Painting in Oils and Acrylics

Description

A course in the art of painting: from observation, sketches, photographs, and the imagination, representational or otherwise. The course will be adjusted to the inclinations of the students. It is a mixed ability class, with each student following their own interests with support from the tutor. If you consider yourself a complete beginner, please email admin@bristolfolkhouse.co.uk so that we can notify the tutor.

Student testimonial: I really like the approach of being able to get on with a painting whilst having a tutor to make suggestions/feedback in quite an informal way. The looser structure helps creativity. Very friendly class.

Please refer to materials list.

Materials List

If you want to paint very realistically, use oils rather than acrylics. Otherwise either is okay. Please bring along:

Student quality oil or acrylic paints in the following colours:

Black & Titanium white

Lemon yellow & Cadmium yellow Deep

Ultramarine blue & Phthalo or Winsor blue

Cadmium red & Magenta or Purple or Alizarin crimson

Raw umber & Phthalo or Viridian green

Brushes:

2 flat hog-hair brushes about 8mm and 14 mm wide,
2 pointed round soft synthetic fibre brushes, 2mm and 4mm in diameter,
1 small house painting brush 1 inch or 20-25mm.

Canvas:  an oil or acrylic sketch pad - A3, or 16 x 12 inches.

Palette: we can provide palettes for acrylics, though they are no longer white.
For oils please bring your own, ideally a tear-off palette.

For oil painters only: Low odour thinners, cheapest at B&Q etc. NOT turps or white spirit please.

Pencil and rubber.
Overall or old shirt.

Please get in touch if you have any additional needs that would be helpful for us to know about, and we will try to arrange adjustments for you to better access the workshop. If you need to bring a carer with you, please let us know in advance so we can ensure there is enough space. Email us on admin@bristolfolkhouse.co.uk or call us on 01179262987.

Fees & Further Information

Please note: All 10, and 12 week courses have a half term break in the middle. For term dates please visit our ‘Contact us’ page. We are not open on bank holiday Monday’s and any class that falls on these days will be made up at the end of term.

Fees

• You will need to have paid in full for your course or workshop to guarantee your place. We do not accept deposit or part payments. Course and workshops are becoming increasingly popular, so please book early in order to guarantee your place.
• We do offer concession rates for anyone over 65, NHS staff (blue light cards), Students or claiming the benefits listed below. As we are a self-funded organisation we receive no financial support, in order to offer these rates.
• The concessionary rate is for those whose sole source of income is from a state benefit. We accept Universal Credit, Income Support, Job Seekers Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance. Please show a recent letter or statement stating your benefit when enrolling.

Refunds

• In the event that we have to cancel a course, we aim to inform you 2 working days before the start date, or at least 24 hours before a day workshop. If we have to cancel a course, then you will receive a full credit note or refund.
• If you wish to cancel your place you must inform us up to 14 days before the start date of your course or workshop. In this case you will receive a refund minus a 15% admin fee.
• If you give us less than 14 days notice, or your course or workshop has already started a refund will be not given.

Please see full terms and conditions for more information.

Latecomer

If a course has already started, please call the office as it may be possible to join after the start date. This may only be possible if the course is not already full, if it is not disruptive for the other students and you are aware that you have missed a percentage of the course and the tutor will not have time to catch you up. This will be at the discretion of the Folk House. We run our courses termly, so it might be best to start at the beginning of the course.

Levels

• You must be over 18 years old to attend a course or workshop at the Bristol Folk House.
• All our courses and workshops are non-accredited and will not receive a certificate for attending.
• We offer a range of courses at all levels and our tutors make every effort to accommodate your individual needs. Before choosing you may want to speak to the tutor to make sure the course is right for you. Please contact the office.
• To join all of our courses you must be able to follow written and verbal instructions and you may be invited to take part in group discussions. Please look at the rest of the course outline carefully to decide if you may benefit from any additional support to help you to take part in this class. Please contact the office if you require any further information.
• If you have a disability, learning difficulty or mental health issue which may affect your participation in your chosen course please contact the office prior to enrolling. If you will need to bring a career or support worker with you to the class, please inform the office when enrolling so we can make arrangements.

Access/ Parking

• Much as we would like to provide access for all, the Folk House has no level access or accessible facilities. This is something we are working on but it will take several years to complete - check our website for more details.
• We have no onsite car parking at the Bristol Folk House but there are many paid parking spots in the area. Please ask us for details on parking or see our website for more detail.
• We are on a busy bus route and have plenty of bike racks in our courtyard garden.