Gestural Drawing-Mansfield Woodhouse Library-Adult Learning

Mansfield Woodhouse Library, Mansfield

Date	16 April - 21 May 2024
Sessions	Tuesdays: 9:30am - 11:30am
No. sessions	6
Venue	Mansfield Woodhouse Library, Mansfield View venue details
For ages	19+
Group size	5 - 12
Cost	FREE - £30

About this course

This course is suitable for people who have some knowledge of composition, tone and value. Large-scale drawings will be worked on to enable you to really investigate the process of change, the buildup of marks, and the abstract potential of charcoal on paper. Through the process of repetition and layering, you’ll work out the composition until the surface is covered, working further, rubbing out, sticking on to find a connection to the space and energy of the great outdoors.

By the end of the course, you will be more confident in visually editing an image in your own way. You will complete several small- and large-scale drawings on paper and cover topics such as:

- An appreciation of the diverse possibilities of expressive drawing.

- An understanding of the right questions to ask yourself when approaching expressive landscape drawing

- A sharper understanding of what visual clues are emerging from your contemplation of landscape – past, present and future.

- The technical confidence to describe landscape in your own way.

Acrylic paper/sketch pad, A4 canvases, a range of charcoals, baby wipes, cotton rags.

The art materials are to be discussed during the first session of the course when the tutor will cover the topic.

Booking your place and fee information

If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course please visit our webpage for further information https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/skills-learning/funding-your-courses/

To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:

Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING.
Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.

You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking. If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas: