Drawing and Painting with Lorraine Taylor

Throughout this series of drawing workshops, you are invited to experiment with a number of mark making techniques associated with both drawing and painting. Alongside this you are encouraged to explore a range of mediums.

Firstly, this will involve using core materials such as pencil, graphite sticks, graphite powder, conte pencils, charcoal, and soft pastels. Using this media, you will be guided through several drawing exercises, together taking inspiration from a series of images supplied by the artist; a moving train, a subject matter currently involved within the tutors own artistic practice. Through these exercises you will learn how to re-create the feeling of motion.

Secondly, you will explore a still life set up whereby you will concentrate on drawing objects, shapes, composition, and simple perspective. During this you will learn about the importance of tone whilst using charcoal and incorporating oil paint in a reductive way.  

Thirdly, you will integrate the use of ink whereby you will experiment with different drawing tools such as nip pens and wooden sticks whilst experimenting with different control techniques.

Taking inspiration from the natural world, you will create further studies using acrylic paint combined with gesso. Combining the use of watercolors and drawing pens with wax resist you will examine pattern, texture and colour whilst drawing with brushes.

Learning Methods

This course will be delivered on campus from 18:45 – 20:45 every Monday for 6 weeks. Please note there will be no class on Monday 17 April and Monday 8 May as they are Bank Holidays.

Activity Summary

• Minimum of 8 students, maximum of 12 in the group
• 12 hours of teaching in total over 6 evenings, 18:45 – 20:45

Independent Study

Participants are encouraged to create and maintain a personal sketchbook which reflects their own creative practice, inspirations, processes, learnings, sketches and the work of other artists. Participants are asked to incorporate additional materials sourced from home to draw inspiration from. These involve photographic images, sketches, objects, natural materials etc. Additionally, this can involve alternative surface materials sourced from home.

Participants are asked to carry out additional drawing and painting exercises in addition to class time in preparation for the next class.

Assessment

This course is not formally assessed.

For Academic Year 2022/2023

Course fee: £190 per person

The fee is to be paid as part of sign up process and prior to the first session.

After completing the registration form, you will be directed to the payment page. Your place on the course is not confirmed until payment has been received. If you have any difficulties locating the payment link or if you have registered for this course but have not completed the payment form, please contact us for a direct link to pay which will bypass registration.

Additional Costs

Essential core materials are provided. 

The following course-related costs are not included in the course fees:

• Accommodation and living costs
• Printing

Course Cancellation

If minimum participant numbers for this course are not met, the course will be cancelled and participants will receive a full refund.

If you have registered and paid for your place on the course, but now wish to cancel, please email engage@rgu.ac.uk at least 48 hours prior to the first evening session commencing.

Disclaimer

For new intakes course fees are reviewed and published annually for each mode of delivery. Tuition fees are fixed for the duration of a course at the rate confirmed in advance. For further information see: