Pavé Art Classes

s of seeing. This is for you if :
• You wish you could draw things as you see them.
• You love colour and want to be able to mix any colour you see
• You have always wanted to paint the figure, portraits or hands but didn’t know how to begin.
• You find abstract art fascinating and would like to learn the thinking behind it.
• You’d like to experiment with and learn how to use different materials.
• You want to be inspired by the architecture and ambience of Paris.
• You wish you could visit museums with someone who can explain things to you.
• You love the idea of a creative moment in the centre of Paris down the street from the Musée D’Orsay and across the river from the Musée du Louvre. Former participants comments:
Welcoming | Well-paced | Calm
Relaxed and open environment to tap into your creativity. Bite sized entry level learning of techniques. Great teachers
A space to encourage and unlock your own potential, where you are. Friday evenings - Towards Figuration - Clare Thackway
Towards Figuration through Drawing Proportions and structure of the face / volume and form through line / expression and emotion through observation and distortion / anatomy- bone and muscle structure / negative space and foreshortening / responding to movement and dance 3 sessions - 1, 8, 15 October 19h30 – 22h

Towards Figuration through Oil Painting Mixing skin tones / colour matching techniques / complimentary colour theory / looking at painted skin throughout art history / tone, light, shadow, warm and cool shades / properties of paint and mediums/ brushes and paint application / preparing painting surface 3 sessions - 26 November, 3, 10 December 19h30 – 22h
Saturday mornings - Towards abstraction – Richard van der Aa

Towards Abstraction through colour Communicating through colour / colour theory / mixing colour /colour recipes / colour relationships / creating colour chords / making colour compositions 3 sessions 2, 9, 16 October 9h30 – 12h

Towards Abstraction through form Ways of Looking / shape / contour / negative space/ figure and ground / light and dark / depth v flatness. Finding the essence : Identification /reduction / simplification / selection. Elements and principles of design 3 sessions - 6, 13, 20 November 9h30 – 12h

Towards Abstraction through process Letting material speak / mark making techniques / building an image / spontaneity and intuition / action and reaction / addition and subtraction as process / gesture / geometry / working in series. 3 sessions - 27 November, 4, 11 December 9h30 – 12h

Each subsection of the course contains three 2h30 sessions. Students can opt to take individual classes. 100€ for three sessions – 35 € a single session.