Course 1 - May 27th - 29th 2027

Course 2 - June 1st - 3rd 2027 (This course is a masterclass painting from a live model)

Tuition will take place from 10am - 5pm each day

Lunch will be served for all students

Course 1 - £850

Course 2 - £900 includes the model fees.

Includes lunch each day and dinner on 2 evenings. We will go out locally at our own expense on one of the evenings

Please see accommodation options on the tab below

Course 1

Over this workshop, Torsten will demonstrate his alla prima painting technique and break down his approach on how to free your mindset from expectations, to find your authentic voice.

Together with Torsten we will discuss how to achieve the right balance between portraiture and contemporary painting, where boundaries lie and where they cross over.

Torsten will help you to free up your painting arm and release the expressive artist inside.

From laying down tones and colour across the canvas, to seeing and understanding the values; the principles of hard soft and lost edges; and his unique way to use imaginative shapes. Torsten will guide you through the process of establishing a solid understanding of composition, allowing you to approach your painting with more freedom and confidence for a fresh loose result.

Experience - a knowledge of oil painting

Medium - Oils

Students per course - 10

Equipment - We will send a materials list out well before the course

Course 2

This is a masterclass, painting for a live model and is intended for those who have previously attended course 1. It will reinforce the lessons learned with Torsten on a previous course but with the additional challenge of painting from life.

There will be a maximum of 8 students on this course to allow space around the model.

Please see our accommodation page on the tab at the bottom of the page.

For those staying at Seabournes, your room will be available on the 19th March, for course 1, and 23rd March, for course 2, from 3pm. Breakfast is included in the price of the accommodation. Please note, accommodation bookings are for the duration of the course.

For those staying elsewhere, lunch is included everyday , with dinner at Seabournes on two nights. We will eat out locally one evening at your own expense.

For non-painting partners staying at Seabournes the price is £75 per day to include breakfast, lunch and dinner on two evenings.

We will dine out on one evening out at your own expense.

For non painting partners staying elsewhere:

Breakfast is not included

Lunch is not included

Dinner will be charged at £45 per night if desired.

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The easiest way to get here is by car as we live in a fairly remote location.

Our nearest train stations are Hereford (25 minutes) and Gloucester (50 minutes)

There is a coach service from London Victoria to Ross on Wye (10 minutes)