Painting Personal Projects: Saturdays 03 Oct 2020 to 03 July 2021 – 10am to 5pm

Tutors: Dan Coombs and Sikelela Owen

Painting Personal Projects is a programme taught Dan Coombs, Sikelela Owen and guest tutors. It’s aim is to give students an opportunity to develop their own work whilst receiving guidance and mentoring in a supportive community of artists and is intended to increase confidence, creativity and a sense of direction; helping to provide strategies for establishing and growing a body of work.  Dan and Sikelela will help each student clarify and develop their short and long term goals.

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THE COURSE IN DETAIL
Course Timetable
  • September Term: 03 Oct to 12 Dec 2020 – Half Term 24 October
  • January Term: 16 Jan to 27 Mar 2021 – Half Term 20 February
  • April Term: 24 Apr to 3 July 2021 – Half Term 29 May
  • Exhibition Week

Painting materials are included in your course fee except for canvas which you can buy from us in the studio at cost price.

About the tutors

Dan Coombs

Dan was born in London in 1971, a graduate of Ruskin School, Oxford University (1989-92) and The Royal College of Art (1992-94). Dan was the Rome Scholar in Painting at the British School in Rome, Italy (1994-5). Dan creates his compositions  from studies in collage and paint , which unite his  figures with entirely invented surroundings, landscape dream worlds and interior spaces. These are human encounters charged with a mysterious, symbolic power. They are explorations of guilt, beauty and fear of isolation, that draw on myth, religion and psychoanalysis in order to grasp the real within the imaginary  >>>read more>>>

Sikelela Owen

London born (1984) artist Sikelela, known to her friends and family as Ziggy, is a graduate of Chelsea College of Art and Design (2009) and the Royal Academy (2012). A multi-award winner, she is the recipient of The Elephant Lab residency award (2019), Dover Street Arts Club award (2011), Richard Ford Award (2010) and Prado Museum Travel and Drawing Award, Madrid Spain (2010) and Nichol Young Foundation Award (2009) >>> read more >>>

by Lucy Hensel – Student Personal Projects
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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.