Local Time

  • Timezone: America/New_York
  • Date: 07 Jan 2026
  • Time: 05:15 - 07:15

Location

NEWCASTLE ARTS CENTRE
NEWCASTLE ARTS CENTRE
55, Westgate Road, Newcastle

Category

Date

07 Jan 2026

Time

10:15 - 12:15

Cost

£95.00

Picture making – Part 1 Art Mining.

To become a more well rounded and orriginal artist you will need to experiment with picture making – few people can produce work simply out of their heads without reference. Most artists will find images on a subject they are interested in, choose the most useful elements and then try to bind them together within an orriginal artwork. The results at first may be clunky, but by reworking and developing the images, working in series, the artworks are tuned into more cohesive, imagery. This process is called by some artists ‘art mining.’

On this course we will be exploring the value of ‘art mining’ to gain a body of reference material and picture making options to explore. We will be working both colaboratively as a group and individually to push you ideas forewards.

It’s often assumed that painters will instictively know how to develop their art. This is not nessesarily true, so many shy away from creative art making and stick primerily to copying photographic images. On this course you get the benefit of Jason’s long experience of picture making in traditional and semi abstract art. This should help you gain traction in making your own personal art, because you have someone at your shoulder who has long experience in the field to advise you.

You can use any painting or drawing medium you feel comfortable with to undertake the course. You may also explore collage to help you develop your artworks look.

The overall aim of the course is to inspire you to make artwork that is new and orriginal

Medium

Any drawing or painting medium. If you want to use oils, please use the water soluble kind.

Level

This course would suit those with a little experience of drawing and painting.

Day, location and time

Wednesday 10:15 – 12:15 at Newcaste Arts Centre.

Duration

6 weeks – see calendar

Starts on the 7th of January

Please note there is no class on the 14th of January

Cost

£95

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Why does Jason think this course would be of value to you as a painter ?

This course will help you to see how to make the most of your reference material and create new and individual work.

What will you do on the course ?

  • Look at a number of subjects and choose the one that inspires you.
  • Working as a group examine how to extract the most useful elements from a subject / theme.
  • Create some working sketches and a scap book of reference.
  • Begin to link together your reference in a coherent and pleasing way
  • Work in series moving from drawn ideas to painted examples
  • Evaluate progress of yourselves and others

What do you need at the first seesion ?

Some basic drawing and painting eqipment