Have a go at an Alla Prima (all in one go) Oil Portrait with this live recorded session. you will need canvas or board (here 40 x 50 cm), pelette and brushes, thinners and oils suitable for your chosen pint type, colours used: White (Titanium) Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, Raw Umber, Indian Yellow, Violet, Alizarin Crimson, Ultramarine Blue, Viridian,

Here is a brief history and exploration of Oil Painting looking at the beginnings of the medium , through the Renaissance and the following centuries to the present day.

Paint a view of Gold's Hill in Shaftesbury. A steep road with cottages and a distant landscape. You will need paper ( I used Saunders Waterford Rough, 140lb), brushes, palette, pencil (hb) and colours: Cerulean Blue, Ultramarine Violet, Raw Umber, Raw Siena, Burnt Siena, Light Red, Bright Green (or you can add Lemon Yellow to your Cerulean)

A brief history of Watercolours with particular reference to the British schools. Follow the use of the medium from the 16th century to the present day.

Here is a brief history of Drawing illustrated with some of my favourite drawings from 800AD onwards. This recording accompanied the Summer School 2021 Drawing Day.

Summer School 2021 Drawing Challenge. Charcoal Tree Study Have a go making a large charcoal drawing full of expressive movement and bold, gestural mark making. you will need, paper, charcoal, white chalk, hard eraser

Summer School 2021Tuesday Challenge - Wrest Park Make a mised media piece using layers of wet and dry materials. you will need, paper, pencils and drawing pens, watercolour and acrylic paints, wax, pastels and charcoal. Feel free to add in other media like coloured inks, colouired pencils , crayons; anything you feel will add richness to your finished design.

Summer School 2021 Watercolour Project part one Building up a landscape in watercolours from a rather unpromising photograph. Find out how to use shapes and preliminary sketches to build a composition and lay in tonal areas to vreate an interesting scene.

Summer School 2021 - Watercolour Project. Landscape Part 2