Painting - Exploring Mixed Media*

Painting - Exploring Mixed Media*

Your Course
This new course offers the student looking for experimental creative opportunities an exciting challenge.
While painting as an art form has a rich and established tradition, today's materials provide unprecedented scope for creating paintings with mixed media, many of which can be found simply by recourse to 'throw-away' items, such as off cuts of cloth, or packaging.
Participants will be encouraged to explore their own interests and guidance will be available in relation to techniques needed in the use of mixed media. Although some sample materials will be provided, students will be required to purchase paint and papers etc.

Learning Outcomes
You will have the opportunity to enrich your experience through the act of painting and extending this skill through the use of mixed media which immediately gains a new identity as part of your painting. Further valuable experience can be gained from the rich diversity of approach that a group can offer, and from the chance to explore mixed-media painting through the work of contemporary artists.

Your Tutor
John Dillistone is a painter, calligrapher and organist who studied at Brighton College of Art, then at Leeds. John has recently shown his work at Brighton's Burstow Gallery (2000),at the Michaelhouse, Cambridge (2005) and also at HRSFC in 'Professional Artists Exhibitions'. Lecturer at Laird School of Art, Birkenhead: Head of Art at St.Peter's, Huntingdon and at The Leys School, Cambridge. Also taught at Cambridge School of Art and bell International.

Day and time: Friday 6.30-9pm

Start date: 22 Jan

Number of sessions: 8

Tuition fees: £90

Material fees: 10

Total fees: GBP 100

Method of payment: Fees for short courses (10 weeks or less) to be paid in full at enrolment and for long courses (12 weeks or more) fees of 50% can be paid at enrolment plus 50% as a cheque. Course places cannot be reserved without receipt of both payments.

Half term:
Please note that there are no classes during half term Monday 15th - Friday 19th February 2010 unless otherwise stated.