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.
Students will develop confidence in their drawing while making observational sketches, as well as working intuitively and experimentally with some natural materials, plus learning about ideas of shape, form, composition. Students will learn about a range of drawing materials – particularly natural pigments.
In this class we will be learning to play with varied drawing materials including natural colours from plants etc. plus a small bottle of casein medium OR a small jar of gum arabic.
Subjects will include various aspects of the gardens - foliage, flowers, trees, architecture.
Please bring a packed lunch for a lunch break.
Resources required by students
B, 2B pencils, rubber, watercolour pencils
Good quality cartridge paper and/or watercolour paper.
Dipping pen with nib.
Round and flat synthetic brushes eg. no. 12, 14, 16,
plus 1 inch decorator’s brush, plastic palette, water pots.
Natural materials, like plants, leaves, flowers, roots, earth/clay, kitchen spices and colourings, plus twigs etc. for mark making. (We will hopefully provide some of these from the garden).
plus a small bottle of casein medium OR a small jar of gum arabic.
Messy clothes or apron might also be useful.
Not everything is required. Please contact tutor if needed 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.
