With David Pasfield. Saturday 25th April 2026, 9.30am-4pm (please arrive 9am to set up) £48 payable in advance   Using an underpainting technique to apply a first impression painting followed by texture build-up using a palette knife with heavy body acrylics in an impasto style. Free up your painting style, being bold and not worrying about detail. Free refreshments provided, but bring or buy your own lunch Please check the class details for the equipment and materials list Materials: No additional materials cost Equipment & Materials Acrylic paints – vibrant colours Heavy duty Impasto Gel MDF or hardboard (pre-primed with white gesso). You can also use canvasses or canvas board.  (Size should be at least 50x50 cm) Large bristle brushes (old decorator’s brushes will suffice) Palette knife Easel – (table or free-standing) Palette – greaseproof paper over cardboard is adequate, or ‘stay-wet’ palette 2 large water pos and roll of kitchen towel Sketches or photos for inspiration Do wear old clothes as this can be quite messy!

Art With Bianca. Join us as we explore the art of capturing the human form, from the delicate details of a graphite sketch to the vibrant washes of watercolour. Whether you're a seasoned artist or just starting, you'll learn essential techniques to bring your subjects to life, including understanding proportion, creating depth, and mastering light and shadow. Come discover the joy of creating a personal and powerful piece of art. 10am – 2:00pm (15 min break) Refreshments provided, no lunch break but learners welcome to bring their own snacks for a 15 min tea break Resources Required: For all sessions bring an HB pencil, an eraser, a sketchpad, masking tape. (If a painting session) additionally bring at least one palette knife for mixing paint and paper towel or cloths if you’d prefer. It would be very helpful to have a drawing board. Links to resources are suggestions, if learners bring the required equipment it doesn’t need to come from Amazon. * Watercolour paints, * Suitable paper 200gsm minimum *Paint brushes suitable for watercolour painting, * Paint palette, * Water pots x 2 *Selection of graphite pencils *Smudge stick or cotton buds *Putty eraser *Refreshments, please note although there is lactose-free milk and caffeine free beverages, if specialist dietary resources are required, learners will need to provide those themselves, likewise this is not a nut or allergen-free environment, refreshments are ingested at learners’ own risk.

With Bianca Garcia 4 week taster course starting Friday, 5th June 2026 12pm – 2pm £36.00 for the full 4 week course payable in advance.   → Week 1:   Graphite and Charcoal (please bring your own mixed media pad, pencil and charcoal) Week 2:   Pastels Oil/Chalk Week 3:   Acrylic Paints Week 4:   Watercolour Paints   Materials will be available to purchase for weeks 2 – 4 at a cost of £2.00 per week.   (Learner painting by J. Siebert.)For all sessions bring an HB pencil, an eraser, your sketchpad, masking tape. (If a painting session) additionally bring water pots and at least one palette knife or butter knife for mixing paint, a drawing board would be very helpful. Materials will be available to purchase for weeks 2-4 at a cost of £2 per session per learner if you do not have the equipment required. WEEK SUBJECT EQUIPMENT Week 1 (June 5th) Pencils and Charcoal Assessment- Line and Form-lets see where you are in your art journey Sketching graphite pencils, charcoal, pencil sharpener or craft knife, putty rubber, hard eraser, paper smudging sticks (Also known as a blending stump)or tortillons if you have them, mixed media paper. Week 2: (June 12th) Pastels Oil pastels or soft, chalky pastels, pastel pencils are great too, mixed media or pastel paper, tortillons or compressed paper smudge stick. Week 3: (June 19th) Acrylic Paints Acrylic Paints, heavy body (or thin body and a mixing medium) Palette knife or a butter knife, palette or a white […]

With Bianca Garcia 4 week taster course starting Friday, 5th June 2026 12pm – 2pm £36.00 for the full 4 week course payable in advance.   Week 1:   Graphite and Charcoal (please bring your own mixed media pad, pencil and charcoal) → Week 2:   Pastels Oil/Chalk Week 3:   Acrylic Paints Week 4:   Watercolour Paints   Materials will be available to purchase for weeks 2 – 4 at a cost of £2.00 per week.   (Learner painting by J. Siebert.)For all sessions bring an HB pencil, an eraser, your sketchpad, masking tape. (If a painting session) additionally bring water pots and at least one palette knife or butter knife for mixing paint, a drawing board would be very helpful. Materials will be available to purchase for weeks 2-4 at a cost of £2 per session per learner if you do not have the equipment required. WEEK SUBJECT EQUIPMENT Week 1 (June 5th) Pencils and Charcoal Assessment- Line and Form-lets see where you are in your art journey Sketching graphite pencils, charcoal, pencil sharpener or craft knife, putty rubber, hard eraser, paper smudging sticks (Also known as a blending stump)or tortillons if you have them, mixed media paper. Week 2: (June 12th) Pastels Oil pastels or soft, chalky pastels, pastel pencils are great too, mixed media or pastel paper, tortillons or compressed paper smudge stick. Week 3: (June 19th) Acrylic Paints Acrylic Paints, heavy body (or thin body and a mixing medium) Palette knife or a butter knife, palette or a white […]