Schedule Summer_23 | Hastings | Weekly Art Classes -

ORE, HASTINGS VENUE

May 15th: Charcoal/Graphite drawing (Natural Objects)
Materials to bring:
Willow Charcoal or Graphite (If you are buying afresh, water soluble graphite is nice to use)
Good quality cartridge paper (A3 minimum would be best in order to work more freely)
Plastic rubber
Subject matter to bring:
Natural objects such as items from the park or garden, items from the beach, animal skulls/bones if you happen to have any etc.

May 22nd: Pastels (subject of your choice)
Materials to bring:
Soft pastels
Pastel paper or sugar paper (a dark colour works really well, as the colours glow on the dark paper)
Subject matter to bring:
Photo/s &/or objects that might suit. Subjects that might lend themselves to the medium might be: animals, birds, portraits for example or a landscape.

June 5th: Ink & bleach (subject of your choice)
Materials to bring:
If just using inks, then any inks are fine, but you might like to buy a water soluble, so that they can be watered down & used in a similar way to bleach
Optional: if using bleach, Windsor & Newton Drawing inks/ & or Quink ink (both work, but Quink probably the most responsive to bleach).
Thick household bleach (can be watered down)
Cartridge paper or mount board works really nicely, items to apply the ink & bleach such as, old paintbrushes (bleach will ruin the brush), nib pen, cocktail stick other mark making implements, gloves if preferred.
Subject matter to bring:
Photo/s &/or objects that might suit. I have included some examples of ink & bleach from previous classes for you to see some of the effects you can create with the medium.

June 12th: Line & Wash (subject of your choice)
Materials to bring:
Black biro works really well or a fine liner if you prefer. (Waterproof pens are best, although a non-waterproof pen can create interesting effects if you wish to experiment.
Watercolours
Watercolour brush/es
Either Hotpress (smooth) watercolour paper or cartridge paper that is suitable for taking some water
Subject matter to bring:
Photo/s &/or objects that might suit. Subjects that might suit this medium could be flowers (dried work really well), or old buildings, maybe a village scene for example). It is a very loose approach to working. I have included a link for you to look at as a starting point if you are unfamiliar.
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June 19th: Wild Animals (from photo)
You could practice drawing/painting animals as studies in different poses or focus on just one animal.
Materials to bring:
Medium of your choice
Paper suitable for your chosen medium
Brushes/palette if necessary for your chosen medium
Subject matter to bring:
Please bring a photo/s to work from

June 26th: Domestic Animals (from photo)
You could practice drawing/painting animals as studies in different poses or focus on just one animal.
Materials to bring:
Medium of your choice
Paper suitable for your chosen medium
Brushes/palette if necessary for your chosen medium
Subject matter to bring:
Please bring a photo/s to work from

July 3rd: Life Drawing (working from a nude model)
(A model will be booked for this session & if working from the model it will be an extra £3.50 for the session). It is absolutely fine to do your own thing if you prefer to work on something else in this session
Materials to bring:
Medium of your choice
Paper suitable for your chosen medium
Brushes/palette if necessary for your chosen medium

July 10th: Clothed/Costume Figure Drawing (working from a clothed model)
(A model will be booked for this session & if working from the model it will be an extra £3.50 for the session). It is absolutely fine to do your own thing if you prefer to work on something else in this session
Materials to bring:
Medium of your choice
Paper suitable for your chosen medium
Brushes/palette if necessary for your chosen medium

July 17th: Garden theme
(Any interpretation of the theme is great. You may find that you might like to think about some ideas & do some sketches in preparation for this session & then develop your ideas into a piece of artwork during the session. You might find your ideas change as you go along & might be inspired by others in the group. Alternatively you may have a clear idea & go for the main artwork/s straight away).
Materials to bring:
Medium of your choice
Paper suitable for your chosen medium
Brushes/palette if necessary for your chosen medium
Subject matter to bring:
Please bring photo/s & still life objects if appropriate that you think might be helpful.

July 24th: Landscapes
(Any interpretation of this theme is great. You may find that you might like to think about some ideas & do some sketches in preparation for this session & then develop your ideas into a piece of artwork during the session. You might find your ideas change as you go along & might be inspired by others in the group. Alternatively you may have a clear idea & go for the main artwork/s straight away).
Materials to bring:
Medium of your choice
Paper suitable for your chosen medium
Brushes/palette if necessary for your chosen medium
Subject matter to bring:
Please bring a photo/s to work from

July 31st: Beach/Sea theme
(Any interpretation of this theme is great. You may find that you might like to think about some ideas & do some sketches in preparation for this session & then develop your ideas into a piece of artwork during the session. You might find your ideas change as you go along & might be inspired by others in the group. Alternatively you may have a clear idea & go for the main artwork/s straight away).
Materials to bring:
Medium of your choice
Paper suitable for your chosen medium
Brushes/palette if necessary for your chosen medium
Subject matter to bring:
Please bring photo/s & still life objects if appropriate that you think might be helpful.

Aug. 7th: Artwork inspired by the word "Summer"
(Any interpretation of this word is great. You may find that you might like to think about some ideas & do some sketches in preparation for this session & then develop your ideas into a piece of artwork during the session. You might find your ideas change as you go along & might be inspired by others in the group. Alternatively you may have a clear idea & go for the main artwork/s straight away).
Materials to bring:
Medium of your choice
Paper suitable for your chosen medium
Brushes/palette if necessary for your chosen medium
Subject matter to bring:
Please bring photo/s & still life objects if appropriate that you think might be helpful.