online Art Club 2 – Interiors (x4 Recorded Sessions)
Online Art Club – Mixed Media – Personal Development
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Course ID: a00Nz00000q1Yg5
Active Instance: a02Nz00000ehsPVIAY, 01-Jun-2027
In our second term of art club we will explore interiors, documenting the everyday as our starting point, moving from quick sketching and painting, to looking in more depth at pattern, layering and embellishing.
| £95 | Book |
Unlocking Colour
Online Art Courses – Watercolour
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Course ID: a00Nz00000smQkQ
Active Instance: a02Nz00000gi6fpIAA, 01-Jun-2027
Through a practical, step-by-step colour wheel exercise, watercolour artist and tutor Hilary Jean Gibson reveals how colours interact and relate to one another, helping you build a stronger understanding of colour and greater confidence in your painting practice.
| £15 | Book |
Learn Different Art Mediums, Whatever Your Skill Level
For Beginners
Whether you are starting with the basics or looking for new ways to develop an existing practice, you can find an online art course suited to your experience and interests. Each course page explains the recommended level, materials and course content, helping you choose with confidence.
Choosing a Course
Build your understanding of colour, layering and mark-making through our acrylic painting lessons, or combine paint, collage, drawing and other materials with our mixed media art courses. You can also strengthen your drawing skills or gain a thorough grounding in watercolour and oil painting.
Choose by subject, medium,
course length or artist tutor
Each tutor brings a distinct perspective to their course. Rather than teaching one fixed way to make art, they share the techniques and ideas that inform their own professional practice. Clear demonstrations allow you to observe each process closely, while guided exercises help you apply what you have learnt to your own work.
Courses cover subjects including landscape, still life, abstraction, the figure, colour and composition. Video demonstrations are divided into manageable sections, allowing you to watch a technique, pause the lesson and try it for yourself before continuing.
Watch and Learn at
Your Own Pace
Our pre-recorded online art courses give you the flexibility to fit creative learning around your life. Once you have purchased a course, log in to your account to access the video tuition and supporting resources.
You can pause demonstrations, repeat individual sections and work through the practical exercises at your own pace. This gives you time to explore each process fully without needing to keep up with a scheduled class.
Access periods vary between 60 and 180 days, depending on the length of the course. You can find the exact access period on the individual course page before booking. If you need more time, extensions are available to purchase through your online account for a small additional fee.
What our students say
These online sessions are consistently fabulous, and this one did not disappoint. Gave me an insight into Paula Rego’s work as well as Gary’s thoughtful and insightful commentary as he paints and draws his wonderful images.
Transformative in terms of artistic process.
The resources and the space to work in were excellent. The tutoring was wonderfully inspiring and supportive. I felt encouraged and supported all through and learnt new things.
I’ve wanted to paint abstracts for some time now but needed some guidance on how to start. This course has got me up and running. I’m looking forward to spending more time using the techniques Natalie demonstrated.
It was beyond my expectations. The inspiring surroundings, fabulous teacher and wonderful cohort.
I loved learning new colour mixes; different mark making; wildly different landscapes. I have been to many course there and this was one of the best.
I liked everything about the course, it was what it said in the course description. Thank you, I enjoyed spending time in such a lovely warm encouraging environment.
The space and facilities in the school were excellent, great equipment and light with individual stations. The tutor’s knowledge of colour mixing and creating a varied palette was excellent.
Frequently Asked Questions About Our Online Art Courses
Are online art courses suitable for beginners?
Many of our online art courses are suitable for beginners. Course descriptions explain the recommended level, materials and experience so that you can choose a course that feels manageable and relevant to your interests.
How do online art courses work?
Once you have purchased an online course, you can access it through your account and work through the video tuition and supporting resources at a time that suits you. Access periods vary from 60 – 180 days, just check the individual course page before booking.
For live webinars, once you book a place, we will share a link with you in advance so you can join us at the relevant start time – this is typically via Zoom. A recording of the webinar will be shared with you after the webinar so you can re-watch in your own time.
Can I learn painting online from home?
Yes. Our online painting courses allow you to learn from professional artists wherever you are. You can pause demonstrations, revisit lessons and work through practical exercises in your own time.