Here at Paintbox, we have lots of exciting Short Courses on offer throughout the year!  Our short courses are an ideal way to develop a new skill or push those you already have.  Taught over a set number of consecutive weeks (this varies per course), the courses are structured to allow you to learn, develop and hone the discipline ensuring that on completion you leave with an exciting body of dynamic work.

HALF DAY DRAWING AND PAINTING
Tutor - Dominic McIvor
Fridays (Morning Class and Afternoon Class Available)

This course is the ideal starting point for anyone wishing to get into drawing and painting.  Under the encouraging guidance of tutor Dominic McIvor, students will learn how to look, how to draw and how to paint.  Each block is 10 weeks long, but for students wishing to continue on to the next block, Dominic will work both with you as part of a group and as an individual, ensuring you are able to push your own ability and develop your skills.  ​ VIEW MORE

INTRODUCTION TO DRAWING & PAINTING
Tutor:  Esther Donaldson
Wednesdays (10am - 1pm)

This half day course is ideal for anyone wishing to explore the foundations of drawing and painting.  From working with still life studio set ups, to working out on location, you will explore everything from simply drawing with a pencil, to painting, printing and mixed media.  This is a great course for dusting off the brushes, or even just getting started - what better way to spend a Wednesday morning?!  VIEW MORE

THE ART DIEBENKORN - 5 WEEK COURSE
Tutor - Jemma  Derbyshire
Tuesdays

This  5 week course will delve deep into the work of American mid-century abstract expressionist painter, Richard Diebenkorn.

From his quietly present still lives, to his  semi abstract landscapes, and powerful figure paintings, we will embrace his sentiments of observation, abstract values and colour.......VIEW MORE

ARTIST BOOTCAMP
Tutor - Jemma Derbyshire
Tuesdays

Are you an Artist, working away in your own studio, stuck in a big of a rut, and feel like you need an injection of energy?!  Well Artist Bootcamp is for you!  Prepare to be put through your paces on this intensive and exhilarating 5 week course and leave refreshed, rebooted and inspired by your practice again!  VIEW MORE

IVON HITCHENS' WINTER GARDEN
Tutor - Esther Donaldson
Fridays

​This 5 Week course will focus on capturing the essence of the winter garden with the low winter light.  Taking inspiration from the works of acclaimed painter Ivon Hitchens , we will consider the space, light and colour, unique to the wintery garden world.   

Exploring the colour, form and semi abstraction, we will venture into the studio garden to gather...VIEW MORE

BACK ROUND THE KITCHEN TABLE
Tutor - Robin Wu
Tuesdays

Join us for another five week feast of kitchen-themed drawing, mixed media and paint! We will work from an inspiring and sometimes unexpected mix of studio set-ups and objects as we explore new ideas and themes of the domestic and the tabletop space. 

Pots, pans, vessels, table settings, kitchenalia......... VIEW MORE 

CONTEMPORARY COLLAGE
Tutor - Dominic McIvor
Thursdays

Delving into the history of collage in Art,  students will react to Still Life through paper and mixed media.  From making collage papers, to application and integration, this course will offer a fully immersive approach to making collaged works.

Participants will begin studying the works of the original heros of collage - Picasso and Braque.  Through their use of collage within drawing.........VIEW MORE

THE MODERN PORTRAIT
Tutor - Esther Donaldson
Fridays

This 5 week course will delve into the study of modern day portrait painters looking at  how they capture the essence and presence of the person rather than a realistic replica.
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This course will allow students to develop their own language of portraiture by exploring a variety of source material from life models,  to self-portraits, Old Master’s paintings and images from popular culture. Using ...VIEW MORE

EXPRESSIVE FLOWER PAINTING
Tutor - Jemma Derbyshire
Tuesdays

As the garden transitions from Spring to Summer, the abundance of colour and texture is a sight to behold!

Working in the beautiful walled gardens and allotments surrounding the Paintbox Studios, this 5 week course will immerse you in the land of flora and fauna.   We will explore how to record plants and flowers through loose and expressive drawing, before moving into  colour and mixed media.  ​VIEW MORE

THE SKETCHBOOK COURSE
Tutor - Robin Wu
Thursdays

On this course we will be exploring all things sketchbooking! We will consider the potential of the sketchbook as a piece of artwork in its own right, through to using it as a powerful tool for recording, researching and developing ideas on location or in the studio. We will consider how the sketchbook as a creative space can free us up to play, experiment and take risks leading us to new and unexpected places - often acting as a springboard into other work......VIEW MORE