February Beginner’s Drawing Workshop – Event Details

Overview:

During this beginner’s drawing workshop, you will be guided step-by-step in order build your skills and confidence levels in drawing. This is a short, comprehensive taster session in order for you to learn and practise the fundamentals.

This workshop is primarily aimed at beginners. However, all ability levels are welcome as great care will be taken to tailor this workshop to your specific needs, regardless of creative ability. Please note that the drawing workshop attendees are limited to 8 people to ensure that everyone can receive the help and support that they require.

The class will be led by Sharon Brookes who is a practising artist and fully qualified art teacher with nearly 30 years’ experience in teaching.

During the drawing workshop, we will explore:

• Firstly, we will be exploring techniques and you will practice achieving different marks, tones and textures.
• Following, you will apply tonal shading focusing on highlights and shadows to develop your understanding of how to draw accurate forms. Furthermore, we will explore how to create depth and perspective in your work.
• Afterwards, you will consolidate your learning by achieving a more final image applying a range of drawing techniques which more fully explore the elements of art.

What’s included:

• Expert guidance by a fully qualified art teacher.
• Practical workshops on drawing technique.
• Workshop notes to take home.
• All drawing materials to use on the day.
• Tea or coffee.

What you will need to bring:

• Just yourself! We include all materials and refreshments for your convenience.

Access:

For your convenience, we offer free designated car parking for up to 8 vehicles located adjacent to our private road. The studio is then accessed by a short 2-minute walk along an uphill driveway. Please note that there are also steps up to the studio from the driveway. However, it is possible to continue along the driveway and circumnavigate them, if required.

In addition, we also have further parking for two cars located closer to the studio which avoids the uphill walk and steps. These can be accessed by driving up to the top of driveway and parking next to the designated signage.

Please note that our studio bathroom facilities are located on the first floor accessed by a set of stairs. We can provide alternative ground floor facilities, if required.

For further details on access, please consult our studio facilities page. If you would like to discuss any access arrangements, please contact Sharon. You will find her contact details at the bottom of the page.

Directions:

Please see our full address and Google Map link at the bottom of this page. For your convenience, we will also send you detailed directions after you have completed your booking. In the meantime, you may also wish to refer to our Contact Us & Directions page for further details.