Visual Arts
Art is the sensual medium of combining colour and texture to produce things of beauty and utility. Art is about the inner vision being unleashed into outer expressions be that through appreciating the art of others or creating your very own art works.
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An Introduction to Art History
<p>Be introduced to art history. From Neanderthal drawing until now. Gain an overarching "big picture" schema for how art has defined societies and culture.</p>
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A Celebration of 400 Years of Women Artists
<p>In every century there have been outstanding women artists who have achieved a reputation that has tested time and sat well-earned, alongside their male colleagues. Often their life stories are
...Approximately 5 hours
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From French Royalty to Empire - Art and decorative elegance from Louis XIV's Versailles to Napoleon
<p>French monarchs managed their images as carefully as any self-branded celebrity today. How did Louis XIV use the artisans and artists of the day through his patronage to enhance and dazzle his
...Approximately 4 hours
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Portraits of Russia: Rublëv, Pushkin, Turgenev, Borodin, Rimsky-Korsakov and Tchaikovsky
<p>This course, focussed on the life and work of some of Russia’s most outstanding personalities, will begin with the work of Andrey Rublëv, Russia’s most famous icon painter, and his circle, and the
...Approximately 6 hours
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King Charles I: The Rise and Fall of His Spectacular Art Collection
<p>In only two decades in the 1600s, Charles I assembled a spectacular art collection of Titan, Holbein, Durer, Rubens and Van Dyck paintings, never seen before in Britain. Art was a currency into his
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The Greats of Spanish Art: Velazquez to Dali
<p>In this 3-week course we will cover 500 years of Spanish art, including artists such as Diego Velazquez who held a leading position as painter in the Court of King Phillip IV to the dark images of
...The Greats of Spanish Art: Velazquez to Dali
<p>In this 3-week course we will cover 500 years of Spanish art, including artists such as Diego Velazquez who held a leading position as painter in the Court of King Phillip IV to the dark images of
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Digital Art for Beginners with Procreate
<p>Procreate is a powerful and super-intuitive digital illustration app where you can sketch, paint and create artworks on an iPad. This course provides you with the essential skills to start creating
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Drawing the Nude - One Day Sustained Pose
<p>Before the invention of the graphite pencil, the most common dry medium employed by artists to draw with was chalk. A material used by Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Rubens and Rembrandt. In
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Intermediate Calligraphy: Exploring Manuscripts
<p>A number of historical manuscripts will be studied, not only for their scripts, but in particular for their decorative elements. Choosing one historical period and focussing particularly on
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Drapery: Drawing the Sensual Materiality of its Form
<p>Mastering drapery, enables one to describe folds and shade form, in both Still Life and figurative compositions. It is significant for gaining competence in the foundational skills of shading,
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