Drawing & Loosening up
25 February - 1 April
Thursdays, online
11am - 2pm | £72 six weeks
Drawing underpins all artistic practice. A loose and free approach enables you to explore your subject matter in an expressive and investigative manner. It is also one of the best methods for honing your observational skills, so they are honest, which in turn will improve your accuracy. During this six week course you will tackle a series of liberating exercises, designed to free you up. From blind drawing, to mixed media, you will use your own setting, still life and even yourself to explore your drawing without the constraints of having to get it right.
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Expressive Drawing
14 January -18 February
Thursdays, online
11am - 2pm | £72 six weeks
Self expression is at the core of all artistic practice, your own individual expression is what makes your work unique. During this six week course you will take part in a collection of liberating exercises with a focus on developing, honing and embracing your own expression through art. Working from life, we will take our observations further using them as a spring board for creating dynamic and exciting studies and reflections of the world around us.
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Portraits & People
5 November - 10 December
Thursdays, online
10am -1pm | £72 six weeks
Since we first started drawing on the walls of caves, artists have sought to depict themselves within their work. It is one of the great joys and challenges of creating art. During this six week course we will explore a series of exercises specifically focused around portraits and the figure, looking at representation and expression, colour and tone. Designed to train you to really look and consider what you see. Working from direct observation, with yourself as the model, you will learn to relax and work freely, building confidence and enjoyment through experimentation and risk taking. As always the critique is individually focused with no “right" or “wrong” but rather a goal of individual development and original expression.
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COLOUR WORKSHOP
17 September - 22 October
Thursdays, online
10am - 1pm | £72 six weeks
Explore colour! Effective use of colour brings your work to life, making it sing. During this six week course you will experiment with colour through a series of freeing exercises designed to push you outside of the confides of colouring in. We will tackle complimentary colours, mixing, expression and creating depth. Always working from observation to encourage you to really see the colours around you and to find your own relationship with colour. We’ll use a variety of mediums and materials, making this a great opportunity to learn through experimentation and enjoyment. As always the critique is individually focused with no “right" or “wrong” but rather a goal of individual development and original expression.
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Observational Drawing
5 June - 17 July
Fridays, online
10am - 12:45pm | £84 seven weeks
Draw from life in your own home. Observational drawing is a discipline that underpins all artistic practice. During this seven week course you will develop and hone your observational drawing skills through a series of liberating exercises, usually practiced in our life class, that are designed to free you up and be honest about what you see. We will tackle negative spaces, measuring, details, tone and more using still life, interiors, your own hands and feet, and culminating in a self portrait. This is a great opportunity to gain a fresh perspective on exercises you may already be familiar with, as well as a chance to experience selecting and composing a successful setup. As always the critique is individually focused with no “right" or “wrong” but rather a goal of individual development and original expression.
