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Thursday Themed pose tutor and regular life model Laura Burgess is currently exhibiting in a group at the Painting Pottery Cafe Gallery on North Road in Brighton. Come along to the private view this Thursday 6.30 - 8.30 pm and say hello; there will be wine and nibbles!

Jun 10

What’s on this week

*Hands can be as central to the identity of the model as the face; the ‘Hands’ class looks in detail at drawing hands in dedicated studies and as part of a life drawing.

Jun 09

Jun 03

Tim Patrick Exhibtions

This week painter Tim Patrick will be exhibiting a new body of work at Gallery 40 in Brighton entitled ‘Something, Elsewhere’ as well as showing at this year’s graduate degree show at Brighton University. Later this summer Tim will be teaching a course of oil painting at Draw; for more details of Tim’s teaching here please get in contact on info@draw-brighton.co.uk. To see more of Tim’s work visit his exhibition or have a look on his website www.timpatrick.co.uk

May 26

Prologue: Final Details

This Monday we’ll be holding our latest Grand Drawing Circus, entitled ‘Prologue’ at The Old Market. Here are some final details.

Tickets are still available for all of the events. In the past they have sold out quickly on the door, so to guarantee a ticket book tonight or get to the venue before the event begins to maximise you chance of a place.

If you have already booked your name will be on a list at the box office, no physical ticket is required. If you have booked for one half of Prologue (£12) and would like to book for both parts of the event you can pay an extra £8 on the door to extend your ticket. We wouldn’t want you to miss out!

Location: TOM Bar/cafe
Doors: 12:50
Starts: 13:00
Ends: 14:00

Price: £3 per person
Notes: All materials are supplied, children must be accompanied by adults; families are encouraged to draw together. Bar is open as a cafe afterwards.

Prologue is the main event and will be split into two parts; each part will repeat a similar narrative of poses. Attending both parts will give the opportunity to re-visit poses from the first half.

Prologue I
Location: TOM Theatre
Doors: TOM Bar/cafe will be open all afternoon
Starts: 16:00
Ends: 19:00

Prologue I
Location: TOM Theatre
Doors: TOM Bar/cafe will be open all evening
Starts: 20:00
Ends: 23:00

Price: £12 per person (£10 students, £20 for parts I & II combined)
Notes: There is a dress code for people drawing; everybody is requested to wear black, grey or white for the event. Bring your own materials and drawing boards; easels will be first come first served. The TOM Bar is open between events.

May 20

What to expect from The Drawing Circus: Prologue

The Drawing Circus is created by a team of artists, life models and musician; Drawing Circus events re-frame life drawing in a theatrical setting using stage lighting, live music, sets, costume and props to create a life drawing classes that breaks the boundaries of regular drawing classes.

What? Our latest event ‘Prologue’ will be set in two parts, which can attended separately or one after the other. There will be a huge central set with 6-8 nude models modelling at once, accompanied by live music from our Drawchestra of costumed musicians.

Who? The models who model for our events create tableau that you’d never experience in a regular one-model life class, with a mixture of poses from 3-45 minutes.

The Drawchestra create original music especially to draw to, playing live at the event.

Where? Prologue will be held in The Old Market’s main theatre space (or small events are held in the bar, which will also be open throughout the day)

Why? The Drawing Circus aims to push the boundaries of what life drawing can be; to inspire and delight. All of the team involved volunteer for the big events, keeping them affordable and accessible to all. Here are some more photos from our last Grand Drawing Circus, Manifesto.

May 14

May 13

The Drawing Circus: Prologue

On the 27th May we’ll be holding our latest Grand Drawing Circus, ‘Prologue’.

It is the first in a new series of theatrical life drawing events and plays through an elusive narrative, told through the poses of six models and accompanied by live music from the Drawchestra. The models will be set on a giant central set in the Old Market Theatre, surrounded by a circle of 100 draftsmen.

May 07

May 06

May 05

Apr 29

Atelier Summer School

Over the summer we will be running a series of small summer school classes alongside our regular life drawing program. The classes will be small so booking early is essential to guarantee a place; just book via the links bellow or get in touch (info@draw-brighton.co.uk) for more details.

Drawing the Costumed Figure / Jake Spicer
Tues 18th – Wed 19th June / £70, £50* / 11:00-17:30

Landscape Painting & Drawing / Hester Berry
Tues 25th – Wed 26th June / £70, £50* / 11:00-17:30

Drawing 15 minute Portraits / Jake Spicer
Tues 16th – Wed 17th July / £70, £50* / 11:00-17:30

The Figure in the Landscape (residential course in Wales) / Jake Spicer
Mon 22nd – Fri 26th July / £400

Sight size Portrait Painting / Tim Patrick
Every Sunday in July / £250 / 11:00-16:00

A two day workshop exploring how to draw the costumed figure. Some experience of life drawing is ideal, all materials are included.

Day 1: We will explore techniques for drawing drapery and fabric, followed by drawing from models posing nude and repeating the pose in costume to establish an understanding of the figure beneth clothing.

Day 2: We will explore different costumes as well as making quick studies of clothed figures in public.

A two day workshop taught by Landscape painter Hester Berry. Oils, watercolour or acrylic are all welcome. You can bring your own materials or hire our painting kits for the studio; no past experience is necessary.

Day 1: We begin with an introduction to landscpae painting at New England House, followed by a trip to Barkham Mills for 2-3 hours drawing and a return back to the studio studio debrief and preperation for the next days painting.

Day 2: We meet on location (or at an arranged location if lift-sharing) at Barkham mills and spend all day painting outside with a final hour debrief back at studio.

A two day portrait workshop based on Jake Spicer’s new book ‘Draw Portraits in 15 Minutes’ Published by Ilex Press. The course follows the techniques of the book to build an understanding of how to draw a strong 15 minute study of a head. No past experience necessary.

Day 1: We will begin with an introduction to the book and attitudes to take to portrait drawing. Working through the book we will explore a basic 5 minute portrait technique.

Day 2: We wil spend the day working through spotlights on how to deal with the different features of the head and problem solving issues in portrait drawing.

Book here

A five day residential drawing and painting course in Wales. Six places are available, staying in the top floor holiday flat of a spacious Edwardian house on the edge of the beautiful Mawddach estuary in Snowdonia National Park here. Accommodation is full board with food and drawing materials provided. The course will explore drawing the figure in the landscape with alternating life drawing and drawing/painting the stunning surrounding woods, sea, rivers and mountains. We will have models with us who will be taking turns to model both in the house and outside in the landscape. Email to book, or for more information.

Painter Tim Patrick will teach a weekend course across every Sunday in July based around the technique of ‘sight size’ oil painting. Students will work on a single portrait for five weeks, there are only four places available and one model will be shared between each two students. Tim Studied oil painting in Florence at Charles Cecil Studios and has adapted his training to apply to his own adventurous painting practice. Some experience of drawing is required, please email for more details.