Workshop
Autumn Workshops
18 Oct 2022 – 29 Oct 2022
RBSA Gallery
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Workshop
Experimental Life Drawing
28 Oct 2022
Regular hours
- Fri, 28 Oct
- 11:00 – 16:00
Cost of entry
£65
£60 for RBSA Friends, Members, Associates, Next Wave Associates and students.
Address
- 4 Brook Street
- Birmingham
England - B3 1SA
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- The 101 bus runs from Birmingham City Centre down Newhall Street. For timetables and bus stops, please check National Express West Midlands.
- The RBSA Gallery is in walking distance from St Paul's Metro tram stop
- The RBSA Gallery is in walking distance from Snow Hill and Birmingham New Street train stations
Event map
A One Day Experimental Life Drawing Workshop with Artist Tina Willis-Jones ARBSA
About
Working from existing Life Drawings and/or given images, explore a creative and personal response to the figure. We will be working with traditional media in an experimental way to produce exciting, finished work.
Age group and abilities to be taught:
• 18 years and above.
• Suitable for all abilities.
Course aims and skills/knowledge to be taught:
• Explore the inherent qualities of a variety of dry and wet media.
• Effectively exploit the characteristics of each medium.
• Employ a variety of compositional strategies.
• Identify rhythm and energy within the form.
• Discover new ways of mark making.
Course outline for the day:
• Tutor introduction and demonstration of media and techniques.
• Adopting these techniques, students will use a personal, creative response to produce a finished piece. There will be a focus on mark making and maintaining an energy within the work. Source material: Student’s previous Life Drawings and/or given images.
• Tutor demonstration.
• We will look at effective compositional strategies and using colour to evoke mood in the work. Source material: Student’s previous Life Drawings and/or given images.
After you book a place you will be emailed the full workshop outline which includes the material list and a list of the materials provided by the workshop.
To book a place, either visit the RBSA Gallery website or call us directly on 0121 236 4353.
