In Spring 2019 I took the plunge and signed up for Nicholas Wilton’s Art2 Life Creative Visionary Programme. The course was intense, packed with challenging tasks and ways of thinking. Like Nicholas himself, and the team of tutors, it was generous and supportive. The participants from around the world in different time zones became a community using a shared language to describe their developing work. At the time the experience was affirmative – revealing why intuitive decisions I had made while work was in progress felt successful, or not. More than a year later I recognise what an advantage it is to have done it, particularly when reviewing my painting myself or getting feedback from tutors on other courses. Meeting other artists who have done CVP means you have a shared language to explain your response to your own and others’ work. To keep this going beyond the course I joined the Academy where the learning continues…

I highly recommend trying out the free Art2 life course which runs once a year prior to CVP to see if it is for you…