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.

ONLINE: Painting from the Imagination with Dan Coombs – 9 Feb to 13 Apr 2023

On this 10 week online course Dan Coombs will demonstrate some of the techniques and devices required to paint from the imagination. Continue Reading →

ONLINE: Advanced Painting Personal Projects with Adrian Wiszniewski RSA and Guy Allott – Mondays 9 Jan to 3 Jul 2023

Last place available – Advanced Painting Personal Projects is a year long online course one day a week on Mondays 10 -5pm. This course will give you an opportunity to develop your own work whilst receiving guidance and mentoring in a supportive community of artists. It is intended to increase confidence, creativity and a sense of direction; helping to provide strategies for establishing and growing new bodies of work culminating in an online exhibition at the end of the year. Continue Reading →

In studio: Untutored Life Drawing – 16 Jan to 13 Mar 2023 – Mondays 6.30-8.30pm

Join us for an evening of life drawing working with the model. Each evening will be an opportunity to get together informally to work with an opportunity at the end of the sessions for us to have a look and comment on each other’s work. All are welcome Continue Reading →

ONLINE COURSE: Painting People: The Figure and Portrait: 12 Jan to 29 Jun 2023

This course aims to explore the elements of portraiture and figure painting and drawing in both systematic and creative ways. Continue Reading →