Saturday Sketch Club: experimental life drawing
Online workshop
Saturday 18 February 2023 10.30 - 11.45am
Live-streamed online
£10 / £8 conc
Friends of the RA book first
Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies' Digital Accelerator Programme
Terms and conditions
When is a figure not a figure? Join artist Emyr Williams for an online life drawing class with a twist.
Start your Saturday creatively with this online art class. Participants will work directly from a live-streamed life model, practicing drawing from long and short poses. Artist Emyr will lead the session, teaching attendees about proportion, form and structure, while encouraging participants to worry less about "getting it right" and focus instead on responding more creatively to the human form.
Drawing on the historical genre of life drawing, this class explores different ways to look at the figure to promote more personal and meaningful outcomes.
Our Saturday Sketch Clubs are a series of online monthly art classes led by artists. Whether you're a beginner or a practicing artist, these live-streamed classes are designed for everyone. Sessions take place online via a live webinar. Attendees will be sent a link to join the webinar closer to the time.
Share your work with the online Sketch Club community by posting your drawings to Twitter or Instagram using the hashtag #RASketchClub.
Emyr Williams is an abstract painter who has exhibited in the UK, Europe and North America. His work has won awards and is held in many public, corporate and private collections worldwide. He has taught in the UK, France, USA, and Asia, including numerous courses at the RA. Emyr also writes about art for Abstract Critical, Instant Loveland, Abcrit and the Royal Academy Magazine.
For this class all you will need is a pencil, paper, and a rubber.
Minimum age 18. If you have any accessibility needs, please contact public.programmes@royalacademy.org.uk.
£10 / £8 conc
Friends of the RA book first
Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies' Digital Accelerator Programme
Terms and conditions
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Our varied programme of short courses and classes provides an opportunity to explore subjects ranging from life drawing to the history of exhibitions and arts management, led by expert tutors and practising artists. These courses introduce traditional art-making processes, as well as perspectives on art history, theory and business.
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