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.

Untutored Life Painting & Drawing Drop in Sessions- Fridays (10-5pm) November 10th – Dec 15th, 2023

£42 per day without materials or £50 with materials1 (see art materials below for details). Block book all 6 sessions Continue Reading →

Weekend Studio course: Oil Painting for Beginners with Georgia Mallin: 12-13 Aug 2023 (10-5pm)

Come and learn step by step approaches to oil painting. We will cover materials and methods of oil painting including supports and surfaces, brushes and paint mediums. Continue Reading →

Studio course: The Bigger Picture: 21 Apr to 30 June 2023

The Bigger Picture is a postgraduate fine art course based at the ESOP Studios in north London. Interdisciplinary and challenging in approach, thinking and creative realisation. The focus will be on the artistic development of each student and the dynamics of the group as a whole. Critical discussion and supportive dialogues will be at the heart of this process. Therefore, actively encouraging innovative and meaningful ways of personally integrating practise and theory. Continue Reading →