Online – A Passion for Plants for adults in employment

A Passion for Plants – online evening course for adults in employment

a free 6-week online evening course for adults who want to learn about botanical art and explore painting with acrylics.  To enrol you must be 18+ and living or working in Warwickshire.

Level of difficulty:    Improvers.  Some previous experience of mixing different shades using primary colours is required.

“Each week we learnt something new and techniques were very well explained.  I’ve learnt a lot and we all had a real sense of achievement.”

Course Dates:
Tuesday 28th February, 7pm-8.30pm
Tuesday, 7th March, 7pm-8.30pm
Tuesday, 14th March, 7pm-8.30pm
Tuesday, 21st March, 7pm-8.30pm
Tuesday, 28th March, 7pm-8.30pm
Tuesday 4th April, 7pm-8.30pm

How to book a place
Register your place by clicking on the orange ‘Register Now’ button you can see on the top right and enter your details.  You will then receive an email and we will be in touch to confirm your booking.
When you’re registering your place, your email will automatically be added to our newsletter, if you do not wish to be notified about our courses in the future you can unsubscribe here.  Please note that you can only attend one course at any one time.  Once you have completed your course, you may be able to book on a further course.

Art Materials:
After the 1st workshop we will post an art pack to you with art materials for this course but you will additionally need to buy just 4 acrylic paints:
white, cadmium yellow, magenta or alizarin, and coeruleum blue

You will learn:
Inspired by Victorian Botanical Artists and artist Georgia O’Keefe you will learn to use your passion for plants to express yourself.  This is quite a fast-paced course focusing on colour with a different project each week, including

• art history: the life and art of botanical artists and artist Georgia O’Keefe
• colour theory and mixing a wide range of hues
• collaging and layering to understand how colours change with environments
• application and blending techniques
• to enjoy painting through your own uniqueness and to trust the creative process

Art for Wellbeing Warwickshire is a programme of workshops and courses for adults with low to moderate mental health needs commissioned by Warwickshire County Council.