Drawing for Everyone course with Fine Artist Clare Winterbottom

A six week hands on course that will develop your creative confidence through exploring a wide range of approaches to drawing with artist/ educator Clare Winterbottom who specialises in drawing in a multi media practice.

This course is designed for anyone of any age or ability who would like to draw or expand on their drawing practice from beginners through to rusty and beyond…

“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up” Pablo Picasso

Occurrence :Wednesday evenings from 6.30-8 pm from 12th June until the 17th July

About me:

With a background in the arts and education, I have worked in illustration, interior design, art sales and marketing and have I taught Art across a mixed range of ability and age range for 20 + years, both in the educational and non educational settings. I am a firm believer that everyone is born able to draw and the benefits of rediscovering this practice are deeply beneficial,as a tool for expression, and a universal language with positive benefits to well being.

I am currently on a masters degree in Fine Art at the Arts University Bournemouth and lecture there too on a part time basis, specialising in drawing and ideas development across all specialisms. I deliver drawing programmes for the University Arts London under graduate qualifications. My work as a multi media artist is rooted in a life long pre-occupation with drawing in whatever materials are available. I am researching methods of recording the exchange of information between artist and subject, but more about that another time!

This is a 6 week course

What to expect: Through a series of fun exercises we will experiment with a wide range of approaches to discover some of the key elements of drawing and how it evolves to form the cornerstone of the recognisable style and practice of many artists. We explore how processes and materials can

You can expect to emerge from this course with a more relaxed and confident approach to drawing for any variety of purposes.

Week 1 (12/06)

Discovering /Loosening Up

Stimulus: making tools ,mark making, words and music

After assembling tools from a range of re purposed and natural non drawing related objects, we explore mark making in a variety of materials

Week 2 (19/06)

Memory /Imagination

Working from touch and memory we record our responses by manipulating a range of materials dis engaging with our critical eye

Week 3 (26/06)

Observation/ Illusion

Creating space and form. Tips, tricks and hacks into the world of techniques including: basic perspective, proportion and tone to render the illusion of a three dimensional on a two dimensional surface.

Week 4 (03/07)

Movement/ figures in space

With professional life model Robin we explore the figure and working with movement in drawing.

Week 5 (10/07)

Secondary Source Material and Printmaking

Printmaking as a natural extension to drawing features somewhere in the work many artists and designers. Using using photography and collage as source material we dip our toes into printmaking with some dry point etching.

Week 6 (17/07)

Pulling it all together.

After 5 weeks of research, this session offers the opportunity to consider the development of a piece of work that combines some of the research undertaken or evolves as a result of a particular interest or goal.

Paper and materials provided however you will have the opportunity to bring in your own resources.