Throughout his career as a painter, Nick has always taught. He welcomes students of all abilities and ages as he believes you can teach anyone to draw and paint.

His classes are informative and entertaining. Whilst, the teaching is professional and the students will learn a lot, it is not an intimidating experience. The studio is beautiful and historic, the environment friendly and communal.

Nick teaches the time honoured principles of drawing and painting in a clear and logical sequence. He remembers how the London art schools he went to in the evenings while working as a trainee lawyer expected students to learn purely by trial and error. Simply being told the arm is too long or the leg too short was deeply frustrating.

In 1986, Nick discovered Jaoquin Torrents Llado's small private art school in Mallorca which taught him the body of fundamental principles. Llado had studied in the late 1960’s at the Barcelona academy where the teaching methods had continued unchanged since Picasso’s father had been a Professor there. The conservative Franco era preserved the old teaching methods whilst the rest of Europe had abandoned them.

Nick offers his students an overview of the fundamental stages. 

These are:

1. Proportion

2. Line and Volume

3. Dark and Light

4. Colour

For students wanting to expand into painting portraits and the figure, you can chose to benefit from Nick’s experience of 25 years as a leading portrait painter and war artist. Having co founded Lavender Hill Studios in 2004, Nick decided to set up his own atelier in one of the last remaining Victorian artists’ studios in Chelsea. 

Each session will be two hours. Pricing is structured for a term of 10 sessions and you can choose whether to join either of the classes at the time of booking. 

Term DATES & TIMES

Ten Week Courses
Mondays 6 - 8pm
or
Wednesdays 6 - 8pm

Long weekend courses: Email Bea now to receive a brochure with times, prices and further info for the next long weekend course at Ashbrooke House in Northern Ireland in October. Download the brochure here

London Art Classes: Term Dates (TBC exact dates)

Summer 2024 ( 10 weeks)
third week in April - end of June

Autumn 2024 (10 weeks)
second week in September - end of November

Spring 2025 (10 weeks)
second week in January - end of March

Still Life and Portraiture 

Nick has constructed his classes so that beginners doing still life and students doing portraiture can be taught side by side at the same time. Throughout Nick repeats the fundamental principles.

Beginners will focus on the still life learning the fundamental principles from the beginning as though they had never drawn a line in their lives. Alongside, the more advanced students can work from a life model to develop their portraiture and life drawing skills.

The classes will be held at The London Sketch Club on Dilke St, Chelsea. www.londonsketchclub.com 

Maximum number of students per session: 12

Price: £600.00 per term (ten sessions, two hours per session).

Email Beatrice directly to find out more

Private Tuition

• Private tuition, up to three people
  Price: £150 per hour

• Weekend day sessions are also possible for a private group
  Price: dependant on number of students

The London Sketch Club

The London Sketch Club is a beautiful Victorian artists’ studios. This historic life room has accommodated artists for over 100 years and comprises a large and characterful studio with high ceilings and large north-facing windows providing natural light to work from. Not far from some of London’s most well-known galleries including the Saatchi Gallery, Tate Britain and the V&A, the studios are a 12 minute walk from Sloane Square Tube station.

Accessibility

The studios are located on the 1st floor, up one flight of stairs, there is no lift in the building so this venue is not suitable for wheelchair users. Please contact us directly before booking if you would like to discuss mobility access.