Drawing from Painting – A Painter’s View with Guy Allott (Museum and Gallery course) 5th to 26th May 2018

Saturdays 10.30am to 4.30pm Part 1 – A Painter’s View The way to learn about paintings is simply to look Continue Reading →

Book Launch & Audience with Sandy Moffat OBE RSA in conversation with Alison Harper

20th APRIL 2018 18:00 to 21:00 Drinks 18:00 -18:30 Entry Fee: Donation (Please feel free to donate any amount, click Continue Reading →

‘The Cutting Edge’ with Johanna Melvin 16 – 17 June 2018

This weekend course allows painters to further explore their own paint management techniques, adding new skills and creating further possibilities for the application 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 →

Weaving the Thread: Painting and the Imagination with Adrian Wiszniewski RSA: 16-18 March 2018

First anachronism of the day by Adrian Wiszniewski RSA 2011

In this 3 day course Adrian Wiszniewski shows us how we can access the resources of our imagination through guided exercises, giving Continue Reading →

Oil Painting for beginners with Guy Allott 12 Jan to 9 Mar 2018

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

The Bigger Picture with Bob and Roberta Smith: Tuesdays, 26 Sept 2017 – 3 July 2018

This year long course which will run every Tuesday from 26th  Sep 2017 to 3rd July 2018, 10am – 5pm. Annual Fee £2200 or Continue Reading →

The Painting Year: Materials, Methods and Ideas – Mondays, 25 September 2017 to 2 July 2018

The Painting Year is a practical course which aims to fill in all the gaps you never knew you had Continue Reading →