Duration: 5 sessions / 3 hours each – (15 Hours Course)

Course Goals:

• Introduce abstract art concepts and personal expression
• Build skills with acrylic techniques and materials
• Develop confidence through guided and freeform painting
• Complete at least one original abstract painting by course end

Session 1 – Foundations of Abstract Art & Expressive Mark-Making

Duration: 3 hours

• Introduction to abstract art (history, artists, styles)
• Warm-up: spontaneous mark-making exercises (gestural strokes, lines, shapes)
• Experiment with brushwork, palette knives, and alternative tools
• Create a small abstract piece focusing on energy and rhythm

Session 2 – Color & Emotional Expression

Duration: 3 hours

• Color theory basics with an emotional focus
• Mixing complementary and analogous color schemes
• Hands-on: Paint an emotional abstract composition using a limited palette
• Layering and glazing techniques introduced

Session 3 – Composition and Movement

• Focal point, balance, harmony vs. tension
• Directional flow and movement in abstract works

Activity:

• Use masking tape or shapes to plan composition
• Paint a dynamic composition on canvas paper

Session 4 – Texture, Layers & Mixed Tools

Duration: 3 hours

• Explore texture creation (impasto, dry brush, sponges, palette knives)
• Incorporate layering to build depth and interest
• Start a larger abstract painting applying texture and layering methods
• Group critique and feedback session

Session 5 – Intuitive Painting & Final Project

Duration: 3 hours

• Guided on spot: start painting without a plan, responding intuitively
• Work on completing or refining final pieces
• Group sharing, constructive feedback, and reflection on the creative process
• Discuss next steps for continuing abstract painting practice

Materials Needed:

• Acrylic paints (primary colors, black, white, plus a few extras)
• Acrylic paper (larger sizes encouraged for session 3 and 4)
• Variety of brushes (flat, round, fan)
• Palette knives
• Sponges, rags, combs, tape, or other texture tools
• Palette, water container, apron, paper towels

Time: 11am – 2pm for all sessions

1st session: Monday 16/6

2nd: Wednesday 18/6

3rd: Friday 27/6

4th: Monday 30 /6

5th: Wednesday 2/7

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