BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Braintree Community Centre - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Braintree Community Centre X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Braintree Community Centre REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260601T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260601T200000 DTSTAMP:20260612T232705 CREATED:20260513T164459Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260515T172833Z UID:8082-1780336800-1780344000@www.braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk SUMMARY:Negative Space & Using Blacks DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Join our weekly Summer School where you’ll unlock the secrets of Line and Form\, Portraiture\, Colour theory and mixing colours\, Oil Pastels\, Watercolour paints\, Negative Space\, Chalk Pastels and much more………. \nAll skill levels are welcome – come explore your artistic potential![/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7976″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=””][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Mondays- except bank holidays: 6.00pm – 8.00pm*\n*April 13th to July 27th 2026– Braintree Summer school Sessions with Bianca Garcia. \nhellopurplehippo@gmail.com \nFor all sessions bring an HB pencil\, an eraser\, your sketchpad\, masking tape. \n(If a painting session) additionally bring water pots and at least one palette knife for mixing paint\, a drawing board would be very helpful. \n*Please note prospectus for time and date amendments[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””] \n\n\n\nWEEK\nSUBJECT\nEQUIPMENT\n\n\nWeek 1 (April 13th)\nAssessment- \nLine and Form-lets see where you are in your art journey\nSketching graphite pencils\, charcoal\, pencil sharpener or craft knife\, putty rubber\, hard eraser\, smudging sticks if you have them\n\n\nWeek 2: (April 20th)\nPortraiture\nAs above\n\n\nWeek 3: (27th April)\nColour theory and mixing colours\nAcrylic Paints\, heavy body (or thin body and a mixing medium) \nPalette knife\, palette\, suitable support\, small selection of paintbrushes suitable for acrylic\n\n\nEarly spring bank holiday\n 4th May- no classes\nEarly bank holiday\n\n\nWeek 4: (11th May)\nOil Pastels- Back to Basics\nOil pastels\, suitable support such as pastel paper or mixed media paper\, cotton buds or smudge sticks\n\n\nWeek 5: (18th May)\nWatercolour Paints\, glazing and layering \n– Food & Drink\nWatercolour paints\, acrylic paints suitable paper\, watercolour brushes\, acrylic brushes\, palette\, at least one palette knife\n\n\nSpring bank holiday\n25th May – No classes\nBank Holiday\n\n\nWeek 6: (1st June)\nNegative space and using blacks \n \nWatercolour paints etc as above-\n\n\nWeek 7 (8th June)\nSoft ‘chalk’ pastels\nSoft chalky pastels\, suitable support such as pastel paper or mixed media paper\, cotton buds or smudge sticks \n \n\n\nWeek 8 (15th June) \nPlease note: Later start and shortened session. \n7pm start  – 8:45pm finish\nPen and Ink \n  \n \nArtists drawing pens\n\n\nWeek 9: (22nd June)\nWater based oil paints\nWater based oil paints\, a suitable support such as a canvas\, canvas board\, or canvas paper\, or oil painting paper. Suitable brushes\, pots for water.\n\n\nWeek 10: (29th June)\nLiquid Inks and Brusho \nLiquid Inks and Brusho- An Introduction to liquid watercolour inks\, acrylic inks and Brusho powders \n  \nNote for week 10\, all of these things combined can be quite expensive\, so bring the medium you are most interested in\, I’ll have a small selection of all three for you to experiment with. If you are not able to bring any of the three\, please bring £2.00 for my resourcing. \n \nLiquid acrylic ink\, watercolour ink or Brusho. \nA palette\, thick watercolour or mixed media paper: minimum gsm 240. small selection of suitable paintbrushes\, a teaspoon or very small scoop for the brusho\n\n\nNo session 6th July\nNo Session 6th July\nNo session 6th July\n\n\nWeek 11: (13th July)\nIntroduction to Alcohol pens and Coloured pencils- Mixed Media\nColoured artists pencils\, pencil sharpener or craft knife. \nAlcohol pens: this is a reasonably priced set \nhttps://amzn.eu/d/8TGEaT7 \npaper support suitable for alcohol pens\n\n\nWeek 12: (20th July)\nGouache Paints\nGouache paints\, watercolour paper or suitable support\, masking tape\, suitable brushes\, palette knife. Palette\n\n\nWeek 13 (27th July) \nFINAL WEEK– bring your favourite cake 😊\nThe Humble Ballpoint Pen\n Ballpoint Pens\, and white Ink \n(bring your normal artists pens too) \nWhite gel pen\, or white ink and a dip pen etc. A couple of ballpoint pens aka Biro’s black for preference and if you can pick up a few other colours such as blue\, red\, green or anything you fancy that would be useful\, suitable paper.\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]Refreshments and biscuits are provided at a cost of £1.00 every four weeks payable in class. \nPlease note\, this may not be a nut free environment\, lactose free milk\, herbal teas\, and decaf ‘options are available.  if you require more specific dietary allowances please feel free to bring them along. \n*Learners are welcome to dip in and out of sessions\, however if you decide that these classes are not for you after enrolling\, or if you do not attend three consecutive classes please let the community centre know so that your space is freed up for another prospective learner. No hard feelings\, it’s fun to try new things![/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7975″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=””][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1623343860751{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;background-color: #efefef !important;border-left-color: #000000 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #000000 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #000000 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #000000 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”][vc_column]\n\n \n\n\n\nRegister your interest:\n\n Your Name (required)\n \n \n Your Email (required)\n \n \n Your Telephone Number (required)\n\n \n Your Postal Address (optional)\n\n \n Class or workshop are you registering for (required)\n \n \n Date of workshop or day and preferred session time of weekly class (as applicable)\n \n \n Additional comments (optional)\n \n \n\n \nThank you for registering your interest in one of our classes. Our admin team will be in touch to confirm your attendance. In the meantime\, if you have any further questions feel free to contact us by email at info@braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk or telephone 01376 323280.\n Δ\n \n\n\n[/vc_column][/vc_row] \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)\n WhatsApp\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email URL:https://www.braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk/events/negative-space-using-blacks/ LOCATION:Braintree Community Centre\, 19-21 Bocking End\, Braintree\, CM7 9AE\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Art,Art Summer School ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/revslider/home-business-slide3/Summer-School-500.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260605T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260605T140000 DTSTAMP:20260612T232705 CREATED:20260515T171959Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260515T174836Z UID:8099-1780660800-1780668000@www.braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk SUMMARY:Learn To Paint & Draw - Week 1 (4 Week Taster Course) DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nWith Bianca Garcia\n4 week taster course starting Friday\, 5th June 2026\n12pm – 2pm\n£36.00 for the full 4 week course payable in advance.\n  \n→ Week 1:   Graphite and Charcoal (please bring your own mixed media pad\, pencil and charcoal)\nWeek 2:   Pastels Oil/Chalk \nWeek 3:   Acrylic Paints \nWeek 4:   Watercolour Paints \n  \nMaterials will be available to purchase for weeks 2 – 4 at a cost of £2.00 per week. \n  \n(Learner painting by J. Siebert.)[/vc_column_text][vc_separator css=””][vc_column_text]For all sessions bring an HB pencil\, an eraser\, your sketchpad\, masking tape. \n(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. \nMaterials 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. \n\n\n\nWEEK\nSUBJECT\nEQUIPMENT \n\n\nWeek 1 (June 5th)\nPencils and Charcoal \nAssessment- \nLine and Form-lets see where you are in your art journey\nSketching 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.\n\n\nWeek 2: (June 12th)\nPastels\nOil pastels or soft\, chalky pastels\, pastel pencils are great too\, mixed media or pastel paper\, tortillons or compressed paper smudge stick.\n\n\nWeek 3: (June 19th)\nAcrylic Paints\nAcrylic Paints\, heavy body (or thin body and a mixing medium) \nPalette knife or a butter knife\, palette or a white plate\, suitable support like a canvas or mixed media paper\, or canvas pad\, small selection of paintbrushes suitable for acrylics\n\n\nWeek 4: (June 26th)\n Watercolour Paints\nWatercolour paints either tubes or in a ‘tin’ (they’ll look like little hard bricks of colour)\, watercolour paper or mixed media paper\, a palette knife or a butter knife\, a palette or a white plate\, a small selection of paintbrushes.\n\n\n\n  \nThese sessions support differentiated learning\, and will have three distinctive experience levels: \nBeginner; Those that are new to art\, inexperienced or haven’t created art for a long time. \nIntermediate; Those who have experience but need guidance to start developing their techniques. \nAdvanced; Those that have been painting and drawing with confidence but want to explore other mediums and perfect their style. \nRefreshments and biscuits are provided at a cost of £1.00 every four weeks payable in class. \nPlease note\, this may not be a nut free environment\, lactose free milk\, herbal teas\, and decaf ‘options are available.  if you require more specific dietary allowances please feel free to bring them along. \n*Learners are required to enrol for all four sessions\, however if you decide that these classes are not for you after enrolling\, please let the community centre know so that your space is freed up for another prospective learner.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1629726733259{background-color: #efefef !important;}”][vc_column]\n\n \n\n\n\nRegister your interest:\n\n Your Name (required)\n \n \n Your Email (required)\n \n \n Your Telephone Number (required)\n\n \n Your Postal Address (optional)\n\n \n Additional comments (optional)\n \n \n\n \nThank you for registering your interest in one of our workshops. Our admin team will be in touch when we have more details to offer. In the meantime\, if you have any further questions feel free to contact us by email at info@braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk or telephone 01376 323280.\n Δ\n \n\n\n[/vc_column][/vc_row] \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)\n WhatsApp\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email URL:https://www.braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk/events/learn-to-paint-draw-week-1-4-week-taster-course/ LOCATION:Braintree Community Centre\, 19-21 Bocking End\, Braintree\, CM7 9AE\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Art ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/LearnToPaintDraw.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260608T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260608T200000 DTSTAMP:20260612T232705 CREATED:20260513T164506Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260515T172833Z UID:8074-1780941600-1780948800@www.braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk SUMMARY:Soft "Chalk" Pastels DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Join our weekly Summer School where you’ll unlock the secrets of Line and Form\, Portraiture\, Colour theory and mixing colours\, Oil Pastels\, Watercolour paints\, Negative Space\, Chalk Pastels and much more………. \nAll skill levels are welcome – come explore your artistic potential![/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7976″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=””][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Mondays- except bank holidays: 6.00pm – 8.00pm*\n*April 13th to July 27th 2026– Braintree Summer school Sessions with Bianca Garcia. \nhellopurplehippo@gmail.com \nFor all sessions bring an HB pencil\, an eraser\, your sketchpad\, masking tape. \n(If a painting session) additionally bring water pots and at least one palette knife for mixing paint\, a drawing board would be very helpful. \n*Please note prospectus for time and date amendments[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””] \n\n\n\nWEEK\nSUBJECT\nEQUIPMENT\n\n\nWeek 1 (April 13th)\nAssessment- \nLine and Form-lets see where you are in your art journey\nSketching graphite pencils\, charcoal\, pencil sharpener or craft knife\, putty rubber\, hard eraser\, smudging sticks if you have them\n\n\nWeek 2: (April 20th)\nPortraiture\nAs above\n\n\nWeek 3: (27th April)\nColour theory and mixing colours\nAcrylic Paints\, heavy body (or thin body and a mixing medium) \nPalette knife\, palette\, suitable support\, small selection of paintbrushes suitable for acrylic\n\n\nEarly spring bank holiday\n 4th May- no classes\nEarly bank holiday\n\n\nWeek 4: (11th May)\nOil Pastels- Back to Basics\nOil pastels\, suitable support such as pastel paper or mixed media paper\, cotton buds or smudge sticks\n\n\nWeek 5: (18th May)\nWatercolour Paints\, glazing and layering \n– Food & Drink\nWatercolour paints\, acrylic paints suitable paper\, watercolour brushes\, acrylic brushes\, palette\, at least one palette knife\n\n\nSpring bank holiday\n25th May – No classes\nBank Holiday\n\n\nWeek 6: (1st June)\nNegative space and using blacks \n \nWatercolour paints etc as above-\n\n\nWeek 7 (8th June)\nSoft ‘chalk’ pastels\nSoft chalky pastels\, suitable support such as pastel paper or mixed media paper\, cotton buds or smudge sticks \n \n\n\nWeek 8 (15th June) \nPlease note: Later start and shortened session. \n7pm start  – 8:45pm finish\nPen and Ink \n  \n \nArtists drawing pens\n\n\nWeek 9: (22nd June)\nWater based oil paints\nWater based oil paints\, a suitable support such as a canvas\, canvas board\, or canvas paper\, or oil painting paper. Suitable brushes\, pots for water.\n\n\nWeek 10: (29th June)\nLiquid Inks and Brusho \nLiquid Inks and Brusho- An Introduction to liquid watercolour inks\, acrylic inks and Brusho powders \n  \nNote for week 10\, all of these things combined can be quite expensive\, so bring the medium you are most interested in\, I’ll have a small selection of all three for you to experiment with. If you are not able to bring any of the three\, please bring £2.00 for my resourcing. \n \nLiquid acrylic ink\, watercolour ink or Brusho. \nA palette\, thick watercolour or mixed media paper: minimum gsm 240. small selection of suitable paintbrushes\, a teaspoon or very small scoop for the brusho\n\n\nNo session 6th July\nNo Session 6th July\nNo session 6th July\n\n\nWeek 11: (13th July)\nIntroduction to Alcohol pens and Coloured pencils- Mixed Media\nColoured artists pencils\, pencil sharpener or craft knife. \nAlcohol pens: this is a reasonably priced set \nhttps://amzn.eu/d/8TGEaT7 \npaper support suitable for alcohol pens\n\n\nWeek 12: (20th July)\nGouache Paints\nGouache paints\, watercolour paper or suitable support\, masking tape\, suitable brushes\, palette knife. Palette\n\n\nWeek 13 (27th July) \nFINAL WEEK– bring your favourite cake 😊\nThe Humble Ballpoint Pen\n Ballpoint Pens\, and white Ink \n(bring your normal artists pens too) \nWhite gel pen\, or white ink and a dip pen etc. A couple of ballpoint pens aka Biro’s black for preference and if you can pick up a few other colours such as blue\, red\, green or anything you fancy that would be useful\, suitable paper.\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]Refreshments and biscuits are provided at a cost of £1.00 every four weeks payable in class. \nPlease note\, this may not be a nut free environment\, lactose free milk\, herbal teas\, and decaf ‘options are available.  if you require more specific dietary allowances please feel free to bring them along. \n*Learners are welcome to dip in and out of sessions\, however if you decide that these classes are not for you after enrolling\, or if you do not attend three consecutive classes please let the community centre know so that your space is freed up for another prospective learner. No hard feelings\, it’s fun to try new things![/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7975″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=””][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1623343860751{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;background-color: #efefef !important;border-left-color: #000000 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #000000 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #000000 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #000000 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”][vc_column]\n\n \n\n\n\nRegister your interest:\n\n Your Name (required)\n \n \n Your Email (required)\n \n \n Your Telephone Number (required)\n\n \n Your Postal Address (optional)\n\n \n Class or workshop are you registering for (required)\n \n \n Date of workshop or day and preferred session time of weekly class (as applicable)\n \n \n Additional comments (optional)\n \n \n\n \nThank you for registering your interest in one of our classes. Our admin team will be in touch to confirm your attendance. In the meantime\, if you have any further questions feel free to contact us by email at info@braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk or telephone 01376 323280.\n Δ\n \n\n\n[/vc_column][/vc_row] \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)\n WhatsApp\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email URL:https://www.braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk/events/soft-chalk-pastels/ LOCATION:Braintree Community Centre\, 19-21 Bocking End\, Braintree\, CM7 9AE\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Art,Art Summer School ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/revslider/home-business-slide3/Summer-School-500.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260612T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260612T140000 DTSTAMP:20260612T232705 CREATED:20260515T173719Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260515T175132Z UID:8104-1781265600-1781272800@www.braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk SUMMARY:Learn To Paint & Draw - Week 2 (4 Week Taster Course) DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nWith Bianca Garcia\n4 week taster course starting Friday\, 5th June 2026\n12pm – 2pm\n£36.00 for the full 4 week course payable in advance.\n  \nWeek 1:   Graphite and Charcoal (please bring your own mixed media pad\, pencil and charcoal) \n→ Week 2:   Pastels Oil/Chalk\nWeek 3:   Acrylic Paints \nWeek 4:   Watercolour Paints \n  \nMaterials will be available to purchase for weeks 2 – 4 at a cost of £2.00 per week. \n  \n(Learner painting by J. Siebert.)[/vc_column_text][vc_separator css=””][vc_column_text]For all sessions bring an HB pencil\, an eraser\, your sketchpad\, masking tape. \n(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. \nMaterials 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. \n\n\n\nWEEK\nSUBJECT\nEQUIPMENT \n\n\nWeek 1 (June 5th)\nPencils and Charcoal \nAssessment- \nLine and Form-lets see where you are in your art journey\nSketching 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.\n\n\nWeek 2: (June 12th)\nPastels\nOil pastels or soft\, chalky pastels\, pastel pencils are great too\, mixed media or pastel paper\, tortillons or compressed paper smudge stick.\n\n\nWeek 3: (June 19th)\nAcrylic Paints\nAcrylic Paints\, heavy body (or thin body and a mixing medium) \nPalette knife or a butter knife\, palette or a white plate\, suitable support like a canvas or mixed media paper\, or canvas pad\, small selection of paintbrushes suitable for acrylics\n\n\nWeek 4: (June 26th)\n Watercolour Paints\nWatercolour paints either tubes or in a ‘tin’ (they’ll look like little hard bricks of colour)\, watercolour paper or mixed media paper\, a palette knife or a butter knife\, a palette or a white plate\, a small selection of paintbrushes.\n\n\n\n  \nThese sessions support differentiated learning\, and will have three distinctive experience levels: \nBeginner; Those that are new to art\, inexperienced or haven’t created art for a long time. \nIntermediate; Those who have experience but need guidance to start developing their techniques. \nAdvanced; Those that have been painting and drawing with confidence but want to explore other mediums and perfect their style. \nRefreshments and biscuits are provided at a cost of £1.00 every four weeks payable in class. \nPlease note\, this may not be a nut free environment\, lactose free milk\, herbal teas\, and decaf ‘options are available.  if you require more specific dietary allowances please feel free to bring them along. \n*Learners are required to enrol for all four sessions\, however if you decide that these classes are not for you after enrolling\, please let the community centre know so that your space is freed up for another prospective learner.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1629726733259{background-color: #efefef !important;}”][vc_column]\n\n \n\n\n\nRegister your interest:\n\n Your Name (required)\n \n \n Your Email (required)\n \n \n Your Telephone Number (required)\n\n \n Your Postal Address (optional)\n\n \n Additional comments (optional)\n \n \n\n \nThank you for registering your interest in one of our workshops. Our admin team will be in touch when we have more details to offer. In the meantime\, if you have any further questions feel free to contact us by email at info@braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk or telephone 01376 323280.\n Δ\n \n\n\n[/vc_column][/vc_row] \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)\n WhatsApp\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email URL:https://www.braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk/events/learn-to-paint-draw-week-2-4-week-taster-course/ LOCATION:Braintree Community Centre\, 19-21 Bocking End\, Braintree\, CM7 9AE\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Art ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/LearnToPaintDraw.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260612T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260612T200000 DTSTAMP:20260612T232705 CREATED:20260604T165345Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260604T165345Z UID:8138-1781289000-1781294400@www.braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk SUMMARY:Fun Salsa Party Night DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nFRIDAY 12TH JUNE\n6:30PM – 8PM\nPARTY OR CHILL –\nTO RELAXING TROPICAL MUSIC\n! LET’S DANCE !\nPRICING OPTIONS:\n1) £8 AT DOOR (CASH)\n2) £7.50 IN ADVANCE AFTER WED 10TH JUNE\n(BANK TRANSFER)\n3) £6.50 IN ADVANCE BY WED 10TH JUNE[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1629726733259{background-color: #efefef !important;}”][vc_column]\n\n \n\n\n\nRegister your interest:\n\n Your Name (required)\n \n \n Your Email (required)\n \n \n Your Telephone Number (required)\n\n \n Your Postal Address (optional)\n\n \n Additional comments (optional)\n \n \n\n \nThank you for registering your interest in one of our workshops. Our admin team will be in touch when we have more details to offer. In the meantime\, if you have any further questions feel free to contact us by email at info@braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk or telephone 01376 323280.\n Δ\n \n\n\n[/vc_column][/vc_row] \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)\n WhatsApp\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email URL:https://www.braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk/events/fun-salsa-party-night/ LOCATION:Braintree Community Centre\, 19-21 Bocking End\, Braintree\, CM7 9AE\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Salsa_Party_News.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260615T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260615T204500 DTSTAMP:20260612T232705 CREATED:20260513T164509Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260515T172832Z UID:8085-1781550000-1781556300@www.braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk SUMMARY:Pen & Ink DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Join our weekly Summer School where you’ll unlock the secrets of Line and Form\, Portraiture\, Colour theory and mixing colours\, Oil Pastels\, Watercolour paints\, Negative Space\, Chalk Pastels and much more………. \nAll skill levels are welcome – come explore your artistic potential![/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7976″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=””][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Mondays- except bank holidays: 6.00pm – 8.00pm*\n*April 13th to July 27th 2026– Braintree Summer school Sessions with Bianca Garcia. \nhellopurplehippo@gmail.com \nFor all sessions bring an HB pencil\, an eraser\, your sketchpad\, masking tape. \n(If a painting session) additionally bring water pots and at least one palette knife for mixing paint\, a drawing board would be very helpful. \n*Please note prospectus for time and date amendments[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””] \n\n\n\nWEEK\nSUBJECT\nEQUIPMENT\n\n\nWeek 1 (April 13th)\nAssessment- \nLine and Form-lets see where you are in your art journey\nSketching graphite pencils\, charcoal\, pencil sharpener or craft knife\, putty rubber\, hard eraser\, smudging sticks if you have them\n\n\nWeek 2: (April 20th)\nPortraiture\nAs above\n\n\nWeek 3: (27th April)\nColour theory and mixing colours\nAcrylic Paints\, heavy body (or thin body and a mixing medium) \nPalette knife\, palette\, suitable support\, small selection of paintbrushes suitable for acrylic\n\n\nEarly spring bank holiday\n 4th May- no classes\nEarly bank holiday\n\n\nWeek 4: (11th May)\nOil Pastels- Back to Basics\nOil pastels\, suitable support such as pastel paper or mixed media paper\, cotton buds or smudge sticks\n\n\nWeek 5: (18th May)\nWatercolour Paints\, glazing and layering \n– Food & Drink\nWatercolour paints\, acrylic paints suitable paper\, watercolour brushes\, acrylic brushes\, palette\, at least one palette knife\n\n\nSpring bank holiday\n25th May – No classes\nBank Holiday\n\n\nWeek 6: (1st June)\nNegative space and using blacks \n \nWatercolour paints etc as above-\n\n\nWeek 7 (8th June)\nSoft ‘chalk’ pastels\nSoft chalky pastels\, suitable support such as pastel paper or mixed media paper\, cotton buds or smudge sticks \n \n\n\nWeek 8 (15th June) \nPlease note: Later start and shortened session. \n7pm start  – 8:45pm finish\nPen and Ink \n  \n \nArtists drawing pens\n\n\nWeek 9: (22nd June)\nWater based oil paints\nWater based oil paints\, a suitable support such as a canvas\, canvas board\, or canvas paper\, or oil painting paper. Suitable brushes\, pots for water.\n\n\nWeek 10: (29th June)\nLiquid Inks and Brusho \nLiquid Inks and Brusho- An Introduction to liquid watercolour inks\, acrylic inks and Brusho powders \n  \nNote for week 10\, all of these things combined can be quite expensive\, so bring the medium you are most interested in\, I’ll have a small selection of all three for you to experiment with. If you are not able to bring any of the three\, please bring £2.00 for my resourcing. \n \nLiquid acrylic ink\, watercolour ink or Brusho. \nA palette\, thick watercolour or mixed media paper: minimum gsm 240. small selection of suitable paintbrushes\, a teaspoon or very small scoop for the brusho\n\n\nNo session 6th July\nNo Session 6th July\nNo session 6th July\n\n\nWeek 11: (13th July)\nIntroduction to Alcohol pens and Coloured pencils- Mixed Media\nColoured artists pencils\, pencil sharpener or craft knife. \nAlcohol pens: this is a reasonably priced set \nhttps://amzn.eu/d/8TGEaT7 \npaper support suitable for alcohol pens\n\n\nWeek 12: (20th July)\nGouache Paints\nGouache paints\, watercolour paper or suitable support\, masking tape\, suitable brushes\, palette knife. Palette\n\n\nWeek 13 (27th July) \nFINAL WEEK– bring your favourite cake 😊\nThe Humble Ballpoint Pen\n Ballpoint Pens\, and white Ink \n(bring your normal artists pens too) \nWhite gel pen\, or white ink and a dip pen etc. A couple of ballpoint pens aka Biro’s black for preference and if you can pick up a few other colours such as blue\, red\, green or anything you fancy that would be useful\, suitable paper.\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]Refreshments and biscuits are provided at a cost of £1.00 every four weeks payable in class. \nPlease note\, this may not be a nut free environment\, lactose free milk\, herbal teas\, and decaf ‘options are available.  if you require more specific dietary allowances please feel free to bring them along. \n*Learners are welcome to dip in and out of sessions\, however if you decide that these classes are not for you after enrolling\, or if you do not attend three consecutive classes please let the community centre know so that your space is freed up for another prospective learner. No hard feelings\, it’s fun to try new things![/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7975″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=””][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1623343860751{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;background-color: #efefef !important;border-left-color: #000000 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #000000 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #000000 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #000000 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”][vc_column]\n\n \n\n\n\nRegister your interest:\n\n Your Name (required)\n \n \n Your Email (required)\n \n \n Your Telephone Number (required)\n\n \n Your Postal Address (optional)\n\n \n Class or workshop are you registering for (required)\n \n \n Date of workshop or day and preferred session time of weekly class (as applicable)\n \n \n Additional comments (optional)\n \n \n\n \nThank you for registering your interest in one of our classes. Our admin team will be in touch to confirm your attendance. In the meantime\, if you have any further questions feel free to contact us by email at info@braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk or telephone 01376 323280.\n Δ\n \n\n\n[/vc_column][/vc_row] \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)\n WhatsApp\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email URL:https://www.braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk/events/pen-ink/ LOCATION:Braintree Community Centre\, 19-21 Bocking End\, Braintree\, CM7 9AE\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Art,Art Summer School ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/revslider/home-business-slide3/Summer-School-500.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260619T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260619T140000 DTSTAMP:20260612T232705 CREATED:20260515T173753Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260515T175200Z UID:8105-1781870400-1781877600@www.braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk SUMMARY:Learn To Paint & Draw - Week 3 (4 Week Taster Course) DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nWith Bianca Garcia\n4 week taster course starting Friday\, 5th June 2026\n12pm – 2pm\n£36.00 for the full 4 week course payable in advance.\n  \nWeek 1:   Graphite and Charcoal (please bring your own mixed media pad\, pencil and charcoal) \nWeek 2:   Pastels Oil/Chalk \n→ Week 3:   Acrylic Paints\nWeek 4:   Watercolour Paints \n  \nMaterials will be available to purchase for weeks 2 – 4 at a cost of £2.00 per week. \n  \n(Learner painting by J. Siebert.)[/vc_column_text][vc_separator css=””][vc_column_text]For all sessions bring an HB pencil\, an eraser\, your sketchpad\, masking tape. \n(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. \nMaterials 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. \n\n\n\nWEEK\nSUBJECT\nEQUIPMENT \n\n\nWeek 1 (June 5th)\nPencils and Charcoal \nAssessment- \nLine and Form-lets see where you are in your art journey\nSketching 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.\n\n\nWeek 2: (June 12th)\nPastels\nOil pastels or soft\, chalky pastels\, pastel pencils are great too\, mixed media or pastel paper\, tortillons or compressed paper smudge stick.\n\n\nWeek 3: (June 19th)\nAcrylic Paints\nAcrylic Paints\, heavy body (or thin body and a mixing medium) \nPalette knife or a butter knife\, palette or a white plate\, suitable support like a canvas or mixed media paper\, or canvas pad\, small selection of paintbrushes suitable for acrylics\n\n\nWeek 4: (June 26th)\n Watercolour Paints\nWatercolour paints either tubes or in a ‘tin’ (they’ll look like little hard bricks of colour)\, watercolour paper or mixed media paper\, a palette knife or a butter knife\, a palette or a white plate\, a small selection of paintbrushes.\n\n\n\n  \nThese sessions support differentiated learning\, and will have three distinctive experience levels: \nBeginner; Those that are new to art\, inexperienced or haven’t created art for a long time. \nIntermediate; Those who have experience but need guidance to start developing their techniques. \nAdvanced; Those that have been painting and drawing with confidence but want to explore other mediums and perfect their style. \nRefreshments and biscuits are provided at a cost of £1.00 every four weeks payable in class. \nPlease note\, this may not be a nut free environment\, lactose free milk\, herbal teas\, and decaf ‘options are available.  if you require more specific dietary allowances please feel free to bring them along. \n*Learners are required to enrol for all four sessions\, however if you decide that these classes are not for you after enrolling\, please let the community centre know so that your space is freed up for another prospective learner.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1629726733259{background-color: #efefef !important;}”][vc_column]\n\n \n\n\n\nRegister your interest:\n\n Your Name (required)\n \n \n Your Email (required)\n \n \n Your Telephone Number (required)\n\n \n Your Postal Address (optional)\n\n \n Additional comments (optional)\n \n \n\n \nThank you for registering your interest in one of our workshops. Our admin team will be in touch when we have more details to offer. In the meantime\, if you have any further questions feel free to contact us by email at info@braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk or telephone 01376 323280.\n Δ\n \n\n\n[/vc_column][/vc_row] \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)\n WhatsApp\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email URL:https://www.braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk/events/learn-to-paint-draw-week-3-4-week-taster-course/ LOCATION:Braintree Community Centre\, 19-21 Bocking End\, Braintree\, CM7 9AE\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Art ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/LearnToPaintDraw.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260620T123000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260620T150000 DTSTAMP:20260612T232705 CREATED:20260226T190655Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260515T172655Z UID:7920-1781958600-1781967600@www.braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk SUMMARY:Textile Hub June 2026 DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nSale of Craft and Textile Goods\nAt Braintree Community Centre\nDo come along and socialise\, make new friends\, enjoy tea\, coffee and cake.\nWe currently have stocks of fabric\, wool\, buttons\, cottons & various craft supplies for sale at affordable prices.\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)\n WhatsApp\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email URL:https://www.braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk/events/7920/ LOCATION:Braintree Community Centre\, 19-21 Bocking End\, Braintree\, CM7 9AE\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Textile Hub ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Textile-Hub.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260622T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260622T200000 DTSTAMP:20260612T232705 CREATED:20260513T164511Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260515T172832Z UID:8083-1782151200-1782158400@www.braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk SUMMARY:Water-based Oil Paints DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Join our weekly Summer School where you’ll unlock the secrets of Line and Form\, Portraiture\, Colour theory and mixing colours\, Oil Pastels\, Watercolour paints\, Negative Space\, Chalk Pastels and much more………. \nAll skill levels are welcome – come explore your artistic potential![/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7976″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=””][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Mondays- except bank holidays: 6.00pm – 8.00pm*\n*April 13th to July 27th 2026– Braintree Summer school Sessions with Bianca Garcia. \nhellopurplehippo@gmail.com \nFor all sessions bring an HB pencil\, an eraser\, your sketchpad\, masking tape. \n(If a painting session) additionally bring water pots and at least one palette knife for mixing paint\, a drawing board would be very helpful. \n*Please note prospectus for time and date amendments[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””] \n\n\n\nWEEK\nSUBJECT\nEQUIPMENT\n\n\nWeek 1 (April 13th)\nAssessment- \nLine and Form-lets see where you are in your art journey\nSketching graphite pencils\, charcoal\, pencil sharpener or craft knife\, putty rubber\, hard eraser\, smudging sticks if you have them\n\n\nWeek 2: (April 20th)\nPortraiture\nAs above\n\n\nWeek 3: (27th April)\nColour theory and mixing colours\nAcrylic Paints\, heavy body (or thin body and a mixing medium) \nPalette knife\, palette\, suitable support\, small selection of paintbrushes suitable for acrylic\n\n\nEarly spring bank holiday\n 4th May- no classes\nEarly bank holiday\n\n\nWeek 4: (11th May)\nOil Pastels- Back to Basics\nOil pastels\, suitable support such as pastel paper or mixed media paper\, cotton buds or smudge sticks\n\n\nWeek 5: (18th May)\nWatercolour Paints\, glazing and layering \n– Food & Drink\nWatercolour paints\, acrylic paints suitable paper\, watercolour brushes\, acrylic brushes\, palette\, at least one palette knife\n\n\nSpring bank holiday\n25th May – No classes\nBank Holiday\n\n\nWeek 6: (1st June)\nNegative space and using blacks \n \nWatercolour paints etc as above-\n\n\nWeek 7 (8th June)\nSoft ‘chalk’ pastels\nSoft chalky pastels\, suitable support such as pastel paper or mixed media paper\, cotton buds or smudge sticks \n \n\n\nWeek 8 (15th June) \nPlease note: Later start and shortened session. \n7pm start  – 8:45pm finish\nPen and Ink \n  \n \nArtists drawing pens\n\n\nWeek 9: (22nd June)\nWater based oil paints\nWater based oil paints\, a suitable support such as a canvas\, canvas board\, or canvas paper\, or oil painting paper. Suitable brushes\, pots for water.\n\n\nWeek 10: (29th June)\nLiquid Inks and Brusho \nLiquid Inks and Brusho- An Introduction to liquid watercolour inks\, acrylic inks and Brusho powders \n  \nNote for week 10\, all of these things combined can be quite expensive\, so bring the medium you are most interested in\, I’ll have a small selection of all three for you to experiment with. If you are not able to bring any of the three\, please bring £2.00 for my resourcing. \n \nLiquid acrylic ink\, watercolour ink or Brusho. \nA palette\, thick watercolour or mixed media paper: minimum gsm 240. small selection of suitable paintbrushes\, a teaspoon or very small scoop for the brusho\n\n\nNo session 6th July\nNo Session 6th July\nNo session 6th July\n\n\nWeek 11: (13th July)\nIntroduction to Alcohol pens and Coloured pencils- Mixed Media\nColoured artists pencils\, pencil sharpener or craft knife. \nAlcohol pens: this is a reasonably priced set \nhttps://amzn.eu/d/8TGEaT7 \npaper support suitable for alcohol pens\n\n\nWeek 12: (20th July)\nGouache Paints\nGouache paints\, watercolour paper or suitable support\, masking tape\, suitable brushes\, palette knife. Palette\n\n\nWeek 13 (27th July) \nFINAL WEEK– bring your favourite cake 😊\nThe Humble Ballpoint Pen\n Ballpoint Pens\, and white Ink \n(bring your normal artists pens too) \nWhite gel pen\, or white ink and a dip pen etc. A couple of ballpoint pens aka Biro’s black for preference and if you can pick up a few other colours such as blue\, red\, green or anything you fancy that would be useful\, suitable paper.\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]Refreshments and biscuits are provided at a cost of £1.00 every four weeks payable in class. \nPlease note\, this may not be a nut free environment\, lactose free milk\, herbal teas\, and decaf ‘options are available.  if you require more specific dietary allowances please feel free to bring them along. \n*Learners are welcome to dip in and out of sessions\, however if you decide that these classes are not for you after enrolling\, or if you do not attend three consecutive classes please let the community centre know so that your space is freed up for another prospective learner. No hard feelings\, it’s fun to try new things![/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7975″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=””][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1623343860751{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;background-color: #efefef !important;border-left-color: #000000 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #000000 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #000000 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #000000 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”][vc_column]\n\n \n\n\n\nRegister your interest:\n\n Your Name (required)\n \n \n Your Email (required)\n \n \n Your Telephone Number (required)\n\n \n Your Postal Address (optional)\n\n \n Class or workshop are you registering for (required)\n \n \n Date of workshop or day and preferred session time of weekly class (as applicable)\n \n \n Additional comments (optional)\n \n \n\n \nThank you for registering your interest in one of our classes. Our admin team will be in touch to confirm your attendance. In the meantime\, if you have any further questions feel free to contact us by email at info@braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk or telephone 01376 323280.\n Δ\n \n\n\n[/vc_column][/vc_row] \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)\n WhatsApp\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email URL:https://www.braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk/events/water-based-oil-paints/ LOCATION:Braintree Community Centre\, 19-21 Bocking End\, Braintree\, CM7 9AE\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Art,Art Summer School ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/revslider/home-business-slide3/Summer-School-500.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260626T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260626T140000 DTSTAMP:20260612T232705 CREATED:20260515T173812Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260515T175233Z UID:8106-1782475200-1782482400@www.braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk SUMMARY:Learn To Paint & Draw - Week 4 (4 Week Taster Course) DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nWith Bianca Garcia\n4 week taster course starting Friday\, 5th June 2026\n12pm – 2pm\n£36.00 for the full 4 week course payable in advance.\n  \nWeek 1:   Graphite and Charcoal (please bring your own mixed media pad\, pencil and charcoal) \nWeek 2:   Pastels Oil/Chalk \nWeek 3:   Acrylic Paints \n→ Week 4:   Watercolour Paints\n  \nMaterials will be available to purchase for weeks 2 – 4 at a cost of £2.00 per week. \n  \n(Learner painting by J. Siebert.)[/vc_column_text][vc_separator css=””][vc_column_text]For all sessions bring an HB pencil\, an eraser\, your sketchpad\, masking tape. \n(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. \nMaterials 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. \n\n\n\nWEEK\nSUBJECT\nEQUIPMENT \n\n\nWeek 1 (June 5th)\nPencils and Charcoal \nAssessment- \nLine and Form-lets see where you are in your art journey\nSketching 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.\n\n\nWeek 2: (June 12th)\nPastels\nOil pastels or soft\, chalky pastels\, pastel pencils are great too\, mixed media or pastel paper\, tortillons or compressed paper smudge stick.\n\n\nWeek 3: (June 19th)\nAcrylic Paints\nAcrylic Paints\, heavy body (or thin body and a mixing medium) \nPalette knife or a butter knife\, palette or a white plate\, suitable support like a canvas or mixed media paper\, or canvas pad\, small selection of paintbrushes suitable for acrylics\n\n\nWeek 4: (June 26th)\n Watercolour Paints\nWatercolour paints either tubes or in a ‘tin’ (they’ll look like little hard bricks of colour)\, watercolour paper or mixed media paper\, a palette knife or a butter knife\, a palette or a white plate\, a small selection of paintbrushes.\n\n\n\n  \nThese sessions support differentiated learning\, and will have three distinctive experience levels: \nBeginner; Those that are new to art\, inexperienced or haven’t created art for a long time. \nIntermediate; Those who have experience but need guidance to start developing their techniques. \nAdvanced; Those that have been painting and drawing with confidence but want to explore other mediums and perfect their style. \nRefreshments and biscuits are provided at a cost of £1.00 every four weeks payable in class. \nPlease note\, this may not be a nut free environment\, lactose free milk\, herbal teas\, and decaf ‘options are available.  if you require more specific dietary allowances please feel free to bring them along. \n*Learners are required to enrol for all four sessions\, however if you decide that these classes are not for you after enrolling\, please let the community centre know so that your space is freed up for another prospective learner.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1629726733259{background-color: #efefef !important;}”][vc_column]\n\n \n\n\n\nRegister your interest:\n\n Your Name (required)\n \n \n Your Email (required)\n \n \n Your Telephone Number (required)\n\n \n Your Postal Address (optional)\n\n \n Additional comments (optional)\n \n \n\n \nThank you for registering your interest in one of our workshops. Our admin team will be in touch when we have more details to offer. In the meantime\, if you have any further questions feel free to contact us by email at info@braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk or telephone 01376 323280.\n Δ\n \n\n\n[/vc_column][/vc_row] \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)\n WhatsApp\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email URL:https://www.braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk/events/learn-to-paint-draw-week-4-4-week-taster-course/ LOCATION:Braintree Community Centre\, 19-21 Bocking End\, Braintree\, CM7 9AE\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Art ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/LearnToPaintDraw.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260629T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260629T200000 DTSTAMP:20260612T232705 CREATED:20260513T164515Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260515T172832Z UID:8084-1782756000-1782763200@www.braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk SUMMARY:Liquid Inks & Brusho DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Join our weekly Summer School where you’ll unlock the secrets of Line and Form\, Portraiture\, Colour theory and mixing colours\, Oil Pastels\, Watercolour paints\, Negative Space\, Chalk Pastels and much more………. \nAll skill levels are welcome – come explore your artistic potential![/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7976″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=””][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Mondays- except bank holidays: 6.00pm – 8.00pm*\n*April 13th to July 27th 2026– Braintree Summer school Sessions with Bianca Garcia. \nhellopurplehippo@gmail.com \nFor all sessions bring an HB pencil\, an eraser\, your sketchpad\, masking tape. \n(If a painting session) additionally bring water pots and at least one palette knife for mixing paint\, a drawing board would be very helpful. \n*Please note prospectus for time and date amendments[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””] \n\n\n\nWEEK\nSUBJECT\nEQUIPMENT\n\n\nWeek 1 (April 13th)\nAssessment- \nLine and Form-lets see where you are in your art journey\nSketching graphite pencils\, charcoal\, pencil sharpener or craft knife\, putty rubber\, hard eraser\, smudging sticks if you have them\n\n\nWeek 2: (April 20th)\nPortraiture\nAs above\n\n\nWeek 3: (27th April)\nColour theory and mixing colours\nAcrylic Paints\, heavy body (or thin body and a mixing medium) \nPalette knife\, palette\, suitable support\, small selection of paintbrushes suitable for acrylic\n\n\nEarly spring bank holiday\n 4th May- no classes\nEarly bank holiday\n\n\nWeek 4: (11th May)\nOil Pastels- Back to Basics\nOil pastels\, suitable support such as pastel paper or mixed media paper\, cotton buds or smudge sticks\n\n\nWeek 5: (18th May)\nWatercolour Paints\, glazing and layering \n– Food & Drink\nWatercolour paints\, acrylic paints suitable paper\, watercolour brushes\, acrylic brushes\, palette\, at least one palette knife\n\n\nSpring bank holiday\n25th May – No classes\nBank Holiday\n\n\nWeek 6: (1st June)\nNegative space and using blacks \n \nWatercolour paints etc as above-\n\n\nWeek 7 (8th June)\nSoft ‘chalk’ pastels\nSoft chalky pastels\, suitable support such as pastel paper or mixed media paper\, cotton buds or smudge sticks \n \n\n\nWeek 8 (15th June) \nPlease note: Later start and shortened session. \n7pm start  – 8:45pm finish\nPen and Ink \n  \n \nArtists drawing pens\n\n\nWeek 9: (22nd June)\nWater based oil paints\nWater based oil paints\, a suitable support such as a canvas\, canvas board\, or canvas paper\, or oil painting paper. Suitable brushes\, pots for water.\n\n\nWeek 10: (29th June)\nLiquid Inks and Brusho \nLiquid Inks and Brusho- An Introduction to liquid watercolour inks\, acrylic inks and Brusho powders \n  \nNote for week 10\, all of these things combined can be quite expensive\, so bring the medium you are most interested in\, I’ll have a small selection of all three for you to experiment with. If you are not able to bring any of the three\, please bring £2.00 for my resourcing. \n \nLiquid acrylic ink\, watercolour ink or Brusho. \nA palette\, thick watercolour or mixed media paper: minimum gsm 240. small selection of suitable paintbrushes\, a teaspoon or very small scoop for the brusho\n\n\nNo session 6th July\nNo Session 6th July\nNo session 6th July\n\n\nWeek 11: (13th July)\nIntroduction to Alcohol pens and Coloured pencils- Mixed Media\nColoured artists pencils\, pencil sharpener or craft knife. \nAlcohol pens: this is a reasonably priced set \nhttps://amzn.eu/d/8TGEaT7 \npaper support suitable for alcohol pens\n\n\nWeek 12: (20th July)\nGouache Paints\nGouache paints\, watercolour paper or suitable support\, masking tape\, suitable brushes\, palette knife. Palette\n\n\nWeek 13 (27th July) \nFINAL WEEK– bring your favourite cake 😊\nThe Humble Ballpoint Pen\n Ballpoint Pens\, and white Ink \n(bring your normal artists pens too) \nWhite gel pen\, or white ink and a dip pen etc. A couple of ballpoint pens aka Biro’s black for preference and if you can pick up a few other colours such as blue\, red\, green or anything you fancy that would be useful\, suitable paper.\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]Refreshments and biscuits are provided at a cost of £1.00 every four weeks payable in class. \nPlease note\, this may not be a nut free environment\, lactose free milk\, herbal teas\, and decaf ‘options are available.  if you require more specific dietary allowances please feel free to bring them along. \n*Learners are welcome to dip in and out of sessions\, however if you decide that these classes are not for you after enrolling\, or if you do not attend three consecutive classes please let the community centre know so that your space is freed up for another prospective learner. No hard feelings\, it’s fun to try new things![/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7975″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=””][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1623343860751{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;background-color: #efefef !important;border-left-color: #000000 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #000000 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #000000 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #000000 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”][vc_column]\n\n \n\n\n\nRegister your interest:\n\n Your Name (required)\n \n \n Your Email (required)\n \n \n Your Telephone Number (required)\n\n \n Your Postal Address (optional)\n\n \n Class or workshop are you registering for (required)\n \n \n Date of workshop or day and preferred session time of weekly class (as applicable)\n \n \n Additional comments (optional)\n \n \n\n \nThank you for registering your interest in one of our classes. Our admin team will be in touch to confirm your attendance. In the meantime\, if you have any further questions feel free to contact us by email at info@braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk or telephone 01376 323280.\n Δ\n \n\n\n[/vc_column][/vc_row] \nShare this:\n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)\n WhatsApp\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email URL:https://www.braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk/events/liquid-inks-brusho/ LOCATION:Braintree Community Centre\, 19-21 Bocking End\, Braintree\, CM7 9AE\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Art,Art Summer School ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.braintreecommunitycentre.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/revslider/home-business-slide3/Summer-School-500.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR