Resist much, obey little is an exhibition of three painters namely Rosemary Beaton, Lesley Burr and Alison Harper.
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This 10-week course aims to help you develop the skills needed for creating sketchbooks that inspire and contain a variety of experiments.
(Evening Studio course) Oil Painting for Beginners 18 Oct to 20 Dec 2023 – Wednesdays 6-9pm
Come and learn step by step approaches to oil painting.
Discover the delight of making expressive portraits with the mercurial qualities of drawing inks and water based paints in this one day course with Alison Harper.
Studio course: The Painting Year II Wednesdays: 4 Oct 2023 to 26 June 2024
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.
“Drawing Portraits in Pastel” with Archie Franks Thurs/Fri 17-18th August.
On this two-day comprehensive course, immerse yourself in the captivating world of pastel portrait drawing. Discover the intimate nuances and…
Read MoreSummer school: Figure into Painting with Dan Coombs, 31 Jul to 4 Aug 2023
This five-day in studio course with Dan Coombs will show us how to use the figure to communicate emotion and to create an effect in the viewer…
Weekend Studio course: Oil Painting for Beginners with Georgia Mallin: 12-13 Aug 2023 (10-5pm)
Come and learn step by step approaches to oil painting. We will cover materials and methods of oil painting including supports and surfaces, brushes and paint mediums.
ONLINE: The Super-power of a sketch book with Guy Allott: Thursday 27 Jul to 28 Sep 2023
The aim of this 10 week Thursday evening online course is to develop the skills required to produce sketchbooks which are an inspiration, and which contain all the nuts and bolts of experimentation.
The Essential School of Painting End of Year Exhibitions 2023
It is that time of year when, after many months of hard work, we have the pleasure of inviting you…
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