Drawing Courses and Workshops
SATURDAY LIFE DRAWING AND PAINTING
Tutor: Bernard Lord
Cost: £130 (includes model fees)
Dates: 6 Saturdays each term
Autumn Term - Sept 11 to Sept 25 (£65 – 3 sessions)
Spring Term - Jan 15 to Feb 19
Summer Term - May 7 to June 11
Times: 10am – 1pm
Class Size: 10
All abilities welcome. Greatly increase your observational
drawing skills and learn to tackle with confidence the
problems confronted when drawing from the life model.
Bernard has been teaching at University level for 40 years
and his excellent and clear tuition will provide you with
the tools to advance your work in your preferred medium.
EXPRESSIVE DRAWING AND PAINTING
Tutor: Nikki Rose
Cost: £280
Dates: 6 Mon each term as follows:
Autumn Term - Sept 13, 27, Oct 11, 25, Nov 8, 22
Spring Term - Jan 10, 24 Feb 7, 28, Mar 14, 28
Summer Term - May 9, 23, June 6, 20 July 4, 18
Times: 10am – 4pm
Class Size: 7
This course is for students who wish to develop their
creative thinking and have an open mind to
experimentation and expression. Students will have the
opportunity to learn a wide range of drawing and painting
skills. They will be encouraged to use these new
techniques and experiences to develop their own
personal style of work. Basic skills such as colour mixing
and handling different types of paint, brushes, pallet
knives and mixed media will be explored in full as well as
less traditional tools.
EXPRESSIVE LIFE PAINTING
Tutor: Nikki Rose
Cost: £140
Dates: 3 Mondays in Spring Term
Jan 17, 31, Feb 14
Times: 10am – 4pm
Class Size: 7
This course covers the basics of working from the figure
expressively. Learn new techniques, ie use of large
brushes, palette knives, hands, rags and any other mark-
making tool. This course is particularly aimed at those
students who feel the need to free up, and for those who
have some experience of expressive painting that they
wish to advance. At the end of the course, students will
have a series of preliminary charcoal drawings and small
paintings on paper plus a finished painted canvas.
DRAWING AND PAINTING - PORTRAIT AND LIFE
Tutor: Marji Talbot
Cost: £240 (12 weeks) Autumn and Spring term
£180 (9 sessions) Summer Term
Dates: Autumn Term: Sept 7 to Dec 7
Spring Term - Jan 11 to Apr 5
Summer Term - May 3 to Jul 12
Times: 10am – 1pm
Class Size: 10
Explore working from the life model using a variety of
media with a mix of long and short poses. Portrait
sessions run through the whole of the spring term while
sessions withthe life model take place in the autumn and
summer terms. All levels of ability are welcome.
DRAW BIG
3 DAY WORKSHOP
Tutor: Marji Talbot/Andrew Brown
Cost: £130 (includes model fees)
Dates: 3 Days Thursday – Saturday
Autumn - Dec 10 to 12
Summer - Jul 8 to 10
Times: 10am – 4pm
Class Size: 6
Enjoy the challenge of producing life size drawings or
paintings from the life model during one long pose. The
first morning will be used to do quick studies and decide
the pose. Bring you own drawing or painting materials but
paper will be supplied at cost price. Must have life
drawing experience.
CELEBRATING COLOUR AND PATTERN
Tutor: Helen Turner
Cost: £298 (includes day trip to Tate Modern)
Dates: 6 Fridays
Autumn Term - Sept 10 to Oct 15
Times: 10am – 4pm
Class Size: 10
Painting from a still life, this is a chance to use colour,
pattern and flat space to make uncomplicated and
vibrant paintings. A trip to the Tate Modern to see the
Gaugain exhibition will serve as inspiration. Other rele-
vant painters to look at are Rousseau, Matisse and Cha-
gall.
DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM FLOWERS, PLANTS AND OBJECTS
Tutor: Helen Turner
Cost: £290
Dates: Six Fridays
Spring Term - Mar 4 to Apr 8
Times: 10am - 4pm
Class Size: 10
Students will be encouraged to make large scale draw-
ings directly from a still life of plants, flowers and chosen
objects. Using big brushes, ink, charcoal and collage we
will be exploring texture, line and the relationship between
the objects. Enjoy the opportunity to make intuitive, excit-
ing work, using the accidental through a positive and cre-
ative approach.
UNTUTORED LIFE DRAWING
Cost: £120 per term (12 sessions)
Dates: Every Wednesday during term times
Times: 10:30am to 1:30pm