Art Course: Painting Portraits

Join us at the Royal Air Force Museum in February for a unique 1 day art course – Painting Portraits - People in Painting. This workshop will be led by artist Josephine Lyons.

People have inspired paintings for years; learn how to reveal stories about people and to capture a sense of presence in portraiture & how to make great realistic paintings. This course will teach you to portray what you see and help create further understanding of different visual languages in the arts.

The course will discuss the work of Stanley Spencer, Eric Kennington, Lucien Freud, Leonardo Da Vinci, and Picasso. Learn how to use measurement, layering, the gaze, presence, tone, to how to develop composition to create great paintings. The course will teach you how to use different materials; from acrylics, watercolours, charcoals to pencil.

The aims of the course are to:
Aim to help anyone who has an interest in the arts to make a great piece of work.
To provide affordable short courses
To help create a good platform for groups of new artists to meet
To help make great Art Accessible for all!
To create a fun and lively learning environment
To help build confidence in how to make a work of art
To help artists engage and access contemporary art discussions
To help develop knowledge of contemporary art, and art history
To build on the knowledge of techniques in contemporary art and art history to help develop new insights, and new commentary in new work.
To help artists at all levels to be inspired, from being a beginner and achieving a first great picture to helping more experienced artists with their professional development


Places are limited and making your reservation is easy please see website.

Suitable for age 16 and over. Please note if the student is under the age of 18 they must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Suitable for all levels and all Materials provided.