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If you like to sketch, want to brush up (no pun intended) or get
started in life drawing for the first time you could come to this
group. You'll be welcome and
supported, it's perfect!"
" I think this is the best life drawing class I've ever attended... even more so than the ones I had when I was at art college, to be honest."
" The group is a very nice & friendly bunch and Adrian is a cool & well educated tutor - quite non-intrusive too, only giving advice if you need it or ask for it. Excellent rotation of models and a great selection of teas, coffee and nice cookies (some- times home-made!). After the class, you can join the group for a civilised drink @ the Camel pub... a great way of meeting new like-minded people and catch-up with the usual suspects :) "
" Great place: Everyone is friendly and the models are really professional. "
" This was my first life drawing session in about 10 years and it was really good! The tutor seems v. experienced and the models were great. "
"Adrian is a first class teacher - patient, insightful and a pleasure to be taught by. You always feel that you have learned something, seen more and developed your drawing after his class."
Ellen Waters
" I think this is the best life drawing class I've ever attended... even more so than the ones I had when I was at art college, to be honest."
Jaelen
" The group is a very nice & friendly bunch and Adrian is a cool & well educated tutor - quite non-intrusive too, only giving advice if you need it or ask for it. Excellent rotation of models and a great selection of teas, coffee and nice cookies (some- times home-made!). After the class, you can join the group for a civilised drink @ the Camel pub... a great way of meeting new like-minded people and catch-up with the usual suspects :) "
Francesco
" Great place: Everyone is friendly and the models are really professional. "
Victoria
Trinder
" This was my first life drawing session in about 10 years and it was really good! The tutor seems v. experienced and the models were great. "
Senator
"Adrian is a first class teacher - patient, insightful and a pleasure to be taught by. You always feel that you have learned something, seen more and developed your drawing after his class."
Clare Davidson
"A warm welcome. A beautiful big life room. Well equipped with easels and materials. Adrian was very supportive and insightful with his comments on our work. A committed and serious life class. Professional life model. Loved it! Great tea and scones too! and sweet dog Eric."
"Beautiful
space and Adrian was
extremely helpful. A good mixture a talents and styles.
An inspiration!"
James Paterson"A warm welcome. A beautiful big life room. Well equipped with easels and materials. Adrian was very supportive and insightful with his comments on our work. A committed and serious life class. Professional life model. Loved it! Great tea and scones too! and sweet dog Eric."
Daizie
H.
Life classes and group tuition in London & Essex
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2. Back to Basics - London 10-week course suitable for all incl. beginners (booking req'd)
3. Map & Directions to the London-based life classes
4. Introduction to Landscape Painting (Essex - Thurrock/Grays area)
5. Contact the tutor
6. Photos of London life drawing class/courses
1. Ongoing drop-in Life Drawing Class: no need to book.
Every Monday and Thursday 7:00-9:30pm - Bethnal Green, E2 (central Line).For directions click here. For a timetable of all scheduled classes and events click here.
Links to: open brochure - send enquiry - make booking - get directions - check timetable here
Warm,
welcoming drop-in class,
popular and well
established, having come together for quite a few years now in this bright,
lofty space in
the 1st floor of a lovely period building - see the photos at the
bottom of this page! Plenty of room to move around for
everyone.
We always like to meet new
people, so please don't
feel shy to come along! There is a really lovely
atmosphere, in that it's warm,
friendly, supportive and
openminded, and good fun,
too.
We start at 7pm and although most people try to get there a little earlier to set up, some arrive a little later due to other commitments, so don't worry if you arrive a little late yourself. We book different models each week and we explore a range of throughout the evening. poses of different lengths.
All you need is provided: Easels and tressles (for seated or standing drawing), materials, and good quality paper is available to purchase at the class (at £0.30 for A2 sheet), or bring your own. We have a brief but enjoyable tea & biscuit break at 8pm (all included in price) and we finish drawing at approx 9.30pm, after which we tend to go for a drink in a nearby local pub for a civilised drink and a jovial chat.
If you want to be included in any update emails and information on any upcoming classes & courses (no advertising, just relevant information) please subscribe to our meetup group at this link (opens new window). It goes without saying that your data will never be passed on.
We start at 7pm and although most people try to get there a little earlier to set up, some arrive a little later due to other commitments, so don't worry if you arrive a little late yourself. We book different models each week and we explore a range of throughout the evening. poses of different lengths.
All you need is provided: Easels and tressles (for seated or standing drawing), materials, and good quality paper is available to purchase at the class (at £0.30 for A2 sheet), or bring your own. We have a brief but enjoyable tea & biscuit break at 8pm (all included in price) and we finish drawing at approx 9.30pm, after which we tend to go for a drink in a nearby local pub for a civilised drink and a jovial chat.
If you want to be included in any update emails and information on any upcoming classes & courses (no advertising, just relevant information) please subscribe to our meetup group at this link (opens new window). It goes without saying that your data will never be passed on.
2. "Back-to-Basics - the Fundamentals of Life Drawing" - 10 week course
A course of 10 sessions that teaches all the tips and tricks they don’t teach you in college anymore... Invaluable for anyone with an interest in life drawing. Suitable for all incl. beginners.Next course: starts Friday 2 March 2012 - detailed brochure
Links to: open brochure - send enquiry - make booking - get directions
Feedback for the Back to Basics course:
"The step by step
approach was invaluable in helping me to really look
at the figure and turn what I saw into a believable drawing. Despite having drawn for
years, the back-to-basics course helped to learn techniques that I now
use constantly when I draw and has above all helped turned something 3d
into a 2d medium."
Clare Davidson
"I recommend this class because
Adrian has great ability in getting you to really think about HOW to
draw from life. He achieves this two-fold: lecture as you work - where
you will learn a range of complementary approaches and techniques that
will assist you in getting the subject matter onto paper; one-to-one
tuition - where he will help you refine your drawing/painting. In both
cases you will hone your skills (at whatever level you are), not just
in drawing/painting, but in seeing, experiencing, and understanding.
This makes for great learning, development, and discovery, and a
thoroughbly enjoyable experience. ”
Ian Faranda
10 Fridays, 7:00-9:30pm. Bethnal Green, E2 (central Line). Click here for directions. This class is kept purposefully small so places are limited and booking is essential. This is not a drop-in class. Should you not be able to attend one or more of the sessions, you can attend the respective sessions in the next Back to Basics course, at no extra cost. We run about 3-4 per year.
Designed
specifically to provide the basics of life drawing to anyone with an
interest - from those who have not drawn in life room
settings
before to those more experienced who want to refresh their
drawing
skills. This systematic 10
week course will
teach you the essentials
such as the techniques needed to properly construct the human body in
space; how to measure accurately; basic anatomy; we also spend time
with the more complex forms such as hands, feet, eyes, ears, nose,
mouth. And we look at the various life drawing methods and
practices, and how we can incorporate our drawing practice into our
everyday lives. The course is practice-based, not lecture-based: because the only way you can really understand the ideas and concepts taught is by doing it yourself.
After this course, you will be knowledgeable, experienced and confident enough to join any life drawing class up to intermediate level. The emphasis in this course is on practice throughout: you will be gaining hours upon hours of drawing experience.
3. Directions to the London Life Drawing Classes/Courses
Venue: First
floor of Eastborne House, (Arts Centre/Globe Community Project) on
Bullards Place, a small street off Morpeth
Street, in London's Central East End, Bethnal Green, E2 0PT, 2 mins.
from
Bethnal Green Tube (1 stop from Liverpool street on the central line).
Click on these links for a map or
click here for directions.
The
Monday drop-in
life drawing class also has got a meetup page - if you want to be on
the
mailing list and/or notified of any changes to the schedule, simply
become a member of this life drawing's meetup group at this
link. 4. Introduction to Landscape drawing &
painting (Essex)
Links to: open
brochure - send
enquiry to Adrian
Dutton -
send enquiry to the TACC
Thurrock Adult Education College
Begins: 6 May 2009,
runs for 10 Wednesdays. This is a 10 week course run for the Thurrock Adult Community College. The aim of this course is to provide a complete introduction to working with landscape, both in the landscape and in the studio (working from sketches previously made in the landscape). This course will be run partly outdoors in the beautiful Essex countryside and partly indoors in the Grays College's art rooms.
There will be follow-on courses for which completion of this course is an advantage.
Please contact me for more information on this course or ring me on 07966 925 723. You can also contact the Thurrock Adult Education College (TACC) directly by clicking on this link.
5. Contact the Tutor:
Contact me for more information or ring me on 07966 925 723, or simply drop by at the Monday or Thursday evening Life Drawing class (see above).6. A few photos of the classes/courses in their beautiful setting!
