COURSE CODE: SUN2404031
COURSE DATES: Sundays, 13th July – 31st August 2025
TUTOR: Eleanor Bedlow
DAYS: 8
TIMES: 2:00pm – 4:30pm
EXPERIENCE LEVEL: Beginners
FEE: £275
LOCATION: Bankside Campus, 185 Park Street, SE1 9BL
This beginners course is an accessible and well-structured introduction to the basic skills of drawing and painting.
You will experiment with mark-making and learn a wide range of techniques relating to tone, shape, colour and composition. This course aims to enhance visual awareness, increase self-confidence, and provide a stimulating and relaxed environment for drawing and painting. There will be a life model in some sessions and you are encouraged to express yourself freely with guidance from the tutor.
The course will cover topics and skills, including:
You will have the opportunity to try various media, including charcoal, acrylic paints and other materials of your choice.
After completing this course, we recommend signing up for one of our Drawing or Painting Stage 2 courses, to take your skills to the next level.
Recommend booking by: June 29, 2025
All attendees must be aged 18 and over.
Choose a Beginners course if you are looking for a broad introduction to the medium you are studying. Students spend time learning the very basics of the taught medium, for example, how to mix colours, use different tools, set up an easel. Our Beginner courses are suitable for students with no prior experience, they tend to follow a more structured path than our other courses, ensuring each student receives the guidance they need from the tutor.Beginner
You will need to bring your own painting and drawing materials to the class, which you can store at The Art Academy for the duration of the course.
If you do not have your own materials, we recommend you order our packs when booking. You can purchase this at the checkout. Once ordered, packs will be available when you arrive for your first class. There is also a mini shop in the Academy that supplies the basics such as canvas boards, paints, Zest-it etc. (card purchases only)
The Academy is a white spirit and turpentine free environment and only odourless spirits, such as Zest-it or Sansodor, are permitted on the premises. These can also be recycled on site. If you are using oil paints you must bring 1 small jar with a lid to hold your solvent as this should be reused each week. If you want to dispose of your solvent please speak to your tutor as these cannot be poured down the sink and must be disposed of correctly.
Please also bring an apron or old clothing to wear.
Please note that pack contents are subject to change at the discretion of the Academy at any time.
Please be aware that depending on the course structure, you might need to purchase extra canvas boards, on top of the ones provided in the pack. The Acrylic Pack contains:
The Drawing Pack contains:
Eleanor develops precarious and fragile forms through drawing, painting and sculpture. Neither human stand-ins or alien forms, the structures in her work are suspended in balance not only in a physical sense, but also in their existence as inanimate anthropomorphic forms. The work questions the interconnection between personal identity and place. Eleanor spent her formative years in Japan before moving to London. She completed the Drawing Year at the Royal Drawing School in 2008 and the Turps Art School’s Studio Programme in 2018.
185 Park Street,London SE1 9BL
tel: +44 (0) 207407 6969
This is our new purpose built accessible campus. Find more information here
Nearest Tube/ Rail: London Bridge or Southwark (both a 10-15 minute walk).
Please note that London Bridge has two exits, the most direct route is to follow signs to “Borough Market”.
Students are welcome to use The Hub during break times, where you can prepare hot drinks and/or food. You must bring your own keep-cup, water bottle or food container to the Academy as mugs, glasses, and containers will not be available in our Bankside campus.
Tea and coffee will be provided by the Academy and is available from the island unit at the end of The Hub.
We offer a number of concessions and discounts, please find more information on what we offer here.
If you would like to purchase a gift voucher to be used on our courses then you can purchase these here. Terms and Conditions
Materials & Equipment
Concessions and Discounts
Gift Vouchers
£275.00
Please apply coupon code aa-earlybird-10% at checkout.