Author: Paul Regan

W1: Observational drawing circuit training

Update: Students work added below. I’m looking forward to starting teaching again next week. To warm my students up after the long break, I’ll be challenging them with some ‘observational drawing circuit training’; making fast drawings and paintings from different views of the large still life arrangements set up in the room. The theme will…
Plan your own art trail

If you’re visiting a city and looking for an afternoon of free art, using Google Maps is an easy way to plan your own gallery trail. Just search for ‘commercial art galleries in (name of city or area)’, check the opening times, then add stops to your route. You’ll probably find that you enjoy some…
My ten favourite shots from the RA Summer Exhibition

With over 1700 works on show at this year’s RA Summer Exhibition, you spot new pieces each time you visit. It’s almost impossible to choose favourites really, but, on my third visit, I recorded some of the works that were becoming increasingly familiar and enjoyable to see again. So proud of my three mentees, Sara…
Making paulregan.studio

There’s a lot of change going on. After 23 years, I’m no longer running Insight School of Art, my children are no longer children, and I’m about to dedicate more time to my own painting. To consolidate all this, and to mark the new me, I’ve gone and got myself a new website! The process…
Art beside the seaside, beside the sea!

Linden Hall Studio in Deal, on the coast of Kent, is a little gem of a gallery, housing an impressive display of 20th and 21st century artists, as well as an ever changing programme of excellent temporary shows. From this Saturday (until August 17th) I will have two ‘seaside works’ (pictured above and below) included…
Conversations with Anthony Eyton RA

Photographer @saraheyton has been recording her tender conversations with her 101 year old father, painter Anthony Eyton RA, and posting them on Instagram. They are loving, uplifting, enriching and funny. Instagram at it’s best!
Where to see art for free in London this summer?

I ended up at Doreen Fletcher’s free exhibition of paintings at the Townhouse Gallery in Spitalfields the other day, having messaged her to ask if she knew who a man was in a photo of the exhibition on Instagram. It was someone I had been friends with on my PGCE teaching year in 1994, but had lost…
Creative courses for teenagers in London

With Insight School of Art no longer running classes from August, parents have been asking where their children might look to extend their knowledge of art and design. The following would be good places to investigate, particularly for 14yrs plus: Barbican Young Creatives The Tate Gallery The Whitechapel Gallery The ICA Camden Art Centre The…
A fantastic first half of the year for Studio Fridays artists

Mentoring my Studio Fridays artists gets more and more exciting every year. There have been so many exciting success stories. In the first half of this year, to list just a few, Studio Fridays artists have had their work shown at the Royal Academy, Mall Galleries and Affordable Art Fair, they have been prize winners,…
Success for Insight Students and Staff

In the week that Insight School of Art student, Hilary Vernon-Smith, heard that she has had work accepted for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, there has been plenty more to celebrate too. Ex-Insight student, and current studio assistant, Monica Brathwaite, has just graduated from her Foundation Course at Central Saint Martins, having produced this brilliant film for…