Emma’s Studio

I offer occasional group classes and workshops, through the Barbican Art Society, in London. These are usually during the summer months.

I am afraid I no longer offer one-to-one classes as it is incompatible with my work schedule.  

Feel free to explore my website, which has lots of information on oil painting as well as some info on soft pastel and oil pastel. 

I will soon be transitioning the technical material from my website to a blog format and closing my website, as it’s not really necessary for me to have an online booking platform these days.

That will be: emmasstudiolondon.wordpress.com

I use project-based learning, rather than rote learning using casts in the dry academic tradition. Learning technique is important, but I don't believe that you should be limited to what's in front of you when you make art, and I think that learning to trust your own imagination and draw from life experience is as much a part of improving your work as learning how to convincingly paint a nose or an eye. 

My students range in age from under ten to over ninety! Whether you are a a complete beginner, a weekend hobbyist or an aspiring professional, I will do my best to work with you towards your goals.

When I teach I dip into a range of techniques that were developed over centuries, from the 'glazes' of paint that make Renaissance portraits so luminous, to the impasto techniques that give impressionist paintings their vivacity. It depends on what you are painting and what you wish to achieve. 

I take a pragmatic approach to the use of technology. Working from life is great, but its often unrealistic, particularly for portraits. There are iPads in the studio onto which you can upload photos to use for reference.