In autumn 25 Chandlers Ford Art Group offered members an art course entitled ‘Getting Started with Painting & Drawing’.
The course was a huge success, even with some last minute changes of dates. We eventually completed the course in January, and the class of Jan 26 proudly displayed their final artwork! Thank you to Mandy Axtell and all who made this venture such a success, especially the participants.
The details are shown below, as we hope to offer another course at some stage in 26.
This six‑week course is designed especially for members who have little experience in drawing and painting and want to build a strong set of core skills.
Aims of the course:
To introduce people who are relatively new to drawing and painting to some basic techniques and information. Techniques will be explained, demonstrated and practised with the aim of giving participants a set of foundation skills on which to build and increase their confidence.
Format:
6 × 3‑hour sessions, 1pm to 4pm Saturday afternoon (provisional)
Maximum 10 participants
£60 per course
Venue: Upstairs room, Dovetail Centre (lift access, kitchen attached for a coffee break)
Dates: (tba)
Example session topics:
- Composition & tone values
- Drawing & perspective
- Introduction to colour (acrylic/watercolour)
- Colour mixing
- Scaling & transferring images (overlay)
- Layering & adding detail
The course will be led by Amanda Axtell, who has 18 years’ experience teaching art to individuals and small groups, as well as running workshops for other art groups.
Participants will need to bring their own materials – a list will be provided. If oversubscribed, places will be allocated randomly.
Header picture is a watercolour by Amanda Axtell from the FairOak Art and Craft Society website.
