1 DAY ONLINE WORKSHOP
‘The true journey of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having fresh eyes’Marcel Proust.
Explore drawing and mindfulness and how the two combined can support new ways of seeing and relating to drawing.
Date: 28/3/26 Saturday 10.30 - 4.30pm
What is the course about?
An exploration of the enriching relationship of drawing and mindfulness and how this can stimulate new directions in your drawing. Through a series of guided drawing and mindfulness exercises you’ll explore a variety of ways of looking, seeing and expressing your experience through drawing. A practical drawing course engaging a variety of media and sources of inspiration, including the world around us, the imagination and artists’ work. Suitable for enthusiastic beginners as well as those with experience in mindfulness and/or drawing who wish to re-fresh their practice or stimulate new approaches.
What will we cover?
During the day we will investigate a range of sources of inspiration for drawing
You will be introduced to ways of exploring how your perception can change when you involve different aspects of your sensory experience, which can lead to more appreciation of your subject matter, as well as renewed meaning and purpose in drawing
A toolkit of mindfulness and drawing approaches to help you connect to the drawing process with greater ease, simplicity and clarity
There will be opportunity to investigate a variety of drawing approaches, to refresh your drawing or stimulate new directions
What will I achieve?
By the end of this course you should be able to...
Draw from a variety of sources of inspiration including the world around you, the imagination and artists’ drawings
Identify how mindfulness can support new ways of looking, seeing and expressing your experience through drawing
Practice drawing and mindfulness from observation and the imagination with increased confidence
Engage a toolkit of methods and resources for exploring and developing mindfulness and drawing
Connect to renewed meaning and purpose in drawing
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
Suitable for those with experience in mindfulness and/or drawing who wish to re-fresh their practice or stimulate new approaches, as well as enthusiastic beginners.
You should be able to follow simple written and verbal instructions, demonstrations, hand-outs and health and safety information, and will be invited to take part in group discussion. You should be able to use numbers and be able to do simple measurements and calculations.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
Through guided mindfulness practice
Demonstration of drawing methods
Practical drawing exercises
Pair and group discussion
Slideshow, hand-outs and other practical learning resources
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
Pencil, willow charcoal, coloured pastels, eraser, pencil sharpener, 12 sheets cartridge paper e.g. A2 or A3, plus any other drawing materials you’d like to use.
Note: This workshop will be taught online. All you need is an email address, computer/tablet/laptop, a reliable internet connection and a comfortable place to work where you can also see the screen (note: your device will need a microphone, and preferably a camera)