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Established January 1994

Fridays 7.00 – 9.30pm

Buchan Street Neighbourhood Centre, 6 Buchan Street, Cambridge CB4 2XF

LIFE

DRAWING

Spring Programme 2012  

Tutor: Derek Batty

email:

derekbatty1

@

ntlworld.com

www.derekbatty.co.uk  

Whether you are an expressionist wanting to shock or a realist with a desire to record, make your mark with colour!

Develop a method for both the quick sketches and the longer pose. In the class demonstrations I will show you guaranteed methods for each. Then you'll be ready to search for your own colour approach.

I will be demonstrating the use of chalk pastels in a range of drawing challenges including portrait, anatomy, proportion and hands and feet.

However both my demonstrations and the topics are always seen as a extra to the basic life-class resource of two models in a creative setting. So you are welcome to draw in any medium or style following your own programme.

Looking forward to drawing with you!

Derek 

5th January 2012   

		Friday	Topic	Notes
1.		13-Jan-12	Xt3m Action In the quick sketches aim to record the pose by any means using scribbling, action lines and outline.	Driven to Draw, Royal Academy, until 12 February. Free.
2.		20-Jan-12	Easy Pastels Begin by selecting three pastels, light, mid-tone and dark. Bring some artist examples to use a basis for your colour selection. Demonstration 7.15 pm	Test your pastels. Smudge and mix to get used to their properties.
3.		27-Jan-12	Colour detail: flesh tones with Lucian Freud. Develop your colour choices working blues, greens and purples into the flesh tones.	In anticipation of the Lucian Freud exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery.
4.		03-Feb-12	Erotic Line Exaggerate proportion, angles and forms by intensive study of the contour. Not silhouette outline more interlinking hilly contours of the body landscape. Demonstration 7.15 pm
5.		10-Feb-12	Classical Poses Search for the ideal in the pose and in the figure. Notice the line of the shoulders in relation to the hips—contrapposto. Adjust proportions to create your own ideal, for example making the head smaller or the legs longer.	Lucian Freud portraits at the National Portrait Gallery 9 Feb—27 May.
HT		17-Feb-12	Schools Half Term
6.		24-Feb-12	Portrait The head as a special challenge. Our attention can be misled by the features, fixing on the eyes, or the mouth. Learn to see the face as a bowl of fruit! Demonstration 7.15pm
7.	02-Mar-12		Plane breaks. Sharpen your observation by paying close attention to the exact line of the plane breaks – that imaginary artist invention of the border between light and dark on a form.
8.	09-Mar-12		Anatomy of the Back. Explore the landscape of the back using your anatomical knowledge. Consider using a more detailed medical reference book to develop expressive interpretations. Demonstration 7.15 pm	Recommended: Louise Gordon, Anatomy and Figure Drawing.
9.	16-Mar-12		Ink and text in your sketchbook. Basquiat or Emin. Van Gogh or Cocteau. Use your pen to draw and record with both images and text to create raw, vital, of-the-moment compositions.
10.	23-Mar-12		Hands and Feet Give special attention to these difficult forms. Use the line technique from week 4 to carefully observe each joint and every line in detail. Demonstration 7.15 pm
11.	30-Mar-12		Extended sketches. Extra time in the pose to overcome problems like proportion and foreshortening; and to add paper to extend the composition where required.
	06-Apr-12		Easter Break—no class
	13-Apr-12		Easter Break—no class
	20-Apr-12		Summer Term Begins

Payment

Choose a method to suit your circumstances:

· On the day pay-as-you-go for maximum flexibility: £16.00 per class.

· Book of Five Vouchers: £68. No need to worry about when you can attend. Each voucher is good for one class. Valid for 12 consecutive classes.

· In Advance Summer Term (11 weeks) £114 Reward your commitment! You can pay by instalments - write two cheques (£57 / £57) one post-dated 2nd March 2012. Cheques should be made payable to Derek Batty.

Internet Banking: You can make a payment over the internet: ask me for the account details or check in the class leaflet.

Materials List for Summer Term classes
Charcoal, putty eraser, pastels set, pen, ink, coloured paper. Sketchbook (A4 or A5), pencils, clear 30cm ruler, bag for everything. No fixative please. Some basic materials are available for you to buy in the class including those specified in the programme. Other materials are provided for you to try out. So no need to worry about bringing in the right things!

Models tip: voluntary donation at the end of the class - suggested amount 60p.

Facebook Group Link up with others connected with the classes. Search for the Facebook group Cambridge Life Drawing and send a request to join.

Further questions? Call me on Cambridge 01223 571816