COURSE CODE: E2501P15
COURSE DATES: Fridays, 19th September - 28th November 2025
TUTOR: Caroline List
DAYS: 10
TIMES: 10:30am – 4:30pm
EXPERIENCE LEVEL: Ages 18+, All Levels
FEE: Early Bird: £607.50 / Standard Price: £675
LOCATION: Bankside Campus, 185 Park Street, SE1 9BL
Investigating colour as form will enable you to think about colour theory and explore a synthesis of processes, structure and surface. You will be encouraged to consider how you develop a composition, specificity of colour choice and surface fracture (handling of the paint). You will be encouraged to experiment with the interaction of colour throughout the course; its fluidity, chromatic value, scale and dynamic juxtapositions.
The context and theory will be important in underpinning your initial exploration. Your relationship with the mechanics of painting will develop from collage experiments particularly focused on colour contrast and form. The collages produced will be a spring-board for a series of abstract colour compositions. We will explore a range of artists from Matisse to the colour field painters such as Rothko, Helen Frankenthaler and contemporary colourists such as Sarah Morris, Tauber Auerbach, Selma Parlour and others.
Key words: Pools of colour, chroma, float, hue, barely visible, bands, dispersion, fuse, modulated, microscopic, transparency, immersion, fluid, reductive, translucent, masked, scratched, erased, restriction, viscosity, collision, reveal /conceal, mass.
Students will be able to:
Recommend booking by: August 20, 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
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Beginner +
Intermediate
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YOU MUST BRING YOUR OWN MATERIALS.
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. Students must provide their own spirits, which can be recycled for longevity.
We request that you bring 2 small jars (one with a lid, one without) to hold your spirit, and a few cloths rags for brush cleaning (such as an old cotton t-shirt).
As part of the course, students try out lots of different materials and mediums, external to more conventional painting materials you might already be familiar with (e.g. glosses, mediums, varnishes, etc.) This incurs a cost which is divided equally amongst students, so please be aware there will be a £10 fee to pay in the first 2 weeks of the course for these materials.
Below is a list of what is generally required for the course. Please also check the ‘what to bring’ sections above for specific weekly instruction. Your tutor will advise if further materials or equipment are required as the course progresses.
If you do not have your own painting materials, there is an option to order a Painting Pack at the time of booking which will be available when you arrive for your first class. You can purchase this via the following link; http://artacademy.org.uk/evening-classes/materials/
An Oil Painting Pack (£75.00) contains:
An Acrylic Painting Pack (£60.00) contains:
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 stock all items listed above.
Since graduating with an MA in Painting from Chelsea School of Art, Caroline List has exhibited in London, New York, Toronto, Paris and China and also curated several successful exhibitions on the contemporary London art scene. In 2017 Caroline was awarded the breathing space bursary, supported by space studios. In 2018 Caroline’s solo exhibition called ‘ Light Chroma‘ consisted of paintings and mixed media led light works at Angus-Hughes gallery, London.
In 2015 Caroline’s work was included in the famous Groucho club contemporary collection. She previously won the first prize in painting at the Royal Over-Seas League annual competition. Her work has been purchased by a number of collections such as The Contemporary Arts Society, Neuberger and Berman New York, Fidelity Financial, Lehman Brothers and JP Morgan Cazenove, as well as a number of private collectors.
She has a studio in London and teaches Mixed Media Painting at Central Saint Martins School of Art & Design.
“The physicality and materiality of colour within my paintings sets up a spatial language, a visual tension between flatness, illusion and chromatic value. Colour gradients suggest light phenomena and atmospheric space, seen in contrast to flatness and blackness. Space is explored through the push and pull of the picture plane. Sprayed veils of paint are juxtaposed next to clean edges and formal shapes, creating visual horizons. This inquiry into illusory space of form and light is further explored in my light box Tondos which reference the virtual space of painting, the copy /reproduction and simulation of space.“
185 Park Street,London SE1 9BL tel: +44 (0) 207407 6969
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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.
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Original price was: £675.00.£607.50Current price is: £607.50.
Artwork by Caroline List