Botanical Drawing

This weekend we ran a Botanical drawing workshop with award winning botanical artist Julia Trickey.

It was a very intense two days of concentration leaving many exhausted but happy with the results.

"Plenty of variety and opportunities to learn different techniques. Great to have the materials, pens and pencils provided."
"Very enjoyable"
"Really would like to have longer, this felt like a taster!"
"Lovely place thank you"
"A really good 2 days – and a very pleasant environment"

There will be more workshops from Julia Trickey in the Autumn term.

Autumn Exhibition #2

Please note that this exhibition has been postponed and will not now take place on the dates below.

Busy sorting out the Autumn programme at the moment and we have finalised our exhibitoon for the half term period and it's a good one.

The DRAW group will be displaying their beautiful touch drawings, these are multi-media drawings created solely through the sense of touch.

Alongside a workshop for adults on one of the weekends, we will be inviting visually impaired groups to come down and experience the technique as part of our Big Draw offering for 2010.

Exhibiton runs from 22nd to 31st October 2010
Open daily 11am - 6pm, Admission: Free
Preview with artists, 21st October 6 - 9pm
DRAW is a small independent group of artists with a passion for drawing and the drawing process. Our individual practices fuel the varied approaches to drawing that is utilized as a critical/educative tool.

For more information visit www.todraw.org

Autumn Exhibition #1

We are really happy to have secured Duncan Cameron for a solo show this coming September.

An opportunity to explore the world of this artist and collector, his drawings and his cabinets of curiosity, each encapsulating a particular time, place and journey.

Anyone who was lucky to catch his show last year at the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution knows that they are in for a treat!

Some images below of Duncan's 'Exmoor Collection', completed July 2009 doing 16 miles in one day across Exmoor, dawn to dusk, carrying case.

Green Party Fundraiser

Our very own director and co-founder Graham Woodruff is the Green Party councillor candidate for Bishopston in the upcoming elections on May 6th.

As part of the fundraising for the campaign we are having an exhibition some of the best art that Bristol has to offer including works by Carol Peace, Beth Carter, Anna Gillespie, Ian Chamberlain, Valerie Bowes, Ros Ford and Kate Raggett. Not only that you'll have chance to win works by these artist at our auction.

Date: April 15th 2010, 6 - 9pm
Location: Green Party HQ, 17 Great George Street, Bristol, BS1 5QT, (off park street).

Come along there will be plenty of food and drink as well as some surprise entertainment!
 
Full details here:  http://greenparty.drawingschool.org.uk/


Autumn 09 - Anna Gillespie, Inkjet Print, Edition of 50. 2007

Etching From Life Workshop

After his inspirational talk on Thursday night, Jason Hicklin ran a two day etching from life workshop where students drew from a life model direct onto a plate and creating a series of etchings.

We originally ran this course back in Autumn 2008 as a one day workshop and it again proved popular, with two day format giving students a bit more time to practise the techniques.

Some comments:  
"Clear, great teaching"
"Lovely that Jason showed tips and advice"
"Helpful tutor gives lots of info, different approaches to printing"
"Loved every minute"
"Enjoyed the workshop and learned a lot – encouraged to continue printing!"
"Thank you very much for your hard work and organising – much appreciated"
"I have found both times I have attended a course I have been very inspired by the teachers and enjoyed the space"

Artist Talk - Jason Hicklin

We had a lovely evening last night with the artist and Royal Engraver Jason Hicklin.

In July 2009 Jason and the artist Daphne Warburg Astor took a journey to Tory Island eight miles off the coast of North Donegal. Each day they set off from their tents to walk the island with their sketchbooks. Jason’s response to has been a series of ten etchings and he talked us through these and his experience of the island.

As always Jason was very honest and passionate about his subject which was inspiring to everyone present and we would like to thank him for coming and for his continued support of the Bristol Drawing School.

He'll be back with us in the Autumn for another of his popular Etching from Life workshops.

Kitchen Cinema

Possibly the smallest cinema in Bristol, with built in tea and coffee making facilities...

(Some admirable improvisation from Paul Wright in his Portrait in Oils workshop)