I limit tuition these days to an annual appearance at Dedham Hall, in Essex, not least because I’m too busy painting but Dedham offers a compelling combination of East Anglian landscape and coastal subjects and excellent facilities with a large studio to work in and of course Wendy and Jim’s catering and back up. With this course, the emphasis is on working outside where possible and the development of painting through sketching and observation and understanding that painting is about creating something that’s good to look at rather than a perfect copy of what we see around us. All media is acceptable and my aim is that everyone should both enjoy themselves and feel that they have made progress with their painting.
Xylonite on the Hard at Pin Mill Oil 10 x 12”
An absolute must on the Dedham course is a visit to Pin Mill. Thames Barges, working boatyards, big skies and reflections and Adnams ale and whitebait in the Butt and Oyster. Book early if you want to be there next year.
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DEDHAM HALL 30th May - 6th June 2026
Shade under the willows, Dedham Vale - Oil 10 x 12”
All these paintings come from Dedham last summer, when the weather was superb.and the cattle seeking shade and the colour of the dried out pasture says it all.
West Mersea W/col 35 x 52 cm