My name is Amanda Cumming and I am currently taking the Oil Painting Certificate course with tutor Alan Dedman. I am very new to painting, photography has been my hobby for many years. I decided on oils after being inspired by some local artists here in the New Forest who use that medium. The oils course is teaching me some of the ‘technicalities’ of using this medium which I desperately needed. Some of the assignments have taken me outside my comfort zone a little, for example, the still life. I love the online course though as I can progress at my own pace. One of my latest paintings is below.
