Drawing Deep Dive

5 Session Drawing Course

So, you’ve just finished the online drawing course - ‘So You Think You Can’t Draw?’ and you’ve discovered, you can.

Woohoo!! That was my goal.

And that was just the beginning…

Let’s dive deeper!

Together let’s explore the perceptual skills you have awakened, to embed them and nurture your confidence.

Over 5 online classes, we will deepen and strengthen your drawing practice.

This class will be for a smaller group and my focus will be on offering more in-depth individualised feedback and personalised tutoring to maximise the bang for your buck!

Drawing Mindfully and Journaling

As you draw, I really encourage you to let go and work mindfully, with an open, playful and exploratory mind. Pay close attention to your own marks and the subject you are working from, and choose to think relationally as you draw. Avoid any value judgements that sound like, ‘This is good/bad/wrong’ or labelling, such as ‘now I’m drawing the ear/hand/collar’.

After you have completed a drawing, it can be useful to reflect on the process by journaling. Here are some questions I use myself that you may also find helpful. Use them all or just pick a couple.

  • As I was drawing, what feelings/emotions did I notice?

  • What could that have been about? (ideas/thoughts/memories)

  • What did I experience in my body? (breathing/sensations/tension/time)

  • As I look at my drawing, can I accept it, without value judgment, as a process of learning and exploration? If not, what do I need to be able to do that? If I can, how does that feel?

  • Can I sense any ‘niggles’ in the drawing - parts that create disquiet, or speak louder than (or stand out from) the whole in an uncomfortable way?

  • When I detach a little from my drawing, is there anything it seems to need? (Create detachment with physical and mental distance - take a photo of the work, use a mirror, stand away, leave the drawing to rest, work on something else and come back.)

When? 7.30 pm on Monday evenings starting 18 October, for 5 weeks

Where? In your comfy lounge room, study or hidey-hole as we’ll meet on Zoom

How much? $95 for 5 sessions

Paypal and Credit Card payments accepted

And no, it’s not too late to join in now! I can send you the recording of the first session to catch up