AUTUMN 2025 FRIDAY AFTERNOON 12.45-3pm

Service Description

A seven week course of watercolour classes for adult beginners and improvers. Each week I provide a project, a live painting demonstration and a step-by-step illustrated guide to the painting project. During a demonstration, I will show you various techniques and methods for creating different effects with watercolours and tips for using different brushes, paints, and paper. The demonstrations are also shown on a large television so you can see the detail during the demonstration. I also provide individual guidance where you can ask questions and get feedback on your own work. Each term I provide an illustrated step by step book of the projects with reference photos. The book includes guides for; choosing a colour palette and mixing colour, stretching paper and using white. I am currently working on new projects for the term but they will include sketching with charcoal, a still life, penguins and painting textures. You are welcome to bring any project of your own each week if you prefer. The classes are for adults over the age of 18. Term dates are: Friday 31st October, 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th November and 5th and 12th of December. Attendees are encouraged to arrive at 9.45 to settle in and I start teaching 10am and we finish at 12.15pm. Free tea, coffee and biscuits (including gluten free) are provided. Free parking in the church car park and there is free on street parking on Cavendish and Hills Avenue. I will provide charcoal for the first week's project. You will need to bring : • A large wash brush and a couple of smaller brushes for detail • 2B pencil and an eraser • 2 water pots or large jam jars • A large hard board and masking tape to tape your paper to the board • Arches Cold Pressed or Rough Paper min A4 preferably 11 x 15 inches weight 300gsm/140lb or similar good quality cotton watercolour paper A large white ceramic palette Suggested colours (If you don't have these just bring your current colours) Cadmium Yellow Pale or Transparent Yellow Vermilion or Cadmium Orange Winsor Red or Permanent Red Permanent Rose Burnt Umber or Burnt Sienna or Sepia Ultramarine Blue, Cobalt, Winsor green or Viridian Titanium White or a pot of Dr Ph Martin’s Bleed Proof White. An old shirt or apron. If you have booked a place and find that you can't attend please let me know as soon as possible so I can offer your place to another student. There is a £5 non returnable booking fee which covers the charges incurred should you cancel your place.