Art courses at the Malden Centre
Discover your creative side
Portrait Drawing and Painting
This course is for all levels, from beginner to experienced. The classes consist of building a portrait through keen observation, constructing the forms of the head, neck and shoulders within the disciplines of line, tone, shapes and colour.
Course details
Monday 6th January - Monday 31st March | 10.30am - 1.00pm | Excluding 17th February | £153
Monday 28th April - Monday 21st July | 10.30am - 1.00pm | Excluding 5th May & 26th May | £141
Oil and Acrylic Painting
This class is run as an open workshop and is suitable for students of all abilities. Usually, the less experienced student will follow the brief that the tutor introduces at the beginning of each term. The main emphasis is on drawing from observation to begin with, to enable the student to explore shape, form, space, pattern, tonal relationships and composition. The more experienced students can explore the possibilities of the brief introduced by the tutor or progress along their own lines and interests. In these cases, the tutor will give tuition and guidance when needed or asked for.
Course details
Monday 6th January - Monday 31st March | 1.30pm - 4.00pm | Excluding 17th February | £153
Wednesday 8th January - Wednesday 2nd April | 10.30am - 1.00pm | Excluding 19th February | £153
Friday 10th January - Friday 4th April | 10.00am - 12.30pm | Excluding 21st February | £153
Monday 28th April - Monday 21st July | 1.30pm - 4.00pm | Excluding 5th May & 26th May | £141
Wednesday 30th April - Wednesday 16th July | 10.30am - 1.00pm | Excluding 29th May | £141
Friday 2nd May - Friday 18th July | 10.00am - 12.30pm | Excluding 31st May | £141
Life Drawing & Painting
This class works from a live model. You will try a variety of traditional and innovative approaches, aimed at improving your observational skills and expanding your knowledge of life drawing techniques. There will be a range of long and short poses.
Course details
Tuesday 7th January - Tuesday 1st April | 10.00am - 12.30pm | Excluding 18th February | £153
Tuesday 29th April - Tuesday 15th July | 10.00am - 12.30pm | Excluding 28th May | £141
Taster sessions
Not ready to book onto a course yet? Come to one of our tasters and experience a very different type of life drawing. All abilities welcome, from beginners to the more experienced
- Muscle Tone | beginning Wednesday 15th January, 10.00am - 12.30pm
- A Real Mermaid | beginning Wednesday 12th February, 10.00am - 12.30pm
- Regal Togas | beginning Wednesday 12th March, 10.00am - 12.30pm
Art courses
Meaningful Art course
What is art? Why do we want to do it? Answering these two questions isn’t in any way easy, nor do they cover artistic expression.
Most people approach art through techniques applied to various subjects, yet never really have the opportunity or discuss what they are doing, what they would like to say, what it means to say something with art. There is vagueness around “art”, the creative process, its making and meaning.
The gap between the subject and the meaning is what the course is aiming to bridge. The creative process isn’t something that just happens; it has to go through a visual search, a personal research and a focus on how to better convey significance in the generated art work.
This course aims to build a roadmap through focused questions linked to sketching practice as a guide to visualize ideas and style.
Course details
- Tuesdays, 10.00am - 12.30pm
- Beginning Tuesday 21st January
Speak to a member of the team to book
Watercolour workshops
Beginner Workshop
This is a general class to give an introduction to the basic aspects of drawing and painting. Guidance is given on how to draw and where to start with watercolour painting. You will be taken step by step through the use of colour and the various effects that can be used to bring your painting alive! Different subject matters are looked at including landscape, portrait and still life.
Course details
Tuesday 7th January - Tuesday 1st April | 1.00pm - 3.30pm | Excluding 18th February | £153
Tuesday 29th April - Tuesday 15th July | 1.00pm - 3.30pm | Excluding 28th May | £141
All Levels Workshop
Using a variety of subjects (landscapes, still life, architecture and more), develop your drawing and watercolour techniques. You will experiment with colour washes, tone, colour combinations and other special techniques to create outstanding artwork. Suitable for all levels, but assumes some prior experience of painting.
Course details
Thursday 9th January - Thursday 3rd April | 1.00pm - 3.30pm | Excluding 20th February | £153
Thursday 1st May - Thursday 17th July | 1.00pm - 3.30pm | Excluding 30th May | £141
Alternate Saturday sessions
Fortnightly, 6 week, Saturday courses to fill up for your Saturday mornings
Course details
Saturday 11th January - Saturday 29th March | 10.00am - 12.30pm | £76.50
Saturday 26th April - Saturday 5th July | 10.00am - 12.30pm | £76.50
Speak to a member of the team to book
General Drawing
You can use your preferred medium in this class (oil, pastel, pencil, ink etc). There will be a focus on accurate drawing, perspective, colour theory and composition. The tutor will bring source materials, but you are welcome to work from your own as well.
The Creative Body drawing course
Thursday 9th January - Thursday 3rd April | 10.00am - 12.30pm | Excluding 20th February | £153
Thursday 1st May - Thursday 17th July | 10.00am - 12.30pm | Excluding 30th May | £141
