Studio course: Experimental Printmaking with Bella Easton: Fridays evenings 6-9pm – 10 Feb to 31 Mar 2023

A wonderful opportunity to explore your ideas through relief and other printmaking techniques, including: Lino, Carborundum… 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 →

Open Day at the Essential School of Painting: 7 May 2022 – 12 to 4pm

All are welcome. Venue: Main studio – The Essential School of Painting, Coburg Road, Haringey, London N22 6TZ Join us Continue Reading →

Life Painting with Tim Patrick – Fridays 10am-5pm- March 25th to 8th April 2022

The human figure has been a subject of compelling interest for artists throughout history. Painting the naked figure and the relationships between the model and their surrounds is endlessly fascinating and difficult. In this four week course, students are invited to spend a day painting directly from the model, developing their skills and ideas. Continue Reading →

Online: THE SPEAKING BODY with Dan Coombs 18-19 Sept 2021

On this two day online class , Dan Coombs will show how to use the figure to communicate emotion and to create an affect in the viewer. We will explore different poses 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 →

The Foundation Painting Year: Materials, Methods and Ideas with Dan Coombs and Guy Allott -14 Jan to 1 July 2019

Mondays 10am to 5pm 3 Places remaining book now to avoid disappointment. Fee per term £675 The Foundation Painting Year Continue Reading →