Art Courses Brent Cross

Art courses near Brent Cross: The New School of Art offers a diverse and exciting array of art classes for beginners and established artists in easy reach of Brent Cross. Our centres in Lewes, Brighton and London host courses in drawing, oils painting and art history led by inspiring tutors, all highly regarded artists and art historians.
Brent Cross is an inspiring and diverse centre for the Arts. It is home to many established artists and also a destination for emerging and aspiring artists. When you think about taking an art course, you should immediately consider Brent Cross. Highly regarded and well established artists and art historians will lead you through the art course of your choice at The New School of Art.

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Beginners Art Classes Brent Cross

Our art courses have been created with the whole range of artists in mind, from beginner to professional.Whether you are just starting to paint, if you are thinking of taking up art as a hobby or if you want to improve your existing skills, our team of tutors will focus specifically on your needs.Our Beginner art classes are small and intimate (we aim to cap the capacity of the classes at 10 or 12) allowing you to receive all the direction you need from your tutor.Both individual and group work is involved in our Beginner art lessons.Individual one to one time with your tutor will let you focus on your specific needs while you will also be given the opportunity to collaborate with other students.

Advanced Art Classes Brent Cross

Our Advanced art courses in the greater Brent Cross area are perfect for those professional artists who are looking to gain more depth or experience or focus on the work they already create.Our team of tutors are practising artists and will be available to provide an insight into the current industry and provide technical support to the students.In the Advanced art class you will be surrounded by like minded artists who wish to define and develop their own practice and challenge their skills and knowledge.We realise that as working professionals it can be hard to juggle your responsibilities and taking part in a course, so we have timetables which can accommodate your busy schedule.

Fine Art Courses Brent Cross

Another course offered by the New School of Art is the Fine Art course in the greater Brent Cross area, which offers a broader overview of fine art.The tutors will provide an introduction to fine art practice, including drawing and painting, which will help the students focus on and effectively critique their artworks.This programme is taught by professional artists allowing students to be involved in class workshops and discussions, as well as one to one tutorials.During the course, students will be able to develop their skills and understand how their course tutor works.

Life Drawing Classes Brent Cross

We also offer Life Drawing classes in the greater Brent Cross area, which are very popular.We maintain that thorough study in drawing is important to all figurative work and this underlines our beliefs as an Art school.In this class, the life model is drawn in a range of different poses.The Life Drawing classes are a chance for artists to explore their creative side and develop their draftmanship in a supportive setting.Tutors will be on hand to provide guidance and instruction.Regardless of your level of ability, this programme will help develop your skills.Though there is tuition and direction, this class is a great opportunity to work on your drawing in a more social environment.

Landscape Painting Courses Brent Cross

Louise Balaam NEAC, member of the New English Art Club, runs our 2 day Landscape Painting workshops in the greater Brent Cross area.This course will show you Louise’s work and painting style.The focus will be on learning to work freely, quickly and dynamically.Weather permitting, students can choose to work outside, working with pencil and watercolour and working on simplification and abstraction before painting in the studio.While Louise is available during these two days to give advice and one on one tuition, we encourage students to make several paintings.Some of her sketchbooks will be available to look at and your own sketchbooks will be used as reference and inspiration to inform your painting.The second day will give the group the chance to assess everyone’s work.

Portrait Painting Brent Cross

We also offer a 2 day Portrait Painting Masterclass in the greater Brent Cross area, led by Vice President of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, artist Tim Benson VPROI.During the course students will be introduced to the artist, his work and the philosophy behind his work.The first day will be begun with a demonstration by Tim, and then you will create your own small, quick oil sketches which focus on tone, colour and form more than detail.On the second day students will create a large painting, again without adding detail.Students’ work will be discussed throughout this process and their individual choices will be examined, so as to identify how to create tension and interest in the composition.The student’s work will be assessed on a one to one basis at the end of the course.