Urban Explorations
Urban Explorations
Explore the surfaces, textures, signage and shapes of the urban environment.
A scheduled course designed for those with some experience who want to develop their skills and ideas further.
About this course
Excited by the textures of the city, the decay and the urban? Do you have experience of painting with acrylics but want a more thematic approach to move your work to the next level?
This annual online course will provide a structured and informed approach to the urban theme, whilst building your acrylic painting skills. I will guide you through the three stages of creating; COLLECT, CONSIDER and CREATE. During the course I show you how I create three paintings (see below), from the initial photographs and sketches, exploring composition and colours, building with textures and collage, right through to the final brushstrokes.
You will receive video tutorials with in-depth demonstrations giving you all the information you need, and you will have the opportunity to share your work and ideas, and interact with me and other students on the specialist course platform (not Facebook).
Course cost: £345
COURSE DATES: Saturday 16 August – Friday 27 September 2024
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“I found it ridiculously inspiring and loved how you guided us through a clear structure and process. Your examples and written instructions makes this course easy to follow and accessible.” Clare
With thanks to the following students for permission to use their images;
Begona Blathbury, Alan Drake, Heather Hann, Beatrice Crane-Baker, Chris Carter, Janis Sweeney, Louise Silburn, Jackie Shackson & Clare McEwan
“By sharing so many amazing techniques, teaching us so clearly, and with great humour, you have inspired us all to give it a go. Three cheers for Sally!”
“This was my absolute favourite of all your courses. I found it ridiculously inspiring and loved how you guided us through a clear structure and process. Your examples and written instructions makes this course easy to follow and accessible. It’s brilliant and you are a genius!”
How will this workshop improve your painting?
I will show you how to explore the urban environment, to gather your resources, and then use them with collage and paint to build layers of ‘visual history’
By working on a series of paintings your creative skills will develop along with your confidence. Working on several pieces simultaneously, leaves little time to worry about success or failure.
Incorporate a range of media; collage, ephemera, rust and mark making into your acrylic layers.. and then sand them down for those gorgeous textures!
You will be encouraged to experiment with new tools, mediums, and techniques.
The sketches and the pieces you create will be unique to you and have an evocative ‘sense of place’, giving you ideas for many more.
What this course is not!
Whilst I whilst I demonstrate my approach and techniques you will be encouraged to develop your own valuable resources and create work that is unique to you.
This is not an abstract painting course, your work can have both realistic and abstract elements! You decide what you want to include…
I will not be teaching drawing skills or perspective, there are plenty of YouTube videos to teach you illustration. I will however include a lot on how to use both acrylics and collage, plus few compositional tips and strategies to give your paintings structure.
Why choose me to teach you?
I am a highly qualified and experienced tutor…but more than that I can teach, teach well and I love it! I hope this will be one of many workshops you take with me, all we be exciting, thought provoking and packed with information. I am known for in-depth knowledge, boundless energy and endless curiosity.
Find out more about me here.
Course FAQs
Course FAQ’S
Is there interaction?
Each activity has an area where you can share your work with other students taking the workshop. So there is no need for yet another ‘private’ Facebook group, its all HERE! I am available to answer questions every day of the schedule.
How long should I expect to spend?
My aim is that you do the course over a the SIX WEEK schedule when I will be around to help. But unlike an in-person workshop you get lifetime access to the content so you can if you wish do it at a time that suits you, and can revisit it anytime!
Can I pay in any currency?
Of course! The payment is set in GBP as I am in the UK but when you pay it will convert to your own currency.
Payments are made via Stripe, a safe and secure payment platform, using a debit or credit card.
How do I access the workshop?
You will be asked to register on the teaching platform Ruzuku. That is where the course lives.
What is the format?
The classes are delivered in video format via the online platform Ruzuku. There is over 8 hours of video content, and additional content in the form of downloadable PDF’s.
Do I need the internet?
Yes, you will need a good internet connection to view the video content for this course.
What level are the classes?
These classes are Level 2 and are suitable for those who have experience of making art. If you are unsure then email me,
What supplies will I need?
There is a supplies list for each workshops giving details of the materials you will be using.
Is there an online community?
Yes, all class participants have the option of joining the Gallery within the course structure which is on the Ruzuku site. There you can share your work if you wish to do so and see the work by other students. You will also receive support from your fellow artists.
What is the refund policy?
Further details are in the T&C’s on the menu. If as soon as it starts you feel it is not the right course for you then email me. No refunds are possible after a week from enrolling..