ONLINE: The Super-power of a sketch book with Guy Allott: 23 Jul to 24 Sept 2020 – Thurs 6-9pm

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The aim of this course is to develop the skills required to produce sketchbooks which are an inspiration, and which contain all the nuts and bolts of experimentation. A sketchbook – like life – should reflect the life and times of the artist, including the mishaps and the triumphs. They should be both revealing and indecipherable, ultimately assisting the artist in mastering their creativity.

£250 for 10 Thursday Evenings. The course is limited to 10 participants. Book now to avoid disappointment

Over the 10 weeks there will be tasks which lead you into new territories of ideas and approaches to image making, some may appear collaborative and others as a result of private study, some may appear alien and some familiar. Importantly, however, you will develop a process which will sustain you throughout your creative lives.

During the 10 weeks we will explore the following FIVE themes with each session having indepth discussion on relevant artist, working on your sketchbook and individual discussions/crits :

  • Week 1 and 2: Translating objects
  • Week 3 and 4: Narrative/allegory
  • Week 5 and 6: Place
  • Week 7 and 8: Emotion
  • Week 9 and 10: Muster

About The Essential School Of Painting

The Essential School of Painting (ESOP) is an independent art school in London, built on our belief that painting is a living discipline, progressed through sustained practice. We are a place where painters teach painters, carrying a painter from first steps, through year-long courses, to our postgraduate two-year Advanced Painting Course. For over twenty years, painters of the first rank, Academicians and artists of international standing, have taught, exhibited and spoken in our studios. We openly welcome all to join our community. That welcome is encapsulated in our motto, Animus ad Creandum, the courage to create.