ONLINE: Through the Looking Glass: Painting from the imagination with Dan Coombs – 11 Jan to 22 Mar 2021

On this 10 week online course Dan Coombs will demonstrate some of the techniques and devices required to paint from the imagination. Often it is quite difficult to find a way in to working from the imagination. Continue Reading →

ONLINE: Through the Looking Glass: Painting from the imagination with Dan Coombs – 3rd Aug to 5 Oct 2020 Monday Evenings 6-9pm

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: Through the Looking Glass: Painting from the imagination with Dan Coombs – 18th May to 20th Jul 2020 Monday Evenings 6-9pm

Through the Looking Glass: Painting from the imagination with Dan Coombs – 27th April to 6th June 2020. On this weekly online course, Dan Coombs will demonstrate some of the techniques and devices required to paint from the imagination. Continue Reading →

ONLINE: The Super-power of a sketch book with Guy Allott: 7th May to 16th Jul 2020 – Thursday Evenings 6-9pm

The aim of this course is to develop the skills required to produce sketchbooks which are an inspiration, and which contain all the nuts and bolts of experimentation. A sketchbook – like life – should reflect the life and times of the artist, including the mishaps and the triumphs. They should be both revealing and indecipherable, ultimately assisting the artist in mastering their creativity. Continue Reading →

ONLINE: Oil Painting with Alison Harper – 21st Apr to 30th June 2020 Tuesday Evening 6-9pm

Come and learn step by step approaches to oil painting. Students will learn, amongst other things, colour mixing and ways of constructing images through contrasting tonal values, blocks of colour, line and texture. Continue Reading →

Tuesday Evening Oil Painting for beginners with Alison Harper – 14 January to 24 March 2020

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Monday evening 6pm to 9pm: Come and learn step by step approaches to oil painting. We will cover materials and methods Continue Reading →

Artist Adam Dix joins the Essential School of Painting Faculty

The Essential School of Painting is delighted to announce that Adam Dix is joining our faculty. Adam, who’s practice extends Continue Reading →

Painting: Methods & Materials / beginners to intermediate level with Adam Dix – 22 Jan to 19 Mar 2018

Monday evenings 18.00 to 21.00 (Half term 12 Feb 2018) Welcome to our Monday evening Painting Group with Adam Dix. An Continue Reading →