Service Description

🎨 4-Week Oil Painting Course — Seascapes: Light, Atmosphere & Movement Discover the beauty and drama of the sea in this inspiring 4-week oil painting course focused on capturing the shifting light, colour, and movement of coastal landscapes. Whether you’re completely new to oil painting or looking to deepen your skills, this course will guide you step by step through the process of creating an expressive seascape painting. Led by professional artist Dan Bethell, you’ll explore both classical oil painting techniques and contemporary approaches to help you interpret the sea with confidence. Working from carefully selected reference imagery and demonstrations, you’ll learn how to simplify complex scenes and translate them into powerful compositions on canvas. 🖌️ What You’ll Learn Across five relaxed and supportive sessions, you’ll develop a complete seascape painting while learning essential oil painting skills, including: 🌊 Understanding sea and sky relationships to create believable coastal atmospheres 🎨 Colour mixing for ocean tones — capturing subtle blues, greens, greys, and reflected light 🔲 Blocking-in techniques to establish strong composition and tonal structure ☁️ Painting skies and clouds to build mood, depth, and atmosphere 🌊 Capturing water movement — from calm reflective surfaces to energetic waves and foam 🔦 Light and atmosphere — creating depth through value, colour temperature, and edge control 🖌️ Expressive brushwork to suggest movement, texture, and coastal energy ✨ Layering and refinement to unify the painting and bring the scene to life 👩‍🎨 Live demonstrations and personalised guidance throughout every stage By the end of the course, you’ll complete a fully realised seascape painting and gain practical techniques you can continue using in your own artwork. 🧰 What’s Included ✔️ 20 × 40 cm Premium Italian Linen Canvas (smooth texture) ✔️ All essential painting materials provided* *Please bring your own brushes, palette knife, and apron. (Brush recommendations are available on our blog.) 📍 Location: The Hall at Marthall, Sandlebridge Lane, Knutsford, WA16 7SB 📅 When: Thursday mornings, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM ✨ Spaces are limited — early booking recommended! ✨ Have questions? Dan is always happy to help — just get in touch. No experience necessary — just bring your curiosity and experience the joy of painting the sea with confidence, atmosphere, and expressive colour.