Movement and Mind

About this course

This course examines the relationship between drawing and presence, focusing on how awareness of the senses, the body, the model and the surrounding room relates to keeping an image alive on the page. It is intended as an introduction to these ideas through drawing rather than requiring previous experience.

What you'll learn

• Explore the relationship between sensory awareness and drawing.
• Consider how the body, model and surrounding space affect attention while drawing.
• Reflect on ways of keeping an image active on the page.

Is this course right for you?

The course is designed for beginners and explicitly welcomes learners with no previous drawing experience. The emphasis is on developing awareness of the senses, body, model and room while making drawings.

• No previous drawing experience is required.

Before you go

• For studio courses, easels, drawing boards, charcoal, newsprint and masking tape are provided.
• Cartridge and watercolour paper are provided in the studio.
• Learners may bring additional materials for personal use, such as drawing pencils, Conté crayons, pastels, ink pens, coloured pencils, erasers, a pencil sharpener or a sketchbook.
• A full suggested materials list is provided one week before the course begins.