"Our tutor Paul Priestley is an excellent and hard-working tutor. His demonstrations are clear and to the point and is criticism is always fair and valid. He makes sure every member of the class is at ease and has his full attention and his students are able to reach a standard of which they did not think themselves capable." Betty Eggby, Farncombe student
Penny Clayden Swain
Thank you so much for the wonderful course last week at Moor Hall. Your teaching style suits me very well - no pressure, just clear explanations and willing responses to questions.
Although I struggled with the tasks, I eventually learnt a lot and am really excited to begin to use these new skills. My husband really likes the ivy leaves coming out of the border and has taken that painting it to put up in his work room! Flattered though I am, I can only improve.
Landscape Painting Course

Sue Wood

   "Great fun and received lots of encouragement, learnt loads! Inspired to do more thank you."
Surrealist Painting course
Margaret Wiltshire   "Very informative and enjoyable - made me feel relaxed and creative for the first time in my life."
Intro to Acrylic Painting course

Viv Bushell

   "A super course. Absolutely what I needed. Excellent teaching of basic techniques. A wonderful base for continued practice and hopefully improvement."
Drawing for Beginners
Jean Willis  
 "This course gave me plenty to think about and lots to try at home! Tuition was excellent!"
Inspired by Colour

Simon MacDonald

  
 "Extremely good and clear instruction with positive feedback. as a result will be taking life drawing further... probably with you."
Life Drawing

Laurie Blade

  
 "Excellent 2 days. A new and exciting experience. Very entertaining and satisfying."
Beginners' Acrylic Painting
Ann Marie Huddart  
 "Really appreciated the wealth of information and teaching skill. I'll be back!!"
Pastel Portraits
Lorna Heard  
 "Always worthwhile. I seem to learn more in a day with Paul than in a term within anyone else. Thank you."
Drawing with a Brush
Sue Welch  
 "Despite being aware of a lack of knowledge to build on the course was enjoyable and Paul's enthusiasm and positive outlook is most encouraging."
Inspired by Klimt
Geoff Gooding  
 "As usual you give me the confidence to - GO FOR IT!!"
Surrealist Painting
Mowie Thorne  
 "Many, many thanks again for another excellent course. Good content, guidance, good company and lots to think about. I can see through the mist how I could further abstract yesterday's work, and so on, and so on!"
Abstracting Reality
Jeannie Brown
"Many thanks for a most enjoyable course at Burton Court, despite the weather! I haven't ever done any landscape painting and drawing before and so learned a great deal.!"
3 Day Landscape Painting Course
Gill
"I just wanted to thank you for inspiring me to get back into drawing. Since going on two of your courses, I have been doing lots of drawing and have just discovered Inktense pencils, which I love. Somehow, you helped me to get over that feeling that I needed to produce 'a picture' and I realised that all the doodling I have been doing in spare moments, at meetings and on shoppping lists, is, of course, drawing. Many thanks.!"
"Exploring Drawing"
Mowie Thorne   Many many thanks for a most instructive and enjoyable weekend of portrait painting. I really, really enjoyed myself and, what's more, got a favourable response to 'our' efforts from my husband Martin!
Portrait Painting