Beginners' - Watercolour Painting

This watercolour painting course is ideal if you want to feel calm while developing your creativity skills. Try your hand at mindful crafts and other creative practices to discover an activity you like.

Learn the basic skills and techniques to produce your own pieces, and explore the tools and materials needed. Take inspiration from other creators. Find ways to use art for relaxation, whether you prefer to make it or observe it. This creativity for calm course can help you learn to use art for relaxation. It aims to teach you creative skills that can have a calming effect in your everyday life.

You will explore a range of subject matter including interiors and the figure, and there will be an emphasis on painting from real life. You will also learn to make preparatory sketches and studies to help you understand composition in painting. You will reflect on your own work, and different ways of responding to a subject.

When: Friday 4th June – 25th June 2024

Time: 10:00 – 12:00 pm

How long: 4 sessions of 2 hours

Course Code: Q00014026

Cost: £0 - £33.60* FREE for those on benefits or who meet the WEA support criteria.

To enrol visit our website or call 0300 303 3464

For further support visit our Portsmouth office at Somerstown Community Centre, PO5 4JJ