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I feel very strongly about the quality of tutorial support generally available and offer these thoughts to guide you in your choice. Are you attracted to their work, it being similar to your own or having features which you think would improve how you would like to paint and develop your work? How many hours tuition do they offer each day, and do they offer additional 1:1 tuition at the end? Were they recommended to you? Will they be painting for themselves each day when they should be tutoring? If so you may get scant attention! Do they offer you gratis the use of chairs and boards (if outdoors), or papers, oil painting boards, brushes, paints or palettes, as a matter of course, or if you lack them? Do they offer advice and brochures on painting materials and 'best buys'? Are there slide shows demonstrating their (and other) techniques and other aspects of painting? Are they willing, and versatile and comfortable enough at painting /demonstrating under pressure when in public and at your request? Do they give, to keep, their demonstration paintings to those who asked for the demonstration? Are they enthusiastic, inspiring and informative and yet relaxed about your work together, avoiding being too intense or overwhelming? Do they offer to criticise your work, and highlight first its positive features, while being frank and helpful with its weaker aspects? Do they balance the serious with the more light hearted aspects of painting? Are they good company for you and the group you may be with? Are they well organised and in control not only as a painter /tutor but as the leader of your other activities, which includes their duty of care and First Aid training? Do they provide back up painting notes to help support your future work? Do they get in touch with you before meeting up as well as encouraging you to keep in touch if you need help and advice in the future? And, just as they greet you, do they later cheerily say goodbye?
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