Read Your Painting: A five-day challenge for abstract artists
Orientation Session
Friday 3 April
Five-day Challenge
Monday 6 – Friday 10 April
Live Sessions
7:00pm UK
Questions you'll explore over the five days
If you’ve been painting for a while, the questions often become less about how to begin and more about how to understand what the work needs next.
How do you move a piece forward without overworking it?
How do you recognise when something is working?
How do you develop your work rather than repeating the same moves?
Read Your Painting is designed to help you look more closely at your own work and make clearer decisions about where to go next.
How the Five Days Work
Across five days you’ll explore one focused idea each day.
You’ll be asked to bring a few existing studies, sketchbook pages or past pieces to work from.
Each day includes:
• a short PDF prompt delivered by email in the morning
• a live Zoom session in the evening with teaching and discussion
• selected participant examples discussed during the session
• recordings available if you can’t attend live
Dates
Live Orientation Session
Friday 3 April before the challenge starts
Challenge Week
Monday 6 April – Friday 10 April
Live Sessions
7:00pm UK each evening
What you’ll need
A few existing studies, sketchbook pages or past pieces to work from during the week.
These can be experiments, sketches, or older paintings you’re unsure about.
Your usual materials.
Who this is for
Abstract artists who already have some work behind them and want to deepen their understanding of their own process.
About Lin Cheung
Lin Cheung is an abstract painter and educator who has been teaching artists for over twenty years.
She runs Directions in Abstraction, a year-long programme focused on helping artists develop a confident, independent studio practice.