Introduction to Drawing

Service Description

Anyone can learn to draw and everyone can develop their voice as an artist. Complete beginners are especially welcome on this course, as well as those who have done some recent drawing. A series of practical workshops lead by artist Meg Buick in which students will be taught a range of approaches for drawing from life. Sessions will start by discussing the work of an artist, with a focus on a particular technique. Students will then have the opportunity to draw from life, and encouraged to focus on a specific aspect of drawing each session. Students will be introduced to tone, line, texture, form, space and composition, and work from a range of materials to try out simple drawing exercises. The teaching will focus on supporting learners in finding their unique voice as an artist: demystifying the process of drawing whilst deepening the mystery! Students will be given optional 'homework' to do in between classes - sketchbook and pencils required for your own personal use, though EDS provides all class materials. Meg has exhibited work both in the UK and internationally. Her print ‘Dog’ was selected for the collection at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford and the Jiangsu Art Museum in China. In 2018 artist Marcus Cornish selected her work for inclusion in Flowers Gallery‘s long-running West End exhibition programme "Artist of the Day", where works have been selected by leading contemporary artists since 1983. The revolving two week exhibition schedule provides a platform for a selected group of artists each year, each presenting a one day solo exhibition at Flowers Gallery’s Mayfair location.In 2020 she was shortlisted for the Discerning Eye Drawing Bursary. Meg has taught Painting, Drawing and Printmaking at various art schools, and this year we are delighted she has joined us up in Scotland at The Edinburgh Drawing School

Cancellation Policy

We will provide a 50% refund if you give written advance notice up to 30 days before the course start date. 0% refund 30 days before a course starts. Please note there is an administration fee of £5 payable in respect of such refunds to cover payment processing fees. You will need to inform a member of administration staff in writing by emailing EDS at info@edinburghdrawingschool.co.uk. Additionally, if you withdraw for any reason after the course has started you will not be entitled to a refund. We are a small business and we depend on every booking to ensure that classes can go ahead. If a student is unable to attend a class due to illness, then EDS must be informed immediately so that the tutor can be notified. If you are missing a class because you suspect that you have developed Covid-19, please let us know immediately so that we can alert fellow student and tutors. Non-attendance of classes/workshops does not automatically mean a refund, however EDS will assess the circumstance

Contact Details

• 13A Great King Street, Edinburgh, UK

  + 0131 556 0971

  info@edinburghdrawingschool.co.uk