I Wish I Could Paint (In Acrylics)

Description

This is a short beginners' course in representational painting, using acrylic paints. We will start by copying a simple landscape painting, and you will be guided through each step. On the way, we will look at colour relationships and learn colour mixing. For your second painting, you will be given a choice of subject and style. Please refer to the materials list.

Student testimonials:

Trying something new with a very good leader.

Safe space to experiment new techniques and and constructive feedback

Materials List

Please bring the following:

Student-quality Acrylic paints:

If you want to economise, the colours marked * are not essential for this short course, but good to have long-term.

*Black

Titanium white

Lemon yellow

Cadmium yellow deep

Cadmium red

*Alizarin crimson or *Magenta or *Purple

Ultramarine blue

*Cyan blue

*Raw Umber (dark brown)

Phthalo or Viridian green

Brushes will be provided, but you are welcome to bring your own, in which case include a tiny pointed nylon brush (2mm), a wide (20mm) bristle one, and 2 or 3 in between. Not watercolour brushes, which are too soft.

Sheets of Acrylic Painting Paper will be provided, but you are welcome to bring your own Acrylic (or Oil) Painting Sketch Pad: A3 size or 16 x 12 inches.

a Palette - the Folk House provides palettes but they are not white anymore! so you might prefer to bring a white plate.

a pencil and eraser

an 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.</p

Fees & Further Information

Fees

• You will need to have paid in full for your course or workshop to guarantee your place. We do offer an option to pay for your course or workshop in instalments, but you will need to have paid in full at least 14 days before your course or workshop start date to guarantee your place. The payment plan increments will depend on how far away the start date is. Courses and workshops are becoming increasingly popular, so please book early 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.