Inspired by the portraits of John Craxton, join us for a drawing workshop led by artist Nicholas Beer. Nicholas founded the Sarum Studio in Salisbury in 1995, which became a full-time atelier in 2014. He has over twenty years teaching experience and has also exhibited widely, including at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters. The workshop will focus on drawing from life, and the opportunity to learn drawing and portraiture techniques from an expert. Artists of all abilities are welcome.
Suggested kit list:
Drawing
Paper: Ingres, off-white or pale grey
Other: Nitram soft and medium charcoal, eraser, stump, fixative, portfolio, hand-mirror, plumb line
Painting
Traditional Flesh Painting Palette
White lead, yellow ochre, light red, ivory black.
Medium
Basic medium: one-part each: stand oil/liquin/turpentine
To be diluted as necessary with additional turpentine(with experience students graduate to more sophisticated media)
Brushes:
There is no standard system for numbering brushes so these are approximate sizes
Four of each filbert hogs approximately 1/4, 1/2 and 3/4 inch
Two of each filbert hogs for laying-in and backgrounds, 1 inch and larger
Three of each 1/4 and 1/2 long handled filbert sables
A small round sable for highlights
Canvas 20 x 24 "
Other Palette, palette knife, dippers, white spirit, paper towels
