- £45
Sketchbook Confidence - Fearless Drawing
A gentle, joyful invitation back to your creative self.
This short, accessible workshop is designed to help you loosen the grip of perfection and rediscover the pleasure of drawing freely, intuitively, and with fresh eyes.
You’ll be guided through simple exercises that shift how you see, helping you move through creative block and reconnect with your natural flow.
Working from a bunch of flowers or gathered treasures from the natural world, you'll explore ways of drawing that feel expressive and liberating. What you learn here can be carried into anything you wish to draw, again and again
Even after a life time of art making, starting a new project can be daunting. You want to get it 'right', you want to make images that you are happy to share.
But, before you can do that, you need to get back to basics - to make the drawings that challenge you to get your hand working in coordination with your eyes and brain!
On this course you might not create a perfect image but you will awaken your intentions, and start the path to drawing again - bolder, looser, braver!
In this online class I will show you how I draw in a loose and experimental way. I want the process of drawing to be a way of getting to know the subject, of working out shape and line. I draw in an intuitive and playful way - engaging my brain to coordinate with my hand and eye. Whilst I am busy I can't let the negative chatter start!!
You will end the course with drawings that are looser, bolder and experimental. You'll also have bust through creative block and have the confidence to draw - your way.
Materials you will need for the class:
pens, pencils, biro
cartridge paper A3 150gsm or above
brown/kraft paper
a display of flowers or collected foliage
What you will learn on this course:
How to work in a series
How to turn off the negative self-talk
To draw with energy and joy
Techniques to draw in different ways as a process of discovery
How to stay curious
I've planned the content to give you a full weekend of creativity or you can spread it over a week of evenings.
You will be invited to join my Facebook group so that you can share your ideas and receive feedback from myself and others. It will help keep you inspired, motivated and accountable for getting started and fulfilling your create aspirations.
This course consists of:
Welcome session
6 video tutorials allowing you to follow me as I draw from a still life set-up.
Access to my ongoing Facebook community to continue your creative journey in a supportive, like-minded community
What you will need to have:
The materials on the materials list (see above)
Access via a PC or laptop to my website where you can access the password protected pages
Broadband wifi with sufficient speed to watch video content
You will also need a willingness to have a go and try new ways of working - not focussed on the outcomes, but on developing a creative flow and adapting new techniques
Time - a weekend that you can set aside for yourself
Commitment to fulfil the tasks and share with others in the group so that we can nurture each other.
What to expect:
You can access the course immediately and at any point. Delivery is via video tutorials that you can start, stop and repeat as you wish.
There are tasks set for you to try what you have been shown in the videos.
You are encouraged to take photos of what you create and upload them to my Facebook Group.
You can ask questions in the group, or by email.
If you have any questions, please get in touch by email by clicking the envelope icon in the page footer - you may find an answer to your question in the Frequently Asked Questions page (FAQ's). The link is at the top of the page.
Fearless Drawing Student Testimonials
"The tasks encourage risk taking and new directions yet give you permission to get it wrong - which is very liberating"
""l LOVED THIS CLASS!!! MOVING ON TO THE NEXT!! 😀