Service Description

A comprehensive 7-week curriculum designed to inspire young artists through various mediums like painting, sketching, and collage. Each session focuses on exploring creativity and building fundamental art skills in a supportive group environment. Week 1: Drawing, back to basics, properties of pencils, charcoal etc. shading techniques. Draw a still life which covers something spherical,cylindrical and a cube. Looking at light and shadow. Week 2: Mandalas drawing and styles. Week3: A look at colour theory. Watercolour and the properties of watercolour, brushes and techniques and looking after brushes. Followed by a painting of a native bird. Week 4: Watercolour continued, beginning by drawing a local landscape, or street scene from Westport. followed by a watercolour painting of the subject. Prepare a piece in clay, allowing it to dry for week 5 or 6 to paint in acrylic. Week 5: Acrylics, Look at the properties of acrylic, wildflowers or seasonal plants, try out colours in oil pastels first, trying to move away from our comfort zone and be led by our imaginations, being brave with our acrylic painting. Week 6: Paint a native animal in impasto. Bold colours and fun techniques. Paint clay pieces. Week 7: Artists own project or collage Tutor: Breege Kilcullen Location: First Floor - Art Room Included: All materials - wear old clothing!