Draw from a variety of the collection objects at the Natural History Museum.
You will be working with other like-minded people in a supportive environment; you will be taught a variety of drawing skills and techniques by NEAC member Neil Pittaway.
The one-day workshop will start with meeting at the Natural History Museum and consist of short activities and longer, more focused sessions of drawing. There will also be a short tour showing some of the highlights of the museum's collection, and at the end of the day we will view and discuss the work produced and how you can develop this further.
The workshop is aimed to build confidence in how to work in a public environment and will give you opportunities to learn a variety of observational drawing skills and techniques including how to produce quick sketches as well as more sustained complex drawings, looking at inspiring objects from different periods of history.
It is suitable for every level, whether you are a complete beginner, or you have done some drawing before and want to improve your skills. The workshop will include techniques on how to approach observational drawing - including observational perspective, line, tone and shading as well as other drawing techniques. You will also be taught how to use drawing materials and media. This is a great opportunity to draw in a museum setting with expert tuition.
Neil Pittaway was born in Wakefield, Yorkshire in 1973. He studied at Cheltenham School of Art from 1993-96, the University of Bradford from 1996-1998, the Royal Academy Schools, London, 1998-2001 and the University of Huddersfield, 2003-04. Neil is a Member of the New English Art Club (NEAC), the Royal Watercolour Society (RWS), the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (RE), Associate Member of the Alpine Club, London, and an exhibiting Member of Leeds Fine Artists (LFA). His work is in public collections including the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford; Bankside Gallery, RWS & RE Collection, London; Victoria and Albert Museum, London; St. Paul’s Cathedral Library, London; Guild Hall Art Library, London; The Arts Club, Dover Street, London; the D.H. Lawrence Museum and Birthplace, Nottingham; the Indian Institute of Contemporary Art, Mumbai, India; and H.M. The Queen, the Royal Collection Trust and The Collection of Heritage Malta. In Neil’s work travel, discovery, the Enlightenment, Gothic revival, satire and historical heritage, are used to create a labyrinth of visual histories.
Please note the museum will not allow any messy drawing materials/equipment.
Saturday 8th February 2025
10:30 – 16:00
Natural History Museum
Cromwell Rd, South Kensington, London SW7 5BD
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