Art, Design and Crafts

Introduction to Pastels: Autumn Landscapes NEW

Start date: 2nd Nov 2026

Time: 12:00 - 14:30

Cost: £118

Day: Monday

Duration: 6 weeks

Tutor: Martin Kerrison

Course code: 26AU005

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Explore the colours of Autumn Landscapes in pastels. This course is an introduction to using various types of pastels and applies those skills to autumnal scenes. Students will learn from tutor led tasks, their own investigation and a range of historical and contemporary artists. This course is mixed ability and is open to all. It would suit beginners and those with some experience, keen to explore pastels and landscape.

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Martin Kerrison

I am an artist and educator, having extensive experience as a senior school and adult education teacher. I teach drawing, painting, life and portraiture classes to all ages and abilities, exploring a wide range of materials and approaches. I believe art benefits all and everyone has creative potential.

My art practice focusses on figurative and magical realist painting and I have exhibited widely, most notably at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibitions in 2022, 2020 and 2015.
Graduating from Northumbria University with a degree in Fine Art, I took a PGCE at Oxford and an MA in History of Art at the University of London.

I taught art for many years in the London area, working as a Teacher of Art and Art History, Adult Education Tutor and Head of Art and Photography, before relocating to Yorkshire in 2021.

When not at the easel or in the classroom, I can often be found enjoying countryside walks, historic buildings, singing in local groups or playing cricket.

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