Kingston Class Supliments

  Brief Composition Alan Watts on Ma Yuan landscape paintings –   “One of the most striking features of the sung landscape, as of sung as a whole, is the relative emptiness of the picture, an emptiness which appears however, to be part of the painting and not just unpainted background. By filling in just one corner the artist makes the whole area of the picture alive. Ma Yuan was a master of this technique that amounts almost to painting by not painting” Today we are looking at composition as the central idea in our drawings. We will look at what makes an interesting composition and how we can plan this before the drawing starts.  The class is useful for all levels of ability.   As usual we will start with guided warm ups and the basic ideas but the rest of the class will be free for you to explore as you wish, you can explore something from a previous class or follow instruction. Required materials and tools Drawing materials, charcoal, graphite, ink, pastels – anyt...

  Brief.   19/21 VOLUME Today we are looking at volume and form in drawings. We will try to look at the way we thinking about the three dimensional objects we look at while drawing. We will stat with some warm up exercises looking at volume.  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.   Auguste Rodin Tracy Emin Auguste Rodin Florian Tomballe WEDNESDAY DEMO  –  Today you will also be provided with a chunk of clay to experiment with - you can try to make some sketches from the model in three dimensions and we will see if this leads to you thinking about your drawing in different ways. Ref.   Tracy Emin Augustus Rodin Willem De Kooning Edvard Munch Florian Tomballe         

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....