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: Intuitive Abstract Painting: Exploring process and narrative with Alexander James Pollard and Johanna Melvin: 3rd May to 28th June 2020

Prepare yourself for full immersive days incorporating experimentation, playfulness, technical guidance and discussion designed to develop you as an abstract painter. The course offers a fortnightly forum in which you will be encouraged to build your practice and understanding of Intuitive Abstract Painting 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: Contemporary Fine Art Practice with Bob Matthews, Liane Lang and Jost Münster – 24 Apr to 3 July 2020

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The Contemporary Fine Art course is aimed at a broad range of artists and levels of experience and seeks to develop a community where practical and theoretical skills can be explored and established with emphases on making, presenting, talking and thinking about art. 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 →

Online ART Mentoring

Our online mentoring programme is aimed at meeting the specific needs of the participant and they range from professional artists to amateurs. Our mentoring can be addressed at the general development of the artist or project orientated where the participant is looking to achieve a specific goal like an exhibition or preparation of a portfolio for entrance application to a main stream art college at BA or MA level. We tailor each session to the specific needs of the participants. Continue Reading →

Weaving the Thread: Painting and the Imagination with Adrian Wiszniewski RSA

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(This course has been postponed due to ongoing pandemic) Weaving the Thread is a painting and drawing course taught by Adrian Wiszniewski RSA at the Essential School of Painting over one weekend. It’s aim, using planned exercises, is to help access the resources of our imagination; giving us imagery and ideas for our artwork. Continue Reading →

Painting Glorious Nature in Kew Gardens with Rosemary Beaton 23-24 May 2020

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Rosemary Beaton returns with this weekend course on drawing and painting from nature that includes an amazing day at London’s Kew Gardens followed by a day in 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 →