Art For Beginners/Improvers at Blackrock Further Education Institute With Joyce Duffy

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Would you like to learn to Paint and Draw but don’t know where to begin? Art For Beginners/Improvers at Blackrock Further Education Institute With Joyce Duffy is designed to give you the skills and the confidence to start painting and to improve.

The course runs for 10 weeks from 4th October 2022 – 13th December 2022, 6:30-8:30PM.

Tutor Joyce Duffy, believes that learning should be fun, and that people learn best in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. On this course you will learn the basic fundamentals of art and be encouraged to develop your creative self-expression through simple exercises and techniques.

Working primarily from observation, the principles of Drawing, Colour, Tone, Line and Composition will be explored. The course will start with Acrylics but other mediums will be introduced as the course progresses.

By the end of the course you will have completed at least one finished painting, even if you’ve never painted before. More importantly you will have a solid foundation and the ability and confidence to continue painting on your own.

Art For Beginners/Improvers at Blackrock Further Education Institute With Joyce Duffy

Joyce Duffy graduated from the National College of Art and Design with an honours degree in fine art painting. A practicing artist and native of Dun Laoghaire, Joyce has exhibited widely and her work has been selected for many juried exhibitions including the RHA Annual, EVA limerick and DLR Open in the Lexicon’s Municipal Gallery amongst others. Joyce is a member of Visual Artists Ireland and Artnetdlr, her work has featured in print media and on the John Kelly’s Arts Show, Cuarsai Elaine and Nationwide on RTE.

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Blackrock Further Education Institute is a College of Further Education offering an excellent range of professional career courses. Graduates enjoy professional qualifications certified and accredited by nationally and internationally-recognised examining and professional bodies. Blackrock Further Education Institute delivers a comprehensive programme of evening classes. Courses can be taken to achieve professional qualifications in Accounting, Information Technology, Design, Beauty and Holistic Therapies. Additionally, a variety of hobby (personal interest) courses are also provided.


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