The Foundation Painting Year is a practical course which aims to immerse the student in all aspects of painting, learning a broad range of painting materials, methods and ideas. Tutors: Guy Allott, Jennifer Campbell and Sikelela Owen

JACKIE CLARKE
My work consists of a series of mostly watercolour paintings inspired by Paula Rego. Exploring confinement.

PEARL BROWN
I love creating artwork and have found it to be such a pleasure and so energising. ESOP has been a major player for me here. Why I didn’t do this a long time ago I don’t know. I like figurative and increasingly abstract work and who knows what is next?