Foundation courses
Lay the foundations for the anthroposophic approach to art and its core techniques.
Working with colour, out of colour
4pm-5pm Saturdays
2 March-6 April 2024
How do we paint out of colour and not form? An intensive exploring the individuality of colour with wet-on-wet watercolour using Goethe’s Colour Theory. A CORE Schooling course
Working with colour Chords
3.00pm-5.00pm Saturdays
27 April-29 June 2024
We explore how colours work in ‘chords’ through harmony, polarity and as complementaries. A foundation in the anthroposophic approach to painting with wet-on-dry. A CORE Schooling course.
Working with Steiner’s Nature moods
4pm-6pm Saturdays
September-December 2024
The Seven School Sketches were given to Steiner teachers for students to explore the visible and invisible forces of Nature, from sunrise through the four elements to the human world. CORE Schooling course.
Working with verses and MEDITATIONS
10am-11.30am Wednesdays,
8 May-4 July 2024
How to work artistically with your favourite verses and meditations to deepen their meaning and effect upon our souls. Five workshops using mixed media and contemplative practice. Suitable for all levels.
The art of Illustration and story interpretation
Coming in 2025
This course introduces the key elements of illustration: visualisation, concept development, composition, mood, colour theme, media and story. Mixed media.
The life of the line: 7 ways of drawing
5pm-6.30pm Wednesdays,
28 February-3 April 2024
Seven different drawing techniques moving from line to surface: experiential line, dynamic drawing, metamorphic line, shaded drawing, representational drawing, charcoal drawing and pastel drawing. Suitable for all levels.
Plant observation & drawing
10am-11.30am Wednesdays,
September-November 2024
A drawing-based module that outlines the core stages of a phenomenological process as a method for observing the nature world that allows Nature to reveal its secrets to us.