Painting with Ken Currie Student Work Gallery and Testimonials: May 9th 2015

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Ken Currie, the internationally renowned Scottish artist, spent a day with at The Essential School of Painting talking about his work, how he approaches painting and giving a master-class in painting. He took the class through the process of how a painting is created from start to finish, speaking frankly about the difficulties and decisions the painter has to work and make with along the way.

Below are some of the picture the students produce after one day and some video commentary on their experiences.

 

The artist Paul Bell and winner of this year’s BBC’s Big Painting Challenge attended Ken Currie’s class at The Essential School of Painting “Painting with Ken Currie” on the 9th of May, 2015. Following what transpired to be an outstanding day of drawing and painting the following is what Paul had to say.


About Andrew Wamae

Andrew Wamae is the Director and co-founder of the Essential School of Painting (ESOP). He has a deeply held belief in the power of art to transform lives and society, and a particular interest in exploring new models for art education beyond school; championing the twin ideals of excellence and affordability in a highly pressurised sector when university fees are soaring and student/ tutor contact time is at an all time low. Andrew is particularly keen to ensure that the visual arts continue to be supported and thrive well. A creative, innovative and visionary professional, Andrew, in conjunction with his co-founder Alison Harper, has transformed the Essential School of Painting from humble beginnings to an established institution holding from one-day to year-long courses and workshops for all levels of experience; from beginners to postgraduate and professional artists. He has managed to enlist the support of a long list of celebrated artists from multiple fields in the creative industry to teach or lecture at the school or in their studios.