Contemporary Oil Painting Short Course

About this course

The course uses varied visual sources, including photographs, magazine imagery, objects and memories, to develop oil paintings through drawing, photocopying and collage. Learners will explore ways to combine and transform these references into a finished painting while considering both creative decisions and technical aspects of oil painting. Teaching includes group discussions and individual advice. Learners can also contribute their own visual material to the sources used during the course.

What you'll learn

• Develop oil paintings from a range of visual references
• Combine photographs, magazine imagery, objects and memories through drawing, photocopying and collage
• Explore creative and technically sound approaches to contemporary oil painting
• Apply feedback from group discussions and individual advice to a painting

Is this course right for you?

The course is intended for anyone interested in contemporary oil painting, including learners who have not used oil paint before. Previous drawing experience may be helpful, but the course is described as suitable regardless of prior experience.

• Suitable for learners with no previous oil-painting experience
• Some previous drawing experience may be helpful
• Includes group discussions alongside individual advice

Before you go

• Learners may bring sketches or photographs they would like to use as visual sources.
• The tutor provides visual sources for the course.