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dennis parker art classes

april - july 2025

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Harrow Arts Centre, 171 Uxbridge Road, Hatch End, Middx HA5 4EA

9.30 – 11.30 am                 9 weekly classes                     £120

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• For all levels from beginners to advanced with a mind open to exploring the world of creativity

• For those painting for pleasure as well as those working towards GCSE, A-level or degree or beyond!

• A choice of working in any medium including observational drawing, painting in watercolour, pastel, acrylic, oil, mixed media, print making (students are encouraged to explore all media eventually, especially acrylic, to maximise scope of creativity)

• A chance to have fun exploring all styles of interpretation from realism to abstraction, with demonstrations in all techniques

• Opportunity to develop and gain guidance on your portfolio for art college, degree and postgraduate courses. 

For all classes, themes are suggested – not obligatory – so if you have other concepts you would prefer to explore you can do so instead, with dennis’s help and guidance in navigating the creative process. 

Having explored essential techniques and styles students are encouraged to create original and inspiring work from their own references, such as observational drawings and photographs, rather than images from magazines or the internet!

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MONDAY          28 April -14 July excluding 5 May, 26 May, 2 June

Close-up: Butterflies

Drawing / Watercolour / Acrylic / Oil / Mixed Media

Intermediate / Advanced

If you're fortunate enough to shoot a close-up of early spring visiting butterflies including peacock, small tortoiseshell, orange tip, brimstone, red admiral, etc we can use these shots for preliminary drawings and colour sketches as a basis for exploring exciting techniques and developing pictorial compositions​

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TUESDAY            29 April - 8 July excluding 27 May, 3 June

Atmospheric Summer Landscapes and Wildflowers

Watercolour / Acrylic / Pastel

Beginner /Intermediate            

An ideal class for beginners with no previous painting experience. We start with controlled colour mixing using three primary colours then, through sequential set pieces, progress by exploring a variety of exciting colour applications and techniques to develop confidence and produce expressive and atmospheric studies

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WEDNESDAY      30 April - 9 July excluding 28 May, 4 June

Fur, Feathers and Fins

Acrylic / Watercolour /Pastel / Ink / Mixed Media / etc

Beginner/Intermediate / Advanced   

Cats, dogs, man-eating tigers, pet goldfish, owls, kingfishers, etc - all are ideal subjects to explore in various media and techniques

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THURSDAY          1 May -10 July - excluding 29 May, 5 June

Bluebell Woodland and Spring Flowers

Acrylic / Pastel  / Mixed Media / etc

Beginner / Intermediate

An ideal class for beginners with no previous painting experience. We start with controlled colour mixing using three primary colours, then, through sequential set pieces, progress by exploring a variety of exciting colour applications and techniques to develop confidence and produce expressive and atmospheric studies          

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FRIDAY                2 May -11 July excluding 30 May, 6 June

Abstract Portraits - Beyond Realism

Drawing / Watercolour / Acrylic / Mixed Media / etc 

Intermediate/Advanced

Using your own photos /drawings, venture beyond the realm of realism by flattening the form, developing motif into rhythmic pattern, exploring colour juxtaposition and visual line to develop uniquely creative and imaginative portraits - inspired maybe by Klimt, Modigliani, Bacon, Jenny Saville, Mucha, Tamara de Lempicka

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To book your place please email: dennis_parker@hotmail.co.uk

Current students have priority until 30 March

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dennisart.co.uk/equipment needed for materials                   

dennis_parker@hotmail.co.uk for further information​​

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