WORLD OF COLOUR MASTERCLASS: Exploring how colour works, and how to deploy it expressively

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WORLD OF COLOUR MASTERCLASS: Exploring how colour works, and how to deploy it expressively

Dates: Sunday 19th - Wednesday 22nd July 2026 (4 Days)
Location: Old Granary Cottage, New Barn Farm - West Milton
Price: £995

Course Information

Level: This course will suit those who have had some experience of painting in oil, acrylic or gouache, and who wish to take their art forward to a higher level.

Medium: Oils, or Acrylic, or Gouache

Duration: 4 days

Taking the work of both the Impressionists and Post Impressionists as inspiration in our morning slide shows, this course explores the relationship between colour and feeling, and introduces students to the way colour works. Gleaning inspiration from the local landscape, and in Hugo’s hilltop garden, we will be experimenting with the raw ingredients of picture making, including how to create a strong composition, and how to consider the complex relationships between colour and tonal value. We will also examine the different ways in which a subject can be treated, and students will be encouraged to give time and thought to both what it is they wish to say, and how they might say it – in other words, the very language of paint.

This is a perfect course for oil painters of all levels who wish to further build their awareness and understanding of colour. For after all, colour is like a chord in music: once seen or heard it has the power to affect you emotionally.

The 4 day course will be held at Hugo’s home in West Milton. It is a delightful house, with beautiful gardens and sweeping vistas off of the hilly Dorset countryside. The studio is a spacious marquee where you can further develop your initial sketches and paintings. We will be focusing on painting out of doors in the Dorset landscaped looking at how our choice of colour palettes can express our emotions. The course is non-residential, but will include delicious homemade lunches and refreshments every day, which are always a highlight!

The teaching part of the day will run daily 10am – 4.30pm but students are welcome to stay on and paint in the landscape at the end of each day.

You will be sent a detailed materials list on booking.