Ten week studio based course
Fee £380
Come and learn step by step approaches to oil painting. On this ten week course we will cover materials and methods of oil painting such as supports and surfaces, brushes and paint mediums. We will work on colour mixing and ways of constructing images through contrasting tonal values, blocks of colour, line and texture. Much emphasis will be placed on the tactile handling of the paint. We will start by painting simple still life set ups.
LEVEL:
Beginner to Intermediate.
Limited number of participants to insure you receive all the guidance you need to set yourself on the path to successful oil painting.
Art materials included with the exception of canvas which you can buy at a discounted rate.
About the tutor
Alison Harper
Alison Harper Artist, is the Artistic Director and one of the founders of The Essential School of Painting (ESOP). An exceptional multi-talented artist, Alison is a graduate of the prestigious Glasgow School of Art and is known as one of ‘The Glasgow Girls’.
The holder of multiple awards including the Commonwealth Scholarship, Alison has exhibited widely both in the United Kingdom and abroad.
Selected exhibitions & Awards
Invited artist to the Royal Scottish Academy annual exhibition May 2016; The National Portrait Gallery, London
The Royal Academy, London; Leicester City Art Gallery; Stirling Museum; The Boundary Gallery, London; The Compass Gallery, Glasgow; The Collins Gallery, Glasgow; The City Arts Centre, Edinburgh; The Graphic Museum of Tokyo, Japan; The India Today Gallery New Delhi, India and The National Museum of Kenya, Nairobi.
Alison is a recipient of numerous Scholarships and awards including the Commonwealth Scholarship, Norwegian Government Scholarship, the Cheltenham Drawing Prize, Ruth Davidson Memorial Award and The Prince’s Drawing School Bursary Award. Alison is included in the following publications, Who’s Who in Art and Who’s Who of Women in the World.
Goddess of the great above and the great below by Alison Harper Oil on canvas
