Online: Developing Your Art Practice – 4 Oct 2024 to 4 July 2025: Fortnightly on Friday (10.00-17.00hrs)

Tutors: Bob Matthews and Annie Cattrell FRSS RSA

This online course “Developing Your Art Practice” is for artists who are eager to refine and expand their artistic practice within a vibrant and supportive community. Whether you are an emerging artist or have more experience, this course offers the opportunity to explore both the practical and theoretical aspects of art making.

Interior with simple window, watercolour on paper by Bob Matthews

The course places emphasis on the creation, presentation, discussion, and contemplation of art and one’s practice. Through this varied approach, with the guidance of Bob and Anne the students will work towards cultivating their personal development in subject matter, artistic processes, and material exploration. The aim being empower each student to push the boundaries of their practice, experimenting with new ideas and techniques that can lead to significant breakthroughs in their work. The course also includes insights into new areas of research and contemporary methods of producing, displaying, and disseminating art.

The students will engage in a diverse range of activities these include in-depth tutorials, collaborative group activities, demonstrations of contemporary techniques, and crits that provide valuable feedback.

The Artist-tutors

Bob Matthews

Bob Matthews

Artist

Bob studied at the RCA between 1996-98 and currently lives and works in London. In 2011 he was the first British Council artist in residence in Singapore, culminating in exhibitions at the National Museum of Singapore and Aisa House, London. He has had numerous solo exhibitions with Gregory Lind Gallery, San Francisco as well as the Herbert Read Gallery, Canterbury, Keith Talent Gallery, London and Domo Baal Gallery, London.

Bob has presented work in public galleries including; Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool, Cell Project Space, London, Gasworks Gallery, London, Jerwood Gallery, London, Kunstmuseum Spendhaus, Reutlingen, Germany, Museum of Contemporary Art, Hangzhou, China, Museu da Cidade, Pavilhao Preto, Lisbon, Portugal, Museum of Fine Art, Dunkerque, France, Royal Academy of Art, London, Royal College of Art, London, Stadtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus und Kunstbau, Munich, Times Museum, Beijing, China, Vargas Museum, Philippines, Wolverhampton City Art Gallery >>> read more

Annie Cattrell FRSS RSA

Artist

Annie holds a Masters degrees from the University of Ulster and the Royal College of Art. A Royal Scottish Academician (RSA) and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Sculptors (FRSS). Her practice is often informed by working with specialists in neuroscience, meteorology, engineering, psychiatry and the history of science. TShe is drawn to the similarities and connective that can be found across the study of art, science and poetry.

Annie has undertaken many large-scale public art commissions including Echo at the Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail; 0 to 10,000,000 for the award winning Bio-chemistry Department at Oxford University designed by architects Hawkins Brown; and Resounding for Oxford Brookes University. Transformation for the Science Centre at Anglia Ruskin University. Recently she was Lead Artist at New Museum Site at Cambridge University, where she completed a public commission Remains to be Seen situated at the Old Cavendish Laboratories and Student Services Building >>> read more

Course timetable
TERMDATES
Oct Term4 Oct to 13 Dec 2024
January Term17 Jan to 28 mar 2025
April Term4 May to 4 July 2025
Open online session 'Developing Your Art Practice' with Bob Matthews – Friday 20th Sept 2024 (11.30am – 12.30pm)
Please fill in this form to register for the open session with Bob Matthews Time 11.30 -12.30pm Details on how to join this FREE session will be emailed to you on Friday 20th. If you are using your mobile and would prefer the link sent by text please include your mobile number below.

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.