Introduction to Acrylic Painting
5-Week Beginner Art Course
Starts Monday 2nd November 2026 (5 consecutive weeks)
10:00 - 12:30
A friendly, supportive & informal beginner acrylics painting course. This course will help you build confidence with acrylic materials and gain an understanding of colour mixing, blending, paint application and composition. You'll touch on still life, abstracts and land/seascapes
Course structure
5 x 2.5 hour lessons over 5 consecutive weeks
Includes short practical demonstrations by Sarah followed by open studio time plus support & feedback
Break half way for light refreshments
Over the 5 weeks you will produce 3 small project pieces of work including an abstract, a still-life and a land/seascape and one final main painting of your choice on stretched canvas
Overview of the course:
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Week 1: Foundations (Meet your materials & Mark making)
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Week 2: Colour theory & small piece of work
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Week 3: Introduction to composition & Paint a Landscape - Hockney week
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Week 4: Composition & consolidation
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Week 5: Bringing it all together - Studio time to finish your final painting
All materials are provided including paints, paper, canvases, brushes and other tools
Sky's The limit - NEW COURSE!
5-Week acrylic & mixed media course
Starts Monday 7th September
10:00 - 12:30 (5 consecutive weeks)
The Sky's The Limit is a 5-part acrylic painting course focusing on skies and designed for artists who want to bring more atmosphere, depth and drama to their work.
This workshop will help you expand your technical skills, giving you a variety of techniques to render clouds, soft skies, dramatic skies and shifting light
Through demonstrations & hands-on practical work, Sarah will guide you to explore:
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Acrylic techniques for creating atmosphere, depth and movement in your skies
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Ways to convey emotion and atmosphere through colour, contrast and composition
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How to create skies that feel alive, moody or dramatic
All materials provided: Paper, canvases, brushes, acrylic paints and inks.
Tea / Coffee and light refreshments provided
Expressive Seascapes
5-Week Acrylic & Mixed Media Art Course
Starts Friday 11th September 2026
10:00 - 12:30 (5 consecutive weeks)
Suitable for beginner to intermediate levels of experience. This friendly, supportive & informal painting course balances technical foundations of acrylic painting with space for creative exploration, focusing on expressive seascapes. We'll be exploring colour & composition as well as how to loosen up our mark making & painting to create interest, texture & atmosphere
Course structure:
4 x 2 hour lessons over 4 consecutive weeks
Includes short practical demonstrations by Sarah followed by open studio time
and individual support & feedback
Break half way for light refreshments
" There was just a nice amount of people on the course. You learn a lot of essential knowledge about painting with acrylics but it's also light hearted & fun. Sarah has a very good easy way of explaining & teaching plus there's plenty of tea/coffee & biscuits on offer throughout the morning -
What more could you want! I would definitely recommend the course
- Tina -
" I would like to say that I loved the Mixed Media Mindfulness course. The meditation and mindfulness drawing set a relaxing atmosphere from the start and I have enjoyed exploring different media...I'm loving exploring at home and it has reawakened my love of art. Thank you for a fabulous course and for helping me understand that art is about enjoyment, fun and finding mindful moments and not the need to compare or strive for perfection! "
- Paula-
" I’ve honestly found Sarah's mindful art classes life changing.
Hugely relaxing in a safe and welcoming space.
Cannot recommend enough"
- Libby -
" I am so pleased I booked on the Mixed Media Mindfulness Course. Sarah is a knowledgeable teacher both in mindfulness practices and with all things creative. Her honesty and clear love of learning is very infectious and she creates such a safe space for self-expression, peace and well-being. This is not just an art course, it is for anyone who is looking to reclaim a sense of calm and playfulness in life - no previous skills or experience necessary whatsoever
- Vanessa -