Create abstract paintings and 3D models to explore the relationship between colour, form, and structure.
During this five-day course, we will move gradually between 2D and 3D ways of making. We’ll begin by creating small abstract paintings in response to a large, colourful 3D installation focussing on observed colour, composition and visual relationships.
Using lo-fi, found materials, we’ll then create rough maquettes – the starting point for our exploration into 3D – before transforming these into 3D plaster tiles. Once colour is applied to our newly-formed 3D objects, they will become subjects for further paintings, allowing us to create more resolved 2D work.
By observing how colour and paint behave in 2D and in 3D, we will enrich our understanding of form and enliven our approaches to painting.
Relevant artists include Jessica Stockholder, Laura Jane Scott, Francis Davison and Peter Lanyon.
All core materials and equipment included. Concession rates are available for those in receipt of income-assessed benefits.
NB: The course culminates in an informal exhibition of the week’s work, ending at 5.30pm on the final day.
Early Booking discount ends Tuesday 31st March 2026