Details & Focus

The purpose of the workshop is to introduce the Boston School color and light methods to oil or pastel painters who ideally already have some level of competence and confidence in drawing.

Major focus will be on color and light, visual order of effects, painterly drawing, simultaneous color and drawing, direct painting without mediums, working from the outside in, the arabesque, and the anchoring of all aspects of the visual world. Emphasis will be on the 'good' start, the lay-in, of the picture since it contains the keys to the entire painting process.

Structure will include Boston School presentations and analysis of the underlying thinking, demonstration(s), and hands-on critiques of assigned work from still life to portrait. We will also take weekly trips to museums of the London area focusing on relevant work.

Paul's Personal Instruction and Critiques will be, minimally, 3 days per week for the first 2 weeks of the workshop and daily for the last two when there will also be a portrait and/or figure model from each afternoon.

Location: The workshop will be hosted at two separate, but close in proximity, locations in Wandsworth, London UK. Location addresses will be given at a later date.

Required Materials

• Oil paints
  • Flake or Titanium White
  • Ivory Black
  • Ultramarine Blue
  • Viridian
  • Cad Yellow Lemon
  • Cad scarlet and Alizarin
• Palette; Round brushes
• A variety of canvases or canvas boards (maximum size 12" x 16")
• Rags/paper towels
• Refined linseed oil

• Set of at least 180 soft pastels (suggest Rembrandt or Grumbacher)
• Set of 76 (or more) hard pastels (Faber/Castell or other)
• Sanded pastel boards
• Old brush or two for removing pastel
• Handy wipes

And finally, everyone should bring a pair of indoor shoes to help protect the venue

Provided Materials

• Models
• Easels
• Stands
• Taborets;
• Still life objects

A light snack of pastries and fruit will be provided each morning.

Pricing & Pre-Registration