Taking a line for a walk - why we need to draw
Drawing as Henry Moore said, 'is a means of finding your way about things more quickly and of certain tryouts and attempts'. This course consisting of lectures with slides and practical sessions explores materials and techniques, illustrates and demonstrates how human beings throughout history have attempted and tried drawing for many purposes, some even dangerous! Indeed you might even start drawing yourself.Secret Beauty - Hidden messages in pictorial composition.

Do we take composition in painting for granted and look only for 'nice' naturalistic composition? In this course, which consists of lectures with slides and practical sessions you can begin to understand how the art of arranging such elements as shape, proportion and colour is employed to express the deep significance of an artist's vision.

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