This week – updated 19th January 2012:

Tuesday night: We are open from 7pm to 10pm. Open to anyone. Blow out the cobwebs of a hard day at work with a bit of creativity.

Wednesday: Mixed media 10 to 1pm. Elsie teaching mainly oil and pastel.

Thursday: We are lucky to have Lisa Patel back. Lisa will be modeling for our life drawing class.

Friday: Oil painting for beginners. We will be leaving the studio for this class, taking a trip to The Secret Garden cafe. This week wipe off method. Perfect for showing you the importance of colour value.

Saturday: Children’s work shops.

Sunday: Mixed media, 1 – 4pm

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The Uninstructed Life Drawing session is on as usual every Thursday evening, 7 – 10pm

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Creative Drawing with guest artists

Drawing is one of the oldest and most direct forms of communication. It can transcend all cultures and each part of society, yet many of us are in fear of expressing ourselves through this medium.

Like other forms of communication, drawing is a language; it is a way to communicate anything, from a child’s view of the world, to a designer’s detailed specifications for a new product. No drawing is a failure as long as the intentions behind it are not greater than the artist’s ability.

The aim of this course is to furnish students with basic techniques and new objectives which will free them from their (imagined) limitation. Students will be expected to unlearn many of their preconceptions about this art form, and learn to embrace each step forward that they make, no matter how small.

Lesson 1- Materials workshop.
Lesson 2- Basic observation (cheats) techniques.
Lesson 3 – Tone workshop
Lesson 4 – Distortion and expressive drawing
Lesson 5- Change of perception – left hand draw/ contour/ negative shapes, etc. (brief intro)
Lesson 6 – Free draw – Students get to use the techniques that students are most comfortable with (old or new).

Each lesson will feature brief instruction and discussion about new approaches; this will be followed by still life studies where students may implement my suggestions or ignore me completely.

Each session will end with a short class led – positive – critique of that day’s work.

The beginners classes will begin on 20th September, and be held every Tuesday evening: 7:00-9:30pm

Please contact Attic for more info or to book your place: Email: info@attic-studios / Tel: 083-301-1314

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