Summer Workshops

By popular demand we are putting on a couple of workshops in August so you're drawing and painting skills needn't get rusty during the summer break.

For all you painters out there, or just those who would like longer poses we are running an untutored life painting and drawing workshop over two days, 24th and 25th August, full details here.

We are also pleased to offer a special treat for the more adventurous... on Saturday 21st August James Alexander is running a one off all day session of his 'Larger than Life' class, and we have booked popular model Michaela and her snake, full details here.

Autumn Programme is here!

Our Autumn term programme is now confirmed and ready for booking.

Most of our courses and workshops sold out last autumn so book now to avoid disappointment!

There is something for everyone this autumn, with some new faces and some old favourites, from etching and portraiture to botanical drawing and 3d wire workshops.

We are pleased to have a brand new ten week all day Drawing, Paint and Colour course run by Esmé Clutterbuck on Thursdays.

We are also excited to have artist Duncan Cameron for a solo show as well as a fascinating touch drawing exhibition by DRAW and a lecture on the human form by David Cobley.

Full details of our varied programme can be found on our website here: http://www.drawingschool.org.uk

Autumn 09 Courses

The autumn courses have been very popular and students have produced some exciting work, some examples below;

Colour and Pastel - Valerie Bowes










Life Drawing with Movement - Sara Easby








Experimental Drawing with Esme Clutterbuck









Landscape Drawing and Printing with Ros Ford

From Movement to Moment with Michaela and Manson

We were lucky to have a new life model today, Manson, a female Boa Constrictor, she took to the role very well, took up wonderful poses and held them beautifully.

Autumn Term 2009

Photograph by Terence Smith, model Michaela

Our autumn term programme has been confirmed and is now ready for booking!

Next term sees the return of Sara Easby's course, Life Drawing with Movement, more experimental drawing with Esmé Clutterbuck, and Ruth Wallace continues her exploration of drawing materials and techniques.

All of the above courses can now be booked for the whole year for a discount price, full details of how the courses progress are on our website.

In addition Valerie Bowes invites us to enjoy discovering your own unique sense of colour and play with a new set of possibilities with her oil pastel course, and we continue to offer our evening beginner and drop in courses.

Our workshop programme for the term has been expanded to now include something for every weekend, with a wide range of subjects from bronze casting, anatomy, life drawing and bookbinding. Full details on our website.

Experimental Drawing - Esmé Clutterbuck

Some images from our wednesday morning classs with Esmé Clutterbuck:

This is a structured course is for anyone who is interested in drawing and its relationship to other areas of creativity. The course presents drawing as an activity which is both challenging and fun and suits people with widely varying ability and experience.

Drawing Course - Ruth Wallace

Some images from Ruth's monday morning drawing class:

In this course, designed for beginner to intermediate students, the emphasis is on enjoyment and developing confidence. Students are encouraged to explore a variety of materials and different approaches to drawing and build up their own mark-making 'vocabulary' at their own speed.

Autumn Term Timetable

Our Autumn term timetable is now available for booking.

We have a new tutor this term, Ruth Wallace, who ran our successful Developing Texture workshop in June, who will be running a Drawing course on Monday mornings.

We also have a new course, The Process of Drawing, aimed at experienced students. This course is aimed at helping students develop their work further and will involve individual tuition as well as group discussion.

Valerie Bowes returns to Monday afternoons with her popular Life Drawing class, and as a result the untutored class moves to Wednesday afternoon, where there is an opportunity to then continue drawing into the evening with the Wednesday evening drop in class. Discounts available if you book both sessions!

For further details have a look at our website http://www.drawingschool.org.uk/courses.asp

To book any course ring 0845 680 1409