THE EDINBURGH DRAWING SCHOOL
Edinburgh's original independent art school
Travel Sketchbook
with artist & tutor Jonathan Freemantle Saturdays 10am - 2pm
Service Description
This is a fun chilled out group who will meet every Saturday at 10am for a few hours, come rain or shine! However, the 'power of the sketch' is often an overlooked element of artistic practise. It is through such a level of carefree spontaneity that we often understand our unique qualities as draughtsmen and women and in doing so, can gain added understanding of ourselves. Using mindfulness as a method, drawing becomes a playful and powerful tool to make a deeper connection to the world around us. As Van Gogh once said: “Drawing is the root of everything.” Under Jonathan's expert guidance, you will explore iconic or even perhaps some of the little known nooks and crannies of Edinburgh. With Jonathan, he will assist and advise you on everything from composition to colour in your sketches, amongst good company, good coffee and lovely scenery! You then for the rest of the week can bring on your small sketches at home, into larger paintings or drawings for Jonathan to critique when you meet the following week. The indoor studio is also at the groups' disposal, weather dependent, where you may work on your drawings for Jonathan to bring you there as an option. He will instruct the group each week on the meeting place for Saturday mornings at 10am, with indoor options chosen should the weather not be on our side. Materials: Sketchbook Pencils Eraser A pot or two of sepia ink (we will do twig and ink one week) A set of watercolours Plastic plate - A small folding tripod camping chair can be useful - A rain jacket just incase! - And of course, please bring yourself!
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 tutor has to withdraw from teaching the scheduled course for any reason (medical/personal/professional) before the start of a scheduled course, during a scheduled course, if the course is 8 weeks long or scheduled as x3 terms of 8 weeks long each, The Edinburgh Drawing School will find a replacement tutor for the course designed by that tutor for The Edinburgh Drawing School. The course content will be the same as the originally booked course. A student will not be entitled to a refund should the school have no option but to find a replacement tutor. If a tutor leaves and starts work elsewhere, and a student prefers to take classes with them personally at the tutor's new workplace, that is at the discretion of the student and no refund is entitled to them or will be given. If a student is unable to attend a class due to medical/personal/professional reasons, 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 If a tutor cannot teach a class due to illness, the scheduled class will be covered by another tutor or the class will be postponed and rescheduled for the following week at the same time on the same day of the week. Make up classes are scheduled during the half term week, or in the week following the end of term. The Edinburgh Drawing School runs 8 week terms of scheduled classes, 9 weeks if including the half term and then 10 weeks to include a week at the end of term for any necessary make up classes. Thus, the business always completes it's contractual obligations of 8 scheduled classes to booked students. If a student cannot attend a make up class, no refund is due.
Contact Details
13A Great King Street, Edinburgh, UK