... he was allowed to go to the British school of art; however this he also found restricted as all he wanted to do was paint but there was no course that would allow him to do this. Although not really what he wanted to do, he decided to do a National diploma in design for which he received a first class diploma with honours in 1957. This was however achieved despite the restrictions of not being able to see the work of Artists other than local ones. Hockney was unable to access books on other artists, due to the lack of communications, so could only be influenced and guided by local artist. In September 1959, after completing his National service, Hockney accepted a place on a post graduated course in painting at the Royal College of art. Part of this course, however consisted of art history and general studies, two subjects ...

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