Learn the Art of Expressive Life Drawing & Free your Creative Self (April)

Learn the Art of Expressive Life Drawing & Free your Creative Self

A Weekend Workshop held at the beautiful Phoenix Studio in Towersey. If you are interested in booking this Workshop, please click this link:

April Expressive Life Drawing workshop

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Unleash your creativity with Jo Harris in this vibrant and energetic Expressive Life Drawing weekend workshop.

Designed for those with some experience in Life Drawing, this course is perfect if you’re feeling stuck or looking to explore a more instinctive and dynamic approach to drawing. Jo’s teaching focuses on letting go of perfectionism and embracing bold, experimental mark-making to rediscover the joy of creativity.

Over the weekend, you’ll learn how to capture movement, character, and energy in your drawings, moving beyond rigid techniques and focusing on the expressive possibilities of line and form. Jo will encourage you to work on large-scale pieces, mixing materials and experimenting with techniques like splattering, scribbling, and scratching to create vibrant, powerful works. You’ll explore how to convey the essence of a figure with energy and confidence, learning what to emphasise, what to leave out, and how to bring your drawings to life.

Jo’s 30 years of Life Drawing experience, infectious enthusiasm, and ability to adapt her teaching to suit each individual make this workshop a unique and rewarding experience. She will help you break out of your comfort zone in a supportive and inspiring environment, providing personalised feedback and guidance throughout. The weekend will be packed with live demonstrations, creative exercises, lively life models, and invaluable insights into the art of expressive drawing.

This 2 day course includes:

• Two full days of tuition (10am-4.30pm)

• A range of paper and interesting materials to experiment with

• Energetic, attentive and lively guidance for every student, provided by Jo Harris

• A professional Life Model to draw from

• New perspective to approach your drawing practice

• Step-by-step talks and demonstrations

  
  

You will learn:

• How to capture the essence of a human form on paper

• How best to use a whole range of drawing and painting materials

• How to lean into your own instincts and be gestural with your mark-making

• How to make bold choices in colour combinations, draughtsmanship and material use, and how to be ok with that, even if they don’t always work out!

  
  

In this professional artists’ studio:

• Energetic, attentive and lively guidance for every student, provided by Jo Harris

• Step-by-step talks and demonstrations

• Fellow artists to share the learning experience with

• Frequent refreshments – tea, coffee & biscuits included

• Beautiful countryside setting

  
  

Suitable for:

• Anyone with even a basic knowledge of Life Drawing – not ideal if you are totally new to it.

• Students aged 17 +

Pre course prep:

• You will be sent an automated email on booking which prompts you towards documents that help you prepare for your time here. If this does not happen then please email James before the course.

• All materials and paper are provided, it might get a bit messy so if you have overalls, old shirt or apron, we recommend bringing them.

  
  

This course is for you if:

• You want to learn to loosen up and ditch the need for perfectionism

• You want to push yourself out of your comfort zone

• You want to learn how to create expressive life drawing

• You want to explore materials you may not have thought to use

• You want to enhance how you feel about all of your artistic practice (not just Life Drawing), this workshop can alter your mindset in all areas of your work

• You want to have fun and learn lots with a group of other like-minded artists in a beautiful environment.