Oil Painting Courses

Set Courses

The set courses are offered as an alternative to an individually tailored program of tuition. Each course has it's own distinct purpose, whether to get the absolute beginner up and running, provide a general grounding in the possibilities of oil painting or to focus upon one particular subject or method in depth.

The courses are usually taken on a one-to-one basis, but can also be taken in pairs or small classes of three if friends or relatives wish to learn together and reduce costs.

Please use the green menu to the left for more details on each course.

Course Schedules

The schedules are flexible to fit personal circumstances, but you will be required to work out a minimum weekly amount of hours in order to complete paintings and get through a course in a reasonable amount of time. The length of lessons will vary, for example, lessons on colour mixing can last for as little as 1 hour, but lessons in which actual paintings are made may need to last as long as 4 hours or more.

Levels

The courses are designed to be equally appropriate for both beginners and those with some experience. All concentrate on developing skill within the key foundations which are appropriate to all levels and each student is allowed to work at a level appropriate to their own experience. The only exception being the Oil Painting for Beginners Course, which is exclusively for absolute beginners.

Taking More Than One Course 

Courses can be taken in a number of possible sequences, depending on needs and personal preference. As an example, a beginner may take the Oil Painting for Beginners Course and then move on to do the Special Course in Portraiture.

Course Fees

Courses can be paid on a pay-as-you-go basis after each lesson or in blocks of hours paid in advance at a discount:

Pay-as-you-go £35 per hour

10 hours £315 (10% discount) £31.50 per hour  

20 hours £595 (15% discount) £29.75 per hour