Drawing the Clothed Life Model 3 Week Course

Join us for a 3 week life drawing course with Leeds Drawing Club founder Ellie Andrews.

This workshop is designed for those who would like the space and time to work on long, single pose drawings, one per week, along with guidance on the composition, structure and tone. 

Working with a clothed seated life model, on large size A1 cartridge paper using charcoal and putty rubber, we will look at:

Constructing the scene, and composing the life model on the paper using comparative measuring and plumb lines in Week 1.

How to use tone to describe light and shadow on the life model in Week 2.

Repetition and Practice in Week 3, with option to experiment with different materials or papers

Wednesday 7th February 12pm - 3pm

Wednesday 14th February 12pm - 3pm

Wednesday 21st February  12pm - 3pm

Introductory Price of £75 

Price includes all materials and refreshments

Small class size

Week 1 - Structure and Composition

Week 2 - Tone 

Week 3 - Repetition, Practice, Experiment 

About the Instructor

I set up Leeds Drawing Club in 2007 as an informal life drawing group. Over the years it has developed into a regular and much loved fixture on the Leeds art scene. 

Originally trained in Theatre Design at Central St Martins, University of the Arts London, life drawing has been a continuous presence in my life, from degree level, throughout my career in hospitality (founder, 164 Munro House and Headingley) and in the arts (founder, The Gallery at 164).

In my experience as gallery owner, I curated over 70 exhibitions, commissioned many artworks and designed and managed lots of creative public events over the 12 years that we had our space. Creating space for people, whether it is for drawing, eating, or experiencing art has always been interesting to me.

Watching the progress of everyone who sketched their way through our doors over the years, and using my own skills and knowledge, I have put together a series of drawing sessions led and taught by me, based on what I have come to know about observation and drawing.