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Course Overview

This welcoming, practical course offers a continuous and supportive introduction to making art. Designed as a rolling learning experience, it explores a rich variety of subjects, artistic movements, individual artists and creative techniques through a learning-by-making approach.

Each term focuses on a different artistic style, technique, or genre, giving you the opportunity to develop confidence, deepen your understanding of artistic processes, and build a personal creative ‘toolkit’ of practical skills.

The course is ideal for complete beginners, while also offering fresh inspiration and new directions for anyone wishing to continue their creative journey.

This term's theme: Toolkit for Botanical Drawing and Painting

This term's course introduces you to the beautiful and absorbing world of botanical art. You will explore the techniques, materials and visual traditions used by artists and scientific illustrators to study plants and flowers, while also discovering how botanical imagery has appeared across different artistic cultures.

Through guided exercises and practical demonstrations, you will strengthen your observation and drawing skills, learn a range of painting techniques and materials, and develop greater confidence in representing natural forms. The course will also help you expand your personal artistic toolkit, whether you are completely new to drawing and painting or returning to creative practice after a break.

Above all, this course invites you to slow down, look closely and enjoy the extraordinary variety and beauty of the natural world through drawing and paint.

This is an adult education course open to everyone. No previous experience is necessary.

The maximum group size for this course is 14 participants.

Term dates

•  Autumn Term: week beginning 12 October 2026 until week ending 11 December 2026

If you have any questions about the content of this course please contact the tutor, Zoë Dorelli at zoedorelli@icloud.com

If you have any questions about enrolment please contact the 911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ after:hours Administrator, Christian Jacobi at c.jacobi@imperial.ac.uk

Class Recordings

These classes are not recorded

Attendance Certificate

Successful completion of this course leads to the award of an 911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ College attendance certificate

Terms and conditions apply to all enrolments to this course. Please read them before enrolment