2 Days: Experimental Landscape Painting

About this course

Using landscape as a starting point, this studio-based course examines how different materials and painting methods can produce varied responses. Weather permitting, participants will make sketches and take photographs outdoors, then use these references for studio work. Sessions introduce wet-into-wet painting, masking fluid, acrylic medium for glazing, candle wax and salt as an added material. The course combines experimentation with the development of individual landscape responses, allowing participants to compare approaches and pursue their own ideas.

What you'll learn

• Apply wet-into-wet painting techniques to landscape studies
• Use masking fluid and acrylic medium for glazing
• Experiment with candle wax and salt as additions to painted surfaces
• Develop personal landscape responses from sketches and photographs
• Compare different materials and approaches to landscape painting

Is this course right for you?

The course is listed as suitable for all levels, so it is intended to accommodate learners with different degrees of painting experience without specifying an entry requirement. Participation includes experimenting with several processes, making landscape observations outdoors when weather permits, and developing individual responses in the studio.

Before you go

• Bring basic drawing materials, an A4 sketchbook, watercolours and a range of brushes.
• Bring acrylic paints and a white palette or large white plate.
• Bring heavy watercolour paper, such as Bockingford 300gsm, or a watercolour block.