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This 5 week course focuses on five local artists whose work is held in the permanent collection of Colchester Art Society. Each week view samples of the work of notable artists including painter and printmaker Robert J. Clitherow, painter, drawer and etcher Peter Coker, painter and graphic designer Henry Collins, painter Hugh Verschoyle Cronyn and painter Charles Debenham. Each artist will be explored with key art concepts including composition, use of colour, symbolism and more. Each week you will explore concepts through group discussion. You will be encouraged to take notes adn recall information over the 5 weeks. By the end of the course, you will be able to notice significant local artists, describe their artistic methods, spot similarities and differences among local artists, deconstruct essential components of artworks and select a preferred piece based on personal opinion.