Beginner & Improver Art Classes for Adults • 12-Week Curriculum • All Materials Included
Bletchley Art Classes Autumn – Fully Booked
Our friendly adult art classes in West Bletchley are now fully booked for September until December.
Our 12 week Spring Term will start again in January 2027, so keep an eye here for upcoming available dates.
We still have some places available in our Padbury classes — Please see here for details and booking.
Our Spring term dates and details coming soon!
Student Curriculum from Previous Art Courses
Here's an example of the projects our students completed during a previous 12-week course.
Week 1 - Pencil study 'Hedgehog' We look at pencils. HB to 8B. How to work with depth of colour and an intro to composition.
Week 2 - Pencil study 'Smokey London'. Learn about perspectives. Working in graphite to create depth and contrast.
Week 3 - Oil pastels 'Seaside Springtime' Introduction to oil pastels. Explore different coloured paper, smudging and blending.
Week 4 - Watercolour 'Bluebell Woods' Introduction to watercolour painting. Colour theory, and exploring painting techniques.
Week 5 - Watercolour & Ink 'Tea For Two' Whimsical ink and watercolour still life study. Working with ellipses and scale.
Week 6 - Watercolour 'A Stroll With My Dog' Watercolour wet-in-wet, glazing and composition.
Week 7 - Watercolour & Ink 'Four Legged Friends' A fun look at cartoon ink and watercolour, animal anatomy and abstraction.
Week 8 - Acrylic 'Portrait Of A Friend' Introduction to portraiture and acrylic paint. We look at 'grounding', complementary colour and impasto painting.
Week 9 - Acrylic 'Low Tide' Exploring landscape painting, working with palette knife and colour theory
Week 10 - Acrylic 'Corner Rendezvous' Scale and composition. Further work in grounding, layering and impasto.
Course Dates - FULLY BOOKED
Autumn Term:
Thursdays 24th September - 10th December 2026
*Classes are limited to just 12 students at Bletchley, ensuring everyone receives plenty of individual guidance.
Please let us know which class, module (or full term) you'd like to enrol in, and we'll save your seat and brushes!
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Where are we in Bletchley, Milton Keynes?
We're in the wonderful West Bletchley Community Centre.
There is free parking at the venue.
Go on! Treat yourself to this weekly immersion of art. Learn new skills and artistic techniques amongst great company.
£25 includes all art materials, plus tea, coffee and yummy biscuits :)