Kingston Class Supliments

  Brief Robert Breer 'Eye Wash' Richard Feynman - WHY Arthur Lipsett - 'Very Nice Very Nice' Intended to look at the way chance and conscious editing can produce interesting outcomes.  Themes - collage / montage / mash up  WEDNESDAY PAINTING DEMO  –  This week we will look not at paintings but a selection of my own collages as it fits in with todays class.  The class is useful for all levels of ability.   Required materials and tools Scissors, glue stick, tape, Drawing materials, charcoal, graphite, ink, pastels – anything else you might want to try.   Ref.   Robert Breer Arthur Lipsett Richard Feynman Romare Beardon George Condo Robert Rauschenberg  R B Kitaj David Hockney Jockum Nordstrum Mamma Anderson Lazlo Moholy Nagy Today your aim is to build a drawing that is a map/model/exploration of the Art School Building in a creative and unusual manor. Not only taking in to account the room we are in but the entire building, where it sits, its occupants and their individua

Self portraits by Miranda July Brief Intended to look more closely at details that may fall unnoticed in the fast drawing method – detailed areas like faces, hands, feet. Sometimes this is better learnt making larger drawings while closer to a model (not possible in life drawing) – suggest making self-portraits in a mirror as a good way to improve in this area. Interview with Chantelle Joffe about self portraits https://www.countryandtownhouse.co.uk/culture/chantal-joffe-interview/ WEDNESDAY PAINTING DEMO  –  This week we will look at surfaces to paint on and how to stretch a canvas The class is useful for all levels of ability.   Required materials and objects Drawing materials, charcoal, graphite, ink, pastels – anything else you might want to try.   Ref.   Miranda July Maureen Gallace Chantelle Joffe Pablo Picasso Phillip Guston Louisa Matiasdottir Joash Woodrow Leon Kossof Lucian Freud Helene Schjerfbeck Louisa Mattiasdottir Alice Neel Fayoum Portraits Wilfred Wood Helene Schjerfbe

  Brief Today we will specifically focus on mark making and how being aware of the marks we make can be an invaluable way to improve not only our drawing but also our picture making skills through the subject of still life. Still life’s can sometimes seem like a dull or outdated subject to work from but I have selected a number of interesting approaches below to show that it can still be a relevant and interesting format. Also check out this instagram –   https://instagram.com/stillherestilllife?igshid=58wnhffye3rl WEDNESDAY PAINTING DEMO – This week Acrylic on paper From this week I will introduce a painting demo as a permanent feature of the Wednesday classes to demonstrate different approaches to using wet media.   The class is useful for all levels of ability.   Required materials and objects Drawing materials, charcoal, graphite, ink, pastels – anything else you might want to try.   Please bring some every day objects to draw (at least 2 largish things ie. No fridge magnets or fi