Easel painting
(field of studies: Painting)

1. How often do you paint or draw just for yourself?

2. How do you feel about stretching and priming your own canvas before you start painting?

3. You spend several hours painting a still life from observation. How does that sound?

4. A tutor criticises your composition in front of the group. How do you react?

5. How do you feel about mixing colours yourself, for example matching a skin tone in oils?

6. The programme is taught in English, and you’ll share a studio with students from many countries. How do you see that?

7. Would you like to learn old masters’ techniques, such as underpainting and glazing?

8. How do you feel about drawing the human figure from a live model for hours?

9. How do you feel about building a portfolio and showing your paintings at an exhibition?

10. What motivates you most to study Easel painting?