11 AM - 3 PM
A drawing class for ‘all levels’, including beginners and those with a little more experience.
Drawing and sketching is an observational skill as well as a creative process in developing new ways to represent the world. Drawing helps you develop other projects such as painting, printmaking, crafts etc.
The practice can be challenging and good fun, as well as absorbing and relaxing, encouraging mindfulness and self-confidence.
In this class, we will be exploring techniques such as negative and positive spaces, mark making, tone, shape, form and composition.
We will explore some varied techniques using these exciting drawing materials.There will be a tutor talk and/or demonstration of drawing materials and methods. Student practice - students will have the opportunity to try out methods and share their work There’ll be lots of 1:1 tutor advice.
Subjects will include various aspects of the gardens - foliage, flowers, trees, architecture.
In this class we will be learning to play with acrylic inks in different ways to capture aspects of the garden.
Please bring a packed lunch for the lunch break.
There will be a second course in this series taking place April 15th.
Resources required by students
Pencils
Rubber
Cartridge paper and/or watercolour paper (A5-A3)
Bottles of acrylic inks (various colours or just one eg black, brown, blue, green if you want to work simply)
Various brushes
Clothes that are suitable to get messy or an apron
Dipping pen with nib, not required but if you have one
Not everything is required. Please contact tutor Christopher Kent with any questions at xyler2315@gmail.com
About the Facilitator
These classes are led by Scottish Borders based artist Christopher Kent who studied at Bath, Sunderland and Newcastle. He has exhibited his work across the UK, in Europe and USA, in group as well as solo exhibitions(including the Royal Scottish Academy).
He was selected for the Sky Portrait Artist of the Year 2016.He has written and published 3 graphic novels.As well as painting and drawing, his practice has also included wood sculpture and has worked on a range of private and public commissions, including for Marie Curie and the National Trust. His work is held in a variety of national collections, (including the City Art Centre, Edinburgh. His work also includes performance, which he has written and performed - ‘Compulsion’ (about Orson Welles), and ‘The Phantom’(about Edgar Allan Poe).
Christopher has run a range of workshops and classes over the years - from drawing, woodcarving and wood sculpture to acrylics, watercolours and egg tempera painting.
