Frequently Asked Questions

All of the materials available in classes are heavy-metal free and the solvents we use are low-VOC. 

Nonetheless, please exercise caution when using all art materials, as if used improperly they can be hazardous to health and environment.

Yes, all materials are included. We use the student-quality ‘Winton’ and ‘Georgian’ oil paints by Winsor & Newton and Daler-Rowney respectively. For details please see the ‘Working with Oil Paint’ page. 

You are welcome to bring your own materials if you would like to learn how to use what your already have at home, or if you are a more experienced and you would like to learn how to work with professional-quality paint and brushes.  

Student-grade oil paints, a range of long and short-handled brushes, low VOC solvent, refined linseed oil, and one A3 sheet of oil painting paper per class (fixed to a drawing board). 

Subway: the closest stop is St George’s Cross (approx 8 min walk).

Train: the closest station is Charing Cross (9 min walk).

Bus: the number 4, 4A and 15 stop on Woodlands Road (2 min walk), while the 3,77, X25, X25A, X76 and X77 stop at Granville Street (6 mins walk).

By car: On-street parking is £1/ 15 minutes, and you can park for up to 2 hours. There aren’t always parking spaces available, especially in the evenings. 

There appears to be a small 24 hour car park on Sandyford Place Lane (11 mins walk) run by Euro Car Parks, which offers three hours of parking for £2 (I would call them ahead to make sure this information is correct and make a booking). 

Please get in touch with me directly, and let me know your gift card code and what you would like to use it to book. I will manually reserve a space for you. I can also invoice you directly if what you are booking costs more than the gift card credit amount. 

I no longer offer gift cards for purchase, as my website hosting platform will not accept gift card codes at checkout, which makes the booking process a bit frustrating and convoluted. I’m really sorry about this! 

I am really sorry, but I am afraid it is not. I am based on the third floor of a listed residential building with stair access only. 

Yes. the floor easels in the studio are fully adjustable. Many people prefer to work standing at first to be able to change perspective by walking back and forth, but thats a personal preference and not a necessity. 

Please note that the studio is on the third floor and you will need to be able to climb the steps up to reach it. 

This is mostly visual learning, so language should not hold you back. There is a glossary of terms at the end of each page, which you might find helpful. Many of the terms artists use will not be familiar to most native English speakers anyway, as they are loanwords from other languages. 

I do not offer a concessionary rate. I have tried to simply set an affordable price point for all.