Visual Arts
Art is the sensual medium of combining colour and texture to produce things of beauty and utility. Art is about the inner vision being unleashed into outer expressions be that through appreciating the art of others or creating your very own art works.
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Art Works as Propaganda
<p>Over the centuries, political commentators have weaponised art to denounce government corruption and incompetence. Goya used his controversial artworks to criticise the Spanish Inquisition. Holbein
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Ethel Carrick Fox - Colour, Life and Movement
<p>Ethel Carrick (1872 – 1952) was an artist of colour, light and life. She painted in the gardens of Paris, in the bazaars of North Africa and in Australia. Married for ten years to Emanuel Phillips
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<p>Ethel Carrick (1872 – 1952) was an artist of colour, light and life. She painted in the gardens of Paris, in the bazaars of North Africa and in Australia. Married for ten years to Emanuel Phillips
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Portraits Old and New - Those We Love, Those We Hate & Why
<p>From Old Masters to the popular Archibald Prize, we love faces. But is it older faces with depth and wisdom and a story to tell that we usually love? This talk will explore some celebrated
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Digital Art for Beginners with Procreate
<p>Procreate is a powerful and super-intuitive digital illustration app where you can sketch, paint and create artworks on an iPad. This course provides you with the essential skills to start creating
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Stunning Stones
<p>Exquisite gemstones fascinate people, especially if they have a real “history”. We will take a look at the personal histories of a few famous diamonds – the Koh-i-nor, the Cullinan, the Hope and
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New Botanical Artists
<p>Following on from the course on Botanical Artists, this two-hour course includes new material about botanical artists from the Victorian era - including Marianne North and Margaret Forrest. Learn
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Pastel Painting and Drawing
<p>Explore the world of colour with pastels. Simple to apply, this enjoyable medium has endless possibilities. Through a series of drawing exercises, still-life, portrait and landscape studies, you’ll
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Watercolour Techniques
<p>sWatercolours is a beautiful medium which can be executed in a variety of manners. In this course, a different painting technique will be presented each week. On completion, you should be able to
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Intermediate Drawing
<p>Drawing can be an intriguing way of passing time or a major obsession and way of life. Develop and expand on your skills in a variety of techniques and media such as pastel, charcoal and ink.
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An Introduction to Acrylics
<p>Acrylic painting has some of the features of both oil painting and watercolours. It is therefore an ideal medium for those people wishing to explore traditional painting or more modern mixed-media
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