About Insight

The first Insight art course was held during the summer term of 2001 in High Barnet. The 'Introduction to Painting and Drawing' was designed specifically to teach a group of twelve adults how to successfully paint and draw. Using teaching strategies that had been successfully developed and implemented in schools, Paul Regan was able to guarantee to teach everybody so that they could produce good quality accurate art by the end of the term. With the formula proving to be a great success, the course was repeated each term with hundreds of people benefiting to date. Most people who join the 'Introduction' course move on to one of Insight's beginner or intermediate level classes for the following term to specialise in their choice of painting medium.

Insight only employs experienced teachers who have had proven success in schools or collages as well as regularly producing and exhibiting their own artwork. In addition to planning excellent workshops and offering advice they give demonstrations, explain art from history and prepare handouts. Most courses are structured with a balance between single lesson workshops; aimed at enhancing students knowledge of materials and techniques and blocks of time given to producing sustained personal artwork with guidance.

Insight started classes for young people in January 2004. Young people are given the opportunity to develop their skills and knowledge in a range of painting and drawing areas, considerably building upon knowledge gained in schools without conflicting with the expectations of the National Curriculum. Classes are aimed at young people with a passion for art who see painting and drawing as a major part of their life and possibly their future.

In 2006, Insight moved it's Barnet classes and offices to a purposly designed studio space in Lancaster Road. This allowed for a greater number of classes to be offered, display space, studio equipment and a small art shop for students. At this point in time the name Insight was changed to the Insight School of Art, which is the name still proudly used today.