Creative freestyle drawing and painting.

Enjoy the freedom of experimental drawing and mark making, breaking rules and barriers to the creative process, generating ideas and discovering new pathways to personal expression through freestyle drawing.

Each student will be encouraged to explore mark making techniques using unconventional drawing materials with curiosity and without inhibition, watching the unfolding of an individual narrative and finding new confidence of how to move forward as an artist.

This day's session will focus on drawing techniques in black and white and day two (Monday 21st August) will introduce paint and the expressive use of colour. Students are welcome to attend one or both of the days.

These workshops aim to move away from outcome led art processes, focussing instead on openness, intuition and the adventure of making art.

Dan Ford graduated with a BA (Hons) Fine Art from Nottingham and has exhibited nationally and internationally with the Contemporary Art Society, Royal Academy, Nottingham Castle and Spike Island and was a prizewinner at Frieze Art Fair and Exeter Contemporary Open at the Exeter Phoenix. 

Dr Camilla Nock RWA is a painter and lecturer and works from her home studio in the Blackdown Hills. Trained at Cheltenhan & Goldsmiths, winner of the Arts Council “Year of the Artist” for painting, as well as winner of the Welsh council award and grant for research, Camilla exhibits widely in Britain and abroad including the London Barbican,Gloucester Cathedral, Royal Academy Summer shows, Geneva Art Fair, Newlyn Society of Artists, Tate St Ives, Light exhibition and the Royal West of England.

Minimal materials are required for this as you will be working largely in monochrome in sketch books. The workshop cost is the total for both days.

MAXIMUM OF 10 STUDENTS

More information & materials list will be provided once a booking has been placed, or please contact South West Art, Sidmouth on 01395 514717 or email info@southwestartmaterials.co.uk