Oil & Acrylic Portrait Courses 2026

All materials are included in these courses, based at my painting studio at The Island in Central Bristol.

I run two different types of portrait courses: Oil Portraits and Painting Portraits, both courses are 6-weeks long.

My Oil Portraits course are for those who are at intermediate level and have had painted in the past and have some experience with colour mixing and want to push their painting skills to the next level.

The second course, Painting Portraits is perfect for those who are just beginning their painting portrait journey and who are wanting to know the starting foundation of how to mix colours, skintones and how to layer paint.

Upcoming Oil Portrait Course

Painting of a woman with a banner across her eyes that says '1 space left!'. Text on the image advertises an oil portrait course from April 21 to May 26, 2026, on Tuesdays from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, including all materials.

Tuesdays- 21st April to the 26th May 2026.

All materials, hot drinks and light snacks are provided. It's £175 for the six weeks, and will be a great opportunity to learn as it’s going to be a small group of 5 people maximum in my painting studio.

This course is suitable for those with previous painting experience who want to level up their painting.

The Island, Nelson Street, Bristol BS1 2BE.


Upcoming Introductory Course to Painting Portraits

Tuesdays - 2nd June - 7th July 2026

All materials, hot drinks and light snacks are provided. It's £170 for the six weeks and the course will be based in acrylic paint. It will be a great opportunity to learn as it’s limited to just a small group of 5 people maximum in my painting studio.


This course is perfect for beginners who would like to start on the journey of portraiture and learn the foundation of it.

Event poster for a painting portrait class featuring a painted portrait of a woman with earrings. The class runs from June 2nd to July 7th, 2026, on Tuesdays from 6 pm to 8 pm, with all materials included.