Week One: July 11th - 15th

Models in Themed Set-up with Mary Treherne
July 11th-12th Monday - Tuesday 10-4pm £ 90
Recreating Bonnard's richly colourful interiors/with exterior views through the windows, with a semi-clad model posed with still life. Any medium- all levels.

Constable’s Landscape in Hampstead with Vincent Milne
July 11th-12th Monday - Tuesday 10-4pm £ 80
We will work on Hampstead Heath, making drawings and colour notes. This will be an opportunity to work out-doors for a day, and then consolidate your work in the studio.

Printmaking with Emiko Aida
July 11th-13th Monday - Wednesday 10-4pm £ 125
This course will explore the many ways in which a print can be produced using the techniques of etching. The tutor will be able to give individual help to beginners, whilst the more experienced students will have the opportunity to print editions of their work.

Art History- one day crash course with Estelle Lovatt
July 11th Monday 10-4pm £ 40
'Around the Art World in 80 slides': an illustrated lecture, from Cave Art to Banksy. Estelle Lovatt is an Art Critic for BBC Radio 1 & Art of England Magazine.

Painting with Tiles: 'Mosaics' with Jackie Mwanza
July 11th-13th Monday - Wednesday 10-4pm £ 130 (includes costs of tiles)
Moorish and Turkish tile painting have inspired many artists. Students will create their own vibrant images using traditional mosaic techniques and modern, experimental methods.

Beginners Drawing with Eithne Healy
July 13th-15th Wednesday - Friday 10-4pm £ 120
For those who cannot draw a straight line! Students will look at some of the approaches used in drawing; mark-making, line, tone, proportion and perspective. Using a range of materials: biro, pencils, charcoal, ink and paint, -as well as exploring their impact on a range of papers-students will be encouraged to create both abstract and representational imagery.

Portraiture with Valerie Wiffen
July 13th-14th Wednesday - Thursday 10-4pm £ 90
Portraiture is both an opportunity to make an image that conveys the personality of your sitter and a way to assess your ability to capture a likeness from observation. With the help of a professional portrait painter, you will receive expert advice to improve your portrait work. All levels.



Week Two: July 18th - 22nd

Landscape via Drawings & Photographs with Jan Malaszek
July 18th-19th Monday - Tuesday 10-4pm £ 80
During this course you will make drawings and take photographs of landscape subjects, then through a process of translation (using different approaches) you will develop these into paintings in oils or acrylics. Some previous drawing or painting experience would be an advantage. Please bring a camera and sketchbook for the first session.

Introduction to Abstract Painting with Ake Arnerdal
July 18th-19th Monday - Tuesday 10-4pm £ 80
What is abstract art and what does it say? In this class we will look at some of the most basic aspects of abstract art, which will enable us to create paintings using a selection of source material. We will work with mixed media: acrylics, ink, collage in a playful, creative manner.

Jewellery Making with Annie Ruthven-Taggart
July 18th-20th Monday - Wednesday 9.30-4pm £ 130
A Jewellery course for those with some experience or for complete beginners. A series of projects will be set to be constructed in base metals and silver, covering a range of metal-forming techniques and soldering processes. There will be scope for students to put their own designs into practice and create wearable items. Basic material provided.

Great Masters Life Room Painting with Estelle Lovatt
July 18th-19th Monday - Tuesday 10-4pm £ 90
We will be using the model to recreate a famous Great Masters Painting, using props and pose as depicted in the artist’s original canvas.

Life Painting with Valerie Wiffen
July 20th-22nd Wednesday - Friday 10-4pm £ 135
Life work is the easiest form of figure study with which to improve your standard. It will give you a perfect benchmark to monitor your other drawing and painting skills. With the support of an experienced tutor, you will be able to raise the quality of your image making in any media. All levels.

Advanced Painting & Drawing with Eithne Healy
July 20th-22nd Wednesday - Friday 10-4pm £ 120
Working from a given location, students will be encouraged to react and generate ideas from an initial first-hand response, creating an assured and considered body of work with a development of personal and intuitive language in 2D/3D. At the end of this course students will have made a series of working drawings, paintings or mixed media works: potential for further imaginative exploration.

Children’s Drawing and Painting
(Wonders of the World) with Candida Powell-Williams
July 18th-21st Monday - Thursday 10-3pm £ 170
Set sail for four days of artistic adventures. Each child will invent a flying machine to travel around the world. Along the way we will develop drawing skills and investigate colour by painting the beauty of great architecture and landscapes. We will also imagine the Hanging Gardens of Babylon through collages and explore clay sculpture by turning ourselves into ancient statues. Materials included. Please bring a packed lunch.

Week Three: July 25th - 29th

Back to Basics with Trudie Stephenson
July 25th-26th Monday - Tuesday 10-4pm £ 80
This is a beginner’s course. The aim is to give you the confidence and skills to pursue further studies in life drawing and paintings. You will develop a range of skills that will build into a visual language enabling you to tackle areas such as colour theory, observational drawing, life drawing, composition, experimenting with different media, painting and collage.

Still Life with Douglas Druce
July 25th-26th Monday -Tuesday 10-4pm £ 80
The ravishing colours of the Impressionists will be used as an inspiration. With summer blooms and still life we hope to create the feeling of Provence in oils, acrylics. All levels.

Printmaking with Theresa Pateman
July 25th-27th Monday - Wednesday 10-4pm £ 125
Beginners will start with Drypoint etching and single colour printing through to colour printing and Chine Collé. Time permitting, we will work toward Hard and Soft ground etching. The more experienced printmakers may work on their own projects. Etching plates can be purchased at the school; printing inks, pencils, and solvents are provided. Please bring protective clothing, paintbrushes, sketch books -and ideas!

Figure & Landscape with Desmond Healy
July 27th-28th Wednesday - Thursday 10-4pm £ 90
Studying the work of Giorgione, Casper David Friedrich and Francis Bacon – we will work incorporating a figure in a landscape. Drawing upon nature, memories and use of photographs for reference material, we will work up a finished painting with a model.

Catching a mood in Watercolours with Ake Arnerdal
July 28th-29th Thursday - Friday 10-4pm £ 80
The ability to describe and use a mood in a painting is an essential part of picture making, which is unfortunately frequently over-looked or under valued. In this class we will explore ways to express these moods in landscape or abstract painting. We will use the versatile medium of watercolour.

Children’s Papier Maché Hybrids with Cleo Harrington
July 25th-28th Monday - Thursday 10-3pm £ 170
Students will have the opportunity to develop wonderfully surreal creatures out of papier-maché, recycled materials, fabrics and magazines. First we will use a fun brainstorming session to create sketches and paintings for our creatures. Cleo will demonstrate simple sculptural techniques and the class will paint the backdrops for their creatures. Materials included. Please bring a packed lunch.



Week Four: August 1st - 4th

Portraiture with Douglas Druce
August 1st -3rd Monday - Wednesday 10-4pm £ 135
This is a classic and traditional course in portraiture. The accent will be on keen observation of the model, in order to capture a likeness and more importantly the spirit of the model. Techniques from Rembrandt through to the Impressionists will be studied. Oil paints. All levels welcome.

Silk Painting with Tony Wigg
August 1st -3rd Monday - Wednesday 10-4pm £ 120
Using the Gutta Serti technique of Silk Painting we shall explore silk squares as a classic vehicle for expression. This mixed-ability course will encourage each student to experiment and express themselves. Enjoyment and relaxation play a vital part in the whole creative process. Beginners will aim to complete 2 scarves. Please bring watercolour brushes, small, medium and large. There is a material surcharge of £15 payable to the tutor.

Life Drawing with Trudie Stephenson
Aug 1st-2nd Monday - Tuesday 10-4pm £ 90
If you are looking for guidance on scale, tone, composition and perspective, this is the course for you. The tutor has developed a range of structured exercises that tackle the problems artists encounter when they first attempt to make coherent life drawing. You will be coached on how to use a variety of media, including pencils and charcoal. By the end of the course you will be free to practice your new skills or to choose to join an intermediate or advanced class.

Exploring the Landscape with Candida Powell-Williams
Aug 3rd-5th Wednesday - Friday 10-4pm £ 120
Whether you are an experienced painter or a beginner Candida will help you improve your knowledge and skills. Before working on landscape paintings we will look at some key approaches to landscapes in art history, experiment with printing, expressive charcoal drawings and investigate colour and mark-making with the paint brush.

Beginner's Drawing with Derek Ogbourne
Aug 4th-5th Thursday - Friday 10-4pm £ 80
A lively and essential beginner's crash course in drawing and painting. We will approach this class in a step-by-step manner, starting with line then form, leading to basic experiments with a colour theory and the primary palette. Switching from observed enquiry to imaginative personal expression, this short course will hopefully make us realize that both respective approaches are just as important and mutually intertwined in the process of making art.

Children’s Mosaics with Jackie Mwanza
August 1st -4th Monday - Thursday 10-3pm £ 175
In this fun class the children will work on at least three projects using mosaic tiles. These will range from butterflies, self portraits, sea-horses -or any animal they wish to create. There will also be an opportunity to make a gift object for a parent or grandparent such as a mirror or front door numbers. Materials costs included in fee. Please bring a packed lunch.



Week Five: August 8th - 12th

Composition with Desmond Healy
August 8th -9th Monday - Tuesday 10-4pm £ 85
Picasso once described tone and composition as the bones in a body; without strong bones the body would collapse, so it is with painting. Drawing from the works of Mantegna, Titian and Cezanne and the photographs of Cartier Bresson, with a model for one day, we will be studying the organization of space and surface. The compositions will be developed using interior and exterior drawing and painting.

Life Painting with Tim Benson
August 8th -10th Monday - Wednesday 10-4pm £ 135
A chance to join Tim Benson as he demonstrates his unique and dramatic painting technique. There will be a few short poses followed by a sustained painting pose. The importance of capturing the individuality and life of the model will be stressed.

Still Life with Mary Treherne
August 8th -9th Monday - Tuesday 10-4pm £ 80
Still life with design in mind, looking at Rennie Mackintosh/William Morris’s influences. The class will work from flowers, fruit and other objects; suitable for art deco design for all levels and materials.

Framing with Tania Schwartz
August 8th-10th – 10-4pm £ 120
Come and learn how to frame a painting or print. You will be shown the correct way to cut mouldings, to fix and glue the corners, once the frame is made then it can be decorated using gesso, paint, mosaics and other effects. There will also be ready made frames for those who wish to concentrate on decoration and experimentation. Moldings and other materials can be purchased at the school.

East Meets West Brush Drawing with Caroline Deane
August 10th – 11th Wednesday - Thursday 10-4pm £ 90
With a back-drop of Eastern Taoist philosophies and use of the Chinese brush, this western life drawing class explores the idea of drawing with a different vision. Poses will vary from very fast to a more moderate length. Chinese calligraphy will be used briefly as an essential means of mastering the brush. All levels.

Constable’s Landscape Painting on the Heath with Vincent Milne
August 10th-11th Wednesday – Thursday 10-4pm £ 80
We will work on Hampstead Heath, making drawings and colour notes. This will be an opportunity to work out-doors for a day, and then consolidate your work in the studio.

Children’s Painting and Pottery with Katherina Kittnarova
August 8th -11th Monday - Thursday 10-3pm £ 170
'We’re off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz' - the children will follow the story of Dorothy through the Munchkin Country and create their own Wizard, Wicked Witch or Scarecrow. All sculpture will be brightly painted and glossed to be taken home. Please bring a packed lunch.






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