ABOUT THIS COURSE

Do you find yourself hitting walls in your painting practice? Mucky colours? Overwhelmed by art supplies?

Continue to grow your artistic practice and portfolio. 'Path to Painting' is designed for improvers who wish to build confidence and consistency in their painting. With each iteration of the course Sinead chooses new references that are designed to challenge the eye and expand your palette range.

Designed for improvers, this course begins by re-visiting painting fundamentals. Being pragmatic and process-minded, Sinead will first lead you through exercises that will improve your drawing skills, colour theory, paint handling, and brushwork all the while providing insight into materials and managing common painting pitfalls. Turn those 'happy accidents' into consistent results!

Then it's time to explore landscape, still-life, and portraiture, with dedicated classes, to see how each of these individual genres can be approached and where they can cross over. Lean in to your own artistic voice while resting on the fundamentals and walk the path to confident creative expression.

If you’re a total beginner - we suggest checking out Sinead’s BEGINNERS IN OILS class. Path to Painting is a great follow on once you’ve completed this course or have previous experience.

This course is part of the Schoolhouse for Art ACADEMY. Participants will receive a certificate of recognition with 36 CPD points accredited by CPD Standards.

Meet Sinead

Sinead is a Cork native and studied animation in DLIADT. After over a decade of working in animation, illustration and graphic design, Sinead chose to change her focus to painting and re-kindled her first love, art, right here at the Schoolhouse.

Sinead went on to win RTÉ's televised competition 'Painting the Nation' in 2016. In 2018 she was awarded the Provost Fund for The Visual and Performing Arts by Trinity College Dublin. Sinead's work is in private collections around the world and her winning piece from 'Painting the Nation' was acquired by the OPW. Sinead featured on the WakeUp with Headspace and came second (twice) on Sky Arts, Portrait Artist of the Week, also winning the accolade of 'sitters pick'. She most recently exhibited with ArtNetDLR and the RHA and a participant of Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year 2023.

Sinead works predominantly in oils. She paints with emotion and an expressive colourful style. She is passionate about teaching and sharing knowledge.

"Drawing and painting are ways for me to play, observe and merge the inner and outer worlds and I am fascinated by the human psyche. For me the best vehicle for exploring emotion is portraiture and particularly small abstract moments. It excites me when a painting looks different up close and so I strive to make each colour and each brushstroke slightly different, jigsawing a portrait together with abstract colourful landscapes."

Sinead is a professional member of Visual Artists Ireland and Dublin Art Society

www.sineadlawless.com