Thu 17 Sep-3 Dec (10wks) | 7-9pm | 16+ yrs
Creating art has a positive effect on our wellbeing yet sometimes it is hard to know where to start. On this course you will learn to reconnect with drawing through a series of enjoyable exercises designed to develop skills translating what we see onto paper.
With expert guidance, tutor demonstrations and within a supportive and social setting, you will be able to achieve drawings that you are proud of.
Through a series of drawing tasks, you will learn to:
- Explore different drawing techniques using pencil/graphite, charcoal and ink pens.
- Connect with your observation of a subject matter through some enjoyable tasks. These will increase your skills within the discipline of drawing.
- Appreciate elements that make up a good drawn composition through the practical application of observation, and different processes and techniques.
- Appreciate some different approaches to, and styles of, drawing by looking at artists’ work.
Different methods of teaching and learning will include practical work, demonstrations, group discussion, one–to-one advice and guidance, looking at work by other artists, and peer learning.
What do I need to bring with me?
- A3 sketchbook of white cartridge paper.
- Graphite pencils
- An ink pen such as a fine liner or marker pen.
- Willow charcoal and putty rubber.
- Cheap hairspray or artist’s fixative.
- (Optional) Other drawing materials like charcoal pencils, compressed charcoal sticks or conte sticks.
Are there any additional costs?
No.
Important Information
This course will be held in Studio 3. There are no sessions during half term 26-30 October & 16-20 November.
About the Tutor
Catherine MacDiarmid brings over 30 years of teaching experience to her role, combining extensive classroom practice with the insight of a dedicated, practicing artist. She has exhibited widely, including the BP Portrait Award (2001/02), the New Light Art (2021/22 and 2023/24), and regularly at the Mall Galleries. Her work has received numerous accolades, most recently the Watercolour Materials Award at the Jackson’s Painting Prize in 2023 and the People and Faces Award 2025 at the Lake Artists Society. She is an elected member of the Lakes Artists Society and the Contemporary British Portrait Painters. Catherine has also appeared on Portrait Artist of the Year (2014 and 2018), reaching the semi-finals in 2019.Alongside private portrait commissions, her work is collected internationally, and she is based in her home studio in Kendal.
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