Mike Skidmore

5th - 8th September 2025

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Learn to Paint Horses, Dogs and other

Animal Portraits in Oils. The course will

predominantly be about horses but

Mike will also cover painting dogs and

other animal portraits of your choice.

All reference material will be supplied

along with specific mediums for

classical painting. Mike always works

with a limited palette so there is no

need to buy a large range of paints.

You can choose whether to just paint

dogs or you can choose to paint more

than one type of animal across the 3

days, if you want.

However, if you have any reference

material of a particular animal that you

would like to bring and paint from then

please feel free to do so. If you want

to paint an animal other than a horse

or a dog, please check the suitability of

painting your chosen animal on this

course.

Mike is a very encouraging teacher and

will help you build on your

achievements. He will help with

demonstrations, advice and

encouragement to build your

confidence and equip you with all the

knowledge you need to take what you

learn forward.