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Monday nights with Nicholas Boon.

Inspirational and progressive tutor, Nicholas Boon, will nurture complete beginners and stretch more advanced artists to create complex images over the 10 week course. For adults.

Every Monday night in the art room 6.30pm – 9pm. £80 (£70 concs) 10-week course. Starting Monday 15 January until 26 March (except 12 February), book by 12 January.

Click to view our students' work from the last life drawing course.

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Workshop Explanation: The aim of the course is so novice users can maximise their camcorder and editing programmes at home. You will be taught how to frame and set up shots, make selective shots and how to set up the camera and label tapes and then move onto the editing process and printing to DVD an make dynamic/professional looking films that everyone could enjoy, i.e. a daughter's wedding, 18th birthday, baby growing, holiday, music video etc. 

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Workshop Explanation: This is a one-day course exploring portrait painting with portrait artist Paul Wright. The aim of this workshop is to show that through expressive use of paint a lively and exciting portrait can be achieved. The day will begin with a demonstration and short talk about the different stages of building a portrait. Throughout the day students will work on a painting of their chosen subject. 

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Workshop Explanation: Dry point is a direct intaglio technique. The tool usually used is a sharp tool with a steel point. Varying the pressure on the tool causes a variation in the depth and width of the lines that after printing will yield a more or less rich effect on paper. Tone can also be gained with the use of wire wool or sandpaper. In this technique, the burrs created by the pressure of the point are left to hold the ink, giving a soft, thick printed line which is the main characteristic of this style. The portraiture subject of the workshop is linked into the current Paul Wright exhibition of portraits. If you wish to choose another subject this is possible. The outcome of the day will be most valuably learning about printing in general and specifically how to make a dry point print, and taking home a professionally executed print.

Workshop Explanation: Carborundum printmaking is a versatile and exciting means of creating rich printed imagery. In this one day course, well-known artist and expert printer Catherine Headley will show you how to combine elements of carborundum, collagraph and dry point to make a stunning print that is rich in tonal qualities. Throughout the day you will be shown how to design, cut, proof and print using this fascinating and extremely popular process.

Collagraph is a printmaking technique that operates, as the name suggests, on the basis of collage of built up textured papers, whilst the dry point mark-making will provide clear lines. The addition of a mixture of carborundum grit, an industrially produced substance, produces a deep black tone, giving your print a rich velvety surface.

Workshop Explanation: In this one day course you will learn the technique of willow weaving under the expert guidance of Sue Kirk. Throughout the day you can either make several garden structures such as a plant  climber, fan trellis, bird nesting pouch or trug.  Or you can spend the day working on an animal sculpture such as a goose, duck, chicken, dragonfly or snail.

The workshop is suitable for complete beginners and for children over the age of ten, preferably accompanied by an adult.  The atmosphere is relaxed and friendly.

Workshop Explanation: After some initial exploration of ideas the objective of this course is to produce a hand carved stylised portrait head sculpture from a predetermined aerated cement block (h440 x w210 x d150mm).  The chosen material, once refined, has a pumice-like quality.

Inspiration will come from the Flowers East Heads exhibition, on display in the Catmose Gallery, and the works of Modigliani and Giacometti.  This will be a very hands-on, practical course, which will show how to translate an idea on paper into a finished sculpture.  You will learn the basic techniques of carving and refining a form and will ultimately go home with a piece of art to be proud of.

Workshop Explanation: Mark Uttley (Muttley the Toymaker) will show you how to make your own simple, individual and working wooden automatum. It will be similar to the image right in design but will be ordained with a variety of media.

Before you come think about a relationship or story between the two heads that rotate and face each other, this will create the character/mood of the story.

You will design, construct and then apply a variety of different media to the surfaces to make the automaton.

Workshop Explanation: In this one day course you will make your own ornamental wool felt vessels and beads under the expert guidance from Kim Hincks. Throughout the day, depending on your experience, you will make several sized and shaped vessels, explore surface textile, colour and decoration, as well as making some beads to decorate. The workshop is suitable for complete beginners and for children over the age of ten, preferably accompanied by an adult. The atmosphere is relaxed and friendly.