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Essential
information
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Welcoming and friendly class for all abilities!
Life Drawing
at Buchan Street Neighbourhood Centre
6 Buchan Street, Cambridge CB4 2XF
Mondays 9.30 - 12.15 pm
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You can join anytime and there are classes throughout the
year.
We use varied male and
female models and often have two models. There
is a friendly and supportive atmosphere and you will be welcomed whether
you are a beginner or more experienced artist.
There are materials for sale in the class and others for you to try
out, in addition to drawing boards and clips. Once
you have joined the class you do not have to book - you can just turn up. Check
full details about the class by clicking on the buttons below. |
How
to get there
Buchan Street is a large modern spacious hall, north of
central Cambridge, just off Kings Hedges Road. Get there by cycle,
bus or car. Next to the centre is a cafe and supermarket.
Bicycle:
20 minute ride from the
centre. Follow signs to CRC
Kings Hedges and Buchan Street. Get the map by
clicking below.
Bus:
Either
Take the C1 (every 10
minutes) from the city centre (St Andrews
Street or Bridge Street opposite Cafe Rouge) towards Arbury. Get off at Arbury Road and follow
signs for Buchan Street. (About 8 minutes walk northwards.)
Or
14 Arbury Circular run by Whippet Coaches
Emmanuel Street stop
E
09.15
Victoria Road (opposite Victoria
Park)
09.18
Meadows Community Centre (do not get off
early!) 09.24
Buchan Street Neighbourhood
Centre
09.28
Click
here for full list of Cambridgeshire bus times.
Car:
Free parking. Buchan
Street is very close to the A14 (Histon and Milton interchanges)
off Kings Hedges Road. 1 km distant from Cambridge Regional
College (CRC). Get the map by clicking on the link below.
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| What
to bring
You can use any materials you
wish. On your first visit I recommend that you use materials you
are familiar with, such as charcoal, pastel or pencil. We
have boards and clips, usually resting a board on a chair in
front. Some students bring their own easel. There is
paper, charcoal and conté crayon for sale, and other assorted
materials for you to borrow. Tea, coffee and biscuits are supplied
free but you do have to wash your own cups! |
| How
much does it cost?
You can pay for individual classes or commit
yourself to a regular attendance.
Individual Class: £13.50.
(Please check space availability by writing or calling.)
Book of Five Class Vouchers: £57 Each time you
attend you give me one of your vouchers. They can be used for any
class within three months.
Whole Term Fee: The most economical way to pay if you are
able to commit yourself for the whole term. The cost varies with
the term length and you may join half way through the term at a reduced
amount. You can pay with two cheques,
one post-dated.
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| What
to expect?
I try to start promptly at 9.30 am. We
usually begin with short poses of between one and twenty minutes.
Each week I introduce a particular aspect of drawing which is explained
in an illustrated hand out. Topics have included foreshortening,
colour and drawing the head. But the central purpose of the class
is life drawing and you are welcome to use any method or
material. There is a break around 10.40 am after which we have
one pose. At the end of the class I encourage you to select one
drawing for a brief exhibition, although there is no pressure on you to
display your work. |
| Fixative- Free Studio!
Please note that for health reasons
fixative (or hair spray) should not be used inside the building at any time.
Other high vapour materials may need to be restricted. How to
preserve your charcoal and pastel drawings. |
| Hope
to see you!
Well so much information. Much too scary,
possibly. And so the only way you are going to find out if the
class can work for you is by coming along! So enough words.
Time for drawing! See you there.
Derek |
