Creative Techniques Continued (Four Thursdays)

Those who attended my first ‘Creative Techniques’ course will remember my aim was to focus on the steps each person took to improve and develop their own painting skills.

In this course each painter, whatever their level of experience or medium they use, and however they define themselves (figurative or abstract), will hopefully learn to understand their own creative process better. As a result, they will be able to set their own goals and discover, through experimenting and exploring new possibilities in an informed way, how to achieve them.

My job will be to help each person navigate their own journey. What I would like you to do is come with some idea of a project – or inspiration for one – even if it is as simple as setting up your own still life each session.

We have a wonderful resource available, and that is each other – and the opportunity to observe the artistic journey of other painters while embarking on one’s own. I will want to make use of this.

Another very useful learning exercise is to examine your previous work, especially paintings that are unresolved or that disappointed you in some way – so you are welcome to bring anything in that you would like some help with.