General FAQs:
What will I learn?
We will be painting washes onto paper and looking at paint effects and how to mix colours so that your knowledge and experience can grow. This can then be developed into painting images that interest you.
How will the course be delivered?
The course will be delivered through demonstrations and individual advice given whilst you work. The aim is to create a helpful supportive environment so that all the learners feel involved and engaged in the activities.
The tutor will give helpful and practical advice to help you develop your interests and techniques every lesson.
What will I need to bring?
To start watercolour painting you only need a basic set of paints – i.e. cobalt blue, ultramarine blue, cadmium yellow and a permanent magenta or an alizarin red. A Vandyke brown and yellow ochre would also be useful. A plastic water pot (NOT glass) a mixing pallet and nylon brushes sizes 6 and 10. Watercolour paper pad size A4 or A3, plus a 2B pencil and a graphite rubber. If you would like to underpaint and work with negative painting, then you will need a Cobalt Violet as well.
Watercolour: Spring Colours
with Katherine Poluck
Whether you are a complete beginner and would like to learn how to paint in watercolour – just needing the confidence to start – or have some experience and want to extend your skills, then this is the course for you. Watercolour can be a lot of fun and you will learn how to lay washes of colour and how to mix colours. We will then move on to painting from images or photographs that interest you. Katherine is a local artist who has taught Adult Education for 8 years and regularly exhibits her work. This will be a friendly supportive class that will show how accessible and rewarding painting in watercolour can be. There are no entry requirements only a willingness to learn and an enthusiasm for painting.
About the Tutor:
Katherine Poluck, Designer and Botanical Illustrator, BA(Hons) dipSBA PGCE. Katherine is a local artist with a degree in Graphic Design/Illustration (Kingston University) Post Graduate Degree in Art and Design (Middlesex University) and experienced Art Teacher in Watercolours. She achieved a Diploma in Botanical Illustration 2011 with 'The Society of Botanical Artists' and exhibited at Westminster Central Hall in the prestigious Annual Exhibition in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. Her portfolio contains Botanical Studies based on plants and insects, her work has been published in 'Forest Focus', Epping Forest (City of London). She undertakes private commissions and exhibits her work on a regular basis. (creativekatherine.co.uk)
COURSE CODE: 047
SEPTEMBER 2025 - DECEMBER 2025
Term 1: £260
Term 1 starts on Monday 8 September 2025
8, 15, 22, 29 September
6, 15, 20 October
3, 10, 17, 24 November
1, 8 December