Summer Intensive: Abstract Painting

Date Monday 19 August 2024 until Thursday 22 August 2024
Time 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Price£66 | £62
TutorPatrick Hickey

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Summer Intensive: Abstract Painting

Drawing & Painting

Summer Course

This Summer intensive, 4-day course will take you right from a blank canvas to fully realised works of art. Through individual practice and demonstrations, you will explore the fundamental approaches to abstract painting, such as colour, line, scale and texture.

Working from photographs, objects and memory, you will be able to develop your own unique visual language and style in a fun and contemporary way.

This course is suitable for all levels, from absolute beginner to intermediate to advanced. 

Tutor Bio

Patrick Hickey is a contemporary artist and current PhD researcher at Ulster University, Belfast. Since graduating from the Belfast School of Art in 2015 with a BA (Hons) Fine Art, Patrick has continually exhibited in solo and group exhibitions, with the most recent being the RUA 140th Exhibition at the Ulster Museum and an upcoming solo exhibition in Summer 2021. 
 
 
Tutor's Materials List
  • A5 Sketchbook
  • Range of acrylic paint (including white)
  • Range of brushes (these can be art brushes and/or decorating brushes)
  • Drawing materials (charcoal, pens, markers, pencils: graphite, coloured)
  • Spray bottle (size does not matter, can be a small like the ones you get for travelling)
  • Surfaces (canvas, paper)

 Surfaces

  • Canvas – size of canvas is up to you. You can also bring more than one. I would suggest a canvas that is around A3 size (29.7cm x 42cm) or bigger.
  • Paper – there are different types of paper that you can bring. I would suggest paper for acrylic painting or mixed-media. Size is entirely up to yourself but I would suggest A4 or bigger.

Paint

  • A range of colours is preferable, however, having the three primary colours (red, yellow, blue) along with white and raw umber is more than enough. Remember: we will be painting for 4 days, so ensure you have enough paint.

 Note for Day 1

For day 1, we will be working in the A5 sketchbook as well as on separate sheets of paper. This day will place an emphasis on drawing and creating ideas for the next 3 days of paintings so you won’t need to bring any canvasses on the first day.

Inspiration

  • For this Summer Intensive, we are going to work from photos – these can be photos you have found online, photos you have taken yourself or images you may have on hand. They don’t have to have been taken for this class either, just anything that can spark your creativity. These photos can be of anything you’d like!
  • It is also good to look at abstract art or artists that you are interested in and would like to emulate or are inspired by.

 Where to buy

You don’t need to break the bank with these supplies, below is a list of places where you can buy reasonably priced items.

  • Bradbury Art (Belfast City Centre) (online and in-store)
  • Hobbycraft (online and in-store)
  • The Range (online and in-store)
  • The Works (online and in-store)
  • Poundland (they stock student grade art products such as small packs of acrylic paint, pencils etc.) (in-store)
  • Home Bargains (in-store)
  • Jackson’s Art Supplies (online)
  • Evans’ Art Supplies (online)
Age Range16+
LevelAll Welcome

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