COURSE CODE: E2402D05
COURSE DATES: Wednesdays, 15th January – 26th March 2025
TUTOR: Carl Randall
DAYS: 10
TIMES: 10:30am – 4:30pm
EXPERIENCE LEVEL: Ages 18+, All Levels
FEE: £675
LOCATION: Bankside Campus, 185 Park Street, SE1 9BL
In this course, you’ll explore the process behind making imaginative, figurative compositions. Drawing and visualising images that are in your imagination is difficult to do – this course looks at various techniques artists use to bring an imagined image into reality. Much of the course focuses on acquiring the skills and information necessary to construct imagined compositions, encouraging a variety of approaches and experimentation.
Students will be able to:
Recommend booking by: January 1, 2025
All attendees must be aged 18 and over.
This course is suitable for all levels. Students can move at their own pace depending on their experience, with as much support from the Tutor as they wish. This means an student from the following experience levels can join this course:
Choose a Beginners course if you are looking for a broad introduction to the medium you are studying. Our Beginner courses are suitable for students with no prior experience.
Choose a Beginner + course if you are looking to hone your skills, focus on a specific subject area and build your confidence. These courses are suitable for those with some basic skills in and knowledge of the taught medium.
Our Intermediate courses are suitable for students who have considerable prior knowledge of the taught medium or have completed a Beginners/Beginners + course with the Art Academy.
Choose our Advanced courses if you have considerable knowledge in the taught medium. You are expected to be able to work independently and have critical discussions around your work.All Levels
Beginner
Beginner +
Intermediate
Advanced
YOU MUST PROVIDE AND HAVE MATERIALS READY FOR EACH LESSON.
If you do not have your own drawing materials, there is an option to order a Drawing Pack at the time of booking which will be available when you arrive for your first class.
A Drawing Pack (£25.00) contains:
One set of lead pencils (2B, 4B, 6B)
Certain materials can also be purchased from the Academy shop during shop hours. Please check in advance of your class if the item you require is available, as the Academy may not have this in stock.
Carl Randall is a graduate of The Slade School of Fine Art (BA Honours Fine Art Painting), the Royal Drawing School (the Drawing Year), and Tokyo University of Fine Arts, Japan (MFA and Doctorate in Painting). He has exhibited several times at the National Portrait Gallery’s Portrait Award (2024, 2013, 2012, 2002), and was their Travel Award winner in 2012, where he had a display of 16 Japan-themed paintings. He has also exhibited numerous times at The Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition (2019, 2013, 2009 2012); The Royal Society of Portrait Painters Exhibition at the Mall Galleries (2024, 2020, 2018, 2017, 2012), and at Flowers Gallery London (every year 2017-present). He has had solo exhibitions in London and Tokyo, and has taken part in Art Fairs in Switzerland, Japan, London, Turkey and Taiwan. Carl has work in the collections of The Royal Collection, University College London Art Museum, Tokyo Geidai Art Museum Japan, and Foundation Carmignac Paris. He is also the winner of The Sunday Times Watercolour Competition and The Nomura Art Prize Japan, as well as several other awards. His work has been featured on the BBC World Service and CNN.
Carl’s website: https://www.carlrandall.com
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”.
Bankside Campus
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.
£675.00
Artwork by Carl Randall