Painting and drawing, level two

Aimed at those individuals with some experience in drawing and painting, the Level 2 art class is an extension of the Level 1 course.

Step-by-step assignments in Level 2, will build on and improve your knowledge of drawing and painting and further develop your visual skills. You will begin to develop your own creative pathway while still extending your fundamental drawing and painting skills and techniques.

Assignments in Level 2 have five main aims that will introduce the way that artists fundamentally function using:

• The eye – how artists perceive the world through observations and memory (eg Monet, Renoir)

• The mind – a formal, analytical approach to painting and drawing that gives an impression of our thoughts and ideas (eg Cezanne, Seurat)

• The heart – an emotive, intuitive and expressive approach to drawing and painting that allows artists to instinctively express feelings through observations and imagination (eg Van Gogh, Munch, The Surrealists)

• Techniques, skills, theory and materials – expanding on the traditional skills, techniques, theories and experimental approaches to painting and drawing using a variety of materials

• Context – placing all aspects of this programme into historical and contemporary art context.

At the end of Level 2 you will have the ability to choose your own artistic direction, which can be further developed in Level 3.

Once you have completed the purchase, the first assignment will be sent to you via email. This will be in a PDF format. There are detailed instructions at the end of the PDF of who to forward your work for feedback. Once feedback is received, we will then forward to you assignment two and so on.