I am honoured to be given the opportunity to cover Newton Ross’ Saturday classes for him over the next 3 months.  I originally thought I would focus on acrylic painting, however, as I was researching for another project I began to wonder if, in this digital age, drawing has become a forgotten art?  I firmly believe that drawing has many benefits - stress relief, mindfulness and improved co-ordination, communication and memory. I often find myself doodling to help with problem solving. I believe that anyone can draw (despite my sisters objections!) but we have perhaps lost the confidence we had as children and forgotten the joy of creation.  We become self critical as adults. For these reasons I want to get back to basics with drawing - as much for myself as everyone else. The course is designed as an introduction to drawing, with exercises to simply relax, and draw. As the course progresses, the emphasis will shift onto careful observation through line, shape, tone, pattern and composition.  You can attend as many or as few of the classes as you want as each class can also be stand alone. This class is for adults who have thus far been too terrified to pick up a pencil, i.e. for anyone who has NEVER done drawing before, or for more experienced artists who would like a refresher or just some “me” time. These sessions will have limited capacity so get in touch with Dalkeith Arts ASAP if you would like a place. 

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Logistics:

10am - 12.30pm in Dalkeith Arts Centre, £12pp per class.

Sat 22nd Feb 2020

Sat 28th March 2020

Sat 25th April 2020

You will need:

A smile and enthusiasm!

Sketch pad/surface to draw on

Pencils - a mix, 

Conte chalk (black or dark colour).

£12 payment.

We will provide some materials and tea/coffee

Sat 22nd Feb - Line and Mark Making 

• 10 mins - fee collection/set up

• 15 mins - introductions and icebreaker: Inspiration through Music

• Speed Drawing - 1 min, 2 min, 5 min, 12 mins

• 90 mins - Indian ink and blotting paper drawing

• 15 mins - review work and discuss

Further reading (if you wish):

• Wassily Kandinsky - Compositions Series https://youtu.be/2xDnxkzQtdI

• Piet Modrian - Broadway Boogie Woogie https://www.moma.org/collection/works/78682

• Pablo Picasso and Gjon Mili - Light Drawings http://resourcemagonline.com/2013/04/light-drawings-by-pablo-picasso-and-gjon-mili/24125/

Sat 28th March - Tone and Form

• 10 mins - fee collection/set up

• 20 mins - introductions and icebreaker - Chiaroscuro

• 20 mins - pointillism with needles

• 85 mins - Tone, Tear & Stick - creating images with varying tones of paper

• 15 mins - review work and discuss

Further reading (if you wish):

• Georges Seurat - Seated Boy with Straw Hat https://www.georgesseurat.org/Seated-Boy-With-Straw-Hat.html

• Georges Seurat and Paul Signac - Pointillism https://mymodernmet.com/pointillism-art-georges-seurat/

• Henri Matisse - Jazz/Cut Outs https://youtu.be/rLgSd8ka0Gs

Sat 25th April - Composition, Perspective and Viewpoint

Each person to bring in one object to create an overall still life for the whole group. 

• 10 mins - fee collection/set up

• 15 mins - introductions and icebreaker - Worm’s eye/Bird’s eye view

• 110 mins - still life incorporating the following (with prior weeks learning if you attended):

  • Rule of odds

  • Rule of thirds

  • Cropping

  • Vanishing point

  • Isometric/Axonometric

• 15 mins - review work and discuss

Further reading (if you wish):

• Edgar Degas - Two Dancers on a Stage https://courtauld.ac.uk/gallery/collection/impressionism-post-impressionism/two-dancers-on-the-stage

• Andrew Wyeth - Christina’s World https://www.moma.org/collection/works/78455

• Man Ray - Larmes Tears https://www.manray.net/glass-tears.jsp

I look forward to welcoming you.

Maria