Kingston Class Supliments

Brief A welcome back after the reading week and a return to drawing from the figure.  We will return to the very basics of life drawing with a focus on mark making and observation.  For those of you in the first year this will follow on from what life drawing you might have done with Martin Morris, for second and third years this is a recap and a refresher and will be just as much use as the first time and will keep pushing your skills.  The class is useful for all levels of ability.   If you wish you can explore something from a previous class or follow instruction - up to you :) Required materials and tools Drawing materials, charcoal, graphite, ink, pastels – anything else you might want to try.   Vanessa Bell Roger Hilton WEDNESDAY PAINTING DEMO  –  Today I will bring in some analogue movie film for you to have a look at. Some of you may have seen this before but its always interesting to see - I might show some experimental films in the back groun...

  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, ...

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 Wilfr...

  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....

  The Basics LD01.1 Develop your drawing skills in a range of ways exploring multiple techniques. Learn about how to control the way you see and think to enable you to reach you’re full potential with drawing and design. The more classes you can attend the better as they are designed to work together and compliment each other as well as supplement your own practice and learning. The Life drawing classes will not only improve your observational drawing but also your skills with design, composition, scale, colour and light as well as contextual art historical knowledge and professional practice all of which can feed in to your studio practice. Brief An introductory class for those that have not had a lot of experience with life drawing in the past or the particular methods of life drawing used at Kingston School of Art.   We will start from a basic level but the class is still useful for all levels of ability.   Using various techniques we look at how to increase your confi...