Art courses at the Malden Centre
Discover your creative side
Portrait Drawing and Painting
This course is for all levels, from beginner to experienced. The classes consist of building a portrait through keen observation, constructing the forms of the head, neck and shoulders within the disciplines of line, tone, shapes and colour.
13 week course starting Monday 9th September at 10.30am - 1.00pm for £166 per person
There will be an additional charge, payable weekly for the model
Watercolour workshops
Beginner Workshop
This is a general class to give an introduction to the basic aspects of drawing and painting. Guidance is given on how to draw and where to start with watercolour painting. You will be taken step by step through the use of colour and the various effects that can be used to bring your painting alive! Different subject matters are looked at including landscape, portrait and still life.
13 week course starting Tuesday 10th September at 1.00pm - 3.30pm for £166 per person
All Levels Workshop
Using a variety of subjects (landscapes, still life, architecture and more), develop your drawing and watercolour techniques. You will experiment with colour washes, tone, colour combinations and other special techniques to create outstanding artwork. Suitable for all levels, but assumes some prior experience of painting.
13 week course starting Thursday 12th September at 1.00pm - 3.30pm for £166 per person
Alternate Saturday Workshop
This is a very stimulating, but also very friendly class, that invites all levels of expertise from beginners onwards. During the year we attempt to cover whole range of subjects from still life and portraiture in the studio, to landscape painting, which we try to arrange out of doors (weather permitting). It is an ideal class for those who want to enjoy this lovely medium, but who just don’t have the time during the week.
6 week course starting Saturday 14th September at 10.00am - 12.30pm for £80 per person
Oil and Acrylic Painting
This class is run as an open workshop and is suitable for students of all abilities. Usually, the less experienced student will follow the brief that the tutor introduces at the beginning of each term. The main emphasis is on drawing from observation to begin with, to enable the student to explore shape, form, space, pattern, tonal relationships and composition. The more experienced students can explore the possibilities of the brief introduced by the tutor or progress along their own lines and interests. In these cases, the tutor will give tuition and guidance when needed or asked for.
13 week course starting Monday 9th September at 1.30pm - 4.00pm for £166 per person
13 week course starting Wednesday 11th September 10.30am - 1.00pm for £166 per person
13 week course starting Saturday 12th September at 10.00am - 12.30pm for £166 per person
Life Drawing & Painting
This class works from a live model. You will try a variety of traditional and innovative approaches, aimed at improving your observational skills and expanding your knowledge of life drawing techniques. There will be a range of long and short poses.
13 week course starting Tuesday 10th September at 10.00am - 12.30pm for £166 per person
There will be an additional charge, payable weekly for the model
Art courses
Meaningful Art course
What is art? Why do we want to do it? Answering these two questions isn’t in any way easy, nor do they cover artistic expression.
Most people approach art through techniques applied to various subjects, yet never really have the opportunity or discuss what they are doing, what they would like to say, what it means to say something with art. There is vagueness around “art”, the creative process, its making and meaning.
The gap between the subject and the meaning is what the course is aiming to bridge. The creative process isn’t something that just happens; it has to go through a visual search, a personal research and a focus on how to better convey significance in the generated art work.
This course aims to build a roadmap through focused questions linked to sketching practice as a guide to visualize ideas and style.
7 week course starting Tuesday 22nd October at 10.00am - 12.30pm for £89.25 per person
Pastel taster session
A solo session taster class to guide you through the fundamentals of working with pastels. You’ll explore techniques such as blending, layering, and shading to create vibrant and dynamic artworks.
Throughout the class, you’ll learn how to use pastels to achieve rich textures and striking colour effects. Whether you're interested in still life, landscapes, or portraits, this class will provide the tools and inspiration to bring your artistic vision to life.
Saturday 16th November 1.30pm - 4.00pm for £17.50 per person
General Drawing and Painting
You can use your preferred medium in this class (oil, watercolour, pastel, pencil, ink and wash). There will be a focus on accurate drawing, perspective, colour theory and composition. The tutor will bring source materials, but you are welcome to work from your own as well.
