Weaving the Thread: Painting and the Imagination with Adrian Wiszniewski RSA

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic this class has been postponed. The proposed month of restart is either July or September 2020. For further details please contact the school via the form at the bottom of this page.

On this weekend course, through guided exercises, Adrian shows us how we can access the resources of our imagination; giving us imagery and ideas for our artwork.

First anachronism of the day by Adrian Wiszniewski RSA 2011

First anachronism of the day by Adrian Wiszniewski 2011

The course is limited to 12 participants only of intermediate and above level. Starting with a visit to Victoria and Albert Museum on Saturday the aim of the course is to stimulate conversation both verbally and visually within the group. Work in the studio, on Sunday, will be dedicated to the development of ideas, and from these ideas articulate through paint a personal response to a question or questions that arise through your investigation and discourse.


Fee £180 – Last 4 places available. We will inform of the renewed weekend of the class as soon as restrictions placed in response COVID-19 Coronavirus are lifted.


About Adrian…

Adrian Wiszniewski RSA, HonFRIAS, HRSW (b.1958) creates work characterised by a strong drawing element and fertile imagination. Populated with contemplative figures set in vividly coloured Arcadian landscapes, his paintings are rich with symbolic, political and philosophical depths.

Open Art Gallery https://www.openeyegallery.co.uk/artists/adrian-wiszniewski

Glasgow born Adrian Wiszniewski is one of those multi-faceted artists who have worked in different fields from Painting to Music. A Glasgow School of Art graduate Adrian is one of the leading members of the New Glasgow Boys responsible for the revival and resurgence of figurative painting under the tutelage of Sandy Moffat OBE; a group of artists that included Steven Campbell, Ken Currie and Peter Howson.[1]

From the beginning Wiszniewski engaged with the art world in various creative pursuits as a painter, draughtsman, and printer. He has over the years produced Writings, Illustrations, Furniture, Interior Design (those wallpapers!) and actively participated and produced multi-media installations and Music. In 1984 he held his first solo show in Glasgow and London and thereafter some of his works became part of the Tate collection…READ MORE…

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About The Essential School Of Painting

The Essential School of Painting (ESOP) is an alternative art school based in Wood Green, London, specialising in painting and drawing classes taught by leading contemporary artists. The ESOP offers exciting, intellectually rigorous courses with the intention of advancing painting. Classes are available for all levels of experience.