Expressive Acrylics Evening Class

Enjoyable and fast-paced, this class with artist James Lawrence explores the versatility and techniques of acrylic paints with emphasis on abstract design principles. Fabulous tutor demos and step-by-step guides.All levels of experience welcome.

About James Lawrence: 'I enjoy energy, movement and colour. My paintings are a rhythmic combination of feeling and thought combined with formal considerations. I tend to paint intuitively, and work on several paintings at any given time. I use expressive brushwork and layering which allows for chance discoveries.

I often re-work areas creating a layered history of the process thus adding to the autobiographical nature of the painting. For me a successful painting is flat and spatial at the same time with a balance of structure and expressiveness, and with a spontaneous, complex and sensual surface, creating layers that one may “enter”.

I enjoy having a diverse energetic and experimental class. I emphasize color and composition, while showing students basic painting skills.