Beginners / All Abilities Courses

Complete Beginners to Improvers. 10 sessions, once a week, with start dates throughout the year

Classes in Chipstead & Reigate starting in September 2026

LIMITED SPACES REMAINING

Our weekly art classes for adults offer expert tuition and guidance in drawing and painting, whatever your previous experience.

The lessons are taught by our team of experienced and supportive tutors, who help you develop your drawing and painting skills, learn new techniques and become a more confident artist, whether you've not picked up a paintbrush since school or already have some experience.

It's a fun, friendly environment to learn in, and many of our students come back term after term to keep learning and enjoy each other's company.

We cover a range of subject matter over the 10 sessions, including still life, portraiture, animals and landscapes. The final session of each term lets us go ‘freestyle’ and create an artwork of your choice, or we will have an exciting mixed-media piece for you to try.

There is a new curriculum every term, so there's always something fresh and interesting to learn if you decide to stay with us long-term.  However, you only need to sign up for one course and take it from there. 

The course fee includes 10 x 3-hour sessions of group and individual tuition (2 tutors in each class), all materials including paper, refreshments, and printed course notes and guidance for you to keep for future reference.

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Our 10-week courses currently run in Chipstead & Reigate every September, January & April

  • Tuesdays 10-1pm
    Tuesdays 2-5pm
    Wednesdays 10-1pm

  • Thursdays 10:15 - 1:15pm

Look at our Booking Page for exact dates

  • For artists of all abilities. Complete beginners welcome!

  • All materials and paper included

  • Refreshments provided

  • Mornings or afternoons

  • Expert tuition in a variety of skills

  • Variety of media including pencils, charcoal, oil pastels, soft pastels, watercolour, acrylics…

Diverse Range of Subject Matter

  • Still Life

  • Buildings & Structures

  • Landscapes & Seascapes

  • Animals & Sea Life

  • Birds and Insects

  • Flowers

  • Plants & Trees

  • Figure Drawing

  • Portraiture

  • Paint Like / Draw Like (an artist)

  • Freestyle

Don’t think you’re ready for that just yet?  Why not check out our 5-week total beginners course, where we’ll go through the absolute basics from scratch to help you build your confidence before you join one of our other courses and workshops.

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