Greg Humphries

I try to connect people to their environment with my art. I started out as a landscape painter, but it was only through undertaking a masters degree in 2009 that I realised the best way to connect people to their environment was to take them into that environment and get them to make the art!

The images I make are concerned with tapping into the unconscious, which acts as a bridge between Self and Other. Whether the Other is a place, a person or whatever, I use techniques of surrealism and abstraction to create art which communicates my connection with them.

My sculptures are the result of many traditional processes and knowledge absorbed from travels in the Amazon & the Arctic, as well as Europe and the British Isles. I gather the raw materials myself and use these traditional skills over many days to create the finished piece.

What our students say

Very enjoyable course. Just the right balance of walking and drawing/painting. Greg was an excellent tutor and I learned loads. 

Richard Mayo

Courses with Greg Humphries

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Greg Humphries Getting Started with oils course, painting en plein air on Porthmeor beach

Beginners Oil Painting

Greg Humphries

Art Courses - Oil - Beginners

Active sort order: 2900401

A thorough introduction to this versatile and accessible medium: learn simple and dynamic approaches to painting with oils, responding to landscape and working from still life in the studio.

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21 - 23 Jul - 3 days - £395 Book

art course en plain air on Cornwall coast path with artist Greg Humphries

Painting the Coast Path

Greg Humphries

Art Courses - Acrylic - Landscape

Active sort order: 3102001

Have you ever noticed how your best ideas come about while walking? Boost your creativity and step out with us into West Cornwall’s landscape with inspirational tuition in drawing and painting.

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4 - 6 Aug - 3 days - £425 Book

Online studio at The St Ives School of Art in St Ives

Porthmeor Programme Online 2025

Kate SouthworthGreg Humphries

Online small group zoom

Active sort order: 239401

A ten month online intensive course, with 1-1 tutorials and small group creative sessions to develop you as an artist.

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17 Jan - 19 Oct - 8 weekends (over 10 months) - £2200 Book

Rising Sun On The Plaza by Georgio de Chirico, 1976

The Art of The Sun + The Moon R

Greg Humphries

Online Pre-recorded - Waterbased - Abstract

Active sort order: 5256001

Explore the process of creating art inspired by the sun and the moon through techniques guided by abstraction, surrealism and symbolism. 

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£55 Book

Greg Humphries_Tristram Hillier, La Route des Alpes 1937, 1905-1983

The Landscape Psychogeographer

Greg Humphries

Online Pre-recorded - Mixed Media - Landscape

Active sort order: 8755201

Join us for this explorative webinar using a combination of psychogeographical approaches to deepen your relationship with your surrounding environment.

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£30 Book