Oil & Acrylic Portrait Courses 2026

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

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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 more of an 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 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.

The Island, Nelson Street, Bristol BS1 2BE.

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.
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Upcoming Oil Portrait Course

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

Sold out! Email me if you would like to join my next one.

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.

Email me to book

Future course ideas!

I am going to be running two new courses in the autumn, dates and details to be confirmed. I am planning on running an Advanced Oil Portrait (8 or 10 weeks long, tbc) course for those who have painted in oil paint before, or have done a previous Oil Portrait course and would like to do a more extensive and involved oil portrait.

I’d also love to run a short and focused course on how to paint portraits using inks and how to make it fun, loose but also retain the likeness.

Let me know if you would be interested in any of the above or any other thoughts you might have.