Author: Paul Regan

First lesson teaching after the long summer break. Warming students up with four, fast paced, 20 minute challenges. Drawing on screens to capture the perspective of the studio space. Students sat behind a glass screen, keeping their body and head very still, closed one eye, and traced the room on to the screen using a…

North Pennines The long, hot, dry summer has been lovely! It started off with half a term in the studio, teaching and painting, followed by taking over the whole studio to paint in for duration of the summer break, punctuated with some short trips away; five days driving up to Northumberland, taking in the Yorkshire…

I send out email newsletters each week during term time, sharing some of the creative things I come across day to day in my world of art and art education. You can read each of them here soon after they’re sent, but if you’d like to receive them hot off the press each week to…

We’ve come to the end of yet another lovely term of teaching on Wednesdays, where students of all abilities come to enjoy the studio, and to learn more about painting and drawing. Whereas half of the sessions each term are given to teacher led workshops, challenging students outside of their comfort zones, the other half…

Here’s a list of places to head to if you’re looking for a few days away on the south east coast, where you can catch the sea breeze, and a bit of art too. The list goes from east to west, and if like me you live in London, they are all just a couple…

For my Wednesday painting students each term, six of the twelve weeks are given to challenging workshop sessions, aimed at introducing students to new artists, concepts and techniques. The questions below are all related to what was covered during the summer term. Answers can be found at the bottom of the ‘Artwork by Summer 2026…

It’s impossible to take in all the work on show at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in one visit, but if someone gave me a budget, and just one hour to choose a piece to spend it on, these would have been the works I’d have chosen, at different price points. Budget £15,000Tom Hammick –…

Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 202616th June – 23rd August 2026 I’m really chuffed to be taking part in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition again this year. It’s my fifth time and it still means as much to me as the first time. If you are lucky enough to have your work selected, it’s a good…

A virtual copy of my recent photobook has been added to my website. That was exciting. If you didn’t manage to get hold of a copy in real life, you can now flick through it online. It works best on an ipad or a computer screen. I’d recommend starting by reading the introduction, which outlines the…