The Art of Creating Loose Landscapes
Date: Wednesday 9 September - Wednesday 21 October 2026
Time: 20.00 - 22.00
Venue: Crescent Arts Center, Belfast
Price: 88 £88 | £80
Weeks: 7
Tutor: Aly Harte
Level: All Levels Welcome
Book NowThis 7-week course will teach you, whatever stage you are at with your painting, to paint loose semi abstract landscapes using acrylics. It is a journey to unravel the need for perfectionism in your painting!
We will learn how to simplify a view and then to translate it through paint in a lively and gestural way.
During the course we are inspired by semi abstract artists of today and throughout history. There will be a focus on emotive mark making, colour theory and, creating movement in your landscapes. Using charcoal and acrylic paint the course will develop skills for loose painting and dramatically improve your confidence in the application of paint.
Over the course Aly will provide images to work from until the final week when we can work from and translate your view of choice into a beautiful semi abstract landscape worth framing!
Please note materials are not included in the price. A list of essential and recommended materials will be shared ahead of the course commencing.
Meet the tutor
Aly Harte is a Belfast based artist who sells and exhibits her paintings internationally. She teaches semi abstract painting on and offline with over 1.3 million hits on her Youtube channel. Aly graduated from Belfast school of art with a degree in Fine art 2005 and MFA in 2007.
She has built her creative career around her three children and is passionate about sharing the healing joy of art having started drawing as a 7 year old the week after her Father died.
Aly’s most recent residency was to Arrialos in Portugal. She is also a live painter at events and artist in residence for Cricket Ireland.
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