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Drawing Matters, January 2013
January 27, 2013
Hello

Welcome to Drawing Matters. The past few weeks have been very interrupted for me in terms of drawing and painting - Christmas and the holidays, work and illness have all got in the way and stopped me doing things. When we stop it can be hard to get back into it again. This is the theme of this month's newsletter. Below you'll find details of next year's courses. May and July are now full but there are still a few places for London in August. If you are disappointed please contact me to go on a waiting list. In addition in this month's newsletter you will find:

  • Information about the content 5-day Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain course, devised by Dr. Betty Edwards. This includes links for viewing a slideshow of participants' work and reading course feedback.

  • UK Courses Details of courses in 2013

  • Starting over Some suggestions for reigniting the drawing spark if you've left it for a while.

  • We're on Facebook Learn to Draw Right now has a page on Facebook

  • Drawing Matters Facebook Group has now been created so why not join it and keep in touch with fellow artists around the world...


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 You can contact me here

Anna Black
Certified Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain instructor, operating under license from Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain (www.drawright.com)


Course Dates 2013

If you've always wanted to learn to draw, Dr. Betty Edwards' Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain 5-day intensive course is a proven technique for teaching drawing - particularly to those people who swear they could never be taught to draw! This course is taught in the UK by Anna Black, certified and licensed by Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain Inc.


Courses take place in central London (Little Venice), which are non-residential, and North Wales, near Bangor, (residential). The course lasts for 5 days and includes 35 hours of teaching and The Drawing Portfolio (RRP over £80).

The contents of the Drawing Portfolio were designed by Dr Betty Edwards and Brian Bomeisler. It includes all the materials you will need for the course, including drawing tools unique to Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. These unique tools were developed by Brian Bomeisler based on those used by the Old Masters. The Portfolio and its contents are yours to take home and keep.




CENTRAL LONDON: Monday May 6th- Friday May 10th 2013 (9.30 to 5.30pm)
WHERE? Amadeus Centre, 50 Shirland Road, Little Venice W9 2JA (Nearest tube: Maida Vale (Bakerloo line))

HOW MUCH? £495

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT £50 off
Special price of £445 if you book and pay in full before 18th December 2012

Course fee includes:

  • 35 Hours of teaching
  • The Drawing Portfolio (RRP over £80).
    The contents of the Drawing Portfolio were designed by Dr Betty Edwards and Brian Bomeisler. It includes all the materials you will need for the course, including drawing tools unique to Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. These unique tools were developed by Brian Bomeisler based on those used by the Old Masters. The Portfolio and its contents are yours to take home and keep.
Find out what is included here
This Course is now full. Please contact me to go on a waiting list.



NORTH WALES: Saturday 13th July to Thursday 18th July 2013

WHERE? Trigonos, Nantlle, North Wales (nearest train station is Bangor)
HOW MUCH? £495 plus accommodation and full board
Course fee includes:
  • 35 Hours of teaching
  • The Drawing Portfolio (RRP Over £80).
    *see note below


EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT £50 off
Get the Course Fee at the special price of £445 if you book and pay in full before 1st February 2013


ACCOMMODATION & BOARD COSTS
The Course Fee does not include accommodation or full board. There is an additional cost for this which varies depending on the room type. (£390 for 5 nights full board for single or twin ensuite to £320 for 5 nights full board single or twin with shared facilities (a limited number of twin rooms are available for people sharing at a reduced cost subject to availability).


THE DRAWING PORTFOLIO
The contents of the Drawing Portfolio were designed by Dr Betty Edwards and Brian Bomeisler. It includes all the materials you will need for the course, including drawing tools unique to Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. These unique tools were developed by Brian Bomeisler based on those used by the Old Masters. The Portfolio and its contents are yours to take home and keep. You can find out more about the contents of the Portfolio here
This Course is now full. Please contact me to go on a waiting list.



CENTRAL LONDON: Monday Monday 12th August to Friday 16th August 2013 (9.30 to 5.30pm)
WHERE? Amadeus Centre, 50 Shirland Road, Little Venice W9 2JA (Nearest tube: Maida Vale (Bakerloo line))

HOW MUCH? £495

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT £50 off
Special price of £445 if you book and pay in full before 1st March 2013

Course fee includes:

  • 35 Hours of teaching
  • The Drawing Portfolio (RRP over £80).
    The contents of the Drawing Portfolio were designed by Dr Betty Edwards and Brian Bomeisler. It includes all the materials you will need for the course, including drawing tools unique to Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. These unique tools were developed by Brian Bomeisler based on those used by the Old Masters. The Portfolio and its contents are yours to take home and keep.
Find out what is included here

UNITED STATES
If you are interested in purchasing the portfolio separately or for courses in the United States with Brian Bomeisler or courses elsewhere in the world, please click here

MAILING LIST
If you would like to be among the first to hear about new course dates in the UK as soon as they are announced please contact me to be added to the mailing list.

View a slideshow of student drawings and class photos
If you are interested in booking for next year but you are still sceptical that you will really learn the basic skills of drawing in just five days, why don't you view a slideshow showing some drawings done by participants on the course here (a new window will open)


What do people who have done the course already think?
"I feel confident I can improve my drawing the tools and techniques I've learnt"

You can also read some participant feedback and a more indepth account of one participant's experience here (a new window will open)

To find out more about how the course is structured and what you will learn, click here

For further information and a booking form, click here


Read what the media and other people have thought of Betty Edwards' Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain course here ( a new window will open)



Starting Again

When we’ve had a break from drawing for whatever reason it can be hard to start again. There may be a fear that we’ve forgotten everything we’ve learned; it might seem too complicated to get our drawing materials out and they seem unfamiliar. It’s almost as if we’ve forgotten what we do with them! How can we move out of the drawing desert and get back into it?
  • Draw on other artists. Look at books, visit a gallery – online if you can’t visit in person. Allow yourself to be inspired – notice what grabs your attention – the subject? Colour? Feed your senses.
  • Pick up a pencil and allow yourself to play with it. Don’t set out to do something ‘big’ – that can seem too daunting. You need to tune into your drawing muscles – reminding yourself how to look and exercise that hand/eye co-ordination.
  • Copying an old master drawing is really useful. Not only does it give you a subject but you are going over the same path as the original artist – noticing the choices made, what to include or leave out, the marks made etc
  • Perhaps visit an art store and walk the aisles and see what grabs your attention. Treat yourself to something – it could just be a single pencil or a new sketchbook!
  • Perhaps experiment with an unfamiliar medium. When we try something new we have no expectations, which can take the pressure of if we haven’t drawn for a while.
  • Remember, the skill of drawing is like riding a bike. You never lose it. You might wobble a bit coming back to it but if you keep going, you’ll quickly hone those skills once more. We can always start again - and again and again!

Visit Learn to Draw Right on Facebook

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You can keep in touch by just becoming a Fan by clicking on the relevant button.

Also, there is now a DRAWING MATTERS FACEBOOK GROUP page you can join. This is interactive and like any group is only as good as its contributors so this is the place you can ask questions, answer other people's questions, share tips etc etc. here

Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain USA

To find out about Betty Edwards' Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain courses run by Brian Bomeisler in the USA visit

www.drawright.com


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