These drawing workshops are organised in two groups of four but altogether they make-up a comprehensive course on drawing. The student will benefit the greatest by signing-up for all eight workshops. Individual workshops can be booked to make-up a mix and match series where suitable.
The workshops will include short demonstrations from time to time, examination of the work of well-known artists and the use of models. This is reflected in the different costs for specific workshops. Use of a variety of mediums and approaches help to reveal drawing as an exhilarating and vital part of the artist’s visual language.
Tuesday 7th February 2012 (10.00am-12noon)
Exploring Drawing
Exploring the wide variety of graphic ingredients that will bring a drawing alive with marks, textures and techniques. Combining observational drawing and mark-making. This workshop is foundational to the whole range of eight workshops during 2012.
Tuesday 6th March 2012 (10.00am-12noon)
Tone & Shape
Working with contrasts of light and dark and tonal effects. Using only tone, no line, to create shape, volume, weight and dramatic changes in shapes and variations of surfaces.
Tuesday 3rd April 2012 (10.00am-12noon)
Line & Space
Discovering the wide variety of expression possible by the use of line only. Balancing areas of marks and clean spaces to create intensity, calm and visual vitality.
Tuesday 2nd May 2012 (10.00am-12noon)
The Moving Image
Using the influence of film techniques, the slow dissolve, superimposition and multiple images, to create movement within the drawing. Working with a model.
Tuesday 4th September 2012 (10.00am-12noon)
Drawing with Colour
Working with dry colour medium ie pastel, conte` crayon, watercolour pencils, oil pastel, dry medium, to build a vibrant image of the subject.
Tuesday 2nd October 2012 (10.00am-12noon)
Pen & Wash
Using drawings and sketches by John Constable, Rembrandt and John Piper as examples of this medium we combine approaches developed in the Tone and Line workshops to enjoy this effective illustrative technique.
Tuesday 6th November 2012 (10.00am-12noon)
Experimental and Imaginative Drawing
Working from imagined and visual starting points the workshop exploits both abstract and figurative elements to build landscapes, figure compositions, interiors and still life subjects.
Tuesday 4th December 2012 (10.00am-12noon)
Drawing the Finished Product
Using the graphic ingredients discovered and used in the first workshop to create dynamic movement, composition and visual impact in a finished drawing suitable for exhibition.
All workshops are held at St Elisabeth’s Church, Victoria Drive, Eastbourne. Please bring any materials with you.
You can sign up for the 8 month course for £80.00 alternatively pay for each class separately at £12.00. If you need further information or to sign up then please contact us.
In this first workshop you will need to bring with you:
Plenty of robust paper, no smaller than A2 size and in a variety of colours and surface textures. As well as the usual art papers ie Cartridge paper, bring more unusual papers like brown wrapping paper, heavy duty lining paper, newspaper etc.
Please bring with you:
As many different drawing mediums as you can; liquid and dry, especially charcoal and one or two pastels. Along with brushes, pencils, dip pens etc include things like marker pens (Broad), oil pastels, woodies, anything with which to make a mark.
Please arrive a few minutes prior to the start of the workshop so as to make best use of the time available.
