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Our instructors

Nick Bashall
Nick read law at St John's, Cambridge and practised as a lawyer in England, the Middle East and Pakistan, before studying in Spain for 5 years at the art school of J.T.Llado. It was this system of instruction Nick found so inspirational, that he wanted to pass it on to others. He now has an established portraiture career in London. Commissioned by the British Army, he has also painted under its armed protection on the streets of Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq.
www.nickbashall.com

Scott Pohlschmidt
Scott had a very successful show at Lord Leighton House Museum in 2006. Most recently, he has been chosen to show at the National Portrait Gallery, London in the BP Portrait Awards 2007. Originally from Chicago, Scott received a scholarship from DePaul University to study in Italy, where he spent nine years, training and subsequently teaching at an atelier in Florence. He now works out of his London studio with a growing portraiture and sculpture practice.
www.scottpohlschmidt.com

Ann Witheridge
After reading history of art at Christ's College, Cambridge, Ann lived in Italy for six years, continuing her studies of the 19th century open-air and Venetian masters. She worked with Geoffrey Humphries in Venice and taught and managed a figurative art school in Florence. Since returning to England, Ann has had a series of successful exhibitions in England, Italy and the US. She continues to take on figure and landscape commissions. Ann is represented by galleries in London, Chicago and Italy.
www.annwitheridge.com