Course Fee
Dates
Thursday 5th November
Friday 6th November
Duration
1 Session
Times
10am-1pm, 2pm-5pm
or 6:30pm-9pm
Tutor(s)
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Create bold, expressive floral paintings with rich texture and beautifully soft backgrounds. In this immersive acrylic session, students will learn how to build thick, sculptural impasto in the foreground while using smooth, delicate brushwork to suggest distant shapes behind.
You’ll explore how to balance dramatic, tactile flower forms against gentle areas of calm, using texture to pull the viewer’s eye forward while allowing the background to breathe. We’ll look at how colour, pressure and brush choice influence the relationship between foreground and distance, how to keep textured areas crisp and intentional, and how to maintain a clean, luminous backdrop that supports the composition without competing with it. This session is ideal for anyone wanting to elevate their acrylic skills, experiment with expressive mark‑making and gain confidence in creating striking, foreground‑led floral artwork.
What will I learn?
Who is it for?
What's provided?
What to bring?
Just yourself and a willingness to experiment! Sketchbooks are provided
"I graduated from Falmouth School of Art with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art Painting, and I've spent over 26 years in mental health education as a Thrive Practitioner. I've also taught art at GCSE, A level and within FE colleges, which has strengthened my belief in how powerfully creativity supports wellbeing and self-expression. My own work is inspired by music, colour and the natural world, exploring rhythm and atmosphere through both observation and intuitive mark-making. Creativity, for me, is a way of connecting with others, and that belief shapes my teaching - supportive, expressive and grounded in helping people find resilience and balance."
Emma Richter
Chantal Pitts
“Art has been my whole life — which probably explains the paint on my shoes and the sketchbook in my shopping bag. Teaching is my way of passing on the passion. I don’t expect perfection, just a willingness to try and an openness to learning when things go sideways. My sessions are practical, relaxed, and occasionally interrupted by the sound of someone discovering that acrylic paint does, in fact, get everywhere. If you’re curious, you’re ready!”