Tracing Nature – Lines, Layers, Patterns and Rhythms

Course dates: Febuary 12^th - 14^th  2024 (Monday – Wednesday)

On this three day course we will explore ways of drawing in response to nature in the form of objects such as shells, coral, fossils, seed pods, butterflies, insects, wood, mosses, feathers that we provide (but students can bring their own collections to work from too). We will work only in black and white and using only the line. This might initially seem like quite a strict limitation but it will become a liberating and versatile approach. The work created will express exciting visual sensations in response to nature as we explore and experiment with the manipulation of various materials, layers and many ways of using line.

You will need -

• A plentiful supply of tracing paper, at least 2 A3 or bigger pads
• Soft Pencils
• Charcoal
• Black felt tip pen
• Pva glue
• Black and White acrylic in large tubes or pots
• Empty pots, jars, tins (tuna tins)
• A range of thin and medium thickness brushes, some flat chisel or filbert .
• Scissors
• A hair dryer
• 2 sheets of AO heavy gauge paper or largish stretched canvases if you prefer.
• Plants, flowers, or foliage from your garden.
• An angle poise lamp if you have one.