Fine Art – Drawing & Painting – Painting Landscape & Cityscape – Introductory

This course is suitable for beginners who are interested in working with watercolours, acrylics or oils and wish to develop skills in drawing and painting landscape and cityscape.

The tutor will provide instruction in drawing and painting techniques including traditional and contemporary approaches.

Students are encouraged to develop their ideas however they can also work from drawings or photographs of landscapes, townscape or cityscape.

The course commences with drawing exercises and students will be encouraged to develop their drawing skills using a range of materials including charcoal, pastel, in order to enhance your understanding of tonal values. The tutor will demonstrate different painting techniques and facilitate students understanding of each technique and the properties of different media being used. Demonstrations will be supported with presentations of key established artists from Irish and European traditions of landscape painting.