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All of our courses are taught by experienced tutors most
of whom are practising artists and can therefore bring a wealth of
experience to their classes.
Day and short courses
These non-accredited short courses are designed to give you a
taste of your chosen aspect of painting and drawing. They are not
comprehensive but do set out to be interesting and enjoyable and
learners will experience the specific skill, technique or genre at
a basic level.
All courses are taught initially 'in groups', but then with the
emphasis on individual achievement. Introductory demonstrations or
presentations will be followed by individual tuition.
These are mainly practical courses where a degree of manual
dexterity is required. Short courses are not intended for learners
with extensive experience of painting and drawing.
Longer courses
These longer courses allow learners to develop skills and
techniques or an understanding of a medium or genre. These are
mainly practical courses where a degree of manual dexterity is
required
Tuition is a mixture of presentations / demonstrations, discussions
/critiques and individual work, students will need to look at the
work of other artists both contemporary and historical and need to
be prepared to participate fully to get the most out of the
course.
All students are automatically registered with OCN and tutors
will help learners to identify their learning goals and encourage
them to map their learning experience against OCN accredited
criteria.
Learners are encouraged to work at one of three levels, however
individuals in the same group may well be working at different
levels and on different aspects of a particular technique or
medium.
At the end of the course students will receive a certificate to
recognise their achievement.
Although most courses start in September it is possible to join
one of these courses up to and including
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