Exploring Drawing Using Mixed Media

Discover the expressive qualities of varied
Drawing media including pencils, charcoal, chalks and pen and ink.

Over five weeks, learn how to draw from
Observation and imagination, about proportion and expressive distortion, and explore
realism and abstraction. Beginners are welcome as an introduction to the
Possibilities of drawing, as are those with experience who wish to develop
Skills and ideas and try new approaches to drawing.

Each week the tutor will demonstrate the
Various qualities of a particular drawing medium and suggest an approach to its
Use, such as drawing realistically - exploring accurate representation, or
Drawing more abstractly to discover the expressive possibilities a medium has
To offer.

We will explore the detail offered by
Pencils, the tonal and textural possibilities of graphite sticks, the
flexibility of charcoal, the clear, graphic, illustrative qualities of pens. As
Well as working on white paper we will work on toned and black paper to explore
The possibilities of black and white chalks.

We will work from various visual source
Materials including landscape photos provided by the tutor and students, natural
forms and still life. You’re encouraged to bring your own source material if
You wish to make your work more personal, which might include photos, sketches
Previous paintings, or memories and imagination.

About the tutor:

Tutor Peter Clayton holds a Fine Art degree and a Post Graduate Certificate in Education. Over 40+ year career he has shown in over 160 solo and
Group exhibitions in commercial and public galleries.

He has collaborated widely with artists
Of various disciplines, undertaken residences, painted murals and worked with
local authorities, museums, interior designers and publishers. His personal
work has encompassed a wide variety of painting and printmaking media. Subject
Matter has been inspired by the landscape (particularly woodland), architecture
and family history. Pete is a member of Leicester Society of Artists and
Leicester Print Workshop and has taught courses in Adult and Further Education
at numerous venues, including Attenborough Arts, for many years.

Further information:

All
Materials will be provided.

This
5-week course will run on Wednesday afternoons, 2pm - 4:30pm, starting on 13
January, with the final session on 10 February 2027.

Participants
Must be aged 18+.

If the
Course/workshop you'd like to book is sold out, we do operate a waiting list
simply contact our box office team on / and ask to be added to the waiting list. We’ll then contact
You if a place becomes available, with absolutely no obligation to accept it if
You've made other plans!

Please ensure that you agree to our updated Terms
& Conditions before booking as courses/workshops
Are non-refundable if cancelled within 21 days of the start date for any
Reason.

We aim to
make all our sessions as accessible as possible and carers/PAs are very welcome
just remember to book their free place when you book your session. If you'd
Like to talk to us in advance of booking or attending your sessions to discuss
your access needs, our Box Office team is here to help! Email
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We have four blue badge parking spaces outside Attenborough Arts
Centre, plus double yellow line roadside parking very close to the building for
Blue badge holders for up to three hours if our parking spaces are occupied.

Free
Parking for all customers is available after 5pm on weekdays and all day at
weekends in the University of Leicester car park next door to Attenborough Arts
Centre on Lancaster Road. The closest public car park for parking at all other
times is Victoria Park, 5-10 minutes walk from us (near De Montfort Hall).