(Online Course) Painting The Contemporary Figure with Tim Patrick: Thursdays 03 Oct 2024 to 3 July 2025

This October join us online for this course focused on enhancing portraiture and figurative painting skills under artist Tim Patrick’s guidance, amid a supportive community. Continue Reading →

Studio course: The Painting Year II Tuesdays: 16 April to 25 Jun 2024 (10-5pm)

The Painting Year II is a practical course for those looking to advance their practice, develop their skills and content whilst being guided by experienced and celebrated painters. Continue Reading →

The Painting Year 1, Materials, Methods and Ideas : Mondays 15 Apr to 1 Jul 2024 (10-5pm)

The Painting Year I is a practical course which aims to fill in all the gaps you never knew you had in your understanding and practice of painting. It is suitable for beginn Continue Reading →

Untutored Life Painting & Drawing Drop in Sessions: Fridays 15 March 2024 (10-5pm)

Enjoy one day poses to paint and draw from the nude model. Use the day to experiment and deepen your study of the figure. Continue Reading →

Untutored Life Painting & Drawing Drop in Sessions- Fridays (10-5pm) November 10th – Dec 15th, 2023

£42 per day without materials or £50 with materials1 (see art materials below for details). Block book all 6 sessions Continue Reading →

Exhibition Glasgow Girls ‘Resist Much, Obey Little’ 17 – 27 Nov 2023

Resist much, obey little is an exhibition of three painters namely Rosemary Beaton, Lesley Burr and Alison Harper. 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 →