Julia Hawkins Drawing Course Spring 2024

Wednesdays 12:45- 3:15pm

Rembrandt Cottage Among Trees 1650 (Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on paper washed with brown)

Weekly Programme

3 January Drawing with Dip Pen and Ink. Beginner’s guide. Simple exercises. (Materials: small selection of drawing nibs, dip pen holder, small watercolour brush, small bottle drawing ink black, jar for water, soft cloth to wipe the nib, A4 pen drawing paper, graphite pencils, rubber)

10 January Learning from Rembrandt. His technique and subjects (Materials: see above)

17 January Modern pen drawing. From Van Gogh to modernity (Materials: see above)

24 January Beginners: introduction to drawing: essential exercises (materials: A3 drawing paper, selection of graphite pencils from HB to 6B); Intermediate: Model. Portrait (A2 paper)

31 January Beginners: Depth and Space in drawing. Intermediate: Model. Portrait continued

7 February Both groups: Relationship between vertical, horizontal and diagonal elements in drawing. Beginners: Geometric objects. (Materials: A2 paper, pencils)

(14 February: Half term break)

21 February Both groups: Paying Attention to Detail: study of crumpled paper (Materials: A3 good quality drawing paper, brown or black chalk pencil - ‘Carbothello’ pencil suggested)

28 February Beginners: Structure and Tonal Value in drawing - Oil Lamp (A3 paper, graphite pencils). Intermediate: Texture in still life - transparency and softness (A3 paper)

6 March Beginners: Oil lamp continued; Intermediate: Texture in still life continued

13 March Both groups: Cast drawing

20 March Both groups: Cast drawing continued

27 March Sketching outdoors (subject to weather) Materials: several sheets A3 drawing paper, light board, soft medium - one or two colour pastel or chalk pencil, light stool to sit on.