Author: Paul Regan

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…
Success at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2024

Varnishing Day at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition this coming Monday will be a very proud moment for me; not only as an artist, but also as a mentor; I’ll be spending the day with three of my Studio Fridays mentees, all of whom will be exhibiting at the Royal Academy for the first time.…
RWS Fundraiser

The Royal Watercolour Society is holding another fundraising auction of A5 sized artworks, donated by their members and invited guests. This is your chance to grab a bargain and, at the same time, help raise vital funds to secure the future of the society. All 100 works can be seen on the auction website now,…
Exhibitions, Podcasts & Programmes

I don’t feel that I’ve kept up very well with all things art in the media and galleries last week. Here are some of the things from my list, some that I have seen and some that I plan to see: I made it to the Expressionist exhibition at Tate Modern last week and thoroughly enjoyed it.…